Original sentence: ) in 1992, the district had been in Republican hands for 40 years.Al Gore carried the district in 2000 with 53% of the vote and gave John Kerry 56% of the vote in 2004.At the presidential level, the 1st District is a relatively Democratic stronghold.Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.Since the 1998 election when Inslee was first elected, the First District has been trending Democratic and Inslee easily won reelection in 2008
Edited sentence: Al Gore carried the district in 2000 with 53% of the vote, and John Kerry won it with 56% of the vote in 2004.At the presidential level, the 1st District leans Democratic.He has been reelected five times with little difficulty, most recently in 2008.Senator Maria Cantwell in 1992, the district had been in Republican hands for 40 years (and 42 of the previous 46 years).Since the 1998 election when Inslee was first elected, the growing Democratic trend in the Seattle area has enabled Inslee to turn it into a fairly safe seat