1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for Washington's 1st District
U.S. House · Washington
Richard White (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Maria Cantwell (D) by 3.3 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Richard WhiteRepublican · winner
51.7%100,554
Maria CantwellDemocrat
48.3%94,110
194,664 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1994
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Maria CantwellRichard White
$896.1K
Raised by the campaign
$762K
$875.8K
Spent by the campaign
$752.8K
$23.6K
Cash on hand
$36K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994