2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington

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2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
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All 9 Washington seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election63
Seats won63
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Popular vote1,725,3161,189,147
Percentage59.20%40.80%
SwingDecrease2.svg 5.07%Increase2.svg 5.66%
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The 2008 congressional elections in Washington was held on November 4, 2008 to determine who will represent the state of Washington in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 4, 2009 until January 3, 2011. The election coincided with the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Nonpartisan blanket primary elections were held on August 19, 2008. [1]

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Washington has nine seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Its 2007-2008 congressional delegation consisted of six Democrats and three Republicans.

All of the incumbents were re-elected, with only the 8th district race being considered competitive.

District 1

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Incumbent Democrat Jay Inslee has represented the 1st district in Congress since 1999. Inslee won in the 2006 election with 68% of the vote. He was opposed by Republican candidate Larry Ishmael.

Primary results

Washington's 1st congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jay Inslee 104,342 66.44%
Republican Larry Ishmael 52,700 33.56%
Total votes157,042 100%

General election

Washington's 1st congressional district general election, November 4, 2008 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jay Inslee 233,780 67.76%
Republican Larry Ishmael111,24032.24%
Total votes345,020 100%

District 2

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Incumbent Democrat Rick Larsen has represented the 2nd district in Congress since 2001. Larsen won in the 2006 election with 64% of the vote. He was opposed by Republican candidate Rick Bart. Two other Democrats challenged the two in the primary election, Doug Schaffer and Glen Johnson.

Primary results

Washington's 2nd congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rick Larsen 98,304 54.33%
Republican Rick Bart 68,189 37.69%
Democratic Doug Schaffer8,8574.89%
Democratic Glen Johnson5,5903.09%
Total votes157,042 100%

General election

Washington's 2nd congressional district general election, November 4, 2008 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rick Larsen 217,416 62.39%
Republican Rick Bart131,05137.61%
Total votes345,020 100%

District 3

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Incumbent Democrat Brian Baird has represented the 3rd district in Congress since 1999. Baird won in the 2006 election with 63% of the vote. He was opposed by Republican candidate Michael Delavar. Democrat Cheryl Crist and Republican Christine Webb also entered the primary.

Primary results

Washington's 3rd congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian Baird 83,409 50.59%
Republican Michael Delavar 32,372 19.63%
Republican Christine Webb27,73816.82%
Democratic Cheryl Crist21,35612.95%
Total votes164,875 100%

General election

Washington's 3rd congressional district general election, November 4, 2008 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian Baird 216,701 64.01%
Republican Michael Delavar121,82835.99%
Total votes338,529 100%

District 4

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Incumbent Republican Doc Hastings has represented the 4th district in Congress since 1995. Hastings won in the 2006 election with 60% of the vote. He was opposed by Democratic candidate George Fearing. Republican Gordon Allen Pross was eliminated in the primary.

Primary results

Washington's 4th congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Doc Hastings 93,241 62.19%
Democratic George Fearing 49,841 33.24%
Republican Gordon Allen Pross6,8424.56%
Total votes149,924 100%

General election

Washington's 4th congressional district general election, November 4, 2008 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Doc Hastings 169,940 63.09%
Democratic George Fearing99,43036.91%
Total votes269,370 100%

District 5

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Incumbent Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers has represented the 2nd district in Congress since 2005. Rodgers was elected in 2006 with 56% of the vote. She was opposed by Democratic candidate Mark Mays. Barbara Lampert of the Democratic party, Republican Kurt Erickson, Libertarian John Beck and Constitution candidate Randall Yearout were eliminated in the primary.

Primary results

Washington's 5th congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers 96,584 56.29%
Democratic Mark Mays 34,251 19.96%
Democratic Barbara Lampert19,64511.45%
Republican Kurt Erickson12,1557.08%
Constitution Randall Yearout5,2683.07%
Libertarian John H. Beck3,6732.14%
Total votes171,576 100%

General election

Washington's 5th congressional district general election, November 4, 2008 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers 211,305 65.28%
Democratic Mark Mays112,38234.72%
Total votes323,687 100%

District 6

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Incumbent Democrat Norm Dicks has represented the 6th district in Congress since 1977. Dicks won in the 2006 election with 71% of the vote. He was opposed by Republican candidate Doug Cloud. Green candidate Gary Murrell and Democrat Paul Richmond also entered the primary.

Primary results

Washington's 6th congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Norm Dicks 96,862 57.26%
Republican Doug Cloud 51,300 30.33%
Democratic Paul Richmond14,9838.86%
Green Glen Johnson6,0143.56%
Total votes169,159 100%

General election

Washington's 6th congressional district general election, November 4, 2008 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Norm Dicks 205,991 66.86%
Republican Doug Cloud102,08133.14%
Total votes308,072 100%

District 7

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Incumbent Democrat Jim McDermott has represented the 7th district in Congress since 1989. McDermott won in the 2006 election with 79% of the vote in the most Democratic district in the state. He was opposed by Republican candidate Steve Beren. Democrats Donovan Rivers and Goodspaceguy entered the primary, as well as independents Mark Goldman and Al Schaefer.

Primary results

Washington's 7th congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim McDermott 95,344 73.82%
Republican Steve Beren 19,307 14.95%
Democratic Donovan Rivers6,6855.18%
Independent Mark A. Goldman3,4102.64%
Democratic Goodspaceguy Nelson3,1992.48%
Independent Al Schaefer1,2160.94%
Total votes129,161 100%

General election

Washington's 7th congressional district general election, November 4, 2008 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim McDermott 291,963 83.65%
Republican Steve Beren57,05416.35%
Total votes349,017 100%

District 8

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Incumbent Republican Dave Reichert has represented the 8th district in Congress since 2005. Reichert won in the 2006 election with 51.5% of the vote. He was opposed by Democratic candidate Darcy Burner. The primary also included Democrats James Vaughn and Keith Arnold, and Independents Richard Todd and Boleslaw Orlinski.

The District 8 race was considered competitive: it voted for Obama by a large margin and had a Cook PVI of D+2. It was rated "toss up" by Cook, "no clear favorite" by CQ Politics and "toss up/tilt Republican" by Rothenberg. [16] [17] [18]

Primary results

Washington's 8th congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Reichert 74,140 48.54%
Democratic Darcy Burner 68,010 44.53%
Democratic James E. Vaughn5,0513.31%
Independent Richard Todd2,1161.39%
Democratic Keith Arnold1,8861.23%
Independent Boleslaw Orlinski1,5231.00%
Total votes152,726 100%

General election

Washington's 8th congressional district general election, November 4, 2008 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Reichert 191,568 52.78%
Democratic Darcy Burner171,35847.22%
Total votes362,926 100%

District 9

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Incumbent Democrat Adam Smith has represented the 9th district in Congress since 1997. Smith won in the 2006 election with 66% of the vote. He was opposed by Republican candidate James Postma.

Primary results

Washington's 9th congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Adam Smith 81,503 64.70%
Republican James Postma 44,472 35.30%
Total votes125,975 100%

General election

Washington's 9th congressional district general election, November 4, 2008 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Adam Smith 176,295 65.45%
Republican James Postma93,08034.55%
Total votes269,375 100%

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  3. ↑ "Congressional District 1". Secretary of State of Washington. November 26, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
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  18. ↑ 2008 House Ratings from The Rotherberg Political Report, July 4, 2008
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