The Green Papers: Washington 2008 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 19 August 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Electoral Votes:11(2.04% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:9(2.07% of 435)
2000 Census:5,908,684 (2.10% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):4,368,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):3,335,714
Capital:Olympia
Tuesday 19 August 2008 polling hours 7:00a PDT (1400 UTC) to 8:00p PDT (0300 UTC).
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 7:00a PST (1500 UTC) to 8:00p PST (0400 UTC).
 

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Washington State and Local Government

Washington 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

           
President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 11 (Winner-take-all)
Up for election in 2008
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1 Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell
• First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Class 3 Democratic Senator Patty Murray
• First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Term Limit: None, All Governors
Chair up for election Democratic Governor Christine Gregoire
• First elected: 2004
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Governor Christine Gregoire
  Candidate Republican     Dino Rossi
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party     Chris Hoeppner
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Democratic Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen
• First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
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)
CD 1
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Jay R. Inslee
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Jay R. Inslee
• FEC H2WA04090: $561,288
  Candidate Republican     Larry Wayne Ishmael
• FEC H6WA01162: $38,813
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Rick R. Larsen
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Rick R. Larsen
• FEC H0WA02080: $815,252
  Candidate Republican     Robert Ricky Bart
• FEC H8WA02141: Financial report not available
    Republican     Douglas Robert Roulstone - apparently not a candidate
• On 8 January 2008 Mr. Roulstone withdrew.
• FEC H6WA02145: $144,749
CD 3
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Brian N. Baird
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Brian N. Baird
• FEC H6WA03135: $470,535
  Candidate Democratic     Cheryl A. Crist
• FEC H4WA03098: $6,944
  Candidate Republican     Michael Robert Delavar
• FEC H8WA03156: Financial report not available
    Republican     Michael Henry Messmore - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew circa September 2007
• FEC H6WA03143: $60
CD 4
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Doc Hastings
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     George Barr Fearing
• FEC H8WA04071: $102,253
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Doc Hastings
• FEC H2WA04041: $271,197
CD 5
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Cathy Ann McMorris Rodgers
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
    Democratic     Peter James Goldmark - apparently not a candidate
• Running for Commissioner of Public Lands in 2008
• FEC H6WA05122: $563
  Candidate Democratic     Eileen May Macoll
• FEC H8WA05094: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Roy Mark "Mark" Mays, Jr.
• FEC H8WA05102: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Jennie Lynette Willardson
• FEC H8WA05128: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Kurt Erickson
• FEC H8WA05110: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Cathy Ann McMorris Rodgers
• FEC H4WA05077: $738,171
CD 6
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Norman D. "Norm" Dicks
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Norman D. "Norm" Dicks
• FEC H6WA06021: $648,064
CD 7
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman James A. "Jim" McDermott
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman James A. "Jim" McDermott
• FEC H8WA07132: $322,782
  Candidate Republican     Steve Beren
• FEC H6WA07391: $3,279
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party     Mary Martin
CD 8
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Dave Reichert
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Darcy Burner
• FEC H6WA08068: $1,396,631
    Democratic     state Senator Rodney Tom - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew 5 September 2007
• FEC H8WA08056: $12,920
  Candidate Democratic     James Edwin "Jim" Vaughn
• FEC H8WA08072: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Dave Reichert
• FEC H4WA08071: $1,370,991
  Candidate Independent     Clifford Mark "C. Mark" Greene
• Filed with the FEC as affiliated with the "Party of Commons".
• FEC H8WA08064: Financial report not available
CD 9
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Adam Smith
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Adam Smith
• FEC H6WA09025: $322,301
  Candidate Republican     Steve Cofchin
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Republican Secretary of State Sam Reed
• First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election
Open		 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
  Candidate Democratic     Jim McIntire
  Candidate Republican     Allan Martin
Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Democratic Auditor Brian Sonntag
• First elected: 1992; re-elected 1996, 2000, 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Commissioner of Public Lands  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Republican Public Lands Commissioner Doug Sutherland
• First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Peter James Goldmark
Insurance Commissioner  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Democratic Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler
• First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Nonpartisan Public Instruction Superintendent Teresa "Terry" Bergeson
• First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Nonpartisan     Richard Semler
 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. [RCW 29A.36.171]
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.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 13 incumbents, 16 candidates
 • Republican: 6 incumbents, 11 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian
Other Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Progressive
 • Right to Life
 • Socialist Workers Party: 2 candidates
Independents
 • Independent: 1 candidate
 • Nonpartisan: 1 incumbent, 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
 • Not readily classifiable
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • http://www1.leg.wa.gov/LawsAndAgencyRules/Constitution.htm
Election Authority
 • Public Disclosure Commission
 • Secretary of State's Office
 • Washington Secretary of State - Elections & Voting
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Washington State Legislature
 • Washington State Legislature - House of Representatives
 • Washington State Senate
Democratic
 • Washington Senate Democratic Caucus
 • Washington State Democrats
 • Washington State House Democrats
Republican
 • Washington House Republican Caucus
 • Washington State Republican Party
Third Party
 • American Heritage Party
 • Communist Party - Washington State District
 • Constitution Party of Washington State
 • Green Party of Washington State
 • Human Life of Washington
 • Libertarian Party of Washington State (old site)
 • Libertarian Party of Washington State
 • Natural Medicine Party
 • Progressive Party of Washington
Media & others
 • DC's Political Report - Washington
 • HeraldNet - Snohomish County
 • KING TV - Seattle
 • KREM TV - Spokane
 • More Voter Choice
 • Northwest Cable News
 • Politics1.com - Washington
 • Seattle Post-Intelligencer
 • Sound Politics - Seattle - Puget Sound
 • Spokane Valley Online
 • Spokane.net
 • The Chronicle - Centralia
 • The Daily Herald - Everett
 • The Daily News - Longview
 • The News Tribune - Tacoma
 • The Olympian - Olympia
 • The Seattle Times
 • The Spokesman-Review - Spokane
 • The Sun - Bremerton
 • Tri-City Herald - Kennewick - Pasco - Richland
 • Washington Voter - League of Women Voters of Washington
 • Yakima Herald-Republic
 

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