Washington

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Key Voting Dates in Washington

		Primary Voter Registration Deadline:		Aug 19
		Primary Voter Registration Deadline (In Person):		Sep 1
		Primary Absentee Ballot Request Deadline:		Sep 18
		Primary Election:		Sep 19
		General Voter Registration Deadline: (Mail)		Oct 7
		General Absentee Ballot Request Deadline (Mail):		Nov 6

2006 Candidates

Senate Race

Incumbent:	Maria Cantwell (D)
	Maria Cantwell has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 88 percent of the time.
	Go to Maria Cantwell’s campaign website.
Challenger(s):	Mike McGavic (R)

House Races

WA-1	Incumbent:	Jay Inslee (D)
		Jay Inslee has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 82 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Larry W. Ishmael (R)
WA-2	Incumbent:	Richard Ray Larsen (D)
		Richard Ray Larsen has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 86 percent of the time.
		Go to Richard Ray Larsen’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Doug Roulstone (R)
WA-3	Incumbent:	Brian Baird (D)
		Brian Baird has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 89 percent of the time.
		Go to Brian Baird’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Michael Messmore (R)
WA-4	Incumbent:	Richard "Doc" Hastings (R)
		Richard "Doc" Hastings has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 93 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Richard Wright (D)
		Go to Richard Wright’s campaign website.
WA-5	Incumbent:	Cathy McMorris (R)
		Cathy McMorris has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 80 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Peter Goldmark (D)
		Go to Peter Goldmark’s campaign website.
WA-6	Incumbent:	Norman Dicks (D)
		Norman Dicks has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 85 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Doug Cloud (R)
WA-7	Incumbent:	Jim McDermott (D)
		Jim McDermott has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 93 percent of the time.
		Go to Jim McDermott’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Linnea S. Noreen (I) Steve Beren (R)
WA-8	Incumbent:	Dave Reichert (R)
		Dave Reichert has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 80 percent of the time.
	Challenger(s):	Darcy Burner (D)
		Go to Darcy Burner’s campaign website.
WA-9	Incumbent:	Adam Smith (D)
		Adam Smith has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 80 percent of the time.
		Go to Adam Smith’s campaign website.
	Challenger(s):	Steven C. Cofchin (R)

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