2008 general · November 4, 2008
2008 Washington State Senate election results, district by district
Every Washington State Senate district in the 2008 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 49 seats
After the electionD 31 · R 18
Races26
Changed party1
Unopposed27%7 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 14 · R 12
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Rosemary McAuliffe (D) | 15.9 | |
| LD-2 | Randi Becker (R) | 3.3 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-3 | Lisa J. Brown (D) | 48.9 | |
| LD-4 | Bob McCaslin (R) | 15.0 | |
| LD-5 | Cheryl A. Pflug (R) | 19.9 | |
| LD-9 | Mark Schoesler (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-10 | Mary Margaret Haugen (D) | 7.2 | |
| LD-11 | Margarita Prentice (D) | 36.5 | |
| LD-12 | Linda Evans Parlette (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-14 | Curtis King (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-16 | Mike Hewitt (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-17 | Don Benton (R) | 2.3 | |
| LD-18 | Joseph Zarelli (R) | 10.1 | |
| LD-19 | Brian Hatfield (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-20 | Dan Swecker (R) | 27.7 | |
| LD-22 | Karen Fraser (D) | 47.0 | |
| LD-23 | Phil Rockefeller (D) | 23.8 | |
| LD-24 | Jim Hargrove (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-25 | Jim Kastama (D) | 13.1 | |
| LD-27 | Debbie Regala (D) | 34.4 | |
| LD-28 | Mike Carrell (R) | 12.1 | |
| LD-34 | Joe McDermott (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-39 | Val Stevens (R) | 17.1 | |
| LD-40 | Kevin Ranker (D) | 17.1 | |
| LD-41 | Fred Jarrett (D) | 19.0 | |
| LD-49 | Craig Pridemore (D) | 23.4 |
Washington State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner