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Voters in 25 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]
Overview
| Washington State Senate elections, 2008 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Washington's 1st legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
| Washington's 2nd legislative district election, 2008 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| 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 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 3
| Washington's 3rd legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
| Washington's 4th legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 5
| Washington's 5th legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 9
| Washington's 9th legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Mark G. Schoesler | 41,263 | 100.00 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | % | |||
| Total votes | 41,263 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 10
| Washington's 10th legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 11
| Washington's 11th legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 12
| Washington's 12th legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Linda Evans Parlette | 43,993 | 100.00 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | % | |||
| Total votes | 43,993 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 14
| Washington's 14th legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Curtis King Campaign website |
36,984 | 100.00 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | % | |||
| Total votes | 36,984 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 16
| Washington's 16th legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Mike Hewitt Campaign website |
42,811 | 100.00 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | % | |||
| Total votes | 42,811 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 17
| Washington's 17th legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 18
| Washington's 18th legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 19
| Washington's 19th legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Brian Hatfield | 41,073 | 100.00 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | % | |||
| Total votes | 41,073 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 20
| Washington's 20th legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 22
| Washington's 22nd legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 23
| Washington's 23rd legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 24
| Washington's 24th legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jim Hargrove | 52,742 | 100.00 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | % | |||
| Total votes | 52,742 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 25
| Washington's 25th legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 27
| Washington's 27th legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 28
| Washington's 28th legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 34
| Washington's 34th legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Joe McDermott | 49,203 | 100.00 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | % | |||
| Total votes | 49,203 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 39
| Washington's 39th legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 40
| Washington's 40th legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 41
Representative Fred Jarrett switched to the Democratic Party.
| Washington's 41st legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 49
| Washington's 49th legislative district election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- ↑ "November 04, 2008 General Election Results". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
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