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2008Final results

2008 election for Washington Legislative District 47-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Geoff Simpson (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Mark Hargrove (R) by 5.2 points.

Geoff SimpsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.6%27,439
Mark HargroveRepublican
47.4%24,707
52,146 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+3.12002D+5.52004D+19.32006D+5.22008R+12.72010R+0.32012

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