2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington

none February 2026 September 2023 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington Washington legislative no 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington 2006 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington 2010 All 9 Washington seats to the United States House of Representatives 2008 11 04 Democratic Party (United States) 6 6 1,725,316 59.20% 5.07% Republican Party (United States) 3 3 1,189,147 40.80% 5.66% x200px District results x200px County results Democratic #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% Republican #E27F90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% 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.Top 2 Primary: FAQs for Voters Washington Secretary of State 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. Overview District Districthttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/federal-all.html https://web.archive.org/web/20201114131924/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/federal-all.html November 14, 2020 live Federal - All Results Reed Sam Sam Reed November 4, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington April 24, 2026DemocraticRepublicanTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes Votes %WA 1 District 1 233,780 67.76% 111,240 32.24% 345,020 100.00% Democratic holdWA 2 District 2 217,416 62.39% 131,051 37.61% 348,467 100.00% Democratic holdWA 3 District 3 216,701 64.01% 121,828 35.99% 338,529 100.00% Democratic holdWA 4 District 4 99,430 36.91% 169,940 63.09% 269,370 100.00% Republican holdWA 5 District 5 112,382 34.72% 211,305 65.28% 323,687 100.00% Republican holdWA 6 District 6 205,991 66.86% 102,081 33.14% 308,072 100.00% Democratic holdWA 7 District 7 291,963 83.65% 57,054 16.35% 349,017 100.00% Democratic holdWA 8 District 8 171,358 47.22% 191,568 52.78% 362,926 100.00% Republican holdWA 9 District 9 176,295 65.45% 93,080 34.55% 269,375 100.00% Democratic holdTotal 1,725,316 59.20% 1,189,147 40.80% 2,914,463 100.00% Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 59.20 Republican Republican Party (United States) 40.80 House seats #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 66.67 Republican Republican Party (United States) 33.33 District 1 thumb 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 Washington's 1st congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20080819/us-congressional-district-1-representative.html U.S. Congressional District 1 - Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed August 19, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington October 21, 2025 Jay Inslee Democratic Party (United States) 104,342 66.44% Larry Ishmael Republican Party (United States) 52,700 33.56% 157,042 100.00% General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2008 Competitive House Race Chart http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2008-11-04_13-32-49.php House: Race Ratings The Cook Political Report 6 November 2006 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106112035/http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2008-11-04_13-32-49.php 6 November 2008Safe D November 6, 2008 Rothenberg2008 House Ratings https://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2008/11/2008-house-ratings.html House Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report 2 November 2006 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106133426/http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2008/11/2008-house-ratings.html 6 November 2008Safe D November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal Ball2008 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2008/house/ Sabato's Crystal Ball 6 November 2008 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106144620/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2008/house/ 6 November 2008Safe D November 6, 2008 Real Clear PoliticsBattle for the House of Representatives http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/house/battle_for_the_house_of_representatives.html realclearpolitics.com Real Clear Politics 9 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081217170047/http://www.realclearpolitics.com:80/epolls/2008/house/battle_for_the_house_of_representatives.html 17 December 2008 7 November 2008Safe D November 7, 2008 CQ PoliticsRace Ratings Chart: House http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house cqpolitics.com Congressional Quarterly Inc 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106054801/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house 6 November 2008Safe D November 6, 2008 Results 2008 Washington's 1st congressional district electionhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-1-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20201114131507/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-1-representative.html November 14, 2020 live U.S. Congressional District 1 - Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed November 4, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington October 18, 2025 Jay Inslee Democratic Party (United States) 233,780 67.76% Republican Party (United States) Larry Ishmael 111,240 32.24% 345,020 100.00% By county +County resultsCountyhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-1-representative_bycounty.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150725000012/http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/US-Congressional-District-1-Representative_ByCounty.html July 25, 2015 live U.S. Congressional District 1 - Representative - County Results Reed Sam Sam Reed November 4, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington August 12, 2025Jay Inslee DemocraticLarry Ishmael RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%King (part)85,28369.71%37,06230.29%48,22139.41%122,345Kitsap (part)41,60266.15%21,28433.85%20,31832.31%62,886Snohomish (part)106,89566.90%52,89433.10%54,00133.80%159,789Totals233,78067.76%111,24032.24%122,54035.52%345,020 District 2 thumb 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 Washington's 2nd congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20080819/us-congressional-district-2-representative.html U.S. Congressional District 2 - Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed August 19, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington October 21, 2025 Rick Larsen Democratic Party (United States) 98,304 54.33% Rick Bart Republican Party (United States) 68,189 37.69% Doug Schaffer Democratic Party (United States) 8,857 4.89% Glen Johnson Democratic Party (United States) 5,590 3.09% 180,940 100.00% General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 6, 2008 RothenbergSafe D November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 6, 2008 Real Clear PoliticsSafe D November 7, 2008 CQ PoliticsSafe D November 6, 2008 Results 2008 Washington's 2nd congressional district electionhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-2-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250324144331/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-2-representative.html March 24, 2025 live U.S. Congressional District 2 - Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed November 4, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington October 18, 2025 Rick Larsen Democratic Party (United States) 217,416 62.39% Rick Bart Republican Party (United States) 131,051 37.61% 348,467 100.00% By county Countyhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-2-representative_bycounty.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150725000015/http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/US-Congressional-District-2-Representative_ByCounty.html July 25, 2015 live U.S. Congressional District 2 - Representative - County Results Reed Sam Sam Reed November 4, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington August 12, 2025Rick LarsenDemocraticRick BartRepublicanMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%Island24,94861.70%15,48938.30%9,45923.39%40,437King (part)19866.89%9833.11%10033.78%296San Juan7,30872.44%2,78127.56%4,52744.87%10,089Skagit34,64164.52%19,05135.48%15,59029.04%53,692Snohomish (part)87,45759.00%60,78441.00%26,67317.99%148,241Whatcom62,86465.68%32,84834.32%30,01631.36%95,712Totals217,41662.39%131,05137.61%86,36524.78%348,467 District 3 2008 Washington's 3rd congressional district election Washington presidential no 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 3 2006 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 3 2010 x150px File:Brian Baird (cropped).jpg Brian Baird Democratic Party (United States) 216,701 64.0% File:3x4.svg Michael Delavar Republican Party (United States) 121,828 36.0% U.S. Representative Brian Baird Democratic Party (United States) Brian Baird Democratic Party (United States) 2008 Washington's 3rd congressional district election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsBaird: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% thumb 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 thumb|230px|Results by county #7996e2 Baird #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Washington's 3rd congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20080819/us-congressional-district-3-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250516092950/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20080819/us-congressional-district-3-representative.html May 16, 2025 live U.S. Congressional District 3 - Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed August 19, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington October 21, 2025 Brian Baird Democratic Party (United States) 83,409 50.59% Michael Delavar Republican Party (United States) 32,372 19.63% Christine Webb Republican Party (United States) 27,738 16.82% Cheryl Crist Democratic Party (United States) 21,356 12.95% 164,875 100.00% General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 6, 2008 RothenbergSafe D November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 6, 2008 Real Clear PoliticsSafe D November 7, 2008 CQ PoliticsSafe D November 6, 2008 Results 2008 Washington's 3rd congressional district electionhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-3-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250502153132/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-3-representative.html May 2, 2025 live U.S. Congressional District 3 - Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed November 4, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington October 18, 2025 Brian Baird Democratic Party (United States) 216,701 64.01% Michael Delavar Republican Party (United States) 121,828 35.99% 338,529 100.00% By county +County resultsCountyhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-3-representative_bycounty.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250501000253/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-3-representative_bycounty.html May 1, 2025 live U.S. Congressional District 3 - Representative - County Results Reed Sam Sam Reed November 4, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington August 12, 2025Brian Baird DemocraticMichael Delavar RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Clark106,87861.21%67,73338.79%39,14522.42%174,611Cowlitz29,10266.71%14,52333.29%14,57933.42%43,625Lewis19,74559.03%13,70540.97%6,04018.06%33,450Pacific7,70672.57%2,91327.43%4,79345.14%10,619Skamania (part)2,30960.19%1,52739.81%78220.39%3,836Thurston (part)49,45670.50%20,69929.50%28,75740.99%70,155Wahkiakum1,50567.40%72832.60%77734.80%2,233Totals216,70164.01%121,82835.99%94,87328.03%338,529 District 4 thumb 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 Washington's 4th congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20080819/us-congressional-district-4-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250402043433/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20080819/us-congressional-district-4-representative.html April 2, 2025 live U.S. Congressional District 4 - Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed August 19, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington October 21, 2025 Doc Hastings Republican Party (United States) 93,241 62.19% George Fearing Democratic Party (United States) 49,841 33.24% Gordon Allen Pross Republican Party (United States) 6,842 4.56% 149,924 100.00% General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 6, 2008 RothenbergSafe R November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 6, 2008 Real Clear PoliticsSafe R November 7, 2008 CQ PoliticsSafe R November 6, 2008 Results 2008 Washington's 4th congressional district electionhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-4-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250403043134/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-4-representative.html April 3, 2025 live U.S. Congressional District 4 - Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed November 4, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington October 18, 2025 Doc Hastings Republican Party (United States) 169,940 63.09% George Fearing Democratic Party (United States) 99,430 36.91% 269,370 100.00% By county +County resultsCountyhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-4-representative_bycounty.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150725000025/http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/US-Congressional-District-4-Representative_ByCounty.html July 25, 2015 live U.S. Congressional District 4 - Representative - County Results Reed Sam Sam Reed November 4, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington August 12, 2025Doc Hastings RepublicanGeorge Fearing DemocraticMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams (part)1,52267.08%74732.92%77534.16%2,269Benton46,60365.23%24,83834.77%21,76530.47%71,441Chelan20,27065.49%10,68134.51%9,58930.98%30,951Douglas10,10868.52%4,64431.48%5,46437.04%14,752Franklin12,40864.06%6,96035.94%5,44828.13%19,368Grant18,46069.17%8,22730.83%10,23338.34%26,687Kittitas10,09558.57%7,14241.43%2,95317.13%17,237Klickitat5,60357.25%4,18442.75%1,41914.50%9,787Skamania (part)71752.11%65947.89%584.22%1,376Yakima44,15458.48%31,34841.52%12,80616.96%75,502Totals169,94063.09%99,43036.91%70,51026.18%269,370 District 5 thumb 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 Washington's 5th congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20080819/us-congressional-district-5-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250221225250/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20080819/us-congressional-district-5-representative.html February 21, 2025 live U.S. Congressional District 5 - Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed August 19, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington October 21, 2025 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican Party (United States) 96,584 56.29% Mark Mays Democratic Party (United States) 34,251 19.96% Barbara Lampert Democratic Party (United States) 19,645 11.45% Kurt Erickson Republican Party (United States) 12,155 7.08% Randall Yearout Constitution Party (United States) 5,268 3.07% John H. Beck Libertarian Party (United States) 3,673 2.14% 171,576 100.00% General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 6, 2008 RothenbergSafe R November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 6, 2008 Real Clear PoliticsSafe R November 7, 2008 CQ PoliticsSafe R November 6, 2008 Results 2008 Washington's 5th congressional district electionhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-5-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20251008193046/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-5-representative.html October 8, 2025 live U.S. Congressional District 5 - Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed November 4, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington October 18, 2025 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican Party (United States) 211,305 65.28% Mark Mays Democratic Party (United States) 112,382 34.72% 323,687 100.00% By county +County resultsCountyhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-5-representative_bycounty.html https://web.archive.org/web/20211208221257/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-5-representative_bycounty.html December 8, 2021 live U.S. Congressional District 5 - Representative - County Results Reed Sam Sam Reed November 4, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington August 12, 2025Cathy McMorris Rodgers RepublicanMark Mays DemocraticMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams (part)1,96482.45%41817.55%1,54664.90%2,382Asotin6,42267.96%3,02832.04%3,39435.92%9,450Columbia1,79581.78%40018.22%1,39563.55%2,195Ferry2,44871.60%97128.40%1,47743.20%3,419Garfield1,08180.91%25519.09%82661.83%1,336Lincoln4,58678.10%1,28621.90%3,30056.20%5,872Okanogan11,08267.37%5,36732.63%5,71534.74%16,449Pend Oreille4,42669.62%1,93130.38%2,49539.25%6,357Spokane134,22862.79%79,53137.21%54,69725.59%213,759Stevens16,06873.14%5,90226.86%10,16646.27%21,970Walla Walla16,71370.62%6,95429.38%9,75941.23%23,667Whitman10,49262.34%6,33937.66%4,15324.67%16,831Totals211,30565.28%112,38234.72%98,92330.56%323,687 District 6 thumb 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 Washington's 6th congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20080819/us-congressional-district-6-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250305222406/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20080819/us-congressional-district-6-representative.html March 5, 2025 live U.S. Congressional District 6 - Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed August 19, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington October 21, 2025 Norm Dicks Democratic Party (United States) 96,862 57.26% Doug Cloud Republican Party (United States) 51,300 30.33% Paul Richmond Democratic Party (United States) 14,983 8.86% Glen Johnson Green Party (United States) 6,014 3.56% 169,159 100.00% General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 6, 2008 RothenbergSafe D November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 6, 2008 Real Clear PoliticsSafe D November 7, 2008 CQ PoliticsSafe D November 6, 2008 Results 2008 Washington's 6th congressional district electionhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-6-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250420025447/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-6-representative.html April 20, 2025 live U.S. Congressional District 6 - Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed November 4, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington October 18, 2025 Norm Dicks Democratic Party (United States) 205,991 66.86% Doug Cloud Republican Party (United States) 102,081 33.14% 308,072 100.00% By county +County resultsCountyhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-6-representative_bycounty.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150725000035/http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/US-Congressional-District-6-Representative_ByCounty.html July 25, 2015 live U.S. Congressional District 6 - Representative - County Results Reed Sam Sam Reed November 4, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington August 12, 2025Norm Dicks DemocraticDoug Cloud RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Clallam20,74555.72%16,48944.28%4,25611.43%37,234Grays Harbor18,78366.64%9,40333.36%9,38033.28%28,186Jefferson13,46270.23%5,70629.77%7,75640.46%19,168Kitsap (part)39,40467.77%18,73632.23%20,66835.55%58,140Mason17,71064.11%9,91535.89%7,79528.22%27,625Pierce (part)95,88769.63%41,83230.37%54,05539.25%137,719Totals205,99166.86%102,08133.14%103,91033.73%308,072 District 7 thumb 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 Washington's 7th congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20080819/us-congressional-district-7-representative.html U.S. Congressional District 7 - Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed August 19, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington October 21, 2025 Jim McDermott Democratic Party (United States) 95,344 73.82% Steve Beren Republican Party (United States) 19,307 14.95% Donovan Rivers Democratic Party (United States) 6,685 5.18% Mark A. Goldman Independent politician 3,410 2.64% Goodspaceguy Nelson Democratic Party (United States) 3,199 2.48% Al Schaefer Independent politician 1,216 0.94% 129,161 100.00% General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 6, 2008 RothenbergSafe D November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 6, 2008 Real Clear PoliticsSafe D November 7, 2008 CQ PoliticsSafe D November 6, 2008 Results 2008 Washington's 7th congressional district electionhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-7-representative.html U.S. Congressional District 7 - Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed November 4, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington October 18, 2025 Jim McDermott Democratic Party (United States) 291,963 83.65% Steve Beren Republican Party (United States) 57,054 16.35% 349,017 100.00% By county +County resultsCountyhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-7-representative_bycounty.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150725000040/http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/US-Congressional-District-7-Representative_ByCounty.html July 25, 2015 live U.S. Congressional District 7 - Representative - County Results Reed Sam Sam Reed November 4, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington August 12, 2025Jim McDermott DemocraticSteve Beren RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%King (part)291,96383.65%57,05416.35%234,90967.31%349,017Totals291,96383.65%57,05416.35%234,90967.31%349,017 District 8 thumb 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.House https://web.archive.org/web/20101005063455/http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/house/chart.php 2010-10-05 The Cook Political ReportU.S. House, Washington - 8th District https://web.archive.org/web/20080617031603/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-WA-08 2008-06-17 CQ Politics2008 House Ratings from The Rotherberg Political Report, July 4, 2008 Primary results Washington's 8th congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20080819/us-congressional-district-8-representative.html U.S. Congressional District 8 - Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed August 19, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington October 21, 2025 Dave Reichert Republican Party (United States) 74,140 48.54% Darcy Burner Democratic Party (United States) 68,010 44.53% James E. Vaughn Democratic Party (United States) 5,051 3.31% Richard Todd Independent politician 2,116 1.39% Keith Arnold Democratic Party (United States) 1,886 1.23% Boleslaw Orlinski Independent politician 1,523 1.00% 152,726 100.00% General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportTossup November 6, 2008 RothenbergTossup November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal BallLean D flip November 6, 2008 Real Clear PoliticsTossup November 7, 2008 CQ PoliticsTossup November 6, 2008 Results 2008 Washington's 8th congressional district electionhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-8-representative.html U.S. Congressional District 8 - Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed November 4, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington October 18, 2025 Dave Reichert Republican Party (United States) 191,568 52.78% Darcy Burner Democratic Party (United States) 171,358 47.22% 362,926 100.00% By county +County resultsCountyhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-8-representative_bycounty.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150725000045/http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/US-Congressional-District-8-Representative_ByCounty.html July 25, 2015 live U.S. Congressional District 8 - Representative - County Results Reed Sam Sam Reed November 4, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington August 12, 2025Dave Reichert RepublicanDarcy Burner DemocraticMarginTotal votes#%#%#%King (part)147,17051.22%140,16548.78%7,0052.44%287,335Pierce (part)44,39858.73%31,19341.27%13,20517.47%75,591Totals191,56852.78%171,35847.22%20,2105.57%362,926 District 9 thumb 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 Washington's 9th congressional district primary election, August 19, 2008https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20080819/us-congressional-district-9-representative.html U.S. Congressional District 9 - Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed August 19, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington October 21, 2025 Adam Smith Democratic Party (United States) 81,503 64.70% James Postma Republican Party (United States) 44,472 35.30% 125,975 100.00% General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 6, 2008 RothenbergSafe D November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 6, 2008 Real Clear PoliticsSafe D November 7, 2008 CQ PoliticsSafe D November 6, 2008 Results 2008 Washington's 9th congressional district electionhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-9-representative.html https://web.archive.org/web/20201114132820/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-9-representative.html November 14, 2020 live U.S. Congressional District 9 - Representative Reed Sam Sam Reed November 4, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington October 18, 2025 Adam Smith Democratic Party (United States) 176,295 65.45% James Postma Republican Party (United States) 93,080 34.55% 269,375 100.00% By county +County resultsCountyhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-9-representative_bycounty.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250607093104/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/us-congressional-district-9-representative_bycounty.html June 7, 2025 live U.S. Congressional District 9 - Representative - County Results Reed Sam Sam Reed November 4, 2008 Secretary of State of Washington August 12, 2025Adam Smith DemocraticJames Postma RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%King (part)82,36869.66%35,87730.34%46,49139.32%118,245Pierce (part)62,44860.81%40,25439.19%22,19421.61%102,702Thurston (part)31,47965.00%16,94935.00%14,53030.00%48,428Totals176,29565.45%93,08034.55%83,21530.89%269,375 References 30em External links Elections from the Washington Secretary of State 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 Institute blog on candidates http://prospect.org/article/anatomy-netroots-failure Anatomy of a Netroots Failure February 16, 2009 February 16, 2014 The American Prospect Eli Sanders collapsed 2008 Washington United States House of Representatives