The Green Papers: Washington 2004 General Election |
Washington
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress Primary: Tuesday 14 September 2004 General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 |
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Washington 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Democrats Republicans Third Parties
President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 11 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors. List of States: Details. | |||||
Democrat | 1,510,201 | 52.82% | Senator John Kerry (11 Electoral Votes) |
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Republican | 1,304,894 | 45.64% | President George W. Bush Vice President: Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney Renominated by Convention - 2 September 2004 |
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Independent | 23,283 | 0.81% | Ralph Nader Vice President: Peter Camejo |
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Libertarian | 11,955 | 0.42% | Michael Badnarik Vice President: Richard V. Campagna |
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Constitution | 3,922 | 0.14% | Michael Anthony Peroutka Vice President: Chuck Baldwin |
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Green | 2,974 | 0.10% | David Keith Cobb Vice President: Patricia Helen "Pat" LaMarche |
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Workers World | 1,077 | 0.04% | John Thompson Parker Vice President: Teresa Gutierrez |
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Socialist Workers | 547 | 0.02% | James Harris Vice President: Margaret Trowe |
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Socialist Equality | 231 | 0.01% | Bill Van Auken Vice President: Jim Lawrence |
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Total | 2,859,084 | 100.00% | |||
U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 108th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Class 1 | Democrat | Senator Maria Cantwell First elected: 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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Class 3 |
Democrat | Senator Patty Murray Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004. Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary |
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Democrat | 1,549,708 | 54.98% | Senator Patty Murray | ||
Republican | 1,204,584 | 42.74% | Congressman George R. Nethercutt Congressman CD 5 |
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Libertarian | 34,055 | 1.21% | J. Mills | ||
Green | 30,304 | 1.08% | Mark B. Wilson | ||
Total | 2,818,651 | 100.00% | |||
Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: None, All Governors | |||||
Democrat | Governor Gary Locke First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000. Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Open Chair - 21 July 2003: Governor Locke announced that he will not seek re-election in 2004. |
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Democrat | 1,373,361 | 48.87% | Attorney General Christine Gregoire | ||
Republican | 1,373,232 | 48.87% | Dino Rossi | ||
Libertarian | 63,465 | 2.26% | Ruth Bennett | ||
Total | 2,810,058 | 100.00% | |||
Manual Recount from an official source. Machine Recount from an official source. On Thursday 30 December 2004 the Secretary of State certified the manual recount results showing that Democrat Christine Gregoire won Governor's election by 129 votes out of 2,810,058. Mr. Rossi is considering contesting these results. History: Friday 3 December 2004- the Democrats officially challenged the certified machine recount Republican Dino Rossi won by 42 votes out of 2,808,342. Monday 6 December- Secretary of State Sam Reed issues a hand recount order. 23 December- the state Supreme Court rules that King County recount is to include 573 mistakenly rejected ballots and 162 misplaced ballots in the manual recount. Manual Recount: (30 December 2004): Democrat Christine Gregoire: 1,373,361; Republican Dino Rossi: 1,373,232; Libertarian Ruth Bennett: 63,465. Machine Recount (24 November 2004): Republican Dino Rossi: 1,372,484; Democrat Christine Gregoire: 1,372,442; Libertarian Ruth Bennett: 63,415. Original Count: Republican Dino Rossi: 1,371,414; Democrat Christine Gregoire: 1,371,153; Libertarian Ruth Bennett: 63,346. | |||||
Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004 | |||||
Democrat | Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary |
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Democrat | 1,443,505 | 54.39% | Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen | ||
Republican | 1,019,790 | 38.43% | Jim Wiest | ||
Libertarian | 117,147 | 4.41% | Jocelyn A. Langlois | ||
Green | 73,328 | 2.76% | Bern Haggerty | ||
Total | 2,653,770 | 100.00% | |||
108th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit. 108th House | |||||
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 6 Democrats (6 Renominated); 3 Republicans (1 Renominated, 2 Open) | |||||
CD 1 |
Democrat | Congressman Jay Inslee Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary |
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Democrat | 204,121 | 62.28% | Congressman Jay Inslee | ||
Republican | 117,850 | 35.96% | Randy Eastwood | ||
Libertarian | 5,798 | 1.77% | Charles Moore | ||
Total | 327,769 | 100.00% | |||
CD 2 |
Democrat | Congressman Rick Larsen Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary |
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Democrat | 202,383 | 63.91% | Congressman Rick Larsen | ||
Republican | 106,333 | 33.58% | Suzanne Sinclair | ||
Libertarian | 7,966 | 2.52% | Bruce Guthrie | ||
Total | 316,682 | 100.00% | |||
CD 3 |
Democrat | Congressman Brian Baird Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary |
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Democrat | 193,626 | 61.93% | Congressman Brian Baird | ||
Republican | 119,027 | 38.07% | Thomas A. Crowson | ||
Total | 312,653 | 100.00% | |||
CD 4 |
Republican | Congressman Doc Hastings Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary |
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Republican | 154,627 | 62.57% | Congressman Doc Hastings | ||
Democrat | 92,486 | 37.43% | Sandy Matheson | ||
Total | 247,113 | 100.00% | |||
CD 5 |
Republican | Congressman George R. Nethercutt Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Open Seat - Running for the Class 3 Senate Seat in 2004. |
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  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 179,600 | 59.68% | Cathy McMorris | ||
Democrat | 121,333 | 40.32% | Don Barbieri | ||
Total | 300,933 | 100.00% | |||
CD 6 |
Democrat | Congressman Norm Dicks Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary |
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Democrat | 202,919 | 68.99% | Congressman Norm Dicks | ||
Republican | 91,228 | 31.01% | Doug Cloud | ||
Total | 294,147 | 100.00% | |||
CD 7 |
Democrat | Congressman Jim McDermott Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary |
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Democrat | 272,302 | 80.68% | Congressman Jim McDermott | ||
Republican | 65,226 | 19.32% | Carol Cassady | ||
Total | 337,528 | 100.00% | |||
CD 8 |
Republican | Congressman Jennifer Dunn First elected: 1992 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Open Seat - On 30 January 2004, Congressman Dunn announced that she would not seek re-election in 2004. |
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Republican | 173,298 | 51.50% | Dave Reichert | ||
Democrat | 157,148 | 46.70% | Dave Ross | ||
Libertarian | 6,053 | 1.80% | Spencer Garrett | ||
Total | 336,499 | 100.00% | |||
CD 9 |
Democrat | Congressman Adam Smith Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary |
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Democrat | 162,433 | 63.28% | Congressman Adam Smith | ||
Republican | 88,304 | 34.40% | Paul J. Lord | ||
Green | 5,934 | 2.31% | Robert F. Losey | ||
Total | 256,671 | 100.00% | |||
Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004 | |||||
Republican | Secretary of State Sam Reed Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 First elected: 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary |
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Republican | 1,369,421 | 51.47% | Secretary of State Sam Reed | ||
Democrat | 1,209,299 | 45.45% | Laura Ruderman | ||
Libertarian | 82,097 | 3.09% | Jacqueline Passey | ||
Total | 2,660,817 | 100.00% | |||
Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004 | |||||
Democrat | Attorney General Christine O. Gregoire First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996, 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Open Seat - Running for Governor in 2004. |
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Republican | 1,425,368 | 52.98% | Rob McKenna | ||
Democrat | 1,163,964 | 43.27% | Deborah Senn | ||
Libertarian | 56,792 | 2.11% | J. Bradley Gibson | ||
Green | 44,020 | 1.64% | Paul Richmond | ||
Total | 2,690,144 | 100.00% | |||
Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004 | |||||
Democrat | Treasurer Michael J. "Mike" Murphy Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary |
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Democrat | 1,575,499 | 60.29% | Treasurer Michael J. "Mike" Murphy | ||
Republican | 941,754 | 36.04% | Oscar S. Lewis | ||
Libertarian | 96,144 | 3.68% | John Sample | ||
Total | 2,613,397 | 100.00% | |||
Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004 | |||||
Democrat | Auditor Brian Sonntag Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 First elected: 1992; re-elected 1996, 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary |
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Democrat | Auditor Brian Sonntag | ||||
Libertarian | Jason G. Bush | ||||
Republican | Will Baker | ||||
Commissioner of Public Lands 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004 | |||||
Republican | Public Lands Commissioner Doug Sutherland Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 First elected: 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary |
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Republican | 1,309,441 | 49.96% | Public Lands Commissioner Doug Sutherland | ||
Democrat | 1,223,207 | 46.67% | Mike Cooper | ||
Libertarian | 88,171 | 3.36% | Steve Layman | ||
Total | 2,620,819 | 100.00% | |||
Insurance Commissioner 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004 | |||||
Democrat | Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 First elected: 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary |
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Democrat | 1,393,764 | 54.45% | Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler | ||
Republican | 1,058,583 | 41.36% | John Adams | ||
Libertarian | 107,295 | 4.19% | Stephen D. Steele | ||
Total | 2,559,642 | 100.00% | |||
Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004 | |||||
Nonpartisan | Public Instruction Superintendent Teresa "Terry" Bergeson Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 |
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Nonpartisan | 1,293,560 | 55.51% | Public Instruction Superintendent Teresa "Terry" Bergeson Primary vote: 34% |
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Nonpartisan | 1,036,912 | 44.49% | Judith Billings Primary vote: 36% |
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Total | 2,330,472 | 100.00% | |||
All candidates for Superintendent of Public Instruction appear on the 14 September Primary ballot. If any candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the Primary, he or she goes on the General Election ballot alone. If no candidate receives a majority, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes go on the General Election ballot. |
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