2008 Washington State Senate election
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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.
Overview[]
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 | — |
Composition[]
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 |
Seats up for election[]
These are the final, official results as taken from the website of the Secretary of State of Washington.
District 1[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rosemary McAuliffe Campaign website |
36,628 | 57.95 | |
Republican | Campaign website |
26,583 | 42.05 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 63,211 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 2[]
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 |
District 3[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Lisa Brown | 30,893 | 74.46 | |
Independent | Campaign website |
10,598 | 25.54 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 41,491 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 4[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob McCaslin, Sr. | 36,745 | 57.5 | |
Democratic | Campaign website |
27,163 | 42.5 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 63,908 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 5[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cheryl Pflug Campaign website |
43,178 | 59.95 | |
Democratic | Campaign website |
28,851 | 40.05 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 72,029 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 9[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | 41,263 | 100.00 | ||
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 41,263 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 10[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mary Margaret Haugen Campaign website |
36,835 | 53.58 | |
Republican | Campaign website |
31,917 | 46.42 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 68,752 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 11[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Margarita Prentice Campaign website |
25,817 | 68.25 | |
Democratic | Campaign website |
12,011 | 31.75 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 37,828 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 12[]
Party | 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[]
Party | 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[]
Party | 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[]
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 |
District 18[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joseph Zarelli | 39,311 | 55.03 | |
Democratic | Campaign website |
32,127 | 44.97 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 71,438 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 19[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brian Hatfield | 41,073 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 41,073 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 20[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dan Swecker Campaign website |
39,650 | 63.87 | |
Democratic | 22,428 | 36.13 | ||
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 62,078 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 22[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Karen Fraser | 45,062 | 73.48 | |
Democratic | 16,266 | 26.52 | ||
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 61,328 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 23[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Phil Rockefeller Campaign website |
40,128 | 61.9 | |
Republican | Campaign website |
24,701 | 38.1 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 64,829 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 24[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Hargrove | 52,742 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 52,742 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 25[]
Party | 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[]
Party | 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[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Carrell | 27,628 | 56.07 | |
Democratic | Campaign website |
21,644 | 43.93 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 49,272 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 34 (special election)[]
Party | 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[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Val Stevens Campaign website |
36,118 | 58.55 | |
Democratic | Campaign website |
25,570 | 41.45 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 61,688 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 40[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | 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[]
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 | Campaign website |
26,092 | 40.05 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 64,419 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 49[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Craig Pridemore Campaign website |
30,664 | 61.71 | |
Republican | Campaign website |
19,029 | 38.29 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 49,693 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
References[]
- ^ "November 04, 2008 General Election Results". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
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