2008 Washington State
Election Results
The message couldn't be clearer: voters wanted progressive change. They elected an outstanding progressive as the next president. They put Democrats solidly in control of the Congress. They elected 86 great Progressive Majority candidates to state and local office.
In Washington's electoral battlegrounds, Progressive Majority is fighting back against conservative power grabs, and we're taking back our state. Not only did we elect Helen Price Johnson in Island County, but we elected five progressives to build on our majorities in the state House and Senate. In addition, we elected four new leaders to local offices across the state and a progressive to the statewide position of Commissioner of Public Lands. With each victory, we build the progressive base in Washington, and we keep conservatives out of office.
Click below to jump to results of Progressive Majority candidates running for:
State Senate
Fred Walser
State Senate District 39
Lost with 44% of the vote.
Kevin Ranker
State Senate District 40
Won with 59% of the vote.
State House of Representatives
John Driscoll
State House District 6
Won by 72 votes.
Tim Knue
State House District 10
Lost by just under 500 votes.
Patricia Terry
State House District 10
Lost with 47% of the vote.
Vickie Ybarra
State House District 14
Lost with 47% of the vote.
Marko Liias
State House District 21
Won with 66% of the vote.
Kim Abel
State House District 26
Lost with 49% of the vote.
Larry Seaquist
State House District 26
Won with 61% of the vote.
Carol Gregory
State House District 30
Lost with 49% of the vote.
Tina Orwall
State House District 33
Won with 67% of the vote.
Scott Olson
State House District 39
Lost with 48% of the vote.
Liz Loomis
State House District 44
Trailing by about 100 votes and going to an automatic recount.
Jim Jacks
State House District 49
Won with 61% of the vote.
County Positions
Pam Brokaw
Clark County Commissioner District 1
Lost by about 200 votes.
Helen Price Johnson
Island County Commission District 1
Won with 54% of the vote.
Charlotte Garrido
Kitsap County Commission District 2
Won with 51% of the vote.
Roslynne Reed
Mason County Commissioner
Lost with 38% of the vote.
Bruce Lachney
Pierce County Commission District 3
Lost with 48% of the vote.
Kim Thorburn
Spokane County Commission District 1
Lost with 49% of the vote.
Sandra Romero
Thurston County Commission District 2
Won with 61% of the vote.
Jessie Farias
Yakima County Commissioner
Lost with 34% of the vote.