2002 United States House Of Representatives Elections In Washington
The 2002 House elections in Washington (state), Washington occurred on November 5, 2002 to elect the members of the U.S. state, State of Washington's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Washington has nine seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Though competitive races occurred in several districts, no seat switched hands as a result of the elections this year. Overview District 1 Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jay Inslee ran for a fourth nonconsecutive term in Congress from this fairly liberal district rooted in portions of the Kitsap Peninsula and Seattle, Washington, Seattle’s northern suburbs. Inslee faced Republican candidate Joe Marine, a former Mukilteo, Washington, Mukilteo City Councilman and Washington House of Representatives, State Representative. Though Marine gave Inslee one of the closest races of his career, the Congressman was successful on election day and bested Marine by a fourteen-point ma ...
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