2008 Washington House of Representatives election

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Washington State House elections, 2008

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98 seats of the Washington State House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
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Leader Frank Chopp Richard DeBolt
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 43rd-Seattle 20th-Centralia
Last election 62 36
Seats won 62 36
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 3,098,374 2,157,540
Percentage 58.3% 40.6%
Swing Increase 2.6% Decrease 3.6%

House Speaker before election

Frank Chopp
Democratic

Elected House Speaker

Frank Chopp
Democratic

The 2008 Washington State House elections took place on November 4, 2008. Voters in all 49 of Washington's legislative districts voted for their representatives. Washington State Senate elections were also held on November 4.[1]

Overview[]

Washington State House elections, 2008
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Democratic 3,098,374 58.33% 62 Decrease 1
Republican 2,157,450 40.62% 36 Increase 1
Independent 37,323 0.70%
Green 13,683 0.26%
Libertarian 5,017 0.09%
Totals 5,311,847 100.00% 98

Election results[]

District 1[]

Washington's 1st legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 48,791 100.00
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 48,791 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 1st legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Ericks 47,846 100.00
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 47,846 100.00
Turnout

District 2[]

Washington's 2nd legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim McCune 36,417 59.74
Democratic 24,540 40.26
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 60,957 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 2nd legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Campbell 35,502 58.27
Democratic 25,424 41.73
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 60,926 100.00
Turnout

District 3[]

Washington's 3rd legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 28,421 67.36
Republican 13,774 32.64
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 42,195 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 3rd legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Timm Ormsby 27,385 65.14
Republican 14,655 34.86
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 42,040 100.00
Turnout

District 4[]

Washington's 4th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 27,614 43.61
Republican Larry Crouse 35,703 56.39
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 63,317 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 4th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 26,301 41.53
Republican Matt Shea 37,032 58.47
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 63,333 100.00
Turnout

District 5[]

Washington's 5th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 28,089 40.29
Republican Jay Rodne 41,630 59.71
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 69,719 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 5th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Spring 33,712 48.42
Republican Glenn Anderson 35,913 51.58
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 69,625 100.00
Turnout

District 6[]

Washington's 6th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 33,050 47.15
Republican Kevin Parker 37,050 52.85
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 70,100 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 6th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 35,107 50.05
Republican John Ahern 35,033 49.95
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 70,140 100.00
Turnout

District 7[]

Incumbent Representative retired.

Washington's 7th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shelly Short 30,356 57.38
Republican 22,544 42.62
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 52,900 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 7th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joel Kretz 52,900 100.00
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 46,486 100.00
Turnout

District 8[]

Washington's 8th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 28,278 47.49
Republican Brad Klippert 31,266 52.51
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 59,544 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 8th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Larry Haler 33,987 60.18
Republican Rob Welch 22,493 39.82
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 56,480 100.00
Turnout

District 9[]

Washington's 9th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 17,195 34.94
Republican 32,022 65.06
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 49,217 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 9th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 18,258 36.61
Republican Joe Schmick 31,611 63.39
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 49,869 100.00
Turnout

District 10[]

Washington's 10th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 33,558 49.64
Republican Norma Smith 34,038 50.36
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 67,596 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 10th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 29,833 44.59
Republican Barbara Bailey 37,068 55.41
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 66,901 100.00
Turnout

District 11[]

Washington's 11th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Zack Hudgins 27,817 72.10
Republican 10,764 27.90
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 38,581 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 11th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Hasegawa 29,289 73.92
Republican 10,335 26.08
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 39,624 100.00
Turnout

District 12[]

Washington's 12th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cary Condotta 40,662 100.00
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 40,662 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 12th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Armstrong 28,020 56.25
Republican 21,789 43.75
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 49,809 100.00
Turnout

District 13[]

Washington's 13th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Judy Warnick 39,597 100.00
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 39,597 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 13th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Hinkle 38,616 100.00
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 38,616 100.00
Turnout

District 14[]

Washington's 14th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 20,895 46.64
Republican Norm Johnson 23,790 53.10
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout 79.90
Washington's 14th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christopher Ramirez 12,618 28.75
Republican Charles Ross 31,175 71.02
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout 79.90

District 15[]

Washington's 15th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 15,228 39.01
Republican Bruce Chandler 23,807 60.99
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 39,035 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 15th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 14,647 37.28
Republican Daniel Newhouse 24,637 62.72
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 39,284 100.00
Turnout

District 16[]

Washington's 16th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 13,885 27.45
Republican Maureen Walsh 36,697 72.55
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 50,582 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 16th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 27,648 53.87
Republican 23,673 46.13
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 51,321 100.00
Turnout

District 17[]

Representative Jim Dunn is retiring.

Washington's 17th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tim Probst 31,791 55.83
Republican 25,147 44.17
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 56,938 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 17th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 35,046 61.31
Republican 22,119 38.69
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 57,165 100.00
Turnout

District 18[]

Incumbent Representative Richard Curtis is retiring.

Washington's 18th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 28,226 39.99
Republican 42,355 60.01
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 70,581 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 18th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 25,196 35.76
Republican Ed Orcutt 45,268 64.24
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 70,464 100.00
Turnout

District 19[]

Washington's 19th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dean Takko 39,935 100.00
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 39,935 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 19th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brian Blake 39,521 100.00
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 39,521 100.00
Turnout

District 20[]

Washington's 20th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard DeBolt 35,457 57.13
Democratic 26,605 42.87
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 62,062 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 20th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gary Alexander 38,942 63.27
Democratic 22,605 36.73
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 61,547 100.00
Turnout

District 21[]

Washington's 21st legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Helen Roberts 36,352 67.59
Republican 17,433 32.41
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 53,785 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 21st legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marko Liias 34,156 63.94
Republican 19,259 36.06
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 53,415 100.00
Turnout

District 22[]

Washington's 22nd legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brendan Williams 49,114 100.00
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 49,114 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 22nd legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Hunt 46,440 70.50
Republican Don Crawford 19,435 29.50
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 65,875 100.00
Turnout

District 23[]

Washington's 23rd legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherry Appleton 39,835 61.98%
Republican 24,479 38.02%
Total votes 64,314 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 23rd legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christine Rolfes 39,130 61.04%
Republican 24,973 38.96%
Total votes 64,103 100.00
Turnout

District 24[]

Washington's 24th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin Van De Wege 44,256 65.31%
Republican 23,503 34.69%
Total votes 67,759 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 24th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lynn Kessler 44,338 64.62%
Republican 24,274 35.38%
Total votes 68,612 100.00
Turnout

District 25[]

Incumbent Representative Joyce McDonald is retiring.

Washington's 25th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 26,467 45.94%
Republican Bruce Dammeier 31,141 54.06%
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 57,608 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 25th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dawn Morrell 33,451 58.30%
Republican 23,931 41.70%
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 57,382 100.00
Turnout

District 26[]

Incumbent Representative Patricia Lantz is retiring.

Washington's 26th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 29,407 46.67%
Republican Jan Angel 33,602 53.33%
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 63,009 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 26th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Seaquist 36,183 58.13%
Republican 26,059 41.87%
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 62,242 100.00
Turnout

District 27[]

Washington's 27th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dennis Flannigan 30,822 70.72%
Democratic 12,759 29.28%
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 43,581 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 27th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeannie Darneille 34,533 74.14%
Republican 12,047 25.86%
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 46,580 100.00
Turnout

District 28[]

Washington's 28th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican 18,096 39.8
Democratic Troy Kelley 28,591 60.2
Total votes 47,497 100.00
Washington's 28th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tami Green 27,987 58.17
Republican 20,125 41.83
Total votes 48,112 100.00

District 29[]

Washington's 29th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steve Conway 24,672 70.01
Republican 10,568 29.99
Total votes 35,240 100.00
Washington's 29th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steve Kirby 24,749 70.55
Republican 10,332 29.45
Total votes 35,081 100.00

District 30[]

Washington's 30th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Miloscia
Republican
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 30th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Carol Gregory
Republican Skip Priest
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout

District 31[]

Washington's 31st legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic
Republican
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 31st legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christopher Hurst
Republican
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout

District 32[]

Washington's 32nd legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maralyn Chase
Republican
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 32nd legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ruth Kagi
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout

District 33[]

Representative is retiring.

Washington's 33rd legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic
Republican
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 33rd legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dave Upthegrove
Republican Tan Lam
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout

District 34[]

Washington's 34th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eileen Cody
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 34th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout

District 35[]

Washington's 35th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kathy Haigh
Republican
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout

Representative is retiring.

Washington's 35th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Fred Finn
Republican
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout

District 36[]

Representative Helen Sommers is retiring.

Washington's 36th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Reuven Carlyle
Democratic
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 36th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Lou Dickerson
Republican Leslie Klein
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout

District 37[]

Washington's 37th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sharon Tomiko Santos
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 37th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Pettigrew
Libertarian
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout

District 38[]

Washington's 38th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John McCoy
Independent
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 38th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Sells
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout

District 39[]

Washington's 39th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott Olson
Republican Dan Kristiansen
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 39th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic
Republican Kirk Pearson
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout

District 40[]

Washington's 40th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dave Quall
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 40th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeff Morris
Green
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout

District 41[]

Washington's 41st legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marcie Maxwell
Republican Steve Litzow
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 41st legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Judy Clibborn
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout

District 42[]

Washington's 42nd legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic
Republican Doug Ericksen
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 42nd legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kelli Linville
Republican
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 100.00
Turnout

District 43[]

Washington's 43rd legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jamie Pedersen 55,491 100.00
Total votes 55,491 100.00
Washington's 43rd legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank Chopp 55,163 86.85
Republican 8,353 13.15
Total votes 63,516 100.00

District 44[]

Washington's 44th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hans Dunshee 41,531 60.99
Republican 26,561 39.01
Total votes 68,092 100.00
Washington's 44th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Liz Loomis 34,319 49.91
Republican Mike Hope 34,437 50.09
Total votes 68,756 100.00

District 45[]

Washington's 45th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roger Goodman 34,585 54.48
Republican Toby Nixon 28,898 45.52
Total votes 63,483 100.00
Washington's 45th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican 25,000 40.28
Democratic Larry Springer 37,058 59.72
Total votes 62,058 100.00

District 46[]

Representative is running for State Treasurer.

Washington's 46th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott White 42,410 71.58 %
Democratic Gerry Pollet 16,842 28.42 %
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 59,252 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 46th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 50,943 82.86 %
Republican 10,538 17.14 %
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 61,481 100.00
Turnout

District 47[]

Washington's 47th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Geoff Simpson 27,439 52.62%
Republican Mark Hargrove 24,707 47.38%
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 52,146 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 47th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pat Sullivan 29,949 58.42%
Republican 21,319 41.58%
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 51,268 100.00
Turnout

District 48[]

Washington's 48th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 32,586 64.32%
Republican 18,074 35.68%
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 50,660 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 48th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Deborah Eddy 29,560 59.49%
Republican 20,128 40.51%
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 49,688 100.00
Turnout

District 49[]

Washington's 49th legislative district House 1 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Jacks 29,721 60.04%
Republican 19,782 39.96%
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 49,503 100.00
Turnout
Washington's 49th legislative district House 2 election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Moeller 30,401 62.62%
Independent 18,149 37.38%
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 48,550 100.00
Turnout

References[]

  1. ^ November 2008 General Election Results: Legislative - All Results (Report).
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