The First Congressional District of Washington was formed in 1909 when Washington was first broken into districts. Today it encompasses northeastern King County, eastern Snohomish County, Washington, eastern Skagit County, and most of rural Whatcom County. To the north, the 1st District borders Canada.icks did not face serious opposition in the 2008 election. The sixth district is now represented by Derek Kilmer of Port Angeles. Al Gore and John Kerry carried the district in 2000 and 2004 with 52% and 53% of the vote, respectively.