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OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 04, 2008 - 09:00am Central
Polls Close November 04, 2008 - 10:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2011 - 12:00pm
Turnout 55.42% Total Population
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRalphie December 03, 2008 12:59pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/2006
NameDave Reichert Votes129,362 (51.46%)
Term01/03/2007 - 01/03/2009 Margin7,341 (+2.92%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/2010
NameDave Reichert Votes161,296 (52.05%)
Term01/03/2011 - 01/03/2013 Margin12,715 (+4.10%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 19, 2008 WA District 8 - Blanket Primary
Dave Reichert
D 74,947R 74,140Un 3,639
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
11/14/2006 11/04/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Dave Reichert 15 1 ----
Darcy Burner 18 ------
Leaning Call: Darcy Burner (51.43%)
Weighted Call: Dave Reichert (58.28%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

09/07/2008 10/23/2008

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name (I) Rep. Dave Reichert Darcy Burner  
PartyRepublican Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 191,568 (52.78%) 171,358 (47.22%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -20,210 (-5.57%)  
Predict Avg.49.74% 49.93%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 08/19/2008 08/19/2008  
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MATCHUP POLLS (6 from 4 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg45.53%-- 45.27%--  
Research 2000 
10/21/08-10/23/08
46.00% 3.0 46.00% 5.0
Survey USA 
10/20/08-10/21/08
46.00% 8.0 50.00% 6.0
Lake Research (D) 
10/11/08-10/14/08
40.00% -- 47.00% --
Bennett, Petts & Normington (D) 
10/08/08-10/09/08
44.00% -- 49.00% --
Research 2000 
10/05/08-10/07/08
49.00% -- 41.00% --
Survey USA 
09/07/08-09/09/08
54.00% -- 44.00% --
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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Oct 19, 2008 11:00pm Blog Entry Reichert Sweeps Newspaper Endorsements  Article Ralphie 
Oct 16, 2008 06:30pm Blog Entry Time Magazine wonders if netroots will bring down Burner  Article Ralphie 

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