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25 seats of theWashington State Senate 25 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Voters in 26 of Washington's 49 legislative districts voted for their state senators in the2008WashingtonState 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 SenatorJoe McDermott, whose former incumbentErik Poulsen vacated the seat.
| 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 | — | |
| 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 | |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Stateline[2] | Safe D | October 15, 2008 |
These are the final, official results as taken from the website of the Secretary of State of Washington.
| 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 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||||
| 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 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark G. Schoesler | 41,263 | 100.00 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | ||||
| Total votes | 41,263 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Linda Evans Parlette | 43,993 | 100.00 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | ||||
| Total votes | 43,993 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Curtis King Campaign website | 36,984 | 100.00 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | ||||
| Total votes | 36,984 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Hewitt Campaign website | 42,811 | 100.00 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | ||||
| Total votes | 42,811 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brian Hatfield | 41,073 | 100.00 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | ||||
| Total votes | 41,073 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Hargrove | 52,742 | 100.00 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | ||||
| Total votes | 52,742 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe McDermott | 49,203 | 100.00 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | ||||
| Total votes | 49,203 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
RepresentativeFred Jarrett switched to the Democratic Party.
| 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 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||