2008 Washington State Senate election

Washington State Senate elections, 2008

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25 seats of the Washington State Senate
25 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Rosa Franklin Mike Hewitt
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 29th-Tacoma 16th-Walla Walla
Last election 32 17
Seats won 31 18
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1

Results:
     Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election

President pro tempore before election

Rosa Franklin
Democratic

Elected President pro tempore

Rosa Franklin
Democratic

Voters in 26 of Washington's 49 legislative districts voted for their state senators in the 2008 Washington State Senate elections on November 4, 2008. All vote totals are from the Washington Secretary of State's website.[1]

25 seats were regularly scheduled to be up this cycle, along with 1 additional seat holding a special election to fill an unexpired term: the 34th district, held by appointed Senator Joe McDermott, whose former incumbent Erik Poulsen vacated the seat.

  1. ^ "November 04, 2008 General Election Results". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved September 21, 2015.