2008Final results
2008 election for Washington's 9th District
U.S. House · Washington
Adam Smith (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Jim Postma (R) by 30.9 points.
Adam SmithDemocrat · winner
65.4%176,295
Jim PostmaRepublican
34.6%93,080
269,375 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.
Adam SmithJim Postma
$648.5K
Raised by the campaign
$8.6K
$612.1K
Spent by the campaign
$8K
$468.2K
Cash on hand
$444
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008