2008Final results
2008 election for Washington's 1st District
U.S. House · Washington
Jay Inslee (D) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Larry Ishmael (R) by 35.5 points.
Jay InsleeDemocrat · winner
67.8%233,780
Larry IshmaelRepublican
32.2%111,240
345,020 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Jay InsleeLarry Ishmael
$1M
Raised by the campaign
$51.7K
$776.2K
Spent by the campaign
$49.2K
$1.1M
Cash on hand
$2.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008