2004 Washington elections

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2004 Washington Statewide Executive Offices elections
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All 9 Statewide Executive Offices
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election72
Seats won63
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Percentage56.82%39.66%

Washington has 9 Executive seats, all elected at large. In 2004, all 9 positions were up for reelection.

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Governor

After a machine and manual recount, Christine Gregoire won the election by 133 votes. [1]

Washington gubernatorial election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Christine Gregoire (incumbent) 1,373,361 48.8731
Republican Dino Rossi 1,373,22848.8684
Libertarian Ruth Bennett63,4642.2585
Total votes2,810,053 100.00
Turnout

Lt. Governor

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Results by county
Owen:
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Wiest:
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
Washington State Lt. Governor election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brad Owen (incumbent) 1,443,505 54.39
Republican Jim Wiest1,019,79038.43
Libertarian Jocelyn A Langlois117,1474.41
Green Bern Haggerty73,3282.76
Total votes2,653,770 100.00
Turnout

Secretary of State

Washington secretary of state election, 2004
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Nominee Sam Reed Laura Ruderman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,369,4211,209,299
Percentage51.5%45.4%
2004 Washington Secretary of State election results map by county.svg
County results
Reed:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Ruderman:     40–50%     50–60%
Secretary of State before election

Sam Reed
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Sam Reed
Republican

Washington Secretary of State election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sam Reed (incumbent) 1,369,421 51.47
Democratic Laura Ruderman 1,209,29945.45
Libertarian Jacqueline Passey82,0973.09
Total votes2,660,817 100.00
Turnout

State Treasurer

Results by county Murphy: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Lewis: 40-50% 50-60% 2004 Washington state treasurer election results map by county.svg
Results by county
Murphy:
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Lewis:
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
Washington State Treasurer election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Murphy (incumbent) 1,575,499 60.29
Republican Oscar S. Lewis941,75436.04
Libertarian John Sample96,1443.68
Total votes2,613,397 100.00
Turnout

State Auditor

Results by county Sonntag: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Baker: 40-50% 50-60% 2004 Washington state auditor election results map by county.svg
Results by county
Sonntag:
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Baker:
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
Washington State Auditor election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian Sonntag (incumbent) 1,668,575 63.89
Republican Will Baker 841,77232.23
Libertarian Jason G. Bush101,1613.87
Total votes2,611,508 100.00
Turnout

Attorney General

2004 Washington elections
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County results
Senn:      40–50%     50–60%
McKenna:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Deborah
Senn (D)		Rob
McKenna (R)		Other /
Undecided
SurveyUSA [2] October 29–31, 2004617 (LV)± 4.0%43%49%8%

Results

Washington State Attorney General election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rob McKenna 1,425,368 52.98
Democratic Deborah Senn 1,163,96443.27
Libertarian J. Bradley Gibson56,7922.11
Green Paul Richmond44,0201.64
Total votes2,559,642 100.00
Turnout

Commissioner of Public Lands

Results by county Sutherland: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Cooper: 40-50% 50-60% 2004 Washington commissioner of public lands election results map by county.svg
Results by county
Sutherland:
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Cooper:
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Doug Sutherland (incumbent) 1,309,441 49.96
Democratic Mike Cooper1,223,20746.67
Libertarian Steve Layman88,1713.36
Total votes2,620,819 100.00
Turnout

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Results by county Bergeson: 50-60% 60-70% Billings: 50-60% 2004 Washington superintendent of public instruction election results map by county.svg
Results by county
Bergeson:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Billings:
  •   50–60%
Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Washington Non Partisan Terry Bergeson (incumbent) 1,293,560 55.51
Washington Non Partisan Judith Billings1,036,91244.49
Total votes2,330,472 100.00
Turnout

Insurance Commissioner

Results by county Kreidler: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Adams: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 2004 Washington insurance commissioner election results map by county.svg
Results by county
Kreidler:
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Adams:
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Washington State Insurance Commissioner election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Kreidler (incumbent) 1,393,764 54.45
Republican John Adams1,058,58341.36
Libertarian Stephen D. Steele107,2954.19
Total votes2,559,642 100.00
Turnout

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

  1. ↑ November 2004 General (Report).
  2. ↑ SurveyUSA


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