2008 Washington State Auditor election

The 2008 Washington State Auditor election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect the Washington State Auditor, concurrently with the 2008 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the U.S. Senate and various state and local elections, including for [2008 United States House of Representatives 2008 United States Senate elections|elections in Washington|U.S. House] and governor of Washington. Washington is one of two states that holds a top-two primary, meaning that all candidates are listed on the same ballot regardless of party affiliation, and the top two move on to the general election.
Four-term incumbent Democratic State Auditor Brian Sonntag was re-elected to his fifth and final term in office, defeating Republican Ricard "Dick" McEntee with 64% of the vote. As of 2026, this is the last election where the Democratic candidate for state auditor received over 60% of the vote.
The top-two primary was held on August 19.

Primary election

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Sonntag won eight of nine congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans.