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Elections in Washington |
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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]
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.
Washington 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 | — |
Pre-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 | |
These are the final, official results as taken from the website of the Secretary of State of Washington.
Party | 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 |
Party | 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 |
Party | 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 |
Party | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mark G. Schoesler | 41,263 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 41,263 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Linda Evans Parlette | 43,993 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 43,993 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Curtis King Campaign website | 36,984 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 36,984 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mike Hewitt Campaign website | 42,811 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 42,811 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Brian Hatfield | 41,073 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 41,073 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jim Hargrove | 52,742 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 52,742 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joe McDermott | 49,203 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 49,203 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Representative 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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