| The Green Papers: Washington 2007 Off Year Election |
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Washington
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress |
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| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Maria Cantwell (as candidate) • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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| Class 3 | Democratic | Senator Patty Murray (as candidate) • First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Term Limit: None, All Governors | |||||
| Democratic | Governor Christine Gregoire (as candidate) • First elected: 2004 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008 | |||||
| Democratic | Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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| 110th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 6 Democratic (6 Undetermined); 3 Republican (3 Undetermined) | |||||
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Democratic | Congressman Jay R. Inslee (as candidate) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Rick R. Larsen (as candidate) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Brian N. Baird (as candidate) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Republican | Congressman Doc Hastings (as candidate) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Republican | Congressman Cathy Ann McMorris Rodgers (as candidate) • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Norman D. "Norm" Dicks • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman James A. "Jim" McDermott (as candidate) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Republican | Congressman Dave Reichert (as candidate) • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Adam Smith (as candidate) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008 | |||||
| Republican | Secretary of State Sam Reed (as candidate) • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008 | |||||
| Republican | Attorney General Rob McKenna (as candidate) • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008 | |||||
| Democratic | Treasurer Michael J. "Mike" Murphy • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Open Seat - Retiring in 2008 |
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| Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008 | |||||
| Democratic | Auditor Brian Sonntag • First elected: 1992; re-elected 1996, 2000, 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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| Commissioner of Public Lands 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008 | |||||
| Republican | Public Lands Commissioner Doug Sutherland • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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| Insurance Commissioner 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008 | |||||
| Democratic | Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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| Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008 | |||||
| Nonpartisan | Public Instruction Superintendent Teresa "Terry" Bergeson • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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| All candidates for Superintendent of Public Instruction appear on the Primary ballot. If any candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the Primary, he or she goes on the General Election ballot alone. If no candidate receives a majority, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes go on the General Election ballot. | |||||
| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |