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2008 election for Washington Legislative District 44-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Mike Hope (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Liz Loomis (D) by 0.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Mike HopeRepublican · winner
50.1%34,437
Liz LoomisDemocrat
49.9%34,319
68,756 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+4.82002D+17.62004D+18.02006R+0.22008R+30.52010R+11.62012

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