2008 Washington State Senate election

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Washington State Senate elections, 2008
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  2006 November 4, 2008 2010  

25 seats of the Washington State Senate
25 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  3x4.svg Cathy McMorris Rodgers with State Senator Mike Hewitt (cropped).jpg
Leader Rosa Franklin Mike Hewitt
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 29th-Tacoma 16th-Walla Walla
Last election3217
Seats won3118
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1

2008 Washington State Senate election map.svg
Results:
     Republican gain
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
     No election

President pro tempore before election

Rosa Franklin
Democratic

Elected President pro tempore

Rosa Franklin
Democratic

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]

Contents

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

Washington State Senate elections, 2008
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic 774,92554.15%31-1
Republican 645,66445.11%18+1
Independent 10,5980.74%
Invalid or blank votes
Totals1,431,187100.00%49
Pre-electionSeats
 Democratic-Held32
 Republican-Held17
ElectionsSeats
 Democratic Incumbent and Uncontested2
 Races w/ two Democrats in General2
 Republican Incumbent and Uncontested4
 Races w/ two Republicans in General0
 Contested, Open Seats
Post-electionSeats
 Democratic-Held31
 Republican-Held18
 Total
49

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Stateline [2] Safe DOctober 15, 2008

Seats up for election

These are the final, official results as taken from the website of the Secretary of State of Washington.

District 1

Washington's 1st legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rosemary McAuliffe
Campaign website
36,62857.95
Republican Dennis Richter
Campaign website
26,58342.05
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes63,211 100.00
Turnout
Democratic hold

District 2

Washington's 2nd legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marilyn Rasmussen
Campaign website
30,20648.37
Republican Randi Becker
Campaign website
32,24451.63%
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes62,450 100.00
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic

District 3

Washington's 3rd legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lisa Brown 30,89374.46
Independent John Moyna
Campaign website
10,59825.54
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes41,491 100.00
Turnout
Democratic hold

District 4

Washington's 4th legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob McCaslin, Sr. 36,74557.5
Democratic Judi Owens
Campaign website
27,16342.5
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes63,908 100.00
Turnout
Republican hold

District 5

Washington's 5th legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cheryl Pflug
Campaign website
43,17859.95
Democratic Phyllis Huster
Campaign website
28,85140.05
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes72,029 100.00
Turnout
Republican hold

District 9

Washington's 9th legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark G. Schoesler 41,263100.00
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes41,263 100.00
Turnout
Republican hold

District 10

Washington's 10th legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mary Margaret Haugen
Campaign website
36,83553.58
Republican Linda Haddon
Campaign website
31,91746.42
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes68,752 100.00
Turnout
Democratic hold

District 11

Washington's 11th legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Margarita Prentice
Campaign website
25,81768.25
Democratic Juan Martinez
Campaign website
12,01131.75
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes37,828 100.00
Turnout
Democratic hold

District 12

Washington's 12th legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Linda Evans Parlette 43,993100.00
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes43,993 100.00
Turnout
Republican hold

District 14

Washington's 14th legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Curtis King
Campaign website
36,984100.00
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes36,984 100.00
Turnout
Republican hold

District 16

Washington's 16th legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Hewitt
Campaign website
42,811100.00
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes42,811 100.00
Turnout
Republican hold

District 17

Washington's 17th legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Don Benton
Campaign website
29,42651.14
Democratic David Carrier
Campaign website
28,11148.86
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes57,537 100.00
Turnout
Republican hold

District 18

Washington's 18th legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joseph Zarelli 39,31155.03
Democratic Jon Haugen
Campaign website
32,12744.97
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes71,438 100.00
Turnout
Republican hold

District 19

Washington's 19th legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian Hatfield 41,073100.00
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes41,073 100.00
Turnout
Democratic hold

District 20

Washington's 20th legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Swecker
Campaign website
39,65063.87
Democratic Chuck Bojarski 22,42836.13
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes62,078 100.00
Turnout
Republican hold

District 22

Washington's 22nd legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Karen Fraser 45,06273.48
Democratic Erik Lee 16,26626.52
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes61,328 100.00
Turnout
Democratic hold

District 23

Washington's 23rd legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Phil Rockefeller
Campaign website
40,12861.9
Republican Connie Lord
Campaign website
24,70138.1
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes64,829 100.00
Turnout
Democratic hold

District 24

Washington's 24th legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Hargrove 52,742100.00
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes52,742 100.00
Turnout
Democratic hold

District 25

Washington's 25th legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Kastama
Campaign website
32,98856.56
Republican Michele Smith 25,33843.44
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes58,326 100.00
Turnout
Democratic hold

District 27

Washington's 27th legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Debbie Regala 31,98867.18
Republican Larry Faulk 15,62532.82
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes47,613 100.00
Turnout
Democratic hold

District 28

Washington's 28th legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Carrell 27,62856.07
Democratic Debi Srail
Campaign website
21,64443.93
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes49,272 100.00
Turnout
Republican hold

District 34 (special election)

Washington's 34th legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe McDermott 49,203100.00
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes49,203 100.00
Turnout
Democratic hold

District 39

Washington's 39th legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Val Stevens
Campaign website
36,11858.55
Democratic Fred Walser
Campaign website
25,57041.45
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes61,688 100.00
Turnout
Republican hold

District 40

Washington's 40th legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Van Luven
Campaign website
27,02841.44
Democratic Kevin Ranker
Campaign website
38,20058.56
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes65,228 100.00
Turnout
Democratic hold

District 41

Representative Fred Jarrett switched to the Democratic Party.

Washington's 41st legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Fred Jarrett
Campaign website
38,32759.5
Republican Bob Baker
Campaign website
26,09240.05
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes64,419 100.00
Turnout
Democratic hold

District 49

Washington's 49th legislative district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Craig Pridemore
Campaign website
30,66461.71
Republican Tom Langston
Campaign website
19,02938.29
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes49,693 100.00
Turnout
Democratic hold

References

  1. "November 04, 2008 General Election Results". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  2. Jacobson, Louis (October 15, 2008). "Legislative races tilting Dems' way in '08". Stateline. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2024.