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Washington Secretary of State - Elections Division
2008 Washington Congressional and Statewide Results
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: December 6, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 52.8% in '04 for Kerry, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Obama, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Obama Favored, Cook Political Report: Solid Obama, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe / Likely Obama, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Obama, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 57.7%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 40.5%, |
consumer activist Ralph Nader (I-CT) 1.0%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA) 0.4%, |
| Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (C-FL) 0.3%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (G-GA) 0.1%, |
| Gloria E. LaRiva (PSL-CA) 0.0%, |
| James Harris (SW-NY) 0.0%, |
| Brian P. Moore (WI-FL), |
Governor, 48.8731% in '04, 1st term, 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: Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up, |
| Christine O. Gregoire (D) 53.2%, |
'04 nominee / ex-St. Sen. Dino Rossi (R) 46.8%, |
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Lt. Governor, 54.4% in '04,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Brad Owen (D) 60.8%, |
Attorney Marcia McCraw (R) 39.2%, |
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Secretary of State, 51.5% in '04, 2nd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
| product developer Jason Osgood (D) 41.7%, |
Sam Reed (R) 58.3%, |
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Attorney General, 53.0% in '04, 1st term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| Co. Exec. John Ladenburg (D) 40.5%, |
Rob McKenna (R) 59.5%, |
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Treasurer, 60.3% in '04, Michael J. "Mike" Murphy (D) retiring
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| St. Rep. Jim McIntire (D) 51.1%, |
ass't. St. Treas. Allan Martin (R) 48.9%, |
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Auditor, 63.9% in '04,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Brian Sonntag (D) 63.5%, |
businessman J. Richard "Dick" McEntee (R) 36.5%, |
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Insurance Commissioner, 54.5% in '04, 2nd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Mike Kreidler (D) 61.4%, |
'04 nominee / insurance agency owner John R. Adams (R) 38.6%, |
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Public Lands Commissioner, 49.96% in '04, 2nd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican |
| '06 congressional nominee / rancher Peter J. Goldmark (D) 50.6%, |
Doug Sutherland (R) 49.4%, |
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| School Superintendent, 55.5% in '04, |
exec. dir. of the Public School Employees Randy Dorn 52.4%,
Dr. Teresa "Terry" Bergeson (D) 47.6%, |
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) 67.8%, |
'06 nominee / businessman Larry W. Ishmael (R) 32.2%, |
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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) 62.4%, |
ex-sheriff Rick Bart (R) 37.6%, |
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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) 64.0%, |
pilot Michael Delavar (R) 36.0%, |
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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) 36.9%, |
Richard "Doc" Hastings (R) 63.1%, |
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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, |
| psychologist / attorney Mark Mays (D) 34.7%, |
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) 65.3%, |
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6th Congressional District, 70.6% in '06, 16th term, 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) 66.9%, |
'04 & '06 nominee / attorney Doug Cloud (R) 33.1%, |
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7th Congressional District, 79.4% in '06, 10th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Jim McDermott (D) 83.7%, |
'06 nominee Steve Beren (R) 16.3%, |
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8th Congressional District, 51.5% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Chris Cillizza: 17th Most Likely Seat to Switch Parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, DCCC Target, |
| ex-Microsoft exec. / '06 nominee Darcy Burner (D) 47.2%, |
Dave Reichert (R) 52.8%, |
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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) 65.5%, |
businessman / software engineer James Postma (R) 34.5%, |
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1. Link to Predictions:
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. |
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