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WA-08

Incumbent
Dave Reichert
Party
Republican
Seeking Re-election?
Fec filing
Candidate Website House Website
Campaign Website
Other Resources Congresspedia Profile on Dave Reichert

2004 Presidential Vote Kerry - 50.63%
Bush - 48.02%
2006 Election Results Reichert - 51.46%
Burner - 48.54%
District Blogs CoolAqua
On The Road To 2008
Blog Covering Race Evergreen Politics
HorsesAss.org
NPI
Hominid Views
Washblog

Challenger
Darcy Burner
Party
Democratic
Source of Information
FEC filing
Candidate Website
Campaign Website
Other Resources Congresspedia profile on Darcy Bruner
Contribute
Contribution Link

Withdrawn Challenger State Senator Rodney Tom (withdrew 9/5/07)
Party
Democratic
Source of Information
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Candidate Website Campaign Website
State Senate Campaign Website
Other Resources Congresspedia profile on Rodney Tom
Contribute
Contribution Link

Potential Challenger

Party

Source of Information

Candidate Website


Potential Challenger

Party

Source of Information
Candidate Website



Background Information

This district is composed mainly of the Seattle suburbs including affluent Bellevue. It has historically been Republican but has been trending Democratic recently, with Democrats being elected to more and more local offices as well as John Kerry winning the district in 2004.

District Map

WA 8th District



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dankirkd This will be a tough race 2 Feb 4 2008, 3:27 AM EST by benawu
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Thread started: Mar 10 2007, 6:38 PM EST  Watch
Reichert has two additional years to record safe political votes, and his campaign for 2008 began as soon as he took his first votes in the 110th Congress.

Darcy Burner is starting her campaign earlier with the intent to raise more money and her profile. She has the experience of the last campaign to help make her a better campaigner.

Ross Hunter has to want this. At this time it is not clear he does. Should he run, he has the potential to be a tough challenger to both Reichert and Burner as he is considered a moderate Democrat and potentially a good political fit for the district. He has the ability to connect with audiences with his friendly and casual approach. Hunter will be the one to watch.

Although Ventrella will be familiar to many voters in the region, can he be a viable candidate in this race? If he can prove he can be then the Democratic party will have a very strong primary race should all the candidates stay in it that long.
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andrew330 Money talks 2 Feb 2 2008, 5:29 PM EST by dankirkd
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Thread started: Jan 31 2008, 2:11 PM EST  Watch
Do we have any work on ad buys or cash on hand for either candidate? The FEC filings are a bit historical at this point...
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