2004 Washington State Senate election

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2004 Washington State Senate election
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28 seats of the Washington State Senate
25 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Lisa Brown Bill Finkbeiner
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 3rd-Spokane 45th-Carnation
Last election2425
Seats after2623
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2
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Results:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
     No election
President pro tempore before election

Vacant

Elected President pro tempore

Rosa Franklin
Democratic

The 2004 Washington State Senate election was held on November 2, 2004, in which about half of the state's 49 legislative districts choose a state senator for a four-year term to the Washington State Senate. [1] The other half of state senators are chosen in the next biennial election, so that about half of the senators, along with all the members of the Washington State House of Representatives, are elected every two years.

Contents

Twenty-four seats were up for their regular election this cycle, while four seats held special elections due to resignations by their incumbents, for a total of 28 seats on the ballot. Republicans held 15 of the seats and Democrats held the remaining 13. Democrats successfully flipped two seats in the general election. [2]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Rothenberg [3] TossupOctober 1, 2004

Summary of results

State Senate District Incumbent PartyElected SenatorParty
1st Rosemary McAuliffe Dem Rosemary McAuliffe Dem
2nd Marilyn Rasmussen Dem Marilyn Rasmussen Dem
3rd Lisa Brown Dem Lisa Brown Dem
4th Bob McCaslin Sr. Rep Bob McCaslin Sr. Rep
5th Dino Rossi Rep Cheryl Pflug Rep
6th James E. West RepBrad BensonRep
8th Patricia S. HaleRep Jerome Delvin Rep
9th Larry SheahanRep Mark G. Schoesler Rep
10th Mary Margaret Haugen Dem Mary Margaret Haugen Dem
11th Margarita Prentice Dem Margarita Prentice Dem
12th Linda Evans Parlette Rep Linda Evans Parlette Rep
14th Alex Deccio Rep Alex Deccio Rep
16th Mike Hewitt Rep Mike Hewitt Rep
17th Don Benton Rep Don Benton Rep
18th Joseph Zarelli Rep Joseph Zarelli Rep
19th Mark L. Doumit Dem Mark L. Doumit Dem
20th Dan Swecker Rep Dan Swecker Rep
22nd Karen Fraser Dem Karen Fraser Dem
23rd Betti Sheldon Dem Phil Rockefeller Dem
24th Jim Hargrove Dem Jim Hargrove Dem
25th Jim Kastama Dem Jim Kastama Dem
27th Debbie Regala Dem Debbie Regala Dem
28th Shirley Winsley Rep Mike Carrell Rep
38th Aaron Reardon Dem Jean Berkey Dem
39th Val Stevens Rep Val Stevens Rep
40th Harriet A. Spanel Dem Harriet A. Spanel Dem
41st Jim Horn Rep Brian Weinstein Dem
49th Don Carlson Rep Craig Pridemore Dem

Detailed results

The 2004 election utilized an open primary system. Primary results can be found here [4] and general election results can be found here. [1]

District 1

Washington's 1st legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rosemary McAuliffe14,56462.34
Republican Jason Bontrager8,79837.66
Total votes23,362 100
General election
Democratic Rosemary McAuliffe 33,389 56.96
Republican Jason Bontrager25,22943.04
Total votes58,618 100
Democratic hold

District 2

Washington's 2nd legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marilyn Rasmussen11,24354.64
Republican Deryl McCarty9,33445.36
Total votes20,557 100
General election
Democratic Marilyn Rasmussen 28,395 52.75
Republican Deryl McCarty25,43847.25
Total votes53,833 100
Democratic hold

District 3

Washington's 3rd legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lisa Brown11,67963.55
Republican Mike Casey6,69836.45
Total votes18,377 100
General election
Democratic Lisa Brown 25,930 62.37
Republican Mike Casey15,64737.63
Total votes41,577 100
Democratic hold

District 4

Washington's 4th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob McCaslin15,04859.47
Democratic Tim Hattenburg10,25440.53
Total votes25,302 100
General election
Republican Bob McCaslin 34,447 59.51
Democratic Tim Hattenburg23,43740.49
Total votes57,884 100
Republican hold

District 5

Washington's 5th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cheryl Pflug13,08049.52
Democratic Kathy Huckabay12,97349.11
Libertarian Jaime Capili3631.37
Total votes26,416 100
General election
Republican Cheryl Pflug 38,186 57.88
Democratic Kathy Huckabay26,45740.10
Libertarian Jaime Capili1,3272.01
Total votes65,970 100
Republican hold

District 6

Washington's 6th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Laurie Dolan14,69044.58
Republican Brad Benson9,43928.65
Republican Brian Murray8,82026.77
Total votes32,949 100
General election
Republican Brad Benson 33,312 50.92
Democratic Laurie Dolan32,10449.08
Total votes65,416 100
Republican hold

District 8

Washington's 7th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jerome Delvin13,86968.86
Democratic John David6,27331.14
Total votes20,142 100
General election
Republican Jerome Delvin 37,360 70.70
Democratic John David15,48629.30
Total votes52,846 100
Republican hold

District 9

Washington's 9th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark G. Schoesler13,96665.65
Democratic Gail Rowland7,13333.53
Libertarian John Gearhart1760.83
Total votes21,275 100
General election
Republican Mark G. Schoesler 32,105 66.21
Democratic Gail Rowland16,38733.79
Total votes48,492 100
Republican hold

District 10

Washington's 10th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mary Margaret Haugen15,48056.67
Republican April Lynne Axthelm11,51242.14
Libertarian Brett Wilhelm3241.19
Total votes27,316 100
General election
Democratic Mary Margaret Haugen 31,196 50.26
Republican April Lynne Axthelm29,21947.08
Libertarian Brett Wilhelm1,6532.66
Total votes62,068 100
Democratic hold

District 11

Washington's 11th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Margarita Prentice11,24472.02
Republican party (United States) Bill Roenicke4,16926.70
Libertarian Jennifer Christensen1991.27
Total votes15,612 100
General election
Democratic Margarita Prentice 25,303 65.25
Republican Bill Roenicke10,92928.18
Libertarian Jennifer Christensen2,5456.56
Total votes38,777 100
Democratic hold

District 12

Washington's 12th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Linda Evans Parlette12,831100
Total votes12,831 100
General election
Republican Linda Evans Parlette 40,620 100
Total votes40,620 100
Republican hold

District 14

Washington's 14th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alex Deccio11,51163.64
Democratic Leni Skarin6,57636.36
Total votes18,087 100
General election
Republican Alex Deccio 27,534 65.02
Democratic Leni Skarin14,81134.98
Total votes42,345 100
Republican hold

District 16

Washington's 16th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Hewitt12,74366.02
Democratic Rebecca Francik6,56033.98
Total votes19,303 100
General election
Republican Mike Hewitt 29,854 66.84
Democratic Rebecca Francik14,80733.16
Total votes44,652 100
Republican hold

District 17

Washington's 17th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Don Benton8,41149.63
Democratic Paul Waadevig4,38725.89
Democratic John T. Davis4,15024.49
Total votes16,948 100
General election
Republican Don Benton 29,563 56.04
Democratic Paul Waadevig23,19343.96
Total votes52,756 100
Republican hold

District 18

Washington's 18th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joseph Zarelli10,98551.44
Democratic Dave Seabrook10,37248.56
Total votes21,357 100
General election
Republican Joseph Zarelli 34,706 53.85
Democratic Dave Seabrook29,74546.15
Total votes64,451 100
Republican hold

District 19

Washington's 19th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mark L. Doumit13,857100
Total votes13,857 100
General election
Democratic Mark L. Doumit 39,470 100
Total votes39,470 100
Democratic hold

District 20

Washington's 20th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Swecker11,15755.77
Democratic Chuck Bojarski8,85044.23
Total votes20,007 100
General election
Republican Dan Swecker 35,372 64.77
Democratic Chuck Bojarski19,23835.23
Total votes54,610 100
Republican hold

District 22

Washington's 22nd legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Karen Fraser15,389100
Total votes15,389 100
General election
Democratic Karen Fraser 44,695 100
Total votes44,695 100
Democratic hold

District 23

Washington's 23rd legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Phil Rockefeller18,99763.82
Republican Doug Kitchens10,76936.18
Total votes29,766 100
General election
Democratic Phil Rockefeller 25,814 41.66
Republican Doug Kitchens25,81441.66
Total votes61,964 100
Democratic hold

District 24

Washington's 24th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Hargrove17,357100
Total votes17,357 100
General election
Democratic Jim Hargrove 48,379 100
Total votes48,379 100
Democratic hold

District 25

Washington's 25th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Kastama13,38158.21
Republican Rose Hill9,60741.79
Total votes22,988 100
General election
Democratic Jim Kastama 30,521 54.36
Republican Rose Hill25,62245.64
Total votes56,143 100
Democratic hold

District 27

Washington's 27th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Debbie Regala14,41473.65
Republican Kim Wheeler5,15726.35
Total votes19,571 100
General election
Democratic Debbie Regala 32,344 69.95
Republican Kim Wheeler13,89730.05
Total votes46,241 100
Democratic hold

District 28

Washington's 28th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Helen McGovern12,25057.19
Republican Mike Carrell9,17042.81
Total votes21,420 100
General election
Republican Mike Carrell 25,159 52.35
Democratic Helen McGovern22,90347.65
Total votes48,062 100
Republican hold

District 38

Washington's 38th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jean Berkey12,08768.69
Republican Tim Hanley5,51031.31
Total votes17,597 100
General election
Democratic Jean Berkey 28,202 65.34
Republican Tim Hanley14,96234.66
Total votes43,164 100
Democratic hold

District 39

Washington's 39th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Val Stevens9,55543.89
Democratic Susanne Olson8,75040.19
Democratic John Painter3,46615.92
Total votes21,771 100
General election
Republican Val Stevens 29,741 54.19
Democratic Susanne Olson25,14645.81
Total votes54,887 100
Democratic hold

District 40

Washington's 40th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harriet A. Spanel16,88464.39
Republican Gerald Baron9,33935.61
Total votes26,223 100
General election
Democratic Harriet A. Spanel 37,573 61.51
Republican Gerald Baron23,51438.49
Total votes61,087 100
Democratic hold

District 41

Washington's 41st legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian Weinstein15,47556.09
Republican Jim Horn11,80242.78
Libertarian Jim Brown3111.13
Total votes27,588 100
General election
Democratic Brian Weinstein 32,473 50.88
Republican Jim Horn29,98446.98
Libertarian Jim Brown1,3712.15
Total votes63,828 100
Democratic gain from Republican

District 49

Washington's 49th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Craig Pridemore9,91261.08
Republican Don Carlson6,31638.92
Total votes16,228 100
General election
Democratic Craig Pridemore 24,470 50.66
Republican Don Carlson23,82949.34
Total votes48,299 100
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. 1 2 "Elections Search Results - November 2004 General". Office of the Secretary of State. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  2. ↑ Ammons, David (November 7, 2004). "Dinocrats, the Grange and other election winners and losers". Kitsap Sun . p. 11. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  3. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (October 1, 2004). "Handicapping the State Legislatures: A 50-State Preview". The Rothenberg Political Report: 7–10 – via Harvard Dataverse.
  4. ↑ "Elections Search Results - September 2004 Primary". Office of the Secretary of State. Retrieved May 11, 2022.

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