2008Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Washington Legislative District 6-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Kevin Parker (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Donald A. Barlow (D) by 5.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Kevin ParkerRepublican · winner
52.9%37,050
Donald A. BarlowDemocrat · incumbent
47.1%33,050
70,100 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET