| Election Name: | Washington State House elections, 2008 |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Washington House of Representatives election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2010 Washington House of Representatives election |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Seats For Election: | 98 seats of the Washington State House of Representatives |
| Election Date: | November 4, 2008 |
| Image1: | Frank Chopp.jpg |
| Image1 Size: | 160x160px |
| Leader1: | Frank Chopp |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat1: | 43rd-Seattle |
| Last Election1: | 62 |
| Seats Before1: | 63 |
| Seats1: | 62 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,098,374 |
| Percentage1: | 58.3% |
| Swing1: | 2.6% |
| Leader2: | Richard DeBolt |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat2: | 20th-Centralia |
| Last Election2: | 36 |
| Seats Before2: | 35 |
| Seats2: | 36 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,157,540 |
| Percentage2: | 40.6% |
| Swing2: | 3.6% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| House Speaker | |
| Before Election: | Frank Chopp |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Frank Chopp |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2008 Washington State House elections took place on November 4, 2008. Voters in all 49 of Washington's legislative districts voted for their representatives. Washington State Senate elections were also held on November 4.[1]
| Washington State House elections, 2008 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | ||
| Democratic | 3,098,374 | 58.33% | 62 | 1 | ||
| Republican | 2,157,450 | 40.62% | 36 | 1 | ||
| Independent | 37,323 | 0.70% | — | — | ||
| Green | 13,683 | 0.26% | — | — | ||
| Libertarian | 5,017 | 0.09% | — | — | ||
| Totals | 5,311,847 | 100.00% | 98 | — | ||
Incumbent Representative Bob Sump retired.
Representative Jim Dunn is retiring.
Incumbent Representative Richard Curtis is retiring.
Incumbent Representative Joyce McDonald is retiring.
Incumbent Representative Patricia Lantz is retiring.
Representative Shay Schual-Berke is retiring.
Representative William "Ike" Eickmeyer is retiring.
Representative Helen Sommers is retiring.
Representative Jim McIntire is running for State Treasurer.