Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...

has 9 Executive seats, all elected at large. In 2008, all 9 positions were up for reelection. , this was the last set of statewide elections in Washington in which any Republicans won by double digits.

Offices and Candidates

Governor

Lt. Governor

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

Secretary of State

Sam Reed, who held this position since 2000, was reelected.

State Treasurer

Mike Murphy Michael James Murphy (born 20 October 1941) is an Irish broadcaster, actor and property developer. He is best known for his long broadcasting career with RTÉ, presenting many TV shows such as ''The Live Mike'', '' Winning Streak'' and '' The Bi ...

(D) retired.

State Auditor

Brian Sonntag has held this position since 1993.

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican Attorney General

Rob McKenna Robert Marion McKenna (born October 1, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 17th attorney general of Washington from 2005 to 2013 after serving on the Metropolitan King County Council from 1996 to 2005. A member of the R ...

ran for re-election, facing

Pierce County Executive The Pierce County Executive is the head of the executive branch of Pierce County, Washington. The position is subject to four-year terms (with a term limit of 2) and is a partisan office. History County voters approved the adoption of a ho ...

John Ladenburg John W. Ladenburg Sr. (born September 19, 1949) is an American attorney and politician. Ladenburg was appointed to the Tacoma City Council in 1982 and elected to a full term in 1984. He was elected Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney in 1986, defea ...

, a Democrat, in the general election. McKenna won re-election in a landslide, winning by almost 20 points and carrying all but 2 counties.

Polling

=General election

Commissioner of Public Lands

Polling

=General election

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Polling

=General election

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, October 30 – November 2, 2008 , 663 (LV) , ± 3.9% , 37% , , 45% , 18% , - , style="text-align:left;
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, October 26–27, 2008 , 630 (LV) , ± 4.0% , 38% , , 43% , 19% , - , style="text-align:left;
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, October 12–13, 2008 , 544 (LV) , ± 4.3% , 31% , , 43% , 26% , - , style="text-align:left;
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, September 21–22, 2008 , 682 (LV) , ± 3.8% , 35% , , 40% , 25% , - , style="text-align:left;
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, September 5–7, 2008 , 658 (LV) , ± 3.9% , 36% , , 41% , 23% , - , style="text-align:left;
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, August 11–12, 2008 , 718 (LV) , ± 3.7% , 32% , , 43% , 25% , - , style="text-align:left;
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, July 13–15, 2008 , 666 (LV) , ± 3.9% , , 34% , 32% , {{party shading/Undecided, 35% * Teresa (Terry) Bergeson
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Randy Dorn Randolph I. Dorn (born September 10, 1953) is an American educator and politician who served as the 14th Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a member of ...

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Donald Hansler Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the ...

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Insurance Commissioner

* John R. Adams
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Curtis Fackler Curtis or Curtiss is a common English given name and surname of Anglo-Norman origin from the Old French ''curteis'' (Modern French ''courtois'') which derived from the Spanish Cortés (of which Cortez is a variation) and the Portuguese and Gali ...

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Mike Kreidler Myron Bradford Kreidler (born September 28, 1943) is an American physician and politician serving his sixth term as the eighth Washington Insurance Commissioner. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served one term in the Congress, re ...

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External links

– Washington Secretary of State
Candidates who have filed
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