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2008Final results

2008 election for Washington Legislative District 27-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Dennis Flannigan (D) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Jessica Smeall (D) by 41.4 points.

Dennis FlanniganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.7%30,822
29.3%12,759
43,581 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

EvenD+42.31988D+45.31992D+21.61994D+42.52006D+42.72012D+34.92014

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