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2008Final results

2008 election for Washington Legislative District 18

Washington State Senate · Washington

Joseph Zarelli (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Jon Haugen (D) by 10.1 points.

Joseph ZarelliRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.0%39,311
Jon HaugenDemocrat
45.0%32,127
71,438 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

EvenR+7.61996R+17.12000R+7.72004R+10.12008R+35.72012R+27.62016

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