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2008Final results

2008 election for Washington Legislative District 5

Washington State Senate · Washington

Cheryl A. Pflug (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Phyllis Huster (D) by 19.9 points.

Cheryl A. PflugRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.9%43,178
40.1%28,851
72,029 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+6.41996R+39.22000R+17.82004R+19.92008D+8.92012D+0.72016

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