2008Final results

2008 election for Washington Legislative District 20-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Richard Debolt (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Mike Rechner (D) by 14.3 points.

Richard DeboltRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.1%35,457
Mike RechnerDemocrat
42.9%26,605
62,062 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+18.31998R+23.82004R+16.22006R+14.32008R+28.42010R+24.02018

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