2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington

none February 2026 September 2023 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington Washington legislative no 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington 2002 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington 2006 All 9 Washington seats to the United States House of Representatives 2004 11 02 Democratic Party (United States) 6 6 1,725,316 58.93% 6.75% Republican Party (United States) 3 3 1,189,147 40.13% 4.66% x200px District results x200px County results Democratic #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% Republican #E27F90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #D40000 70–80% The United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on November 2, 2004. Washington has nine members in the House of Representatives, as apportioned during the 2000 census, and all nine seats were up for re-election. There were two open seats in the 5th and 8th districts when Republicans George Nethercutt and Jennifer Dunn, respectively, retired. No seats changed party this year. Overview United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2004http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004/2004Stat.htm#47 Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of RepresentativesPartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Democratic 1,608,751 58.93% 6 — Republican 1,095,493 40.13% 3 — Independents 25,751 0.94% 0 — Totals 2,729,995 100.00% 9 — District 1 thumb Washington's 1st congressional district In this liberal-leaning district based in the northern suburbs of Seattle and parts of the Kitsap Peninsula, incumbent Democratic Congressman Jay Inslee did not face a serious challenge from Republican candidate Randy Eastwood and Libertarian Charles Moore. Congressman Inslee was able to crush both candidates in the general election to win his fifth nonconsecutive term in Congress. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2004 Competitive House Race Chart http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report 29 October 2004 21 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20060510004528/http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf 10 May 2006Safe D October 29, 2004 Sabato's Crystal Ball2004 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view Sabato's Crystal Ball 3 November 2004 24 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20041111091413/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view 11 November 2004Safe D November 1, 2004 Results 2004 Washington's 1st congressional district election Democratic Party (United States) Jay Inslee (inc.) 204,121 62.28 Republican Party (United States) Randy Eastwood 117,850 35.96 Libertarian Party (United States) Charles Moore 5,798 1.77 327,769 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) By county +County resultsCountyhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=67&c=&c2=&t=857&t2=1&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results November 2004 General U. S. Representative District #1 Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2004 Secretary of State of Washington August 18, 2025Jay Inslee DemocraticRandy Eastwood RepublicanCharles Moore LibertarianMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%King (part)76,28963.94%41,00434.37%2,0141.69%35,28529.57%119,307Kitsap (part)36,76661.49%22,00436.80%1,0171.70%14,76224.69%59,787Snohomish (part)91,06661.25%54,84236.89%2,7671.86%36,22424.36%148,675Totals204,12162.28%117,85035.96%5,7981.77%86,27126.32%327,769 District 2 thumb Washington's 2nd congressional district Incumbent Congressman Rick Larsen has represented this Western Washington district, which extends from the northern and western suburbs of Seattle to the Canada–US border in the north since he was first elected in 2000. This year, he was challenged by Republican Suzanne Sinclair and Libertarian Bruce Guthrie, but he was easily able to win a third term due to the liberal nature of his constituency. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2004 Competitive House Race Chart http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report 29 October 2004 21 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20060510004528/http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf 10 May 2006Safe D October 29, 2004 Sabato's Crystal Ball2004 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view Sabato's Crystal Ball 3 November 2004 24 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20041111091413/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view 11 November 2004Safe D November 1, 2004 Results 2004 Washington's 2nd congressional district election Democratic Party (United States) Rick Larsen (inc.) 202,383 63.91 Republican Party (United States) Suzanne Sinclair 106,333 33.58 Libertarian Party (United States) Bruce Guthrie 7,966 2.52 316,682 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) By county Countyhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=67&c=&c2=&t=861&t2=1&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results November 2004 General U. 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Representative District #2 Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2004 Secretary of State of Washington August 18, 2025Rick LarsenDemocraticSuzanne SinclairRepublicanBruce GuthrieLibertarianMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%Island21,64958.84%14,43239.22%7151.94%7,21719.61%36,796King (part)20767.21%8627.92%154.87%12139.29%308San Juan6,76270.50%2,47125.76%3593.74%4,29144.74%9,592Skagit31,84462.91%17,60434.78%1,1702.31%14,24028.13%50,618Snohomish (part)86,40063.61%46,28234.07%3,1492.32%40,11829.54%135,831Whatcom55,52166.46%25,45830.48%2,5583.06%30,06335.99%83,537Totals202,38363.91%106,33333.58%7,9662.52%96,05030.33%316,682 District 3 2004 Washington's 3rd congressional district election Washington presidential no 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 3 2002 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington#District 3 2006 x150px File:Brian Baird, official Congressional photo portrait (cropped).jpg Brian Baird Democratic Party (United States) 193,626 61.93% File:3x4.svg Thomas E. Crowson Republican Party (United States) 119,027 38.07% U.S. Representative Brian Baird Democratic Party (United States) Brian Baird Democratic Party (United States) 2002 WA-03 election results.svg 230px County resultsBaird: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #416fcd 70–80% thumb Washington's 3rd congressional district This Western Washington district, which spans from Olympia to the Washington-Oregon border, has a moderate profile and has been represented by Democratic Congressman Brian Baird since 1999. Seeking a fourth term, Baird was opposed by Republican Thomas Crowson, but the Congressman's popularity allowed him to crush his opponent in a landslide. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2004 Competitive House Race Chart http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report 29 October 2004 21 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20060510004528/http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf 10 May 2006Safe D October 29, 2004 Sabato's Crystal Ball2004 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view Sabato's Crystal Ball 3 November 2004 24 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20041111091413/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view 11 November 2004Safe D November 1, 2004 Results 2004 Washington's 3rd congressional district election Democratic Party (United States) Brian Baird (inc.) 193,626 61.93 Republican Party (United States) Thomas A. Crowson 119,027 38.07 312,653 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) By county +County resultsCountyhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=67&c=&c2=&t=864&t2=1&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results November 2004 General U. S. Representative District #3 Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2004 Secretary of State of Washington August 18, 2025Brian Baird DemocraticThomas A. Crowson RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Clark95,85358.90%66,89941.10%28,95417.79%162,752Cowlitz27,70867.26%13,48832.74%14,22034.52%41,196Lewis17,02454.79%14,04745.21%2,9779.58%31,071Pacific7,07371.63%2,80128.37%4,27243.27%9,874Skamania (part)2,11459.94%1,41340.06%70119.88%3,527Thurston (part)42,33568.20%19,73931.80%22,59636.40%62,074Wahkiakum1,51970.36%64029.64%87940.71%2,159Totals193,62661.93%119,02738.07%74,59923.86%312,653 District 4 thumb Washington's 4th congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Doc Hastings, who won his first term in 1994 by defeating fellow Congressman Jay Inslee, ran for a sixth term in this conservative, central Washington-based district. Hastings faced Democratic nominee Sandy Matheson in the general election, whom he was able to defeat convincingly. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2004 Competitive House Race Chart http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report 29 October 2004 21 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20060510004528/http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf 10 May 2006Safe R October 29, 2004 Sabato's Crystal Ball2004 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view Sabato's Crystal Ball 3 November 2004 24 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20041111091413/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view 11 November 2004Safe R November 1, 2004 Results 2004 Washington's 4th congressional district election Republican Party (United States) Doc Hastings (inc.) 154,627 62.57 Democratic Party (United States) Sandy Matheson 92,486 37.43 247,113 100.00 Republican Party (United States) By county +County resultsCountyhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=67&c=&c2=&t=867&t2=1&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results November 2004 General U. S. Representative District #4 Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2004 Secretary of State of Washington August 18, 2025Doc Hastings RepublicanSandy Matheson DemocraticMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams (part)1,74968.70%79731.30%95237.39%2,546Benton40,82262.76%24,22437.24%16,59825.52%65,046Chelan18,97867.15%9,28232.85%9,69634.31%28,260Douglas9,13670.29%3,86229.71%5,27440.58%12,998Franklin10,12364.58%5,55235.42%4,57129.16%15,675Grant17,98971.27%7,25128.73%10,73842.54%25,240Kittitas8,90557.57%6,56242.43%2,34315.15%15,467Klickitat5,12757.74%3,75242.26%1,37515.49%8,879Skamania (part)70451.99%65048.01%543.99%1,354Yakima41,09457.36%30,55442.64%10,54014.71%71,648Totals154,62762.57%92,48637.43%62,14125.15%247,113 District 5 thumb Washington's 5th congressional district When incumbent Republican Congressman George Nethercutt opted to run for Senate instead of seeking a sixth term, an open seat was created. The Minority Leader of the Washington House of Representatives, Cathy McMorris, emerged as the Republican nominee, while Don Barbieri, a well-known developer based in Spokane became the Democratic nominee. McMorris was able to defeat Barbieri by a wide margin to win her first term in Congress. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2004 Competitive House Race Chart http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report 29 October 2004 21 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20060510004528/http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf 10 May 2006Lean R October 29, 2004 Sabato's Crystal Ball2004 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view Sabato's Crystal Ball 3 November 2004 24 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20041111091413/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view 11 November 2004Lean R November 1, 2004 Results 2004 Washington's 5th congressional district election Republican Party (United States) Cathy McMorris Rodgers 179,600 59.68 Democratic Party (United States) Don Barbieri 121,333 40.32 300,933 100.00 Republican Party (United States) By county +County resultsCountyhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=67&c=&c2=&t=868&t2=1&p=&p2=&y= https://web.archive.org/web/20250126205029/https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=67&c=&c2=&t=868&t2=1&p=&p2=&y= January 26, 2025 live Elections Search Results November 2004 General U. 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Representative District #5 Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2004 Secretary of State of Washington August 18, 2025Cathy McMorris Rodgers RepublicanDon Barbieri DemocraticMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams (part)1,87576.62%57223.38%1,30353.25%2,447Asotin5,03359.60%3,41240.40%1,62119.19%8,445Columbia1,44970.14%61729.86%83240.27%2,066Ferry2,27269.29%1,00730.71%1,26538.58%3,279Garfield93273.33%33926.67%59346.66%1,271Lincoln4,23474.37%1,45925.63%2,77548.74%5,693Okanogan10,05564.73%5,47835.27%4,57729.47%15,533Pend Oreille4,09868.02%1,92731.98%2,17136.03%6,025Spokane113,17157.23%84,56542.77%28,60614.47%197,736Stevens13,37769.95%5,74730.05%7,63039.90%19,124Walla Walla13,51261.49%8,46138.51%5,05122.99%21,973Whitman9,59255.31%7,74944.69%1,84310.63%17,341Totals179,60059.68%121,33340.32%58,26719.36%300,933 District 6 thumb Washington's 6th congressional district Congressman Norm Dicks, the dean of the Washington congressional delegation, sought a fifteenth term in this liberal-leaning district based on the Kitsap Peninsula. Dicks faced perennial candidate and conservative activist Doug Cloud in the general election, but he was able to trump Cloud to seal another term in Congress. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2004 Competitive House Race Chart http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report 29 October 2004 21 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20060510004528/http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf 10 May 2006Safe D October 29, 2004 Sabato's Crystal Ball2004 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view Sabato's Crystal Ball 3 November 2004 24 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20041111091413/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view 11 November 2004Safe D November 1, 2004 Results 2004 Washington's 6th congressional district election Democratic Party (United States) Norm Dicks (inc.) 202,919 68.99 Republican Party (United States) Doug Cloud 91,228 31.01 294,147 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) By county +County resultsCountyhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=67&c=&c2=&t=869&t2=1&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results November 2004 General U. S. Representative District #6 Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2004 Secretary of State of Washington August 18, 2025Norm Dicks DemocraticDoug Cloud RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Clallam20,71059.35%14,18440.65%6,52618.70%34,894Grays Harbor18,87970.53%7,88829.47%10,99141.06%26,767Jefferson13,07772.82%4,88227.18%8,19545.63%17,959Kitsap (part)39,30070.42%16,50629.58%22,79440.85%55,806Mason16,20067.09%7,94632.91%8,25434.18%24,146Pierce (part)94,75370.41%39,82229.59%54,93140.82%134,575Totals202,91968.99%91,22831.01%111,69137.97%294,147 District 7 thumb Washington's 7th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim McDermott, who has represented this solidly liberal district based in Seattle since he was first elected in 1988, ran for an eighth term in 2004. Facing Republican candidate Carol Cassady, McDermott was able to easily take victory, winning by the largest margin out of any Congressman that year in his state. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2004 Competitive House Race Chart http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report 29 October 2004 21 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20060510004528/http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf 10 May 2006Safe D October 29, 2004 Sabato's Crystal Ball2004 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view Sabato's Crystal Ball 3 November 2004 24 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20041111091413/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view 11 November 2004Safe D November 1, 2004 Results 2004 Washington's 7th congressional district election Democratic Party (United States) Jim McDermott (inc.) 272,302 80.68 Republican Party (United States) Carol Cassady 65,226 19.32 337,528 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) By county +County resultsCountyhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=67&c=&c2=&t=863&t2=1&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results November 2004 General U. S. Representative District #7 Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2004 Secretary of State of Washington August 18, 2025Jim McDermott DemocraticCarol Cassady RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%King (part)272,30280.68%65,22619.32%207,07661.35%337,528Totals272,30280.68%65,22619.32%207,07661.35%337,528 District 8 thumb Washington's 8th congressional district Incumbent Republican Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn declined to seek a seventh term in this increasingly liberal district based in the eastern suburbs of Seattle and encompassing much of King County. King County Sheriff Dave Reichert became the Republican nominee. The Democratic primary attracted national attention with three major candidates: Heidi Behrens-Benedict, the Democratic nominee for the congressional seat in 1998, 2000, and 2002; former RealNetworks attorney Alex Alben; and KIRO radio host Dave Ross.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001983610_behrens20e.html The Seattle Times: Local News: Democrat promotes can-do ethic 26 April 2010 Ross won the primary and ran as the Democratic nominee. Despite a grueling battle and the fact that the Democratic nominee for president, John Kerry, won the district that year, Reichert managed to pull out a thin victory and went to Congress for his first term. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2004 Competitive House Race Chart http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report 29 October 2004 21 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20060510004528/http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf 10 May 2006Tossup October 29, 2004 Sabato's Crystal Ball2004 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view Sabato's Crystal Ball 3 November 2004 24 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20041111091413/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view 11 November 2004Tilt R November 1, 2004 Results 2004 Washington's 8th congressional district election Republican Party (United States) Dave Reichert 173,298 51.50 Democratic Party (United States) Dave Ross 157,148 46.70 Libertarian Party (United States) Spencer Garrett 6,053 1.80 336,499 100.00 Republican Party (United States) By county +County resultsCountyhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=67&c=&c2=&t=865&t2=1&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results November 2004 General U. S. Representative District #8 Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2004 Secretary of State of Washington August 18, 2025Dave Reichert RepublicanDave Ross DemocraticSpencer Garrett LibertarianMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%King (part)135,47549.95%131,08548.33%4,6451.71%4,3901.62%271,205Pierce (part)37,82357.93%26,06339.92%1,4082.16%11,76018.01%65,294Totals173,29851.50%157,14846.70%6,0531.80%16,1504.80%336,499 District 9 thumb Washington's 9th congressional district This district has been represented by Democratic Congressman Adam Smith since he was first elected in 1996. Covering the densely populated area from the suburbs of Seattle to the northern portion of Olympia, the district has a moderately liberal population with a tendency to support Democratic candidates. Congressman Smith did not face a serious challenge from Republican Paul Lord and Green Party candidate Robert Posey and was re-elected to a fifth term with ease. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2004 Competitive House Race Chart http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report 29 October 2004 21 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20060510004528/http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2004_house_chart_oct29.pdf 10 May 2006Safe D October 29, 2004 Sabato's Crystal Ball2004 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view Sabato's Crystal Ball 3 November 2004 24 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20041111091413/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2004/house/?view 11 November 2004Safe D November 1, 2004 Results 2004 Washington's 9th congressional district election Democratic Party (United States) Adam Smith (inc.) 162,433 63.28 Republican Party (United States) Paul J. Lord 88,304 34.40 Green Party (United States) Robert F. Losey 5,934 2.31 256,671 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) By county +County resultsCountyhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=67&c=&c2=&t=872&t2=1&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results November 2004 General U. S. Representative District #9 Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2004 Secretary of State of Washington August 18, 2025Adam Smith DemocraticPaul J. Lord RepublicanRobert F. Losey GreenMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%King (part)78,12667.01%35,65930.59%2,8002.40%42,46736.43%116,585Pierce (part)58,62159.95%37,34538.19%1,8151.86%21,27621.76%97,781Thurston (part)25,68660.72%15,30036.17%1,3193.12%10,38624.55%42,305Totals162,43363.28%88,30434.40%5,9342.31%74,12928.88%256,671 References See also collapsed Washington 2004 Category:2004 Washington (state) elections