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2008Final results

2008 election for Washington Legislative District 16-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Maureen Walsh (R) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Dante Lee Montoya (D) by 45.1 points.

Maureen WalshRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.5%36,697
27.5%13,885
50,582 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+36.72002R+27.62004R+31.62006R+45.12008R+24.02016R+25.32018

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