Shoreline and LFP Voters Casting Ballots in 2 Congressional Districts

Voters in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park have the unique opportunity make selections in this year's primary ballot.

Edmonds was formerly part of the 1st Congressional District represented by Democratic Congressman Jay Inslee, who is now running for governor against state Attorny General Rob McKenna.

Because U.S. congressional districts are redrawn every 10 years, Shoreline and Edmonds are now in the 7th District, along with Woodway, nearby unincorporated areas of southwest Snohomish County, a small portion of Lynnwood, all of Lake Forest Park, most of Seattle and some of Seattle’s southwest suburbs.

The 7th Congressional District is represented by Jim McDermott (D-Seattle), who is running against six other candidates for another two-year term.

Shoreline and LFP voters will be in 7th Congressional District beginning Jan. 1, but still get to vote for 1st District candidates to represent them through end of year. The 1st District has 11 candidates vying for the one-month short term.

(Watch a video from Edmonds travel expert Rick Steves, a McDermott supporter, who attempts to explain the changes.)

Shoreline voters will also be voting for legislator in the 32nd the candidates are Cindy Ryu, Ruth Kagi, Randy J. Hayden, Robert Reedy and Eric A. Alvey. Lake Forest Park voters will voting for the top two candidates in the 46th District's Representative Position 2 from Sarajane Siegfriedt, Dusty Hoerler, Shelly Crocker, Stan Lippmann, Jessyn Farrell and Scott Hodges.