WASHINGTON 11 Electoral Votes
Population 
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Washington Secretary of State)
Total Population, July 1, 2007 est. 6,468,424
Total Registration, Nov. 2006 3,264,511
Washington does not require party affiliation when registering.
Washington has: 39 counties.
Five largest counties: King, Pierce, Snohomish, Spokane, Clark. >
Five largest cities: Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver, Bellevue. >

Government
Governor: Christine Gregoire (D) elected in 2004; up for re-election in 2008.
State Legislature: Washington State Legislature  House: 98 seats  Senate: 49 seats
Local: Cities and Towns, Counties...  NACO Counties
U.S. House: 6D, 3R - 1. J.Inslee (D) | 2. R.Larsen (D) | 3. B.Baird (D) | 4. D.Hastings (R) | 5. C.McMorris (R) | 6. N.Dicks (D) |  7. J.McDermott (D) | 8. D.Reichert (R) | 9. A.Smith (D).
U.S. Senate: Maria Cantwell (D) re-elected in 2006, Patty Murray (D) re-elected in 2004.

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[Primary Election: Aug. 19, 2008]
Precinct Caucuses -- Saturday, February 9, 2008
Presidential Primary - Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Washington State's 2008 Presidential Primary
Secretary of State FAQ:
"The Republican Party used the results of the primary to allocate all of the Washington delegates in 1992, half of its delegates in 1996, and one third of its delegates in 2000. The State Republican Party has decided that it will use the 2008 Presidential Primary to allocate 51% of its delegates. The remaining 49% of the delegates will be allocated based on caucus results.
"The Democratic Party has never used the results of the primary to allocate delegates. The State Democratic Party has decided to only use caucuses to allocate delegates in 2008."
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Democrats
97 Delegates (78 Pledged, 19 Unpledged) and 13 Alternates.
2.40% of the 4,047 Delegate Votes.

Clinton  |  Obama
former
Edwards - SEIU Washington State Council was one of ten state councils to endorse Edwards on Oct. 15, 2007.
Richardson - Endorsed by Margarita Prentice, State Senator, Chair of Ways & Means Committee.
Unofficial Sites: Obama  |  Richardson |  Feingold

Feb. 9, 2008 Precinct Caucus Results    [All 78 Pledged Delegates]
According to the Washington State Democrats, 243,000 Democrats attended precinct caucuses in 600 locations electing 33,409 delegates.

Delegate Equivalents:

-Breakdown by Congressional District:

CD1, Clinton: 2, Obama: 4, Total: 6
CD2, Clinton: 2, Obama: 4, Total: 6
CD3, Clinton: 2, Obama: 3, Total: 5
CD4, Clinton: 1, Obama: 2, Total: 3
CD5, Clinton: 2, Obama: 3, Total: 5
CD6, Clinton: 2, Obama: 4, Total: 6
CD7, Clinton: 2, Obama: 7, Total: 9
CD8, Clinton: 2, Obama: 4, Total: 6
CD9, Clinton: 2, Obama: 3, Total: 5

Total, Clinton: 17, Obama: 34, Total: 51

-Extrapolating same formula to apply to the statewide result adds: 

Obama: 18, Clinton: 9 

-Total breakdown of the 78 pledged delegates:

Obama: 52, Clinton: 26.

[Primary: Biden 1,883 (0.27%), Clinton 315,744 (45.67%), Dodd 618 (0.09%), Edwards 11,892 (1.72%), Gravel 1,071 (0.15%), Kucinich 4,021 (0.58%), Obama 354,112 (51.22%), Richardson 2,040 (0.30%)...Total 691,381]

 Republicans
40 Delegates (3 RNC; 10 at-large; 27 by CD (3 x 9 CDs) and 37 alternates.
1.68% of the 2,380 Delegates.

Huckabee  |  McCain  |  Paul
former
Giuliani - Endorsed by U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert (WA-8)  (June 15, 2007).  ...Chair
Romney

Feb. 9, 2008 Precinct Caucus Results  [49% of Delegates]
99.99% of precincts reporting: 
Sen. McCain 25.3% of the delegates, Gov. Huckabee 23.2%, Congressman Paul 21.5%, Gov. Romney 15.5%, Uncommitted 13.5%, Other 1.1%. 
Releases: WA GOP, Huckabee

Feb. 19, 2008 Primary Results  [51% of Delegates]
Rudy Giuliani
5,145
0.97%
Mike Huckabee
127,657
24.09%
Duncan Hunter
1,056
0.20%
Alan Keyes
2,226
0.42%
+John McCain
262,304
49.50%
Ron Paul
40,539
7.65%
Mitt Romney
86,140
16.25%
Fred Thompson
4,865
0.92%
Total
529,932

General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004
Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)
 1,510,201 (52.82)
Bush/Cheney (Rep.) 1,304,894 (45.64)
Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.) 11,955 (0.42)
Parker/Gutierrez (WWP) 1,077 (0.04)
Cobb/LaMarche (Grn.) 2,974 (0.10) 
Harris/Trowe (SWP)
547
(0.02)
Van Auken/Lawrence (SEP)
231
(0.01)
Nader/Camejo (I)
23,283
(0.81)
Total........2,855,162  
2004 Overview
The presidential race in Washington was not closely contested, and the state saw few visits by the candidates.  Kerry improved upon Gore's showing, gaining a plurality of 205,307 votes (7.18 percentage points).  Kerry carried 12 counties to 27 for Bush.
General Election Details
Kerry/Allies  |  Bush-Cheney '04
State Primary: September 14, 2004
Past Results
1996
Clinton (Dem.).....1,123,323 (49.84)
Dole (Rep.)............840,712 (37.30)
Perot (Ref.)............201,003
 (8.92)
Nader (Ind.).............60,322
(2.68)
Others (6)................28,477
(1.26)
Total........2,253,837

1992
Clinton (Dem.)........993,037 (43.40)
Bush (Rep.)...........731,234 (31.96)
Perot (Ind.)............541,780
 (23.68)
Others (8+w/ins).......22,177
(0.97)
Total........2,288,228

2000
+Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)
 1,247,652
(50.15)
Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
 1,108,864
(44.57)
Browne/Olivier (Lib.)
 13,135
(0.52)
McReynolds/Hollis (Soc.)
 660
(0.02)
Nader/LaDuke (Grn.)
 103,002
(4.14)
Moorehead/La Riva(WWP)
 1,729
(0.07)
Phillips/Frazier (Const.)
1,989
  (0.08)
Buchanan-Foster (FDM)
7,171
 (0.28)
Harris-Trowe (SWP)
304
 (0.01)
Hagelin-Goldhaber (NLP)
2,927
 (0.11)
Total........2,487,433

Total Registration: 3,335,714.
2,517,028 total votes were cast; of these 1,364,607, or 54.2%, were absentee ballots.  (Absentee ballots can be requested up to 45 days before the Election).

 2000 Overview
Washington had gone Democratic for the past three elections, but the Nader factor created a degree of uncertainty. The Bush campaign invested significant resources; Gore-Lieberman nonetheless ended up winning the state with a plurality of 138,788 votes (5.58 percentage points).  Gore carried 11 counties to 28 for Bush.  Washington was the scene of one of the most closely fought U.S. Senate races as Maria Cantwell (D) defeated incumbent Slade Gorton (R) with a plurality of just 2,229 votes (0.09 percentage points).  Voters also faced seven ballot measures. 
General Election Activity
Precinct Caucuses -- Saturday, February 7, 2004
On the weekend of April 26-27, 2003 during its quarterly meeting in Spokane, theWashington State Democrats' State Central Committee set February 7, 2004 as the date for precinct caucuses.  A  press release noted, "The early caucus date creates incentive for presidential candidates to pay more attention to our state.  Candidates will want to make more visits here, be more responsive to the issues of concern to Washington voters, and spend more time and effort getting their message out in our state."  Information on the caucuses: Washington State Democrats, details for King County.

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Democratic Caucus Results
flyer precincts reporting 6,497 of 6,552
Delegates
Percent
Clark
770
3%
Dean
7,048
30%
Edwards
1,571
7%
Kerry
11,370
48%
Kucinich
1,951
8%
Sharpton
19
0%
Uncommitted
799
3%
Total
26,961
95 Delegates (76 Pledged, 19 Unpledged) and 13 Alternates.

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