2008 Washington State Treasurer election

The 2008 Washington State Treasurer election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect the Washington State Treasurer, 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.
Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Mike Murphy, first elected back in 1996, retired. Democratic state representative James McIntire narrowly defeated Republican Assistant State Treasurer Allan Martin to succeed Murphy.
The top-two primary was held on August 19.

Primary election

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

McIntire won five of nine congressional districts, with the remaining four going to Martin, including one that elected a Democrat.