Effect of new congressional district expected to be mild in Whatcom County

The creation of a new congressional district is likely to shift district boundaries across the state, but the impact on the 2nd District that includes Whatcom County is expected to be minimal.

U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, the Democratic incumbent who won a sixth term by a narrow margin in November, said he expects to see the southern boundary of the district shift northward a bit to accommodate the new district that will likely be carved out of Thurston and Pierce counties farther south. That means some Snohomish County precincts could be shifted into a different district.