CQ Risk Rating: Safe Democrat 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
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| Norm Dicks (D) | 164,853 | 65% |
| Bob Lawrence (R) | 79,215 | 31% |
| John Bennett (LIBERT) | 10,645 | 4% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: SEPTEMBER 19, 2000 |
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| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Norm Dicks | 103,131 | 66% |
| | Libertarian |
| John Bennett | 6,311 | 4% |
| | Republican |
| Bob Lawrence | 38,817 | 25% |
| William Edward Chovil | 7,882 | 5% |
Note: Washington has a "jungle" primary, in which candidates of all parties appear on the same ballot; the candidate in each party with the most votes advances to the general election.
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Military Bases | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
WASHINGTON 6
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West - Bremerton
The green, lush habitation of the 6th is part of what gives Washington
its nickname, the "Evergreen State." Olympic National Park and Olympic
National Forest constitute more than half the district's land. Along the
coast, the mountains drop to the Pacific Ocean.
Logging and fishing remain major industries in the west, but fights over
environmental protections for the spotted owl and other endangered species
have forced some companies to cut back their work forces. Communities are
trying to diversify their economies and have been successful, for the most
part, in attracting high-tech companies. Bremerton, with the Puget Sound
Naval Shipyard and Naval Station Bremerton, depends heavily on the military.
The 6th includes northern Tacoma, where the industrial city's
blue-collar, heavily unionized electorate generally tilts Pierce County to
the Democrats. The district gave the Clinton 50 percent of its vote in 1996,
with roughly equal percentages in the 6th's portions of Pierce and Kitsap
counties.
Major Industry
Lumber, fishing, shipping, health care
Military Bases
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, 51 military, 8,194 civilian (1999); Naval
Station Bremerton, 175 military (5,771 military on home-ported ships), 25
civilian
Population
540,836 (1990)
Cities
Tacoma (pt.), 146,399 (1990); Bremerton, 41,580, (1996); Lakewood
(unincorporated) (pt.), 39,940 (1990)
People
60% urban; 14% age 65+ (ranks second of nine in state; top third
nationally); 55% married couples, 24% married couples with children; 18%
college educated (ranks fifth of nine in state; middle third nationally);
55% white collar (ranks sixth of nine in state; middle third nationally),
27% blue collar (ranks fourth of nine in state; middle third nationally)
(1990)
Race
87% white, 5% black, 4% Asian; 3% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$27,882 (ranks seventh of nine in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
The U.S.S. Missouri, the battleship on which the Japanese signed their
surrender ending World War II, was kept in Bremerton from the end of the
war until 1998, when it was moved to Hawaii.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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