Elections for the Washington Senate consisted of a primary election on September 19, 2008 and a general election on November 7, 2006.
Qualifications
Section 7 of Article 2 of the Washington State Constitution states, "No person shall be eligible to the legislature who shall not be a citizen of the United States and a qualified voter in the district for which he is chosen."
List of candidates
District 6
- September 19 primary candidates:
Chris Marr: 12,656
a
Bradley Benson: 16,769
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Chris Marr: 29,794 
Bradley Benson: 24,852
District 7
- September 19 primary candidates:
Chris Zaferes: 7,217
a
Bob Morton: 16,055
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Chris Zaferes: 14,439
Bob Morton: 31,243 
District 8
- September 19 primary candidates:
Jerome Delvin: 13,923
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Jerome Delvin: 32,963 
District 13
- September 19 primary candidates:
Lisa Bowen: 5,365
a
Janea Holmquist: 12,897
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Lisa Bowen: 11,911
Janea Holmquist: 24,391 
District 15
- September 19 primary candidates:
Toms A. Villanueva: 4,478
a
Jim Honeyford: 8,623
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Toms A. Villanueva: 10,782
Jim Honeyford: 17,944 
District 21
- September 19 primary candidates:
Paull H. Shin: 13,076
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Paull H. Shin: 30,132 
District 26
- September 19 primary candidates:
Derek Kilmer: 13,861
a
Jim Hines: 6,709
a
Lois McMahan: 6,073
November 7 General election candidates:
Derek Kilmer: 28,341 
Jim Hines: 18,924
District 29
- September 19 primary candidates:
Rosa Franklin: 7,889
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Rosa Franklin: 17,496 
District 30
- September 19 primary candidates:
Tracey J. Eide: 8,381
a
Renee Maher: 5,851
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Tracey J. Eide: 18,366 
Renee Maher: 12,499
District 31
- September 19 primary candidates:
Yvonne Ward: 9,024
a
Pam Roach: 8,687
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Yvonne Ward: 18,771
Pam Roach: 21,315 
District 32
- September 19 primary candidates:
Chris Eggen: 4,414
Darlene Fairley: 11,591
a
David Baker: 6,405
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Darlene Fairley: 31,850 
David Baker: 15,320
District 33
- September 19 primary candidates:
Karen Keiser: 8,950
a
Karen Steele: 4,991
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Karen Keiser: 18,083 
Karen Steele: 10,898
District 34
- September 19 primary candidates:
Erik Poulsen: 15,279
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Erik Poulsen: 35,713 
Paul Byrne: 9,026
District 35
- September 19 primary candidates:
Kyle Taylor Lucas: 9,152
Timothy Sheldon: 12,155
a
Mark Shattuck: 6,882
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Timothy Sheldon: 32,963 
Mark Shattuck: 12,622
District 36
- September 19 primary candidates:
Jeanne Kohl-Welles: 18,732
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Jeanne Kohl-Welles: 41,792 
District 37
- September 19 primary candidates:
Adam Kline: 13,288
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Adam Kline: 28,417 
Brian Thomas: 4,433
District 38
- September 19 primary candidates:
Jean Berkey: 10,009
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Jean Berkey: 23,648 
District 42
- September 19 primary candidates:
Jesse Salomon: 11,571
a
Dale E. Brandland: 10,495
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Jesse Salomon: 22,684
Dale E. Brandland: 25,836 
District 43
- September 19 primary candidates:
Ed Murray: 18,883
a
Loren Nelson: 1,876
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Ed Murray: 42,296 
Loren Nelson: 4,876
District 44
- September 19 primary candidates:
Lillian Kaufer: 5,931
Steve Hobbs: 6,566
a
Dave Schmidt: 9,676
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Steve Hobbs: 23,582 
Dave Schmidt: 21,518
District 45
- September 19 primary candidates:
Eric Oemig: 9,899
a
Toby Nixon: 9,105
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Eric Oemig: 25,027 
Toby Nixon: 22,247
District 46
- September 19 primary candidates:
Ken G. Jacobsen: 18,317
a
Brian Travis: 3,532
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Ken G. Jacobsen: 41,948 
Brian Travis: 7,839
District 47
- September 19 primary candidates:
Claudia Kauffman: 5,684
a
Ken G. Jacobsen: 4,657
Brian Travis: 8,538
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Claudia Kauffman: 19,501 
Michael Riley: 17,868
District 48
- September 19 primary candidates:
Rodney Tom: 9,950
a
Luke Esser: 8,279
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Rodney Tom: 21,868
Luke Esser: 19,112
See also
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