2008 Washington State Auditor election

none October 2025 2008 Washington State Auditor election Washington presidential no 2004 Washington State Auditor election 2004 2012 Washington State Auditor election 2012 November 4, 2008 Brian Sonntag Democratic Party (United States) 1,770,977 63.54% Richard "Dick" McEntee Republican Party (United States) 1,016,396 36.46% 275px County results 275px Congressional district results Sonntag: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%McEntee: #E27F7F 50–60% State Auditor Brian Sonntag Democratic Party (United States) Brian Sonntag Democratic Party (United States) The 2008 Washington State Auditor election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect the Washington State Auditor, 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. Four-term incumbent Democratic State Auditor Brian Sonntag was re-elected to his fifth and final term in office, defeating Republican Ricard "Dick" McEntee with 64% of the vote.https://www.historylink.org/file/8896 As of 2026, this is the last election where any candidate for state auditor received over 60% of the vote. The top-two primary was held on August 19. 3 Primary election Democratic Party Advanced to general Brian Sonntag, incumbent state auditor (1993–2013)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 2025-10-26 eledataweb.votewa.gov Republican Party Advanced to general Richard "Dick" McEntee, business consultanthttps://www.spokesman.com/stories/2008/jul/19/eastern-washington-candidates-vie-for-state/ Constitution Party Eliminated in primary Glenn Freeman, chairman of the Washington Constitution Partyhttps://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/third-parties-say-top-two-primary-hurts-their-chances/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160307162821/https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/third-parties-say-top-two-primary-hurts-their-chances/ 2016-03-07 live Third parties say top-two primary hurts their chances Raderstrong Jeff 'We didn’t have to have a separate convention to get signatures,' said Freeman, who is running for state auditor. August 4, 2008 The Seattle Times October 26, 2025 subscription Endorsements Brian Sonntag (D) Newspapers The Seattle Timeshttps://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/re-elect-brian-sonntag/ Re-elect Brian Sonntag Editorial Board The Seattle Times August 6, 2008 The Seattle Times October 26, 2025 subscription Results thumb|275px|County results #7996e2 Sonntag #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #e27f7f McEntee #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% County results thumb|275px|Congressional district results #7996e2 Sonntag #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #3933e5 80–90% #e27f7f McEntee #ffb2b2 40–50% Congressional district results Blanket primary results Washington Democratic Party Brian Sonntag (incumbent) 812,352 59.48 Washington Republican Party J. Richard (Dick) McEntee 459,327 33.63 Constitution Party (United States) Glenn Freeman 94,148 6.89 1,365,827 100.00 By county CountyBrian SonntagDemocraticJ. Richard (Dick) McEnteeRepublicanGlenn FreemanConstitutionMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%Adams97338.67%1,32252.54%2218.78%-349-13.87%2,516Asotin2,59449.06%2,21641.91%4779.02%3787.15%5,287Benton15,66541.49%18,72549.59%3,3708.92%-3,060-8.10%37,760Chelan7,94047.26%7,69345.79%1,1666.94%2471.47%16,799Clallam11,48052.94%8,53139.34%1,6737.72%2,94913.60%21,684Clark38,53853.11%28,47239.24%5,5497.65%10,06613.87%72,559Columbia61843.04%69048.05%1288.91%-72-5.01%1,436Cowlitz12,28357.04%7,36334.19%1,8898.77%4,92022.85%21,535Douglas3,91447.04%3,79645.62%6107.33%1181.42%8,320Ferry86844.08%87844.59%22311.33%-10-0.51%1,969Franklin4,45241.01%5,42349.95%9829.04%-971-8.94%10,857Garfield32042.38%39251.92%435.70%-72-9.54%755Grant5,90040.25%7,24249.41%1,51610.34%-1,342-9.16%14,658Grays Harbor10,98864.39%4,74527.81%1,3327.81%6,24336.58%17,065Island13,52556.52%8,80736.80%1,5996.68%4,71819.72%23,931Jefferson8,52866.86%3,47327.23%7545.91%5,05539.63%12,755King238,18670.16%83,62924.63%17,6725.21%154,55745.53%339,487Kitsap38,91959.91%21,88833.69%4,1586.40%17,03126.22%64,965Kittitas4,85150.52%3,99341.59%7587.89%8588.94%9,602Klickitat2,56049.89%2,11041.12%4618.98%4508.77%5,131Lewis8,65745.59%8,51044.82%1,8219.59%1470.77%18,988Lincoln1,64743.85%1,76446.96%3459.19%-117-3.12%3,756Mason10,17060.69%5,26431.41%1,3247.90%4,90629.28%16,758Okanogan4,02746.71%3,79143.97%8049.32%2362.74%8,622Pacific4,32264.73%1,83827.53%5177.74%2,48437.20%6,677Pend Oreille1,66344.29%1,62943.38%46312.33%340.91%3,755Pierce93,23463.20%45,60030.91%8,6835.89%47,63432.29%147,517San Juan4,27365.61%1,86228.59%3785.80%2,41137.02%6,513Skagit16,86656.88%10,74836.25%2,0366.87%6,11820.63%29,650Skamania1,28553.39%89237.06%2309.56%39316.33%2,407Snohomish84,72460.16%46,15232.77%9,9577.07%38,57227.39%140,833Spokane54,76151.99%41,21539.13%9,3558.88%13,54612.86%105,331Stevens4,95540.32%5,74546.75%1,59012.94%-790-6.43%12,290Thurston42,39466.27%17,81927.86%3,7565.87%24,57538.42%63,969Wahkiakum77056.49%46834.34%1259.17%30222.16%1,363Walla Walla6,16746.73%5,98545.35%1,0447.91%1821.38%13,196Whatcom26,51556.75%17,20436.82%3,0016.42%9,31119.93%46,720Whitman4,15052.04%3,25640.83%5697.13%89411.21%7,975Yakima18,67046.17%18,19745.00%3,5698.83%4731.17%40,436Totals812,35259.48%459,32733.63%94,1486.89%353,02525.85%1,365,827 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Chelan (largest city: Wenatchee) Douglas (largest city: East Wenatchee) Klickitat (largest city: Goldendale) Lewis (largest city: Centralia) Okanogan (largest city: Omak) Yakima (largest city: Yakima) right 275px Swing 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% #ff8080 Republican — +5–7.5% #ff2a2a Republican — +10–12.5% 275px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #00BDEC Democratic — +12.5–15% #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% #FF0000 Republican — +12.5–15% #D40000 Republican — +>15% 275px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold 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 Sonntag McEntee Freeman RepresentativeWashington 1 1st 64% 30% 6%Jay InsleeWashington 2 2nd 57% 35% 7%Rick LarsenWashington 3 3rd 57% 36% 8%Brian BairdWashington 4 4th 45% 47% 9%Doc HastingsWashington 5 5th 50% 41% 9%Cathy McMorris RodgersWashington 6 6th 63% 30% 6%Norm DicksWashington 7 7th 82% 14% 4%Jim McDermottWashington 8 8th 60% 34% 6%Dave ReichertWashington 9 9th 63% 31% 6%Adam Smith General election Results 2008 Washington State Auditor election Washington State Democratic Party Brian Sonntag (incumbent) 1,770,977 63.54 –0.35 Washington State Republican Party J. Richard (Dick) McEntee 1,016,396 36.46 +4.23 2,787,373 100.00 N/A Washington State Democratic Party By county +County resultsCountyBrian Sonntag DemocraticJ. Richard (Dick) McEntee RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams1,93543.44%2,51956.56%-584-13.11%4,454Asotin4,55950.18%4,52749.82%320.35%9,086Benton30,86845.25%37,35654.75%-6,488-9.51%68,224Chelan15,10150.79%14,63249.21%4691.58%29,733Clallam19,97456.66%15,27943.34%4,69513.32%35,253Clark94,21655.61%75,20144.39%19,01511.22%169,417Columbia96046.92%1,08653.08%-126-6.16%2,046Cowlitz25,01759.81%16,81140.19%8,20619.62%41,828Douglas6,94049.01%7,21950.99%-279-1.97%14,159Ferry1,59649.49%1,62950.51%-33-1.02%3,225Franklin8,55045.75%10,14054.25%-1,590-8.51%18,690Garfield54843.56%71056.44%-162-12.88%1,258Grant11,15043.54%14,45856.46%-3,308-12.92%25,608Grays Harbor18,25766.28%9,28833.72%8,96932.56%27,545Island22,55058.30%16,13141.70%6,41916.59%38,681Jefferson13,10870.48%5,49029.52%7,61840.96%18,598King605,33173.85%214,32626.15%391,00547.70%819,657Kitsap72,29261.86%44,56938.14%27,72323.72%116,861Kittitas8,76353.53%7,60646.47%1,1577.07%16,369Klickitat5,07554.54%4,23045.46%8459.08%9,305Lewis16,55251.36%15,67348.64%8792.73%32,225Lincoln2,45945.13%2,99054.87%-531-9.74%5,449Mason17,05263.81%9,67036.19%7,38227.63%26,722Okanogan8,25853.16%7,27646.84%9826.32%15,534Pacific6,86766.83%3,40933.17%3,45833.65%10,276Pend Oreille2,98048.96%3,10751.04%-127-2.09%6,087Pierce200,31964.97%107,99835.03%92,32129.94%308,317San Juan6,85170.72%2,83629.28%4,01541.45%9,687Skagit31,45960.57%20,47539.43%10,98421.15%51,934Skamania2,85156.60%2,18643.40%66513.20%5,037Snohomish191,55564.00%107,75136.00%83,80428.00%299,306Spokane111,06354.83%91,50345.17%19,5609.66%202,566Stevens9,17944.34%11,52155.66%-2,342-11.31%20,700Thurston80,84468.36%37,41031.64%43,43436.73%118,254Wahkiakum1,27460.26%84039.74%43420.53%2,114Walla Walla11,40250.43%11,20949.57%1930.85%22,611Whatcom56,30961.19%35,71238.81%20,59722.38%92,021Whitman9,06056.63%6,93943.37%2,12113.26%15,999Yakima37,85352.18%34,68447.82%3,1694.37%72,537Totals1,770,97763.54%1,016,39636.46%754,58127.07%2,787,373 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Columbia (largest city: Dayton) Douglas (largest city: East Wenatchee) Ferry (largest city: Republic) Pend Oreille (largest city: Newport) 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 #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 Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip By congressional district Sonntag won eight of nine congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans.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 Sonntag McEntee RepresentativeWashington 1 1st 67% 33%Jay InsleeWashington 2 2nd 61% 39%Rick LarsenWashington 3 3rd 59% 41%Brian BairdWashington 4 4th 49% 51%Doc HastingsWashington 5 5th 53% 47%Cathy McMorris RodgersWashington 6 6th 66% 34%Norm DicksWashington 7 7th 85% 15%Jim McDermottWashington 8 8th 63% 37%Dave ReichertWashington 9 9th 66% 34%Adam Smith References State auditor Washington Washington State Auditor election