|
Washington Secretary of State - Elections Division
2008 Washington Congressional and Statewide Primary 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: July 26, 2007 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, |
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%,
|
Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (C-FL), |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA), |
| James Harris (SW-NY), |
| Gloria E. LaRiva (PSL-CA), |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (G-GA), |
| consumer activist Ralph Nader (I-CT), |
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: Clear Advantage Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss Up, |
Christine O. Gregoire (D) 49.2%,
attorney Christian Pierre Joubert (D) 1.2%, |
'04 nominee / ex-St. Sen. Dino Rossi (R) 45.2%,
'04 candidate / lead inspector John W. Aiken, Jr. (R) 1.6%, retiree Javier O. Lopez (R) 0.4%, |
airplane inspector James White (Ind) 0.8%, |
| dirty hippie environmentalist Duff Badgley (G) .65%, |
| Will Baker (Rfm) 0.4%, |
| businessman Christopher A. Tudor (I) 0.4%, |
| Dr. Mohammad Hasan Said (I) 0.2%, |
Lt. Governor, 54.4% in '04,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
Brad Owen (D) 52.6%,
Randel Bell (D) 4.6%, |
Attorney Marcia McCraw (R) 25.1%,
'04 nominee Jim Wiest (R) 14.2%, |
retiree Arlene A. Peck (C) 3.4%, |
Secretary of State, 51.5% in '04, 2nd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
| product developer Jason Osgood (D) 33.5%, |
Sam Reed (R) 58.4% |
city clerk Marilyn Montgomery (C) 6.4%, |
| paralegal / '00 & '02 Alaska Democratic Congressional nominee / '04 GOP Congressional candidate / 06 GOP Senate candidate C. Mark Greene (Party of Commons) 1.7%, |
Attorney General, 53.0% in '04, 1st term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| Co. Exec. John Ladenburg (D) 44.1%, |
Rob McKenna (R) 55.9%, |
|
Treasurer, 60.3% in '04, Michael J. "Mike" Murphy (D) retiring
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
St. Rep. Jim McIntire (D) 40.3%,
economist ChangMook Sohn (D) 15.2%, |
ass't. St. Treas. Allan Martin (R) 44.5%, |
|
Auditor, 63.9% in '04,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Brian Sonntag (D) 59.9%, |
businessman J. Richard "Dick" McEntee (R) 33.4%, |
quality assurance specialist Glenn Freeman (C) 6.7%, |
Insurance Commissioner, 54.5% in '04, 2nd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Mike Kreidler (D) 54.6%, |
'04 nominee / insurance agency owner John R. Adams (R) 35.7%, |
'00 & '04 candidate insurance agent Curtis Fackler (I) 9.7%, |
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) 49.5%, |
Doug Sutherland (R) 50.5%, |
|
| School Superintendent, 55.5% in '04, |
Dr. Teresa "Terry" Bergeson (D) 40.9%, exec. dir. of the Public School Employees Randy Dorn 31.7%,
'04 Gov. candidate / retired teacher Don Hansler 9.2%, '04 candidate / ex-school board member / teacher John Patterson Blair 7.9%, businesswoman Enid Duncan 6.4%, educator David Blomstrom 3.9%, |
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) 67.4%, |
'06 nominee / businessman Larry W. Ishmael (R) 32.6%, |
|
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) 55.6%,
management consultant Doug Schaffer (D) 4.9%, farmer / author Glen S. Johnson (D) 3.1%, |
ex-sheriff Rick Bart (R) 36.4%, |
|
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) 51.4%,
'04 candidate Cheryl A. Crist (D) 13.2%, |
pilot Michael Delavar (R) 19.1%,
dir. of Econ. Dev. Christine Webb (R) 16.3%, |
|
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) 34.6%, |
Richard "Doc" Hastings (R) 60.7%,
'06 Senate candidate Gordon Allen Pross (R) 4.7%, |
|
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) 20.2%,
retiree Barbara Lampert (D) 12.5%, |
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) 54.9%,
contractor Kurt Erickson (R) 7.2%, |
construction worker Randall Yearout (C) 3.0%, |
| econ. prof. John H. Beck (L) 2.2%, |
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) 58.4%,
attorney Paul Richmond (D) 9.1%, |
'04 & '06 nominee / attorney Doug Cloud (R) 29.1%, |
prof. Gary Murrell (G) 3.4%, |
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) 73.3%,
'06 candidate / Bishop Donovan Rivers (D) 5.1%, '06 Senate candidate Michael "Goodspaceguy" Nelson (D) 2.7%, |
'06 nominee Steve Beren (R) 15.1%, |
financial advisor Mark A. Goldman (I) 2.8%, |
| writer Al Schaefer (I) 1.0%, |
| Mary Martin (SW/WI), |
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: Toss Up / Tilt Republican, DCCC Target, |
ex-Microsoft exec. / '06 nominee Darcy Burner (D) 44.7%,
Ret. Army Major James E. "Jim" Vaughn (D) 3.6%, licensing services rep. Keith Arnold (D) 1.4%, |
Dave Reichert (R) 47.8%, |
author Richard Todd (I) 1.5%, |
| social worker Boleslaw "John" Orlinski (I) 1.0%, |
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) 65.8%, |
businessman / software engineer James Postma (R) 34.2%, |
|
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. |
3. Key to Washington Political Parties:
|
