Washington has six districts where Bill Clinton won within 2% of his national average. The result is some of the tightest elections in the nation, with Republicans going from holding 1 seat in 1992 to winning 7 seats in 1994 to keeping 6 in 1996. Four districts -- three with Republicans -- should be quite competitive in 1998.
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| PREDICTION: Uncontested Win (1: 1D) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996: | 1994: | 1992: | Clinton: | First: | |
| 7. Jim McDermott (D)* | 81% | 75% | 78% | 69% (+20, down 3) | 1988 |
| PREDICTION: Landslide Win (2: 1D, 1R) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996: | 1994: | 1992: | Clinton: | First: | |
| 6. Norm Dicks (D)* | 66% | 58% | 64% | 50% (+1, 0) | 1976 |
| 8. Jennifer Dunn (R)* | 65% | 76% | 60% | 47% (-2, up 3) | 1992 |
| PREDICTION: Win (2: 2R) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996: | 1994: | 1992: | Clinton: | First: | |
| {4. Doc Hastings (R)}* | 53% | 53% | - | 40% (-9, down 1) | 1994 |
| 5. George Nethercutt (R)* | 56% | 51% | - | 44% (-5, down 2) | 1994 |
| PREDICTION: Vulnerable (4: 3R, 1D) | |||||
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| 1996: | 1994: | 1992: | Clinton: | First: | |
| 1. Rick White (R)* | 54% | 52% | - | 51% (+2, up 3) | 1994 |
| 2. Jack Metcalf (R)* | 49% | 55% | - | 47% (-2, up 1) | 1994 |
| 3. OPEN [Linda Smith (R)] | [50%] | [52%] | - | 49% (0, up 1) | [1994] |
| 9. Adam Smith (D) | 50% | - | - | 51% (+2, up 3) | 1996 |
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