2008Final results
2008 election for Washington Legislative District 40
Washington State Senate · Washington
Kevin Ranker (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Steve Vanluven (R) by 17.1 points.
Kevin RankerDemocrat · winner
58.6%38,200
Steve VanluvenRepublican
41.4%27,028
65,228 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