2008Final results
2008 election for Washington's 2nd District
U.S. House · Washington
Rick Larsen (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Rick Bart (R) by 24.8 points.
Rick LarsenDemocrat · winner
62.4%217,416
Rick BartRepublican
37.6%131,051
348,467 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.
Rick LarsenRick Bart
$1.3M
Raised by the campaign
$47.1K
$1.2M
Spent by the campaign
$44.6K
$265.4K
Cash on hand
$2.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008