2004 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election

none January 2026 2004 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election Washington presidential no 2000 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election 2000 2008 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election 2008 November 2, 2004 Doug Sutherland Republican Party (United States) 1,309,441 49.96% Mike Cooper Democratic Party (United States) 1,223,207 46.67% 275px County results Sutherland: #ffb2b2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Cooper: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Public Lands Commissioner Doug Sutherland Republican Party (United States) Doug Sutherland Republican Party (United States) The 2004 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election was held on November 2, 2004, to elect the Washington Public Lands Commissioner, concurrently with the 2004 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the U.S. Senate and various state and local elections, including for U.S. House and governor of Washington. Incumbent Republican Public Lands Commissioner Doug Sutherland narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Mike Cooper.Election 2004: Sutherland is re-elected as lands commissioner https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/election-2004-sutherland-is-re-elected-as-lands-1158794.php Primary elections took place on September 14.None 2004-09-08 Reed asks voters to participate in state primaries https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2004/sep/08/reed-asks-voters-to-participate-in-state-primaries/ 2026-02-03 Columbia Basin Herald en 3 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Doug Sutherland, incumbent public lands commissioner (2001–2009)2004-10-18 Timber at center of lands commissioner race https://www.heraldnet.com/news/timber-at-center-of-lands-commissioner-race/ 2026-02-03 HeraldNet.com en-US Results Republican primary resultshttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=66&c=&c2=&t=35&t2=&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results September 2004 Primary Commissioner of Public Lands Reed Sam Sam Reed September 14, 2004 Secretary of State of Washington January 13, 2026 Doug Sutherland (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 433,069 100.00%433,069 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Mike Cooper, state representative (1997–2005)Cooper running for public lands post https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/cooper-running-for-public-lands-post-1139208.php Results Democratic primary results Mike Cooper Democratic Party (United States) 600,476 100.00%600,476 100.00% Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Steve Layman, candidate for public lands commissioner in 20002004-11-02 Voters' Pamphlet https://www.sos.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/Voters_Pamphlet_2004.pdf Secretary of State of Washington Results Libertarian primary results Steve Layman Libertarian Party (United States) 12,641 100.00%12,641 100.00% General election Endorsements Doug Sutherland (R) Newspapers The Seattle Timeshttps://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20041031/wraped31/the-seattle-times-endorses- The Seattle Times endorses ... Editorial Board The Seattle Times October 31, 2004 The Seattle Times January 13, 2026 Results 2004 Washington Public Lands Commissioner electionhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=67&c=&c2=&t=35&t2=&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results November 2004 General Commissioner of Public Lands Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2004 Secretary of State of Washington January 13, 2026 Washington State Republican Party Doug Sutherland (incumbent) 1,309,441 49.96 +0.48 Washington State Democratic Party Mike Cooper 1,223,207 46.67 +1.55 Libertarian Party of Washington Steve Layman 88,171 3.36 –2.04 2,620,819 100.00 N/A Washington State Republican Party By county +County resultsCountyDoug Sutherland RepublicanMike Cooper DemocraticSteve Layman LibertarianMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%Adams3,41872.68%1,17324.94%1122.38%2,24547.74%4,703Asotin4,71858.84%3,06338.20%2372.96%1,65520.64%8,018Benton41,00368.00%17,56229.13%1,7332.87%23,44138.88%60,298Chelan17,98066.48%8,23730.46%8283.06%9,74336.03%27,045Clallam18,11455.26%13,54141.31%1,1243.43%4,57313.95%32,779Clark84,62754.65%64,91641.92%5,3133.43%19,71112.73%154,856Columbia1,40973.31%46023.93%532.76%94949.38%1,922Cowlitz20,15751.14%18,01745.71%1,2403.15%2,1405.43%39,414Douglas8,66769.50%3,43327.53%3702.97%5,23441.97%12,470Ferry1,93462.81%1,02533.29%1203.90%90929.52%3,079Franklin10,06465.72%4,81231.42%4382.86%5,25234.30%15,314Garfield87674.11%28023.69%262.20%59650.42%1,182Grant16,41768.27%6,88628.64%7433.09%9,53139.64%24,046Grays Harbor14,90456.82%10,60940.45%7162.73%4,29516.38%26,229Island18,42352.94%14,90142.82%1,4764.24%3,52210.12%34,800Jefferson7,03041.08%9,46555.31%6173.61%-2,435-14.23%17,112King319,25739.72%456,90756.84%27,6343.44%-137,650-17.12%803,798Kitsap54,81949.49%51,97046.92%3,9823.59%2,8492.57%110,771Kittitas8,69858.28%5,71638.30%5103.42%2,98219.98%14,924Klickitat4,94358.34%3,19237.67%3383.99%1,75120.67%8,473Lewis20,04767.90%8,59029.09%8893.01%11,45738.80%29,526Lincoln3,65570.13%1,40727.00%1502.88%2,24843.13%5,212Mason12,87855.34%9,55441.06%8373.60%3,32414.29%23,269Okanogan9,21762.11%4,99833.68%6244.21%4,21928.43%14,839Pacific4,91351.92%4,23544.75%3153.33%6787.16%9,463Pend Oreille3,42159.76%2,04635.74%2584.51%1,37524.02%5,725Pierce159,69154.05%127,21343.06%8,5352.89%32,47810.99%295,439San Juan3,44837.22%5,30857.30%5085.48%-1,860-20.08%9,264Skagit26,02853.61%20,86442.97%1,6623.42%5,16410.64%48,554Skamania2,62955.34%1,90340.05%2194.61%72615.28%4,751Snohomish130,97047.72%134,77749.11%8,7063.17%-3,807-1.39%274,453Spokane104,69956.10%75,24540.32%6,6713.57%29,45415.78%186,615Stevens12,24865.62%5,67230.39%7453.99%6,57635.23%18,665Thurston53,90651.67%47,00045.05%3,4253.28%6,9066.62%104,331Wahkiakum1,20259.30%76137.54%643.16%44121.76%2,027Walla Walla13,37063.99%6,93433.18%5912.83%6,43630.80%20,895Whatcom39,33848.11%39,57848.41%2,8473.48%-240-0.29%81,763Whitman9,04355.53%6,63440.73%6093.74%2,40914.79%16,286Yakima41,28060.25%24,32335.50%2,9064.24%16,95724.75%68,509Totals1,309,44149.96%1,223,20746.67%88,1713.36%86,2343.29%2,620,819 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Snohomish (largest city: Everett) Whatcom (largest city: Bellingham) right 275px Swing by county Legend #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 275px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 275px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold References Public lands commissioner Washington Public Lands Commissioner election