2008Final results
2008 election for Washington Legislative District 8-2
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Larry Haler (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Rob Welch (R) by 20.4 points.
Larry HalerRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.2%33,987
Rob WelchRepublican
39.8%22,493
56,480 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