Washington State Senate District 8

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Matt Boehnke Republican · Member list as of Oct 28Matt Boehnke isn’t on the ballot for this seat

Gabe GalbraithRepublican

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Nikki TorresRepublican4 years since first win

Last result, older lines: Matt Boehnke (Republican) won by 43.7 points, 2022

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The current holder, Matt Boehnke, is not on the candidate list.

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History (15 elections for this seat)

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Our source for older results, Carl Klarner’s State Legislative Election Returns, ends in 2022. The rows under History are from the older district with this number, which covered different territory.

Official results, Washington Secretary of State, Elections Division

Votes for listed candidates: 56,911
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022 to 2023)

Washington Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMatt BoehnkeWon	Republican	40,80871.7%	71.7%
IndependentRonni Batchelor	Independent	15,96028.0%	28.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1430.3%	0.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 59,154
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Washington Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSharon Raye BrownWon(incumbent)	Republican	39,96067.5%	67.5%
DemocraticLeo Perales	Democratic	19,19432.5%	32.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 41,201
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Washington Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSharon BrownWon	Republican	30,55274.2%	74.2%
DemocraticDoug McKinley	Democratic	10,64925.9%	25.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 48,629
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Washington Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJerome DelvinWon(incumbent)	Republican	31,08363.9%	63.9%
RepublicanBrad Anderson	Republican	17,54636.1%	36.1%

Washington Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJerome L. Delvin IIWon(incumbent)	Republican	32,963100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 52,846
Election day: November 2, 2004
Type: Special election
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Washington Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJerome L. Delvin IIWon	Republican	37,36070.7%	70.7%
DemocraticJohn J. David	Democratic	15,48629.3%	29.3%

Washington Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPatricia S. HaleWon(incumbent)	Republican	24,574100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,797
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Washington Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPatricia S. HaleWon(incumbent)	Republican	26,73270.7%	70.7%
DemocraticMarianne Price	Democratic	11,06529.3%	29.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 39,183
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Washington Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPatricia S. HaleWon	Republican	22,94858.6%	58.6%
DemocraticCurtis Ludwig	Democratic	16,23541.4%	41.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 28,449
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Washington Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJim JesernigWon	Democratic	14,65451.5%	51.5%
RepublicanShirley Hankins	Republican	13,79548.5%	48.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 26,742
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Washington Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMax BenitzWon(incumbent)	Republican	17,50265.5%	65.5%
DemocraticAlden	Democratic	9,24034.5%	34.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 28,251
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Washington Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMax BenitzWon(incumbent)	Republican	14,65051.9%	51.9%
DemocraticAlden	Democratic	13,60148.1%	48.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 22,570
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Washington Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMax BenitzWon(incumbent)	Republican	13,52559.9%	59.9%
DemocraticDoris Johnson	Democratic	9,04540.1%	40.1%

Washington Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMax BenitzWon	Republican	12,13352.9%	52.9%
DemocraticDoris Johnson	Democratic	10,81647.1%	47.1%

Washington Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDamon R. CanfieldWon(incumbent)	Republican	10,100100.0%	100.0%

1970 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026