2008 general · November 4, 2008
2008 Washington election results
Every race on Washington's ballot in the 2008 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races135
Changed party7
Unopposed18%24 races
Incumbents defeated3
President
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | Barack H. Obama (D) | 17.2 |
Governors
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | Christine Gregoire (D) | 6.5 |
U.S. House
D 6 · R 3
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA-1 | Jay Inslee (D) | 35.5 | |
| WA-2 | Rick Larsen (D) | 24.8 | |
| WA-3 | Brian Baird (D) | 28.0 | |
| WA-4 | Doc Hastings (R) | 26.2 | |
| WA-5 | Cathy McMorris (R) | 30.6 | |
| WA-6 | Norman D. Dicks (D) | 33.7 | |
| WA-7 | Jim McDermott (D) | 67.3 | |
| WA-8 | David G. Reichert (R) | 5.6 | |
| WA-9 | Adam Smith (D) | 30.9 |
Washington State Senate
D 14 · R 12 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Rosemary McAuliffe (D) | 15.9 | |
| LD-2 | Randi Becker (R) | 3.3 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-3 | Lisa J. Brown (D) | 48.9 | |
| LD-4 | Bob McCaslin (R) | 15.0 | |
| LD-5 | Cheryl A. Pflug (R) | 19.9 | |
| LD-9 | Mark Schoesler (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-10 | Mary Margaret Haugen (D) | 7.2 | |
| LD-11 | Margarita Prentice (D) | 36.5 | |
| LD-12 | Linda Evans Parlette (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-14 | Curtis King (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-16 | Mike Hewitt (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-17 | Don Benton (R) | 2.3 | |
| LD-18 | Joseph Zarelli (R) | 10.1 | |
| LD-19 | Brian Hatfield (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-20 | Dan Swecker (R) | 27.7 | |
| LD-22 | Karen Fraser (D) | 47.0 | |
| LD-23 | Phil Rockefeller (D) | 23.8 | |
| LD-24 | Jim Hargrove (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-25 | Jim Kastama (D) | 13.1 | |
| LD-27 | Debbie Regala (D) | 34.4 | |
| LD-28 | Mike Carrell (R) | 12.1 | |
| LD-34 | Joe McDermott (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-39 | Val Stevens (R) | 17.1 | |
| LD-40 | Kevin Ranker (D) | 17.1 | |
| LD-41 | Fred Jarrett (D) | 19.0 | |
| LD-49 | Craig Pridemore (D) | 23.4 |
Washington House of Representatives
D 62 · R 36 · 6 changed party
Washington
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab