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.
Incumbent DemocratJay 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 resultsedit
Washington's 1st congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008[2]
Incumbent DemocratRick 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 resultsedit
Washington's 2nd congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008[4]
Incumbent DemocratBrian 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 resultsedit
Washington's 3rd congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008[6]
Incumbent RepublicanDoc 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 resultsedit
Washington's 4th congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008[8]
Incumbent RepublicanCathy 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 resultsedit
Washington's 5th congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008[10]
Incumbent DemocratNorm 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 resultsedit
Washington's 6th congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008[12]
Incumbent DemocratJim 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 resultsedit
Washington's 7th congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008[14]
Incumbent RepublicanDave 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 resultsedit
Washington's 8th congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008[19]
Incumbent DemocratAdam 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 resultsedit
Washington's 9th congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008[21]
Campaign contributions for Washington congressional races from OpenSecrets
NWProgressive Institute blog on candidates
Sanders, Eli (February 16, 2009). "Anatomy of a Netroots Failure". The American Prospect. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
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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 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington 2006 November 4 2008 2008 11 04 2010 All 9 Washington seats to the United States House of Representatives Majority party Minority party Party Democratic RepublicanLast election 6 3Seats won 6 3Seat changePopular vote 1 725 316 1 189 147Percentage 59 20 40 80 Swing 5 07 5 66 Democratic 60 70 80 90 Republican 50 60 60 70 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 Contents 1 District 1 1 1 Primary results 1 2 General election 2 District 2 2 1 Primary results 2 2 General election 3 District 3 3 1 Primary results 3 2 General election 4 District 4 4 1 Primary results 4 2 General election 5 District 5 5 1 Primary results 5 2 General election 6 District 6 6 1 Primary results 6 2 General election 7 District 7 7 1 Primary results 7 2 General election 8 District 8 8 1 Primary results 8 2 General election 9 District 9 9 1 Primary results 9 2 General election 10 References 11 External linksDistrict 1 edit nbsp See also Washington s 1st congressional district 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 edit Washington s 1st congressional district primary election August 19 2008 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jay Inslee 104 342 66 44 Republican Larry Ishmael 52 700 33 56 Total votes 157 042 100 General election edit Washington s 1st congressional district general election November 4 2008 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jay Inslee 233 780 67 76 Republican Larry Ishmael 111 240 32 24 Total votes 345 020 100 District 2 edit nbsp See also Washington s 2nd congressional district 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 edit Washington s 2nd congressional district primary election August 19 2008 4 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Rick Larsen 98 304 54 33 Republican Rick Bart 68 189 37 69 Democratic Doug Schaffer 8 857 4 89 Democratic Glen Johnson 5 590 3 09 Total votes 157 042 100 General election edit Washington s 2nd congressional district general election November 4 2008 5 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Rick Larsen 217 416 62 39 Republican Rick Bart 131 051 37 61 Total votes 345 020 100 District 3 edit nbsp See also Washington s 3rd congressional district 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 edit Washington s 3rd congressional district primary election August 19 2008 6 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Brian Baird 83 409 50 59 Republican Michael Delavar 32 372 19 63 Republican Christine Webb 27 738 16 82 Democratic Cheryl Crist 21 356 12 95 Total votes 164 875 100 General election edit Washington s 3rd congressional district general election November 4 2008 7 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Brian Baird 216 701 64 01 Republican Michael Delavar 121 828 35 99 Total votes 338 529 100 District 4 edit nbsp See also Washington s 4th congressional district 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 edit Washington s 4th congressional district primary election August 19 2008 8 Party Candidate Votes Republican Doc Hastings 93 241 62 19 Democratic George Fearing 49 841 33 24 Republican Gordon Allen Pross 6 842 4 56 Total votes 149 924 100 General election edit Washington s 4th congressional district general election November 4 2008 9 Party Candidate Votes Republican Doc Hastings 169 940 63 09 Democratic George Fearing 99 430 36 91 Total votes 269 370 100 District 5 edit nbsp See also Washington s 5th congressional district 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 edit Washington s 5th congressional district primary election August 19 2008 10 Party Candidate Votes Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers 96 584 56 29 Democratic Mark Mays 34 251 19 96 Democratic Barbara Lampert 19 645 11 45 Republican Kurt Erickson 12 155 7 08 Constitution Randall Yearout 5 268 3 07 Libertarian John H Beck 3 673 2 14 Total votes 171 576 100 General election edit Washington s 5th congressional district general election November 4 2008 11 Party Candidate Votes Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers 211 305 65 28 Democratic Mark Mays 112 382 34 72 Total votes 323 687 100 District 6 edit nbsp See also Washington s 6th congressional district 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 edit Washington s 6th congressional district primary election August 19 2008 12 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Norm Dicks 96 862 57 26 Republican Doug Cloud 51 300 30 33 Democratic Paul Richmond 14 983 8 86 Green Glen Johnson 6 014 3 56 Total votes 169 159 100 General election edit Washington s 6th congressional district general election November 4 2008 13 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Norm Dicks 205 991 66 86 Republican Doug Cloud 102 081 33 14 Total votes 308 072 100 District 7 edit nbsp See also Washington s 7th congressional district 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 edit Washington s 7th congressional district primary election August 19 2008 14 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jim McDermott 95 344 73 82 Republican Steve Beren 19 307 14 95 Democratic Donovan Rivers 6 685 5 18 Independent Mark A Goldman 3 410 2 64 Democratic Goodspaceguy Nelson 3 199 2 48 Independent Al Schaefer 1 216 0 94 Total votes 129 161 100 General election edit Washington s 7th congressional district general election November 4 2008 15 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jim McDermott 291 963 83 65 Republican Steve Beren 57 054 16 35 Total votes 349 017 100 District 8 edit nbsp See also Washington s 8th congressional district 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 edit Washington s 8th congressional district primary election August 19 2008 19 Party Candidate Votes Republican Dave Reichert 74 140 48 54 Democratic Darcy Burner 68 010 44 53 Democratic James E Vaughn 5 051 3 31 Independent Richard Todd 2 116 1 39 Democratic Keith Arnold 1 886 1 23 Independent Boleslaw Orlinski 1 523 1 00 Total votes 152 726 100 General election edit Washington s 8th congressional district general election November 4 2008 20 Party Candidate Votes Republican Dave Reichert 191 568 52 78 Democratic Darcy Burner 171 358 47 22 Total votes 362 926 100 District 9 edit nbsp See also Washington s 9th congressional district 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 edit Washington s 9th congressional district primary election August 19 2008 21 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Adam Smith 81 503 64 70 Republican James Postma 44 472 35 30 Total votes 125 975 100 General election edit Washington s 9th congressional district general election November 4 2008 22 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Adam Smith 176 295 65 45 Republican James Postma 93 080 34 55 Total votes 269 375 100 References edit Top 2 Primary FAQs for Voters Washington Secretary of State Congressional District 1 Secretary of State of Washington September 4 2008 Retrieved July 13 2016 Congressional District 1 Secretary of State of Washington November 26 2008 Retrieved July 13 2016 Congressional District 2 Secretary of State of Washington September 4 2008 Retrieved July 14 2016 Congressional District 2 Secretary of State of Washington November 26 2008 Retrieved July 14 2016 Congressional District 3 Secretary of State of Washington September 3 2008 Retrieved July 14 2016 Congressional District 3 Secretary of State of Washington November 29 2008 Retrieved July 14 2016 Congressional District 4 Secretary of State of Washington September 4 2008 Retrieved July 14 2016 Congressional District 4 Secretary of State of Washington November 26 2008 Retrieved July 14 2016 Congressional District 5 Secretary of State of Washington September 4 2008 Retrieved July 14 2016 Congressional District 5 Secretary of State of Washington November 26 2008 Retrieved July 14 2016 Congressional District 6 Secretary of State of Washington September 4 2008 Retrieved July 14 2016 Congressional District 6 Secretary of State of Washington November 26 2008 Retrieved July 14 2016 Congressional District 7 Secretary of State of Washington September 4 2008 Retrieved July 14 2016 Congressional District 7 Secretary of State of Washington November 26 2008 Retrieved July 14 2016 House Archived 2010 10 05 at the Wayback Machine The Cook Political Report U S House Washington 8th District Archived 2008 06 17 at the Wayback Machine CQ Politics 2008 House Ratings from The Rotherberg Political Report July 4 2008 Congressional District 8 Secretary of State of Washington September 4 2008 Retrieved July 14 2016 Congressional District 8 Secretary of State of Washington November 26 2008 Retrieved July 14 2016 Congressional District 9 Secretary of State of Washington September 4 2008 Retrieved July 14 2016 Congressional District 9 Secretary of State of Washington November 26 2008 Retrieved July 14 2016 External links editElections from the Washington Secretary of State 1 Map of districts U S Congress candidates for Washington at Project Vote Smart Washington U S House Races from 2008 Race Tracker Campaign contributions for Washington congressional races from OpenSecrets NWProgressive 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