9 seats: 4R, 5D     D 51

Washington has six districts where neither party is projected to win more than 52%. The result has been some of the closest races in the nation, with at least one incumbent losing in each election in the 1990's and Republicans going from winning one seat in 1992 to seven seats in 1994 to six in 1996 and back to four in 1998. At least four seats look vulnerable to change in 2000; George Nethercutt's Republican-leaning district likely will protect him from any backlash due to breaking his term limits pledge.
 

1. Jay Inslee (D), 1998					Vulnerable
	'98: 50	['96: R 54	'94: R 52	'92: D 55]		D 52
2. OPEN [Jack Metcalf ,R, 1994]					Vulnerable
	['98: R 55	'96: R 49	'94: R 55	'92: D 52]		R 52
3. Brian Baird (D), 1998					Vulnerable
	'98: 55	['96: R 50	'94: R 52	'92: D 56]		50-50
4. Doc Hastings (R). 1994					Comfortable
	'98: 69	'96: 53	'94: 53	['92: D 51]		R 59
5. George Nethercutt (R), 1994					Win
	'98: 57	'96: 56	'94: 51	['92: D 55]		R 55
6. Norm Dicks (D), 1976					Landslide*
	'98: 68	'96: 66	'94: 58	'92: 64		D 51
7. Jim McDermott (D), 1988					Landslide
	'98: 88 U	'96: 81	'94: 75	'92: 78		D 70
8. Jennifer Dunn (R), 1992					Comfortable*
	'98: 60	'96: 65	'94: 76	'92: 60		R 52
9. Adam Smith (D)					Vulnerable
	'98: 65	'96: 50	['94: R 52	'92: D 52]		D 52