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Washington Secretary of State - Elections Division

2008 Washington Congressional and Statewide Races
Presidential Primary Filing Deadline: 12/21/07, Republican Presidential Primary: 2/19/08, Democratic Presidential Caucus: 2/9/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 5/17/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 6/6/08, 3rd Party Filing Deadline: 7/26/08, Primary: 8/19/08, General Election: 11/4/08,
Last Updated: April 28, 2007
Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media,
President, 52.8% in '04 for Kerry, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Caucus Results

U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 67.51%,
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 31.2%, uncommitted 1.1%, other 0.16%,

Primary Results

U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 50.84%,
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 45.74%, ex-U.S. Sen. John R. Edwards 1.7%, U.S. Sen. Joseph R. "Joe" Biden, Jr. 0.62%, U.S. Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich 0.57%, Gov. William B. "Bill" Richardson 0.29%, ex-U.S. Sen. Maurice "Mike" Gravel 0.15%, U.S. Sen. Christopher J. "Chris" Dodd 0.09%, 		Caucus Results

U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 25.3%,
ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 23.2%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 21.5%, ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 15.5%, uncommitted 13.5%, other 1.1%,

Primary Results

U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 49.15%,
ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 23.53%, ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 16.92%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 7.52%, ex-New York City Mayor Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani (R-NY) 1.39%, ex-U.S. Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R-TN) 0.88%, ex-Amb. Alan L. Keyes (R-MD) 0.41%, U.S. Rep. Duncan L. Hunter (R-CA) 0.19%,
Governor, 48.8731% in '04, 1st term, next election in 2008, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Chris Cillizza: 3rd Most Likely Governor to Switch Parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democrat, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Louis Jacobson's Rundown: Vulnerable, Rothenberg Political Report: Clear Advantage Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss Up,
Christine O. Gregoire (D), '04 nominee / ex-St. Sen. Dino Rossi (R), '04 nominee Ruth Bennett (L),
Chris Hoeppner (SW),
Lt. Governor, 54.4% in '04, next election in 2008,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Brad Owen (D),
Secretary of State, 51.5% in '04, 2nd term, next election in 2008
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
Sam Reed (R),
Attorney General, 53.0% in '04, 1st term, next election in 2008
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
Rob McKenna (R),
Treasurer, 60.3% in '04, next election in 2008, Michael J. "Mike" Murphy (D) retiring
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Auditor, 63.9% in '04, next election in 2008
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Brian Sonntag (D),
Insurance Commissioner, 54.5% in '04, 2nd term, next election in 2008
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Mike Kreidler (D),
Public Lands Commissioner, 49.96% in '04, 2nd term, next election in 2008
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican
Doug Sutherland (R),
School Superintendent, 55.5% in '04, Next election in 2008
Dr. Terry Bergeson (D),
Senator, 54.98% in '04, 3rd term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated,
Patty Murray (D),
Senator, 56.9% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2012, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated,
Maria Cantwell (D),
1st Congressional District, 67.7% in '06, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic,
Jay Inslee (D), '06 nominee Larry W. Ishmael (R),
2nd Congressional District, 64.2% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic,
Richard Ray "Rick" Larsen (D), ex-sheriff Rick Bart (R),
3rd Congressional District, 63.1% in '06, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic,
Brian Baird (D),
'04 candidate Cheryl A. Crist (D), 		pilot Michael Delavar (R),
4th Congressional District, 59.9% in '06, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
attorney George Fearing (D), conservation officer Gordon Congdon (D), Richard "Doc" Hastings (R),
5th Congressional District, 55.4% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
'06 nominee / rancher Peter J. Goldmark (D), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R),
6th Congressional District, 70.6% in '06, 16th term, might retire, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic,
Norman D. Dicks (D),
attorney Paul Richmond (D),
7th Congressional District, 79.4% in '06, 10th term, might retire, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic,
Jim McDermott (D), '06 nominee Steve Beren (R), Mary Martin (SW),
8th Congressional District, 51.5% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss Up / Tilt Republican, DCCC Target,
ex-Microsoft exec. / '06 nominee Darcy Burner (D), Ret. Army Major James E. "Jim" Vaughn (D), tv personality Tony Ventrella (D)?, Dave Reichert (R), paralegal / Party of Commons Party founder / '00 & '02 Alaska Democratic Congressional nominee / '04 GOP Congressional candidate / '06 GOP Senate candidate C. Mark Greene (I),
9th Congressional District, 65.7% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic,
Adam Smith (D),

1. Link to Predictions:
D.C.'s Political Report,
Washington Post's Chris Cillizza,
Campaign & Elections: Political Oddsmaker,
Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard,
Cook Political Report,
National Journal's Rankings,
Roll Call's Outlook,
Rothenberg Political Report,
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball,

2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
= Democrat retain control, = Democrats take over control,
= Republican retain control, = Republicans take over control,
= Independent / 3rd Party retains control, = Independent / 3rd Party take over control
Bold indicates incumbent. Yellow district indicates open races.
Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control.
Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. Red boxes indicates Republicans took control.

3. Key to Washington Political Parties:
(AH) = American Heritage Party
(Com) = Communist Party
(C) = Constitution Party
(D) = Democratic Party
(FS) = Freedom Socialist Party
(G) = Green Party
(I) = independent candidates 		(IA) = Independent American Party
(Labor) = Labor Party
(L) = Libertarian Party
(Pr) = Progressive Party
(R) = Republican Party
(WW) = Workers World Party
(WI) = Write-in candidates

4. Washington Media Links:
Bellevue Eastside Journal
Bremerton Sun
Centralia Chronicle
Everett Herald - Politics Section
Issaquah Press
KHQ-6
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland Tri-City Herald
Longview Daily News
Moscow-Pullman Daily News 		Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Seattle Stranger
Seattle Times - Politics Section
Seattle Weekly
Skagit Valley Herald
Spokane Spokesman-Review
Tacoma News Tribune
Vancouver Columbian
Washington Voter
Wenatchee World


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