2008 Washington State Treasurer election

none February 2026 October 2025 2008 Washington State Treasurer election Washington presidential No 2004 Washington State Treasurer election 2004 2012 Washington State Treasurer election 2012 November 4, 2008 Jim McIntire Portrait (cropped).jpg James McIntire Democratic Party (United States) 1,420,022 51.08% 3x4.svg Allan Martin Republican Party (United States) 1,360,063 48.92% 275px County results 275px Congressional district results McIntire: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Martin: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% State Treasurer Mike Murphy Democratic Party (United States) James McIntire Democratic Party (United States) The 2008 Washington State Treasurer election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect the Washington State Treasurer, 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 Democratic State Treasurer Mike Murphy, first elected back in 1996, retired.https://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article25227022.html Democratic state representative James McIntire narrowly defeated Republican Assistant State Treasurer Allan Martin to succeed Murphy.https://www.seattletimes.com/politics/randy-dorn-defeats-bergeson-for-state-schools-post/ https://web.archive.org/web/20190219021953/https://www.seattletimes.com/politics/randy-dorn-defeats-bergeson-for-state-schools-post/ 2019-02-19 live Randy Dorn defeats Bergeson for state schools post ...Democrat Jim McIntire defeated Republican Allan Martin for state treasurer, which was an open seat. Shaw Linda November 7, 2008 The Seattle Times October 24, 2025 subscription The top-two primary was held on August 19. 3 Primary election Democratic Party Advanced to general James McIntire, state representative (1998–2009)https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/3-running-to-fill-state-treasurers-job/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160306082819/http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/3-running-to-fill-state-treasurers-job/ 2016-03-06 live 3 running to fill state treasurer’s job Gilmore Susan August 6, 2008 The Seattle Times October 24, 2025 subscription Eliminated in primary ChangMook Sohn, former director of the state Revenue Forecast Councilhttps://www.spokesman.com/stories/2008/mar/04/sohn-running-for-wa-state-treasurer/ Declined Mike Murphy, incumbent state treasurer (1997–2009) Republican Party Advanced to general Allan Martin, assistant state treasurerhttps://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/martin-seeks-treasurers-post/ Endorsements Allan Martin (R) 50em Statewide officials Mike Murphy, state treasurer of Washington (1997–2009) (Democratic) Newspapers The Seattle Timeshttps://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/allan-martin-for-state-treasurer/ Allan Martin for state treasurer Editorial Board The Seattle Times August 5, 2008 The Seattle Times October 24, 2025 subscription Results thumb|275px|County results #e27f7f Martin #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #7996e2 McIntire #a5b0ff 40–50% County results thumb|275px|Congressional district results #e27f7f Martin #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #7996e2 McIntire #7996e2 50–60% Congressional district results Blanket primary results Washington Republican Party Allan Martin 613,595 45.33 Washington Democratic Party James McIntire 533,443 39.41 Washington Democratic Party ChangMook Sohn 206,457 15.25 1,353,495 100.00 By county +County resultsCountyJames McIntire DemocraticAllan Martin RepublicanChangMook Sohn DemocraticMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%Adams67426.96%1,65666.24%1706.80%98239.28%2,500Asotin1,94436.99%2,68050.99%63212.02%73614.00%5,256Benton10,54428.02%23,23961.75%3,85210.24%12,69533.73%37,635Chelan4,55626.88%10,84964.01%1,5439.10%6,29337.13%16,948Clallam7,89036.54%10,70849.59%2,99313.86%2,81813.05%21,591Clark27,42037.89%35,71649.35%9,23112.76%8,29611.46%72,367Columbia36425.67%92365.09%1319.24%55939.42%1,418Cowlitz9,26043.33%9,33243.67%2,77813.00%720.34%21,370Douglas2,35328.32%5,30763.86%6507.82%2,95435.55%8,310Ferry57229.48%1,13958.71%22911.80%56729.23%1,940Franklin3,15329.04%6,72961.98%9748.97%3,57632.94%10,856Garfield20327.28%49566.53%466.18%29239.25%744Grant4,36029.92%9,12662.64%1,0847.44%4,76632.71%14,570Grays Harbor7,53144.80%6,45338.39%2,82716.82%-1,078-6.41%16,811Island8,92137.48%11,48048.24%3,39814.28%2,55910.75%23,799Jefferson5,80746.31%4,61136.77%2,12116.92%-1,196-9.54%12,539King156,24846.48%121,74136.21%58,20717.31%-34,507-10.26%336,196Kitsap26,40641.14%29,17045.44%8,61713.42%2,7644.31%64,193Kittitas3,12232.86%5,20454.77%1,17512.37%2,08221.91%9,501Klickitat1,96838.79%2,60051.25%5059.95%63212.46%5,073Lewis5,66530.14%11,08158.95%2,05010.91%5,41628.81%18,796Lincoln1,08029.06%2,35063.22%2877.72%1,27034.17%3,717Mason6,69240.37%7,44944.94%2,43414.68%7574.57%16,575Okanogan2,67231.49%4,86757.35%94711.16%2,19525.87%8,486Pacific2,69940.75%2,48337.49%1,44121.76%-216-3.26%6,623Pend Oreille1,32835.66%2,04854.99%3489.34%72019.33%3,724Pierce56,08538.88%63,33043.90%24,83217.21%7,2455.02%144,247San Juan2,95845.66%2,39136.91%1,12917.43%-567-8.75%6,478Skagit11,68739.74%13,88747.22%3,83313.03%2,2007.48%29,407Skamania93838.97%1,15547.99%31413.05%2179.02%2,407Snohomish57,36640.94%61,84144.13%20,91914.93%4,4753.19%140,126Spokane38,05736.52%52,32050.21%13,82613.27%14,26313.69%104,203Stevens3,56029.35%7,34360.55%1,22510.10%3,78331.19%12,128Thurston21,18833.41%24,87039.22%17,36027.37%3,6825.81%63,418Wahkiakum45534.24%63948.08%23517.68%18413.84%1,329Walla Walla3,95730.08%7,71658.66%1,48111.26%3,75928.58%13,154Whatcom18,40539.54%21,21745.58%6,92914.88%2,8126.04%46,551Whitman2,54132.10%4,29554.25%1,08113.65%1,75422.15%7,917Yakima12,81431.57%23,15557.04%4,62311.39%10,34125.48%40,592Totals533,44339.41%613,59545.33%206,45715.25%80,1525.92%1,353,495 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 McIntire Martin Sohn RepresentativeWashington 1 1st 42% 43% 15%Jay InsleeWashington 2 2nd 40% 46% 14%Rick LarsenWashington 3 3rd 37% 46% 17%Brian BairdWashington 4 4th 30% 60% 10%Doc HastingsWashington 5 5th 34% 53% 12%Cathy McMorris RodgersWashington 6 6th 41% 42% 17%Norm DicksWashington 7 7th 58% 22% 20%Jim McDermottWashington 8 8th 37% 48% 15%Dave ReichertWashington 9 9th 39% 43% 18%Adam Smith General election Results 2008 Washington State Treasurer election Washington State Democratic Party James McIntire 1,420,022 51.08 –9.21 Washington State Republican Party Allan Martin 1,360,063 48.92 +12.88 2,780,085 100.00 N/A Washington State Democratic Party By county +County resultsCountyJames McIntire DemocraticAllan Martin RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams1,45232.75%2,98167.25%-1,529-34.49%4,433Asotin3,95443.58%5,12056.42%-1,166-12.85%9,074Benton24,18235.60%43,73664.40%-19,554-28.79%67,918Chelan10,31834.63%19,47765.37%-9,159-30.74%29,795Clallam16,81247.40%18,65552.60%-1,843-5.20%35,467Clark83,13349.11%86,15150.89%-3,018-1.78%169,284Columbia64831.73%1,39468.27%-746-36.53%2,042Cowlitz22,51753.99%19,18746.01%3,3307.98%41,704Douglas4,75533.60%9,39766.40%-4,642-32.80%14,152Ferry1,34942.00%1,86358.00%-514-16.00%3,212Franklin6,94137.20%11,71862.80%-4,777-25.60%18,659Garfield38631.23%85068.77%-464-37.54%1,236Grant9,28536.07%16,45763.93%-7,172-27.86%25,742Grays Harbor14,99555.32%12,11144.68%2,88410.64%27,106Island17,83446.09%20,85653.91%-3,022-7.81%38,690Jefferson10,98158.48%7,79541.52%3,18616.97%18,776King482,55758.77%338,55441.23%144,00317.54%821,111Kitsap57,99149.88%58,26850.12%-277-0.24%116,259Kittitas7,02142.59%9,46457.41%-2,443-14.82%16,485Klickitat4,51648.12%4,86951.88%-353-3.76%9,385Lewis12,71639.41%19,54760.59%-6,831-21.17%32,263Lincoln1,86134.46%3,54065.54%-1,679-31.09%5,401Mason13,26649.67%13,44150.33%-175-0.66%26,707Okanogan6,71343.48%8,72756.52%-2,014-13.04%15,440Pacific5,71956.55%4,39543.45%1,32413.09%10,114Pend Oreille2,57942.77%3,45157.23%-872-14.46%6,030Pierce150,68549.69%152,53950.31%-1,854-0.61%303,224San Juan5,90160.70%3,82039.30%2,08121.41%9,721Skagit25,17648.58%26,65251.42%-1,476-2.85%51,828Skamania2,48749.52%2,53550.48%-48-0.96%5,022Snohomish150,92350.50%147,95349.50%2,9700.99%298,876Spokane95,30447.01%107,42252.99%-12,118-5.98%202,726Stevens7,77737.85%12,77062.15%-4,993-24.30%20,547Thurston59,30851.04%56,88648.96%2,4222.08%116,194Wahkiakum1,05350.48%1,03349.52%200.96%2,086Walla Walla8,56537.66%14,18062.34%-5,615-24.69%22,745Whatcom48,79853.03%43,21846.97%5,5806.06%92,016Whitman7,28145.57%8,69554.43%-1,414-8.85%15,976Yakima32,28344.44%40,35655.56%-8,073-11.11%72,639Totals1,420,02251.08%1,360,06348.92%59,9592.16%2,780,085 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Asotin (largest city: Clarkston) Clallam (largest city: Port Angeles) Clark (largest city: Vancouver) Ferry (largest city: Republic) Island (largest city: Oak Harbor) Kitsap (largest city: Bremerton) Kittitas (largest city: Ellensburg) Klickitat (largest city: Goldendale) Mason (largest city: Shelton) Okanogan (largest city: Omak) Pend Oreille (largest city: Newport) Pierce (largest city: Tacoma) Skagit (largest city: Mount Vernon) Skamania (largest city: Carson) Spokane (largest city: Spokane) Walla Walla (largest city: Walla Walla) Whitman (largest city: Pullman) Yakima (largest city: Yakima) right 275px Swing by county Legend #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% #d40000 Republican — +>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% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% 275px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip By congressional district McIntire won five of nine congressional districts, with the remaining four going to Martin, including one that elected a Democrat.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 McIntire Martin RepresentativeWashington 1 1st 51% 49%Jay InsleeWashington 2 2nd 50.3% 49.7%Rick LarsenWashington 3 3rd 49.6% 50.4%Brian BairdWashington 4 4th 39% 61%Doc HastingsWashington 5 5th 45% 55%Cathy McMorris RodgersWashington 6 6th 52% 48%Norm DicksWashington 7 7th 73% 27%Jim McDermottWashington 8 8th 46% 54%Dave ReichertWashington 9 9th 51% 49%Adam Smith References State treasurer 2008 Washington (state)