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1994 election for Washington's 9th District

U.S. House · Washington

Randy Tate (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Mikekreidler (D) by 3.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Randy TateRepublican · winner
51.8%77,833
MikekreidlerDemocrat
48.2%72,451
150,284 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

EvenD+2.91996D+29.41998D+26.72000D+19.92002D+28.92004D+31.42006

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

MikekreidlerRandy Tate
$910.9K
Raised by the campaign
$622.3K
$880.3K
Spent by the campaign
$617.1K
$30.6K
Cash on hand
$5.1K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994