The Everett Herald's Jerry Cornfield reports that John Koster, the Snohomish County Republican Council member and twice-failed GOP candidate for U.S. Rep, may take another shot at it, particularly if redistricting favors the Republican vote in a redrawn 2nd District.

"He has not ruled it out. He has not ruled it in," said Larry Stickney, manager of Koster's near-miss campaigns in 2000 and 2010. "A lot of people are encouraging him. But there are a lot of intangibles."

The biggest is what the 2nd Congressional District looks like when the process of redistricting is finished.

In the last decade, much of the population growth is in east Snohomish County where more conservative and Republican votes have been cast. Larsen, though an Arlington native, has twice lost out to Koster in those areas.