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Election 2008 Results

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2008 Washington governor election

Christine Gregoire (Democrat) beat Dino Rossi (Republican) in Washington in 2008, 53.2% to 46.8%, a margin of 6.5 points and 194,614 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2004, when Christine Gregoire also won.

Republicans led in 27 of the 39 counties and Democrats in 12. The largest, King, cast 909,177 votes and went to the Democrat by 28.3 points. The closest was Island, where 203 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Christine Gregoire won Democratic 1,598,738 53.2%
Dino Rossi Republican 1,404,124 46.8%
Total3,002,862

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
King 583,357 64.2% 325,820 35.8% 909,177 D+28.3
Pierce 166,562 51.1% 159,363 48.9% 325,925 D+2.2
Snohomish 167,175 52.7% 150,205 47.3% 317,380 D+5.3
Spokane 104,369 48.1% 112,570 51.9% 216,939 R+3.8
Clark 87,683 49.0% 91,301 51.0% 178,984 R+2.0
Thurston 72,652 57.9% 52,880 42.1% 125,532 D+15.8
Kitsap 62,478 50.7% 60,656 49.3% 123,134 D+1.5
Whatcom 54,249 54.7% 44,975 45.3% 99,224 D+9.3
Yakima 30,172 39.3% 46,667 60.7% 76,839 R+21.5
Benton 21,968 30.3% 50,635 69.7% 72,603 R+39.5
Skagit 27,915 50.3% 27,545 49.7% 55,460 D+0.7
Cowlitz 20,723 46.4% 23,954 53.6% 44,677 R+7.2
Island 20,891 50.2% 20,688 49.8% 41,579 D+0.5
Clallam 18,987 49.4% 19,431 50.6% 38,418 R+1.2
Lewis 12,283 35.5% 22,347 64.5% 34,630 R+29.1
Chelan 12,087 38.0% 19,730 62.0% 31,817 R+24.0
Grays Harbor 15,729 54.0% 13,407 46.0% 29,136 D+8.0
Mason 13,942 49.6% 14,181 50.4% 28,123 R+0.8
Grant 8,732 31.9% 18,604 68.1% 27,336 R+36.1
Walla Walla 9,405 38.3% 15,137 61.7% 24,542 R+23.4
Stevens 7,771 35.0% 14,418 65.0% 22,189 R+30.0
Jefferson 12,588 63.6% 7,200 36.4% 19,788 D+27.2
Franklin 6,365 32.4% 13,276 67.6% 19,641 R+35.2
Kittitas 6,988 39.4% 10,732 60.6% 17,720 R+21.1
Whitman 8,363 48.5% 8,896 51.5% 17,259 R+3.1
Okanogan 6,575 39.3% 10,168 60.7% 16,743 R+21.5
Douglas 5,128 33.9% 10,013 66.1% 15,141 R+32.3
Pacific 5,695 52.3% 5,198 47.7% 10,893 D+4.6
San Juan 7,044 67.7% 3,356 32.3% 10,400 D+35.5
Klickitat 4,538 45.4% 5,454 54.6% 9,992 R+9.2
Asotin 4,254 43.9% 5,432 56.1% 9,686 R+12.2
Pend Oreille 2,571 39.7% 3,912 60.3% 6,483 R+20.7
Lincoln 2,052 34.7% 3,868 65.3% 5,920 R+30.7
Skamania 2,564 47.7% 2,813 52.3% 5,377 R+4.6
Adams 1,453 30.2% 3,363 69.8% 4,816 R+39.7
Ferry 1,330 38.3% 2,140 61.7% 3,470 R+23.3
Wahkiakum 960 41.9% 1,330 58.1% 2,290 R+16.2
Columbia 706 31.5% 1,537 68.5% 2,243 R+37.0
Garfield 434 32.0% 922 68.0% 1,356 R+36.0

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Washington governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Bob Ferguson (D) D+11.3
2020 Jay Inslee (D) D+13.4
2016 Jay Inslee (D) D+8.8
2012 Jay Inslee (D) D+3.1
2008 Christine Gregoire (D) D+6.5
2004 Christine Gregoire (D) level
2000 Gary Locke (D) D+18.7
1996 Gary Locke (D) D+15.9
1992 Mike Lowry (D) D+4.3
1988 Booth Gardner (D) D+24.4
1984 Booth Gardner (D) D+6.6
1980 John D. Spellman (R) R+13.4
1976 Dixy Lee Ray (D) D+8.7
1972 Daniel J. Evans (R) R+8.0
1968 Daniel J. Evans (R) R+10.4
1964 Daniel J. Evans (R) R+11.9
1960 Albert D. Rosellini (D) D+1.5
1956 Albert D. Rosellini (D) D+9.6
1952 Arthur B. Langlie (R) R+5.3
1948 Arthur B. Langlie (R) R+3.3
1944 Monrad C. Wallgren (D) D+3.4
1940 Arthur B. Langlie (R) R+0.7
1936 Clarence D. Martin (D) D+41.2
1932 Clarence D. Martin (D) D+23.5
1928 Roland H. Hartley (R) R+13.5
1924 Roland H. Hartley (R) R+24.0
1920 Louis F. Hart (R) R+36.2
1916 Ernest Lister (D) D+3.7
1912 Ernest Lister (D) D+0.2
1908 Samuel G. Cosgrove (R) R+29.6
1904 Albert E. Mead (R) R+10.5
1900 John Rankin Rogers (D) D+2.1
1896 John Rankin Rogers (other)
1892 John H. McGraw (R) R+4.8
1889 Elisha P. Ferry (R) R+15.4