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2008Final results

2008 election for Washington Legislative District 4-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Matt Shea (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Tim Hattenburg (D) by 16.9 points.

Matt SheaRepublican · winner
58.5%37,032
41.5%26,301
63,333 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+20.62000R+31.72004R+30.12006R+16.92008R+13.42012R+23.82018

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