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  • Ananda La Vita
I wrote about this back in May, and now David Ammons, spokesman for Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed, provides this update:

Election Data Services, the premier number-crunchers for reapportionment, is out with a new report that still has Washington picking up a new 10th District—but it’s close! As in 434th out of 435 House seats! For now, we’re counting this chicken before it’s hatched. This report is based on analysis of fresh population estimates (actual Census numbers are now less than three months away), along with other demographic data. Their study says WA is one of six states poised to gain a single seat, with Florida picking up two new seats and Texas four. Eight states lose a district and poor ole NY and Ohio each shed two districts.

WA population is at 6,756,150, after growing by 92,000 in the past year.