2008 Washington State Senate election
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Voters in 26 of Washington's 49 legislative districts voted for their state senators in the 2008 Washington State Senate elections on November 4, 2008. All vote totals are from the Washington Secretary of State's website.[1]
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25 seats of the Washington State Senate 25 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results: Republican gain Democratic hold Republican hold No election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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25 seats were regularly scheduled to be up this cycle, along with 1 additional seat holding a special election to fill an unexpired term: the 34th district, held by appointed Senator Joe McDermott, whose former incumbent Erik Poulsen vacated the seat.
Overview
editWashington State Senate elections, 2008 | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Democratic | 774,925 | 54.15% | 31 | -1 | |
Republican | 645,664 | 45.11% | 18 | +1 | |
Independent | 10,598 | 0.74% | |||
Invalid or blank votes | — | — | |||
Totals | 1,431,187 | 100.00% | 49 | — |
Composition
editPre-election | Seats | |
Democratic-Held | 32 | |
Republican-Held | 17 |
Elections | Seats | |
Democratic Incumbent and Uncontested | 2 | |
Races w/ two Democrats in General | 2 | |
Republican Incumbent and Uncontested | 4 | |
Races w/ two Republicans in General | 0 | |
Contested, Open Seats |
Post-election | Seats | |
Democratic-Held | 31 | |
Republican-Held | 18 | |
Total |
49 |
Seats up for election
editThese are the final, official results as taken from the website of the Secretary of State of Washington.
District 1
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rosemary McAuliffe Campaign website |
36,628 | 57.95 | |
Republican | Dennis Richter Campaign website |
26,583 | 42.05 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 63,211 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 2
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Marilyn Rasmussen Campaign website |
30,206 | 48.37 | |||
Republican | Randi Becker Campaign website |
32,244 | 51.63% | |||
Invalid or blank votes | ||||||
Total votes | 62,450 | 100.00 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 3
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lisa Brown | 30,893 | 74.46 | |
Independent | John Moyna Campaign website |
10,598 | 25.54 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 41,491 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 4
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob McCaslin, Sr. | 36,745 | 57.5 | |
Democratic | Judi Owens Campaign website |
27,163 | 42.5 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 63,908 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 5
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cheryl Pflug Campaign website |
43,178 | 59.95 | |
Democratic | Phyllis Huster Campaign website |
28,851 | 40.05 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 72,029 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 9
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark G. Schoesler | 41,263 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 41,263 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 10
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mary Margaret Haugen Campaign website |
36,835 | 53.58 | |
Republican | Linda Haddon Campaign website |
31,917 | 46.42 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 68,752 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 11
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Margarita Prentice Campaign website |
25,817 | 68.25 | |
Democratic | Juan Martinez Campaign website |
12,011 | 31.75 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 37,828 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 12
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Linda Evans Parlette | 43,993 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 43,993 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 14
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Curtis King Campaign website |
36,984 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 36,984 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 16
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Hewitt Campaign website |
42,811 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 42,811 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 17
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Don Benton Campaign website |
29,426 | 51.14 | |
Democratic | David Carrier Campaign website |
28,111 | 48.86 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 57,537 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 18
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joseph Zarelli | 39,311 | 55.03 | |
Democratic | Jon Haugen Campaign website |
32,127 | 44.97 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 71,438 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 19
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Brian Hatfield | 41,073 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 41,073 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 20
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dan Swecker Campaign website |
39,650 | 63.87 | |
Democratic | Chuck Bojarski | 22,428 | 36.13 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 62,078 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 22
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Karen Fraser | 45,062 | 73.48 | |
Democratic | Erik Lee | 16,266 | 26.52 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 61,328 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 23
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Phil Rockefeller Campaign website |
40,128 | 61.9 | |
Republican | Connie Lord Campaign website |
24,701 | 38.1 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 64,829 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 24
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jim Hargrove | 52,742 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 52,742 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 25
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Kastama Campaign website |
32,988 | 56.56 | |
Republican | Michele Smith | 25,338 | 43.44 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 58,326 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 27
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Debbie Regala | 31,988 | 67.18 | |
Republican | Larry Faulk | 15,625 | 32.82 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 47,613 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 28
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Carrell | 27,628 | 56.07 | |
Democratic | Debi Srail Campaign website |
21,644 | 43.93 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 49,272 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 34 (special election)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe McDermott | 49,203 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 49,203 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 39
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Val Stevens Campaign website |
36,118 | 58.55 | |
Democratic | Fred Walser Campaign website |
25,570 | 41.45 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 61,688 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 40
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Van Luven Campaign website |
27,028 | 41.44 | |
Democratic | Kevin Ranker Campaign website |
38,200 | 58.56 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 65,228 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 41
editRepresentative Fred Jarrett switched to the Democratic Party.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Fred Jarrett Campaign website |
38,327 | 59.5 | |
Republican | Bob Baker Campaign website |
26,092 | 40.05 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 64,419 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 49
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Craig Pridemore Campaign website |
30,664 | 61.71 | |
Republican | Tom Langston Campaign website |
19,029 | 38.29 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 49,693 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
References
edit- ^ "November 04, 2008 General Election Results". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved September 21, 2015.