# 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington

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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.
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

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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jay Inslee | 104,342 | 66.44% |
| | Republican | Larry Ishmael | 52,700 | 33.56% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 157,042 | 100% |

### General election

Washington's 1st congressional district general election, November 4, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jay Inslee | 233,780 | 67.76% |
| | Republican | Larry Ishmael | 111,240 | 32.24% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 345,020 | 100% |

## District 2

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 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 157,042 | 100% |

### General election

Washington's 2nd congressional district general election, November 4, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rick Larsen | 217,416 | 62.39% |
| | Republican | Rick Bart | 131,051 | 37.61% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 345,020 | 100% |

## District 3

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 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 164,875 | 100% |

### General election

Washington's 3rd congressional district general election, November 4, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Brian Baird | 216,701 | 64.01% |
| | Republican | Michael Delavar | 121,828 | 35.99% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 338,529 | 100% |

## District 4

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 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 149,924 | 100% |

### General election

Washington's 4th congressional district general election, November 4, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Doc Hastings | 169,940 | 63.09% |
| | Democratic | George Fearing | 99,430 | 36.91% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 269,370 | 100% |

## District 5

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 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 171,576 | 100% |

### General election

Washington's 5th congressional district general election, November 4, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | 211,305 | 65.28% |
| | Democratic | Mark Mays | 112,382 | 34.72% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 323,687 | 100% |

## District 6

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 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 169,159 | 100% |

### General election

Washington's 6th congressional district general election, November 4, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Norm Dicks | 205,991 | 66.86% |
| | Republican | Doug Cloud | 102,081 | 33.14% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 308,072 | 100% |

## District 7

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 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 129,161 | 100% |

### General election

Washington's 7th congressional district general election, November 4, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim McDermott | 291,963 | 83.65% |
| | Republican | Steve Beren | 57,054 | 16.35% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 349,017 | 100% |

## District 8

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.

### Primary results

Washington's 8th congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 152,726 | 100% |

### General election

Washington's 8th congressional district general election, November 4, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dave Reichert | 191,568 | 52.78% |
| | Democratic | Darcy Burner | 171,358 | 47.22% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 362,926 | 100% |

## District 9

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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Adam Smith | 81,503 | 64.70% |
| | Republican | James Postma | 44,472 | 35.30% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 125,975 | 100% |

### General election

Washington's 9th congressional district general election, November 4, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Adam Smith | 176,295 | 65.45% |
| | Republican | James Postma | 93,080 | 34.55% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 269,375 | 100% |