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Parents > United States > Washington > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 04, 2008 - 09:00am Central
Polls Close November 04, 2008 - 09:00pm Central
Term Start January 14, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 09, 2013 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRP June 07, 2011 07:55pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/2004
NameChristine Gregoire Votes1,373,361 (48.87%)
Term01/03/2005 - 01/03/2009 Margin129 (+0.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/2012
NameJay Inslee Votes1,582,802 (51.54%)
Term01/09/2013 - 01/11/2017 Margin94,557 (+3.08%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 19, 2008 WA Governor - Blanket Primary
Christine Gregoire
D 712,952R 695,116I 10,884G 9,702Un 8,602REF 5,201
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
12/23/2004 11/04/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Christine Gregoire 32 8 1 1
Dino Rossi 7 1 ----
Leaning Call: Christine Gregoire (85.94%)
Weighted Call: Christine Gregoire (68.74%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

09/05/2008 11/02/2008

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Gov. Christine Gregoire St. Sen. Dino Rossi  
PartyDemocratic Republican  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 1,598,738 (53.24%) 1,404,124 (46.76%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -194,614 (-6.48%)  
Predict Avg.47.40% 44.20%  
Cash On Hand 10/28 $549,115.88 10/28 $60,902.88  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2008 00/00/2008  
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MATCHUP POLLS (15 from 5 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg50.13%-- 45.44%--  
Strategic Vision (R) 
10/31/08-11/02/08
50.00% 1.0 48.00% 1.0
Survey USA 
10/30/08-11/02/08
52.00% 2.0 46.00% 2.0
Washington Poll (University of Washington) 
10/27/08-10/31/08
50.00% 1.0 48.00% 3.0
Survey USA 
10/26/08-10/27/08
50.00% 2.0 48.00% 1.0
Strategic Vision (R) 
10/25/08-10/26/08
49.00% 3.0 47.00% 1.0
Washington Poll (University of Washington) 
10/18/08-10/26/08
51.00% -- 45.00% --
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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Nov 03, 2008 11:00am Blog Entry The perplexing phenomenon of the Rossi-Obama voter and whether they'll matter  Article Ralphie 
Nov 03, 2008 08:00am Analysis Early voting trends bode ill for Gregoire  Article Ralphie 
Sep 21, 2008 11:00pm Blog Entry Debate round one: Score two points for Dino Rossi  Article Ralphie 
Sep 15, 2008 02:00pm Blog Entry Mike the Mover is back, running for governor  Article Ralphie 
Sep 11, 2008 02:00am Blog Entry Rossi doubles up Gregoire in fundraising period  Article Ralphie 
Nov 25, 2007 02:10am Analysis Rossi donors from '04 contribute to Gregoire  Article RP 

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