2008Final results

2008 election for Washington Legislative District 15-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Dan Newhouse (R) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Tao Berman (D) by 25.4 points.

Dan NewhouseRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.7%24,637
Tao BermanDemocrat
37.3%14,647
39,284 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008

Races before and after

EvenR+46.92002R+35.32004R+28.02006R+25.42008R+25.02010R+22.22012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET