The Green Papers: Washington 2004 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 14 September 2004
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Electoral Votes:11(2.04% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:9(2.07% of 435)
2000 Census:5,908,684 (2.10% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):4,368,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):3,335,714
Capital:Olympia
Tuesday 14 September 2004 polls close 8:00p PDT (0300 UTC)
Tuesday 2 November 2004 polls close 8:00p PST (0400 UTC)
 

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Washington State and Local Government

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.
Up for election in 2004
  Elected Democrat 1,510,201 52.82% Senator John Kerry
(11 Electoral Votes)
  Candidate Republican 1,304,894 45.64% President George W. Bush
Vice President: Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney
Renominated by Convention - 2 September 2004
  Candidate Independent 23,283 0.81% Ralph Nader
Vice President: Peter Camejo
  Candidate Libertarian 11,955 0.42% Michael Badnarik
Vice President: Richard V. Campagna
  Candidate Constitution 3,922 0.14% Michael Anthony Peroutka
Vice President: Chuck Baldwin
  Candidate Green 2,974 0.10% David Keith Cobb
Vice President: Patricia Helen "Pat" LaMarche
  Candidate Workers World 1,077 0.04% John Thompson Parker
Vice President: Teresa Gutierrez
  Candidate Socialist Workers 547 0.02% James Harris
Vice President: Margaret Trowe
  Candidate Socialist Equality 231 0.01% Bill Van Auken
Vice President: Jim Lawrence
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

Class 3
Seat up for election
  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
  Elected Democrat 1,549,708 54.98% Senator Patty Murray
  Candidate Republican 1,204,584 42.74% Congressman George R. Nethercutt
Congressman CD 5
  Candidate Libertarian 34,055 1.21% J. Mills
  Candidate 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

Chair up for election   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.
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democrat 1,373,361 48.87% Attorney General Christine Gregoire
  Candidate Republican 1,373,232 48.87% Dino Rossi
  Candidate 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

Seat up for election   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
  Elected Democrat 1,443,505 54.39% Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen
  Candidate Republican 1,019,790 38.43% Jim Wiest
  Candidate Libertarian 117,147 4.41% Jocelyn A. Langlois
  Candidate 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
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Congressman Jay Inslee
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 204,121 62.28% Congressman Jay Inslee
  Candidate Republican 117,850 35.96% Randy Eastwood
  Candidate Libertarian 5,798 1.77% Charles Moore
Total 327,769 100.00%  

CD 2
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Congressman Rick Larsen
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 202,383 63.91% Congressman Rick Larsen
  Candidate Republican 106,333 33.58% Suzanne Sinclair
  Candidate Libertarian 7,966 2.52% Bruce Guthrie
Total 316,682 100.00%  

CD 3
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Congressman Brian Baird
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 193,626 61.93% Congressman Brian Baird
  Candidate Republican 119,027 38.07% Thomas A. Crowson
Total 312,653 100.00%  

CD 4
Seat up for election
  Republican   Congressman Doc Hastings
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 154,627 62.57% Congressman Doc Hastings
  Candidate Democrat 92,486 37.43% Sandy Matheson
Total 247,113 100.00%  

CD 5
Seat up for election
  Republican   Congressman George R. Nethercutt
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Open Seat - Running for the Class 3 Senate Seat in 2004.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 179,600 59.68% Cathy McMorris
  Candidate Democrat 121,333 40.32% Don Barbieri
Total 300,933 100.00%  

CD 6
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Congressman Norm Dicks
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 202,919 68.99% Congressman Norm Dicks
  Candidate Republican 91,228 31.01% Doug Cloud
Total 294,147 100.00%  

CD 7
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Congressman Jim McDermott
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 272,302 80.68% Congressman Jim McDermott
  Candidate Republican 65,226 19.32% Carol Cassady
Total 337,528 100.00%  

CD 8
Seat up for election
  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.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 173,298 51.50% Dave Reichert
  Candidate Democrat 157,148 46.70% Dave Ross
  Candidate Libertarian 6,053 1.80% Spencer Garrett
Total 336,499 100.00%  

CD 9
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Congressman Adam Smith
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 162,433 63.28% Congressman Adam Smith
  Candidate Republican 88,304 34.40% Paul J. Lord
  Candidate Green 5,934 2.31% Robert F. Losey
Total 256,671 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004

Seat up for election   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
  Elected Republican 1,369,421 51.47% Secretary of State Sam Reed
  Candidate Democrat 1,209,299 45.45% Laura Ruderman
  Candidate Libertarian 82,097 3.09% Jacqueline Passey
Total 2,660,817 100.00%  

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004

Seat up for election   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.
  Elected Republican 1,425,368 52.98% Rob McKenna
  Candidate Democrat 1,163,964 43.27% Deborah Senn
  Candidate Libertarian 56,792 2.11% J. Bradley Gibson
  Candidate Green 44,020 1.64% Paul Richmond
Total 2,690,144 100.00%  

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004

Seat up for election   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
  Elected Democrat 1,575,499 60.29% Treasurer Michael J. "Mike" Murphy
  Candidate Republican 941,754 36.04% Oscar S. Lewis
  Candidate Libertarian 96,144 3.68% John Sample
Total 2,613,397 100.00%  

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004

Seat up for election   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
  Elected Democrat     Auditor Brian Sonntag
  Candidate Libertarian     Jason G. Bush
  Candidate Republican     Will Baker

Commissioner of Public Lands  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004

Seat up for election   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
  Elected Republican 1,309,441 49.96% Public Lands Commissioner Doug Sutherland
  Candidate Democrat 1,223,207 46.67% Mike Cooper
  Candidate Libertarian 88,171 3.36% Steve Layman
Total 2,620,819 100.00%  

Insurance Commissioner  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004

Seat up for election   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
  Elected Democrat 1,393,764 54.45% Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler
  Candidate Republican 1,058,583 41.36% John Adams
  Candidate 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

Seat up for election   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
  Elected Nonpartisan 1,293,560 55.51% Public Instruction Superintendent Teresa "Terry" Bergeson
Primary vote: 34%
  Candidate Nonpartisan 1,036,912 44.49% Judith Billings
Primary vote: 36%
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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