2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Washington Legislative District 17-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Tim Probst (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph James (R) by 11.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Tim ProbstDemocrat · winner
55.8%31,791
Joseph JamesRepublican
44.2%25,147
56,938 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET