2008Final results
2008 election for Washington Legislative District 1
Washington State Senate · Washington
Rosemary McAuliffe (D) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Dennis Richter (R) by 15.9 points.
Rosemary McAuliffeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.9%36,628
Dennis RichterRepublican
42.1%26,583
63,211 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