2008Final results
2008 election for Washington Legislative District 23-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Sherry V. Appleton (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Larry Cooney (R) by 23.9 points.
Sherry V. AppletonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.9%39,835
Larry CooneyRepublican
38.1%24,479
64,314 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