Washington's 9th congressional district
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Washington's 9th congressional district is a U.S. House district in western Washington State that includes parts of the Seattle metropolitan area and several surrounding suburbs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Washington's 9th congressional district canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2745648 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Washington's 9th congressional district Context triple: [Clyde Hill, Washington, withinUSCongressionalDistrict, Washington's 9th congressional district]
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Washington's 6th congressional district
Washington's 6th congressional district is a U.S. House district on the Olympic Peninsula that includes cities such as Tacoma, Bremerton, and Port Angeles and is known for its mix of coastal, rural, and suburban communities.
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Washington's 1st congressional district
Washington's 1st congressional district is a U.S. House district in western Washington State that includes parts of the Seattle metropolitan area and several affluent suburban communities.
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Washington's 2nd congressional district
Washington's 2nd congressional district is a U.S. House district in northwestern Washington State that includes coastal and island communities such as those in Island County and parts of the Puget Sound region.
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Washington's 4th congressional district
Washington's 4th congressional district is a largely rural, agriculture-focused U.S. House district in central Washington State that includes cities such as Yakima, Kennewick, and Pasco.
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Washington's 3rd congressional district
Washington's 3rd congressional district is a U.S. House district in southwestern Washington State that includes Vancouver and surrounding communities along the Columbia River.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Washington's 9th congressional district Target entity description: Washington's 9th congressional district is a U.S. House district in western Washington State that includes parts of the Seattle metropolitan area and several surrounding suburbs.
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A.
Washington's 6th congressional district
Washington's 6th congressional district is a U.S. House district on the Olympic Peninsula that includes cities such as Tacoma, Bremerton, and Port Angeles and is known for its mix of coastal, rural, and suburban communities.
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Washington's 1st congressional district
Washington's 1st congressional district is a U.S. House district in western Washington State that includes parts of the Seattle metropolitan area and several affluent suburban communities.
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C.
Washington's 2nd congressional district
Washington's 2nd congressional district is a U.S. House district in northwestern Washington State that includes coastal and island communities such as those in Island County and parts of the Puget Sound region.
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Washington's 4th congressional district
Washington's 4th congressional district is a largely rural, agriculture-focused U.S. House district in central Washington State that includes cities such as Yakima, Kennewick, and Pasco.
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E.
Washington's 3rd congressional district
Washington's 3rd congressional district is a U.S. House district in southwestern Washington State that includes Vancouver and surrounding communities along the Columbia River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States congressional district
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congressional district ⓘ |
| apportionedBy |
decennial United States Census
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surface form:
United States Census
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| borderingEntity | other Washington congressional districts ⓘ |
| chamber | House of Representatives ⓘ |
| contains |
Bellevue, Washington, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Bellevue, Washington (parts, depending on redistricting)
city of Bellevue–Seattle suburbs (various, depending on redistricting) ⓘ city of Des Moines, Washington (parts, depending on redistricting) ⓘ city of Federal Way, Washington (parts, depending on redistricting) ⓘ Kent, Washington, United States ⓘ
surface form:
city of Kent, Washington (parts, depending on redistricting)
Mercer Island ⓘ
surface form:
city of Mercer Island, Washington (parts, depending on redistricting)
city of Newcastle, Washington (parts, depending on redistricting) ⓘ City of Renton ⓘ
surface form:
city of Renton, Washington (parts, depending on redistricting)
city of SeaTac, Washington (parts, depending on redistricting) ⓘ Tacoma, Washington ⓘ
surface form:
city of Tacoma, Washington (parts, depending on redistricting)
city of Tukwila, Washington (parts, depending on redistricting) ⓘ parts of King County, Washington ⓘ parts of Pierce County, Washington ⓘ parts of Thurston County, Washington ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| created | 1990 ⓘ |
| currentRepresentative | Adam Smith ⓘ |
| currentRepresentativeParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| currentRepresentativeSince | 1997 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| elects | one member to the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| federalDistrictNumberWithinState | 9 ⓘ |
| firstElection | 1992 ⓘ |
| governingLaw | United States Constitution ⓘ |
| hasVoterRepresentationLevel | federal ⓘ |
| includes | parts of the Seattle metropolitan suburbs ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Seattle metropolitan area
ⓘ
western Washington ⓘ |
| number | 9 ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. House of Representatives
|
| politicalLeaning | Democratic-leaning ⓘ |
| redistrictedAfter | each decennial U.S. census ⓘ |
| representedIn | United States Congress ⓘ |
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf |
Washington congressional delegation
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington's congressional delegation
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| timeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| urbanRuralCharacter | predominantly urban and suburban ⓘ |
| votingEligibility | U.S. citizens residing in the district meeting federal and state requirements ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Washington's 9th congressional district Description of subject: Washington's 9th congressional district is a U.S. House district in western Washington State that includes parts of the Seattle metropolitan area and several surrounding suburbs.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Clyde Hill, Washington, United States of America
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withinUSCongressionalDistrict
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Washington's 9th congressional district
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subject surface form:
Clyde Hill, Washington