2008 Washington Insurance Commissioner election

The 2008 Washington Insurance Commissioner election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect the insurance commissioner of Washington, 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 U.S. House and governor of Washington. Incumbent Democratic Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler was re-elected to a third term in a landslide.https://www.historylink.org/file/8896

Background Incumbent Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler, first elected in 2000 and re-elected in 2004, ran for re-election to a third term in office.

Primary election Washington is one of two states that holds a top-two primary, meaning all candidates are listed on the same ballot regardless of party affiliation, and the top two advance to the general election.

Democratic candidates Advanced to general Mike Kreidler, incumbent insurance commissioner (2001–2025)https://www.heraldnet.com/news/official-wants-catastrophic-health-insurance-coverage-for-all-in-washington/

Republican candidates Advanced to general John Adams, insurance brokerhttps://www.spokesman.com/stories/2008/jul/23/familiar-ballot-in-insurance-commissioner-race/

Third-party and independent candidates Eliminated in primary Curtis Fackler (Nonpartisan), chairman of the Spokane County Republican Party

Results

By county CountyMike KreidlerDemocraticJohn AdamsRepublicanCurtis FacklerNonpartisanMarginTotal#%#%#%#% Adams 762 31.22% 1,422 58.25% 257 10.53% -660 -27.04% 2,441 Asotin 2,274 44.24% 2,198 42.76% 668 13.00% 76 1.48% 5,140 Benton 13,184 35.85% 19,012 51.70% 4,578 12.45% -5,828 -15.85% 36,774 Chelan 6,434 39.41% 8,091 49.56% 1,801 11.03% -1,657 -10.15% 16,326 Clallam 10,573 49.72% 8,348 39.26% 2,344 11.02% 2,225 10.46% 21,265 Clark 33,074 46.67% 28,785 40.61% 9,014 12.72% 4,289 6.05% 70,873 Columbia 431 31.28% 780 56.60% 167 12.12% -349 -25.33% 1,378 Cowlitz 10,767 51.64% 7,372 35.36% 2,710 13.00% 3,395 16.28% 20,849 Douglas 3,064 37.52% 4,192 51.33% 911 11.15% -1,128 -13.81% 8,167 Ferry 753 39.49% 872 45.73% 282 14.79% -119 -6.24% 1,907 Franklin 3,853 36.11% 5,607 52.54% 1,211 11.35% -1,754 -16.44% 10,671 Garfield 261 36.15% 388 53.74% 73 10.11% -127 -17.59% 722 Grant 4,957 34.41% 7,613 52.84% 1,837 12.75% -2,656 -18.44% 14,407 Grays Harbor 9,673 58.59% 5,091 30.84% 1,746 10.58% 4,582 27.75% 16,510 Island 12,250 51.57% 9,088 38.26% 2,418 10.18% 3,162 13.31% 23,756 Jefferson 7,649 61.37% 3,493 28.03% 1,321 10.60% 4,156 33.35% 12,463 King 219,664 65.70% 89,148 26.66% 25,522 7.63% 130,516 39.04% 334,334 Kitsap 34,698 54.07% 23,293 36.30% 6,177 9.63% 11,405 17.77% 64,168 Kittitas 4,057 43.51% 4,202 45.06% 1,066 11.43% -145 -1.55% 9,325 Klickitat 2,154 43.74% 2,060 41.83% 711 14.44% 94 1.91% 4,925 Lewis 7,504 40.39% 8,836 47.56% 2,238 12.05% -1,332 -7.17% 18,578 Lincoln 1,331 36.56% 1,851 50.84% 459 12.61% -520 -14.28% 3,641 Mason 9,165 55.30% 5,625 33.94% 1,783 10.76% 3,540 21.36% 16,573 Okanogan 3,233 38.74% 3,917 46.93% 1,196 14.33% -684 -8.20% 8,346 Pacific 3,586 55.92% 2,004 31.25% 823 12.83% 1,582 24.67% 6,413 Pend Oreille 1,402 38.13% 1,635 44.47% 640 17.41% -233 -6.34% 3,677 Pierce 79,984 55.16% 52,962 36.52% 12,067 8.32% 27,022 18.63% 145,013 San Juan 3,768 59.69% 1,772 28.07% 773 12.24% 1,996 31.62% 6,313 Skagit 15,143 51.71% 11,153 38.08% 2,990 10.21% 3,990 13.62% 29,286 Skamania 1,139 48.30% 925 39.23% 294 12.47% 214 9.08% 2,358 Snohomish 77,092 55.27% 49,003 35.13% 13,398 9.60% 28,089 20.14% 139,493 Spokane 47,364 45.34% 42,135 40.33% 14,964 14.32% 5,229 5.01% 104,463 Stevens 4,050 33.87% 5,756 48.13% 2,153 18.00% -1,706 -14.27% 11,959 Thurston 39,845 62.69% 18,687 29.40% 5,026 7.91% 21,158 33.29% 63,558 Wahkiakum 613 47.37% 480 37.09% 201 15.53% 133 10.28% 1,294 Walla Walla 4,913 38.58% 6,302 49.49% 1,518 11.92% -1,389 -10.91% 12,733 Whatcom 24,093 52.39% 17,504 38.06% 4,389 9.54% 6,589 14.33% 45,986 Whitman 3,372 43.12% 3,458 44.22% 990 12.66% -86 -1.10% 7,820 Yakima 15,603 39.07% 19,932 49.91% 4,397 11.01% -4,329 -10.84% 39,932Totals723,73253.86%484,99236.09%135,11310.05%238,74017.77%1,343,837

By congressional district District Kreidler Adams Fackler Representative 58% 33% 9%Jay Inslee 53% 37% 10%Rick Larsen 51% 37% 12%Brian Baird 38% 50% 12%Doc Hastings 42.8% 43.0% 14%Cathy McMorris Rodgers 57% 34% 10%Norm Dicks 79% 14% 7%Jim McDermott 54% 38% 9%Dave Reichert 57% 35% 8%Adam Smith

General election Endorsements

Results

By county +CountyMike Kreidler DemocraticJohn Adams RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams1,62937.41%2,72662.59%-1,097-25.19%4,355Asotin4,27548.22%4,59051.78%-315-3.55%8,865Benton28,77943.33%37,63456.67%-8,855-13.33%66,413Chelan13,35946.48%15,38153.52%-2,022-7.04%28,740Clallam20,03857.23%14,97842.77%5,06014.45%35,016Clark89,53154.39%75,08845.61%14,4438.77%164,619Columbia76938.90%1,20861.10%-439-22.21%1,977Cowlitz24,10058.97%16,77141.03%7,32917.93%40,871Douglas5,94743.52%7,71956.48%-1,772-12.97%13,666Ferry1,48747.74%1,62852.26%-141-4.53%3,115Franklin8,10244.03%10,30055.97%-2,198-11.94%18,402Garfield44637.23%75262.77%-306-25.54%1,198Grant10,20140.67%14,88359.33%-4,682-18.67%25,084Grays Harbor17,12664.01%9,62935.99%7,49728.02%26,755Island22,03157.57%16,23542.43%5,79615.15%38,266Jefferson12,72669.91%5,47830.09%7,24839.82%18,204King580,66672.13%224,38427.87%356,28244.26%805,050Kitsap68,69659.96%45,87840.04%22,81819.92%114,574Kittitas8,10950.94%7,80949.06%3001.88%15,918Klickitat4,77552.56%4,30947.44%4665.13%9,084Lewis15,32948.43%16,32551.57%-996-3.15%31,654Lincoln2,20641.32%3,13358.68%-927-17.36%5,339Mason16,14861.12%10,27138.88%5,87722.25%26,419Okanogan7,45249.18%7,69950.82%-247-1.63%15,151Pacific6,11262.15%3,72237.85%2,39024.30%9,834Pend Oreille2,71445.95%3,19254.05%-478-8.09%5,906Pierce182,13259.76%122,62240.24%59,51019.53%304,754San Juan6,63270.11%2,82729.89%3,80540.23%9,459Skagit29,94458.81%20,97041.19%8,97417.63%50,914Skamania2,69054.88%2,21245.12%4789.75%4,902Snohomish182,60562.29%110,53137.71%72,07424.59%293,136Spokane105,91752.94%94,14647.06%11,7715.88%200,063Stevens8,46742.19%11,60457.81%-3,137-15.63%20,071Thurston78,48567.28%38,17532.72%40,31034.55%116,660Wahkiakum1,09554.80%90345.20%1929.61%1,998Walla Walla10,17346.12%11,88553.88%-1,712-7.76%22,058Whatcom55,30961.24%35,00638.76%20,30322.48%90,315Whitman8,25953.46%7,18946.54%1,0706.93%15,448Yakima35,23548.85%36,90151.15%-1,666-2.31%72,136Totals1,679,69661.38%1,056,69338.62%623,00322.77%2,736,389

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Kittitas (largest city: Ellensburg) Klickitat (largest city: Goldendale) Spokane (largest city: Spokane) Whitman (largest city: Pullman)

By congressional district Kreidler won eight of nine congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans. District Kreidler Adams Representative 65% 35%Jay Inslee 60% 40%Rick Larsen 58% 42%Brian Baird 46% 54%Doc Hastings 51% 49%Cathy McMorris Rodgers 63% 37%Norm Dicks 85% 15%Jim McDermott 59% 41%Dave Reichert 62% 38%Adam Smith

References

External links Official campaign websites (Archived) Mike Kreidler (D) for Insurance Commissioner John Adams (R) for Insurance Commissioner Curtis Fackler (NP) for Insurance Commissioner