Washington State Executive election, 2008

Washington has 9 Executive seats, all elected at large. In 2008, all 9 positions were up for reelection.

Offices and Candidates

Governor

Main article: Washington gubernatorial election, 2008

Governor of Washington election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christine Gregoire	1,553,309	53.08
	Republican	Dino Rossi	1,372,992	46.92
Invalid or blank votes				%
Total votes			2,921,310	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Lt. Governor

Brad Owen was the incumbent and has held this position since 1996.

Lt. Governor of Washington election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Owen	1,709,945	60.80
	Republican	Marcia McCraw	1,102,682	39.20
Invalid or blank votes				%
Total votes			2,812,630	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Secretary of State

Sam Reed has held this position since 2000.

Secretary of State of Washington election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Reed	1,637,926	58.36
	Democratic	Jason Osgood	1,168,770	41.64
Invalid or blank votes				%
Total votes			2,806,696	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

Office	Candidate(s) (Party) (Website)	Notes
State Treasurer	Jim McIntire (D) (cw) Mook Sohn Chang (D) (cw) Allan J. Martin (R) (cw)	Mike Murphy (D) is stepping down.

State Auditor

Brian Sonntag has held this position since 1993.

Washington State Auditor election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Sonntag	'	'
	Republican	J. Richard (Dick) McEntee
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Invalid or blank votes				%
Total votes			'	'
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Attorney General

Attorney General of Washington election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob McKenna	1,612,766	59.64
	Democratic	John Ladenburg	1,091,382	40.36
Invalid or blank votes				%
Total votes			2,704,148	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

Commissioner of Public Lands

Commissioner of Public Lands of Washington election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Sutherland	1,323,081	49.60
	Democratic	Peter J. Goldmark	1,344,166	50.40
Invalid or blank votes				%
Total votes			2,667,247	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Teresa (Terry) Bergeson (cw) (NP)
• John Patterson Blair (NP)
• David Blomstrom (cw) (NP)
• Randy Dorn (cw) (NP)
• Enid Duncan (NP)
• Donald Hansler (NP)

Insurance Commissioner

• John R. Adams (cw) (R)
• Curtis Fackler (cw) (NP)
• Mike Kreidler (cw) (D)

External links

• Candidates who have filed