Critics of a prior House map, which favored Republicans 6-1, argued it violated section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and needed to be redrawn with an additional black-majority district.

A U.S. District Court judge on Friday, March 15, ordered the Washington Secretary of State to use a new map for state elections that included significant changes to the Yakima Valley and Tri-Cities.

A U.S. District Court judge on Friday, March 15, ordered the Washington Secretary of State to use a new map for state elections that included significant changes to the Yakima Valley and Tri-Cities.