2008 Washington Secretary of State election

none February 2026 October 2025 2008 Washington secretary of state election Washington presidential no 2004 Washington Secretary of State election 2004 2012 Washington Secretary of State election 2012 November 4, 2008 x160px File:Sam Reed - Washington secretary of state (cropped).jpg Sam Reed Republican Party (United States) 1,644,587 58.33% File:3x4.svg Jason Osgood Democratic Party (United States) 1,175,086 41.67% 275px County results 275px Congressional district results Reed: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Osgood: #7996e2 50–60% Secretary of State Sam Reed Republican Party (United States) Sam Reed Republican Party (United States) The 2008 Washington Secretary of State election was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, to elect the Washington Secretary of State, concurrently with the 2008 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the U.S. Senate and various state and local elections, including for U.S. House and governor of Washington. Washington is one of two states that holds a top-two primary, meaning that all candidates are listed on the same ballot regardless of party affiliation, and the top two move on to the general election. Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Sam Reed was re-elected to a third term in office, defeating Democratic challenger Jason Osgood in a landslide.https://www.historylink.org/file/8896 Along with the concurrent attorney general election, this is the last time King County voted Republican in a statewide election against a Democratic opponent.The 2016 Washington State Treasurer election was contested between 2 Republicans. 3 Candidates Republican Party Advanced to general Sam Reed, incumbent secretary of state (2001–2013)2008 Primary Candidates Who Have Filed https://eledataweb.votewa.gov/Candidates/WhoFiled?countyCode=xx&electiondate=200808&_gl=1*6923q2*_ga*ODM3Mzk0MTM3LjE3NjExNTI5MTA.*_ga_7B08VE04WV*czE3NjExNTY3ODIkbzIkZzEkdDE3NjExNTczMjIkajU2JGwwJGgw*_ga_X6SDF160YQ*czE3NjExNTY3ODIkbzIkZzEkdDE3NjExNTczMjIkajU2JGwwJGgw 2025-10-22 eledataweb.votewa.gov Democratic Party Advanced to general Jason Osgood, computer programmer Third-party and independent candidates Eliminated in primary Mark Greene (Party of Commons), perennial candidate Marilyn Montgomery (Constitution) Primary election Endorsements Sam Reed (R) Newspapers The Seattle Timeshttps://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/easy-choice-reed-for-secretary-of-state/ Easy choice: Reed for secretary of state Editorial Board The Seattle Times August 5, 2008 The Seattle Times October 22, 2025 subscription Results thumb|275px|County results #e27f7f Reed #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% County results thumb|275px|Congressional district results #e27f7f Reed #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Congressional district results Blanket primary election results Washington State Republican Party Sam Reed (incumbent) 816,171 59.40 Washington State Democratic Party Jason Osgood 446,222 32.48 Constitution Party (United States) Marilyn Montgomery 88,728 6.46 Independent politician Mark Greene 22,800 1.66 1,373,921 100.00 By county +County resultsCountySam Reed RepublicanJason Osgood DemocraticVarious candidates Other partiesMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%Adams1,89672.84%44317.02%26410.14%1,45355.82%2,603Asotin2,99956.86%1,67531.76%60011.38%1,32425.10%5,274Benton26,56269.16%8,32221.67%3,5229.17%18,24047.49%38,406Chelan11,62368.35%3,92623.09%1,4578.57%7,69745.26%17,006Clallam13,11759.69%7,06632.15%1,7938.16%6,05127.53%21,976Clark41,60557.14%24,56833.74%6,6459.13%17,03723.40%72,818Columbia1,00869.23%29019.92%15810.85%71849.31%1,456Cowlitz11,34752.35%8,15637.63%2,17410.03%3,19114.72%21,677Douglas5,86269.27%1,86021.98%7408.74%4,00247.29%8,462Ferry1,20560.16%54026.96%25812.88%66533.20%2,003Franklin7,37367.21%2,51722.94%1,0809.85%4,85644.27%10,970Garfield53670.53%14418.95%8010.53%39251.58%760Grant9,66165.05%3,46423.32%1,72711.63%6,19741.73%14,852Grays Harbor9,71356.71%6,00235.04%1,4148.26%3,71121.67%17,129Island14,65760.78%7,56231.36%1,8957.86%7,09529.42%24,114Jefferson6,18548.71%5,50143.32%1,0127.97%6845.39%12,698King193,39856.58%128,28437.53%20,1275.89%65,11419.05%341,809Kitsap38,16858.64%21,73833.40%5,1787.96%16,43025.24%65,084Kittitas6,27864.73%2,50125.79%9209.49%3,77738.94%9,699Klickitat2,81654.53%1,80534.95%54310.52%1,01119.58%5,164Lewis12,80366.57%4,27022.20%2,16011.23%8,53344.37%19,233Lincoln2,69370.66%71218.68%40610.65%1,98151.98%3,811Mason10,28260.76%5,19330.69%1,4478.55%5,08930.07%16,922Okanogan5,35261.90%2,35227.20%94210.90%3,00034.70%8,646Pacific3,42951.47%2,60739.13%6269.40%82212.34%6,662Pend Oreille2,20258.22%1,02627.13%55414.65%1,17631.09%3,782Pierce87,43459.92%47,05732.25%11,4377.84%40,37727.67%145,928San Juan3,24549.93%2,73242.04%5228.03%5137.89%6,499Skagit17,92460.33%9,32031.37%2,4648.29%8,60428.96%29,708Skamania1,29353.19%88536.40%25310.41%40816.78%2,431Snohomish80,85657.13%48,95734.59%11,7158.28%31,89922.54%141,528Spokane62,02558.27%32,51430.55%11,90011.18%29,51127.73%106,439Stevens7,66561.64%2,87023.08%1,90015.28%4,79538.56%12,435Thurston43,83067.55%16,67925.71%4,3776.75%27,15141.84%64,886Wahkiakum82260.13%42330.94%1228.92%39929.19%1,367Walla Walla8,95167.05%3,19523.93%1,2049.02%5,75643.12%13,350Whatcom27,30457.59%16,70535.24%3,4007.17%10,59922.36%47,409Whitman5,09162.63%2,36929.14%6698.23%2,72233.49%8,129Yakima26,96166.09%9,99224.49%3,8439.42%16,96941.59%40,796Totals816,17159.40%446,22232.48%111,5288.12%369,94926.93%1,373,921 By congressional district District2008 Primary Data https://www.sos.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/2008-primary-data.zip sos.wa.gov live https://web.archive.org/web/20250625074817/https://www.sos.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/2008-primary-data.zip June 25, 2025 Reed Osgood RepresentativeWashington 1 1st 58% 35%Jay InsleeWashington 2 2nd 58% 34%Rick LarsenWashington 3 3rd 60% 31%Brian BairdWashington 4 4th 67% 24%Doc HastingsWashington 5 5th 60% 29%Cathy McMorris RodgersWashington 6 6th 58% 34%Norm DicksWashington 7 7th 49% 46%Jim McDermottWashington 8 8th 64% 30%Dave ReichertWashington 9 9th 61% 32%Adam Smith General election Results 2008 Washington Secretary of State electionRepublican Party (United States) Sam Reed (incumbent) 1,644,587 58.33% +6.86%Democratic Party (United States) Jason Osgood 1,175,086 41.67% –3.78%2,819,673 100.00% N/A Washington State Republican Party By county +County resultsCountySam Reed RepublicanJason Osgood DemocraticMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams3,37274.60%1,14825.40%2,22449.20%4,520Asotin5,72762.64%3,41637.36%2,31125.28%9,143Benton49,61971.96%19,33028.04%30,28943.93%68,949Chelan20,91369.70%9,09330.30%11,82039.39%30,006Clallam22,04861.12%14,02538.88%8,02322.24%36,073Clark97,00257.02%73,11942.98%23,88314.04%170,121Columbia1,55875.08%51724.92%1,04150.17%2,075Cowlitz22,85053.90%19,54346.10%3,3077.80%42,393Douglas10,20771.12%4,14528.88%6,06242.24%14,352Ferry2,07063.34%1,19836.66%87226.68%3,268Franklin13,00968.84%5,88931.16%7,12037.68%18,898Garfield96476.57%29523.43%66953.14%1,259Grant17,96868.83%8,13831.17%9,83037.65%26,106Grays Harbor15,94057.67%11,69842.33%4,24215.35%27,638Island24,35262.20%14,80237.80%9,55024.39%39,154Jefferson9,44750.06%9,42349.94%240.13%18,870King432,27751.88%400,96448.12%31,3133.76%833,241Kitsap68,97658.89%48,15341.11%20,82317.78%117,129Kittitas11,12066.42%5,62133.58%5,49932.85%16,741Klickitat5,40257.09%4,06042.91%1,34214.18%9,462Lewis22,41568.40%10,35431.60%12,06136.81%32,769Lincoln4,14774.64%1,40925.36%2,73849.28%5,556Mason16,93362.55%10,14037.45%6,79325.09%27,073Okanogan9,81862.60%5,86537.40%3,95325.21%15,683Pacific5,42352.96%4,81747.04%6065.92%10,240Pend Oreille4,01465.56%2,10934.44%1,90531.11%6,123Pierce183,41359.80%123,28340.20%60,13019.61%306,696San Juan4,75048.43%5,05851.57%-308-3.14%9,808Skagit32,07761.18%20,35538.82%11,72222.36%52,432Skamania2,83355.79%2,24544.21%58811.58%5,078Snohomish172,17357.13%129,19342.87%42,98014.26%301,366Spokane129,87662.62%77,53237.38%52,34425.24%207,408Stevens14,07767.30%6,83932.70%7,23834.61%20,916Thurston79,21265.94%40,91534.06%38,29731.88%120,127Wahkiakum1,26059.10%87240.90%38818.20%2,132Walla Walla16,19570.24%6,86329.76%9,33240.47%23,058Whatcom53,00656.49%40,82043.51%12,18612.99%93,826Whitman10,05862.04%6,15437.96%3,90424.08%16,212Yakima48,08665.18%25,68634.82%22,40030.36%73,772Totals1,644,58758.33%1,175,08641.67%469,50116.65%2,819,673 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Cowlitz (largest city: Longview) Jefferson (largest city: Port Townsend) King (largest city: Seattle) Pacific (largest city: Raymond) right 275px Swing by county Legend #ffd5d5 Republican — +0–2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5–5% #ff8080 Republican — +5–7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5–10% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% 275px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5–10% #77e3ff Democratic — +5–7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5–5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0–2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0–2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5–5% 275px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip By congressional district Reed won eight of nine congressional districts, including five that elected Democrats.2008 General Data https://www.sos.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/2008-general-data.zip sos.wa.gov live https://web.archive.org/web/20240520224356/https://www.sos.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/2008-general-data.zip 2024-05-20 District Reed Osgood RepresentativeWashington 1 1st 57% 43%Jay InsleeWashington 2 2nd 58% 42%Rick LarsenWashington 3 3rd 59% 41%Brian BairdWashington 4 4th 68% 32%Doc HastingsWashington 5 5th 64% 36%Cathy McMorris RodgersWashington 6 6th 58% 42%Norm DicksWashington 7 7th 40% 60%Jim McDermottWashington 8 8th 63% 37%Dave ReichertWashington 9 9th 59% 41%Adam Smith References Notes Secretary of state 2008