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2008Final results

2008 election for Washington Legislative District 42-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Doug Ericksen (R) won re-election with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Mark Flanders (D) by 16.9 points.

Doug EricksenRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.4%39,155
41.6%27,855
67,010 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+15.12002R+15.52004R+10.12006R+16.92008R+5.52010

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)