The 2008 Washington Secretary of State election was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, to elect the Washington Secretary of State, 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. 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 Republican Secretary of State Sam Reed was re-elected to a third term in office, defeating Democratic challenger Jason Osgood in a landslide. Along with the concurrent attorney general election, this is the last time King County voted Republican in a statewide election.
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Reed won eight of nine congressional districts, including five that elected Democrats.