2008 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election

none October 2025 2008 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election Washington presidential no 2004 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election 2004 2012 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election 2012 November 4, 2008 Peter J. Goldmark Democratic Party (United States) 1,416,904 50.55% Doug Sutherland Republican Party (United States) 1,385,903 49.45% 275px County results 275px Congressional district results Goldmark: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Sutherland: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% Public Lands Commissioner Doug Sutherland Republican Party (United States) Peter J. Goldmark Democratic Party (United States) The 2008 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect the Washington Public Lands Commissioner, 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. Democrat Peter J. Goldmark narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Public Lands Commissioner Doug Sutherland.https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/goldmark-declares-victory-in-lands-commissioner-race-sutherland-wont-concede-01/ Goldmark declares victory in lands-commissioner race, Sutherland won't concede Heffter Emily Cornwall Warren November 7, 2008 The Seattle Times October 29, 2025 subscription 3 Candidates 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. Republican Party Advanced to general Doug Sutherland, incumbent public lands commissioner (2001–2009)https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/democrats-considering-run-against-lands-1241663.php Democratic Party Advanced to general Peter J. Goldmark, rancher and candidate for Washington's 5th congressional district in 2006https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/rancher-goldmark-seeks-a-harvest-of-votes-1251391.php Primary election Results thumb|275px|County results #e27f7f Sutherland #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #7996e2 Goldmark #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% County results thumb|275px|Congressional district results #e27f7f Sutherland #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #7996e2 Goldmark #7996e2 50–60% #584cde 70–80% Congressional district results Blanket primary results Washington State Republican Party Doug Sutherland (incumbent) 691,145 51.13 Washington State Democratic Party Peter J. Goldmark 660,714 48.87 1,351,859 100.00 By county +County resultsCountyDoug Sutherland RepublicanPeter J. Goldmark DemocraticMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams1,70968.33%79231.67%91736.67%2,501Asotin2,90655.38%2,34144.62%56510.77%5,247Benton24,98066.40%12,63833.60%12,34232.81%37,618Chelan10,24061.22%6,48738.78%3,75322.44%16,727Clallam11,96955.33%9,66244.67%2,30710.67%21,631Clark38,47553.58%33,32746.42%5,1487.17%71,802Columbia1,01268.84%45831.16%55437.69%1,470Cowlitz10,54149.29%10,84550.71%-304-1.42%21,386Douglas5,15962.18%3,13837.82%2,02124.36%8,297Ferry1,18058.27%84541.73%33516.54%2,025Franklin7,10465.77%3,69834.23%3,40631.53%10,802Garfield50767.78%24132.22%26635.56%748Grant9,28463.38%5,36436.62%3,92026.76%14,648Grays Harbor9,24254.44%7,73345.56%1,5098.89%16,975Island12,35152.10%11,35647.90%9954.20%23,707Jefferson5,07940.58%7,43659.42%-2,357-18.83%12,515King137,48741.23%196,00058.77%-58,513-17.55%333,487Kitsap32,37351.03%31,06048.97%1,3132.07%63,433Kittitas5,82860.96%3,73339.04%2,09521.91%9,561Klickitat2,87855.81%2,27944.19%59911.62%5,157Lewis12,53966.10%6,43033.90%6,10932.21%18,969Lincoln2,29160.59%1,49039.41%80121.18%3,781Mason9,28955.86%7,34044.14%1,94911.72%16,629Okanogan4,58451.29%4,35348.71%2312.58%8,937Pacific3,36750.61%3,28649.39%811.22%6,653Pend Oreille2,15857.69%1,58342.31%57515.37%3,741Pierce80,60955.61%64,34944.39%16,26011.22%144,958San Juan2,53838.75%4,01161.25%-1,473-22.49%6,549Skagit15,69853.30%13,75246.70%1,9466.61%29,450Skamania1,26452.67%1,13647.33%1285.33%2,400Snohomish69,23049.77%69,86450.23%-634-0.46%139,094Spokane54,44551.39%51,49548.61%2,9502.78%105,940Stevens7,73762.31%4,67937.69%3,05824.63%12,416Thurston33,19552.29%30,28647.71%2,9094.58%63,481Wahkiakum78758.08%56841.92%21916.16%1,355Walla Walla8,19662.07%5,00937.93%3,18724.13%13,205Whatcom23,30549.95%23,34950.05%-44-0.09%46,654Whitman4,23152.62%3,81047.38%4215.24%8,041Yakima25,37863.65%14,49136.35%10,88727.31%39,869Totals691,14551.13%660,71448.87%30,4312.25%1,351,859 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 Sutherland Goldmark RepresentativeWashington 1 1st 48% 52%Jay InsleeWashington 2 2nd 51% 49%Rick LarsenWashington 3 3rd 54% 46%Brian BairdWashington 4 4th 64% 36%Doc HastingsWashington 5 5th 54% 46%Cathy McMorris RodgersWashington 6 6th 53% 47%Norm DicksWashington 7 7th 25% 75%Jim McDermottWashington 8 8th 55% 45%Dave ReichertWashington 9 9th 53% 47%Adam Smith General election Endorsements Peter J. Goldmark (D) Newspapers The Seattle Timeshttps://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/goldmark-for-public-lands-commissioner/ Goldmark for Public Lands commissioner Editorial Board The Seattle Times October 20, 2008 The Seattle Times October 29, 2025 subscription Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error DougSutherland (R) PeterGoldmark (D) UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSAOctober 30 – November 2, 2008663 (LV)± 3.9%48%42%10%SurveyUSASurveyUSAOctober 26–27, 2008630 (LV)± 4.0%45%43%12%SurveyUSASurveyUSAOctober 12–13, 2008544 (LV)± 4.3%47%38%15% Results 2008 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election Washington State Democratic Party Peter J. Goldmark 1,416,904 50.55 +3.88 Washington State Republican Party Doug Sutherland (incumbent) 1,385,903 49.45 –0.51 2,802,807 100.00 N/A Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) By county +County resultsCountyDoug Sutherland RepublicanPeter J. Goldmark DemocraticMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams3,07768.50%1,41531.50%-1,662-37.00%4,492Asotin5,18056.78%3,94343.22%-1,237-13.56%9,123Benton45,38466.96%22,39233.04%-22,992-33.92%67,776Chelan18,31861.24%11,59638.76%-6,722-22.47%29,914Clallam20,34956.12%15,91343.88%-4,436-12.23%36,262Clark88,95652.92%79,14347.08%-9,813-5.84%168,099Columbia1,42368.71%64831.29%-775-37.42%2,071Cowlitz21,96452.36%19,98847.64%-1,976-4.71%41,952Douglas8,94262.95%5,26237.05%-3,680-25.91%14,204Ferry1,90857.78%1,39442.22%-514-15.57%3,302Franklin12,15765.12%6,51334.88%-5,644-30.23%18,670Garfield91372.46%34727.54%-566-44.92%1,260Grant16,50264.28%9,17035.72%-7,332-28.56%25,672Grays Harbor16,85260.53%10,98839.47%-5,864-21.06%27,840Island20,54752.61%18,51147.39%-2,036-5.21%39,058Jefferson7,70041.18%10,99758.82%3,29717.63%18,697King314,99338.12%511,29561.88%196,30223.76%826,288Kitsap59,94251.46%56,55248.54%-3,390-2.91%116,494Kittitas9,87459.71%6,66340.29%-3,211-19.42%16,537Klickitat5,20855.18%4,23144.82%-977-10.35%9,439Lewis22,36567.84%10,60232.16%-11,763-35.68%32,967Lincoln3,48962.36%2,10637.64%-1,383-24.72%5,595Mason15,40756.97%11,63543.03%-3,772-13.95%27,042Okanogan8,02849.74%8,11250.26%840.52%16,140Pacific5,68555.04%4,64344.96%-1,042-10.09%10,328Pend Oreille3,66659.14%2,53340.86%-1,133-18.28%6,199Pierce170,25654.79%140,48345.21%-29,773-9.58%310,739San Juan3,63337.29%6,11062.71%2,47725.42%9,743Skagit28,22254.01%24,03245.99%-4,190-8.02%52,254Skamania2,73854.13%2,32045.87%-418-8.26%5,058Snohomish147,37549.32%151,45950.68%4,0841.37%298,834Spokane106,49251.93%98,56948.07%-7,923-3.86%205,061Stevens13,06461.66%8,12338.34%-4,941-23.32%21,187Thurston63,02853.40%55,00846.60%-8,020-6.79%118,036Wahkiakum1,24258.78%87141.22%-371-17.56%2,113Walla Walla14,15262.72%8,41237.28%-5,740-25.44%22,564Whatcom45,23448.53%47,97851.47%2,7442.94%93,212Whitman8,37752.01%7,73147.99%-646-4.01%16,108Yakima43,26159.69%29,21640.31%-14,045-19.38%72,477Totals1,385,90349.45%1,416,90450.55%31,0011.11%2,802,807 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Okanogan (largest city: Omak) right 275px Swing by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5-15% #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #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 Trend relative to the state by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5-15% #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #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% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% 275px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold By congressional district Despite losing the state, Sutherland won seven of nine congressional districts, including four 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 Sutherland Goldmark RepresentativeWashington 1 1st 47% 53%Jay InsleeWashington 2 2nd 51% 49%Rick LarsenWashington 3 3rd 54% 46%Brian BairdWashington 4 4th 63% 37%Doc HastingsWashington 5 5th 54% 46%Cathy McMorris RodgersWashington 6 6th 53% 47%Norm DicksWashington 7 7th 23% 77%Jim McDermottWashington 8 8th 53% 47%Dave ReichertWashington 9 9th 52% 48%Adam Smith References Public lands commissioner Washington Public Lands Commissioner election