2004 Washington State Senate election

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.

2004 Washington State Senate election

← 2002 November 2, 2004 2006 →
28 seats of the Washington State Senate 25 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Lisa Brown Bill Finkbeiner Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 3rd-Spokane 45th-Carnation Last election 24 25 Seats after 26 23 Seat change 2 2
Results:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold      No election
President pro tempore before election Vacant Elected President pro tempore Rosa Franklin Democratic

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]

Summary of results

State Senate District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party
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		Rep	Brad Benson		Rep
8th	Patricia S. Hale		Rep	Jerome Delvin		Rep
9th	Larry Sheahan		Rep	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^[3] and general election results can be found here.^[1]

District 1

Washington's 1st legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rosemary McAuliffe	14,564	62.34
	Republican	Jason Bontrager	8,798	37.66
Total votes			23,362	100
General election
	Democratic	Rosemary McAuliffe	33,389	56.96
	Republican	Jason Bontrager	25,229	43.04
Total votes			58,618	100
	Democratic hold

District 2

Washington's 2nd legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marilyn Rasmussen	11,243	54.64
	Republican	Deryl McCarty	9,334	45.36
Total votes			20,557	100
General election
	Democratic	Marilyn Rasmussen	28,395	52.75
	Republican	Deryl McCarty	25,438	47.25
Total votes			53,833	100
	Democratic hold

District 3

Washington's 3rd legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Brown	11,679	63.55
	Republican	Mike Casey	6,698	36.45
Total votes			18,377	100
General election
	Democratic	Lisa Brown	25,930	62.37
	Republican	Mike Casey	15,647	37.63
Total votes			41,577	100
	Democratic hold

District 4

Washington's 4th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob McCaslin	15,048	59.47
	Democratic	Tim Hattenburg	10,254	40.53
Total votes			25,302	100
General election
	Republican	Bob McCaslin	34,447	59.51
	Democratic	Tim Hattenburg	23,437	40.49
Total votes			57,884	100
	Republican hold

District 5

Washington's 5th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cheryl Pflug	13,080	49.52
	Democratic	Kathy Huckabay	12,973	49.11
	Libertarian	Jaime Capili	363	1.37
Total votes			26,416	100
General election
	Republican	Cheryl Pflug	38,186	57.88
	Democratic	Kathy Huckabay	26,457	40.10
	Libertarian	Jaime Capili	1,327	2.01
Total votes			65,970	100
	Republican hold

District 6

Washington's 6th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laurie Dolan	14,690	44.58
	Republican	Brad Benson	9,439	28.65
	Republican	Brian Murray	8,820	26.77
Total votes			32,949	100
General election
	Republican	Brad Benson	33,312	50.92
	Democratic	Laurie Dolan	32,104	49.08
Total votes			65,416	100
	Republican hold

District 8

Washington's 7th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerome Delvin	13,869	68.86
	Democratic	John David	6,273	31.14
Total votes			20,142	100
General election
	Republican	Jerome Delvin	37,360	70.70
	Democratic	John David	15,486	29.30
Total votes			52,846	100
	Republican hold

District 9

Washington's 9th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark G. Schoesler	13,966	65.65
	Democratic	Gail Rowland	7,133	33.53
	Libertarian	John Gearhart	176	0.83
Total votes			21,275	100
General election
	Republican	Mark G. Schoesler	32,105	66.21
	Democratic	Gail Rowland	16,387	33.79
Total votes			48,492	100
	Republican hold

District 10

Washington's 10th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Margaret Haugen	15,480	56.67
	Republican	April Lynne Axthelm	11,512	42.14
	Libertarian	Brett Wilhelm	324	1.19
Total votes			27,316	100
General election
	Democratic	Mary Margaret Haugen	31,196	50.26
	Republican	April Lynne Axthelm	29,219	47.08
	Libertarian	Brett Wilhelm	1,653	2.66
Total votes			62,068	100
	Democratic hold

District 11

Washington's 11th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Margarita Prentice	11,244	72.02
	Republican party (United States)	Bill Roenicke	4,169	26.70
	Libertarian	Jennifer Christensen	199	1.27
Total votes			15,612	100
General election
	Democratic	Margarita Prentice	25,303	65.25
	Republican	Bill Roenicke	10,929	28.18
	Libertarian	Jennifer Christensen	2,545	6.56
Total votes			38,777	100
	Democratic hold

District 12

Washington's 12th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Evans Parlette	12,831	100
Total votes			12,831	100
General election
	Republican	Linda Evans Parlette	40,620	100
Total votes			40,620	100
	Republican hold

District 14

Washington's 14th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alex Deccio	11,511	63.64
	Democratic	Leni Skarin	6,576	36.36
Total votes			18,087	100
General election
	Republican	Alex Deccio	27,534	65.02
	Democratic	Leni Skarin	14,811	34.98
Total votes			42,345	100
	Republican hold

District 16

Washington's 16th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Hewitt	12,743	66.02
	Democratic	Rebecca Francik	6,560	33.98
Total votes			19,303	100
General election
	Republican	Mike Hewitt	29,854	66.84
	Democratic	Rebecca Francik	14,807	33.16
Total votes			44,652	100
	Republican hold

District 17

Washington's 17th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Benton	8,411	49.63
	Democratic	Paul Waadevig	4,387	25.89
	Democratic	John T. Davis	4,150	24.49
Total votes			16,948	100
General election
	Republican	Don Benton	29,563	56.04
	Democratic	Paul Waadevig	23,193	43.96
Total votes			52,756	100
	Republican hold

District 18

Washington's 18th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Zarelli	10,985	51.44
	Democratic	Dave Seabrook	10,372	48.56
Total votes			21,357	100
General election
	Republican	Joseph Zarelli	34,706	53.85
	Democratic	Dave Seabrook	29,745	46.15
Total votes			64,451	100
	Republican hold

District 19

Washington's 19th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark L. Doumit	13,857	100
Total votes			13,857	100
General election
	Democratic	Mark L. Doumit	39,470	100
Total votes			39,470	100
	Democratic hold

District 20

Washington's 20th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Swecker	11,157	55.77
	Democratic	Chuck Bojarski	8,850	44.23
Total votes			20,007	100
General election
	Republican	Dan Swecker	35,372	64.77
	Democratic	Chuck Bojarski	19,238	35.23
Total votes			54,610	100
	Republican hold

District 22

Washington's 22nd legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Fraser	15,389	100
Total votes			15,389	100
General election
	Democratic	Karen Fraser	44,695	100
Total votes			44,695	100
	Democratic hold

District 23

Washington's 23rd legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Phil Rockefeller	18,997	63.82
	Republican	Doug Kitchens	10,769	36.18
Total votes			29,766	100
General election
	Democratic	Phil Rockefeller	25,814	41.66
	Republican	Doug Kitchens	25,814	41.66
Total votes			61,964	100
	Democratic hold

District 24

Washington's 24th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Hargrove	17,357	100
Total votes			17,357	100
General election
	Democratic	Jim Hargrove	48,379	100
Total votes			48,379	100
	Democratic hold

District 25

Washington's 25th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Kastama	13,381	58.21
	Republican	Rose Hill	9,607	41.79
Total votes			22,988	100
General election
	Democratic	Jim Kastama	30,521	54.36
	Republican	Rose Hill	25,622	45.64
Total votes			56,143	100
	Democratic hold

District 27

Washington's 27th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Regala	14,414	73.65
	Republican	Kim Wheeler	5,157	26.35
Total votes			19,571	100
General election
	Democratic	Debbie Regala	32,344	69.95
	Republican	Kim Wheeler	13,897	30.05
Total votes			46,241	100
	Democratic hold

District 28

Washington's 28th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Helen McGovern	12,250	57.19
	Republican	Mike Carrell	9,170	42.81
Total votes			21,420	100
General election
	Republican	Mike Carrell	25,159	52.35
	Democratic	Helen McGovern	22,903	47.65
Total votes			48,062	100
	Republican hold

District 38

Washington's 38th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jean Berkey	12,087	68.69
	Republican	Tim Hanley	5,510	31.31
Total votes			17,597	100
General election
	Democratic	Jean Berkey	28,202	65.34
	Republican	Tim Hanley	14,962	34.66
Total votes			43,164	100
	Democratic hold

District 39

Washington's 39th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Val Stevens	9,555	43.89
	Democratic	Susanne Olson	8,750	40.19
	Democratic	John Painter	3,466	15.92
Total votes			21,771	100
General election
	Republican	Val Stevens	29,741	54.19
	Democratic	Susanne Olson	25,146	45.81
Total votes			54,887	100
	Democratic hold

District 40

Washington's 40th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harriet A. Spanel	16,884	64.39
	Republican	Gerald Baron	9,339	35.61
Total votes			26,223	100
General election
	Democratic	Harriet A. Spanel	37,573	61.51
	Republican	Gerald Baron	23,514	38.49
Total votes			61,087	100
	Democratic hold

District 41

Washington's 41st legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Weinstein	15,475	56.09
	Republican	Jim Horn	11,802	42.78
	Libertarian	Jim Brown	311	1.13
Total votes			27,588	100
General election
	Democratic	Brian Weinstein	32,473	50.88
	Republican	Jim Horn	29,984	46.98
	Libertarian	Jim Brown	1,371	2.15
Total votes			63,828	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 49

Washington's 49th legislative district State Senate Election, 2004

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Craig Pridemore	9,912	61.08
	Republican	Don Carlson	6,316	38.92
Total votes			16,228	100
General election
	Democratic	Craig Pridemore	24,470	50.66
	Republican	Don Carlson	23,829	49.34
Total votes			48,299	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

1. "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. "Elections Search Results - September 2004 Primary". Office of the Secretary of State. Retrieved May 11, 2022.

See also