Certified returns for every federal race in Washington in 2008, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 9 of 9 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
President
Presidential electors — votes by party line
Party line
Votes
Share
Democratic
1,750,848
57.7%
Republican
1,229,216
40.5%
Independent
29,489
1.0%
Libertarian
12,728
0.4%
Constitution
9,432
0.3%
Green
3,819
0.1%
Socialism and Liberation
705
0.0%
Socialist Workers
641
0.0%
Total
3,036,878
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2008 election page.
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Jay Inslee
Democrat
233,780
67.8%
Larry Ishmael
Republican
111,240
32.2%
Total
345,020
District 2
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rick Larsen
Democrat
217,416
62.4%
Rick Bart
Republican
131,051
37.6%
Total
348,467
District 3
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Brian Baird
Democrat
216,701
64.0%
Michael Delavar
Republican
121,828
36.0%
Total
338,529
District 4
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Doc Hastings
Republican
169,940
63.1%
George Fearing
Democrat
99,430
36.9%
Total
269,370
District 5
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Republican
211,305
65.3%
Mark Mays
Democrat
112,382
34.7%
Total
323,687
District 6
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Norman D. Dicks
Democrat
205,991
66.9%
Doug Cloud
Republican
102,081
33.1%
Total
308,072
District 7
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Jim McDermott
Democrat
291,963
83.7%
Steve Beren
Republican
57,054
16.3%
Total
349,017
District 8
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
David G. Reichert
Republican
191,568
52.8%
Darcy Burner
Democrat
171,358
47.2%
Total
362,926
District 9
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Adam Smith
Democrat
176,295
65.4%
James Postma
Republican
93,080
34.6%
Total
269,375
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2008 — Official source · Archived copy SHA-256 ca9fea3dc2259cee9ead5e92c78f577f1309b28e07428164121a40521d91c333
Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.