2004 Washington State Auditor election

none January 2026 2004 Washington State Auditor election Washington presidential no 2000 Washington State Auditor election 2000 2008 Washington State Auditor election 2008 November 2, 2004 Brian Sonntag Democratic Party (United States) 1,668,575 63.89% Will Baker Republican Party (United States) 841,772 32.23% 275px County results Sonntag: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Baker: #ffb2b2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% State Auditor Brian Sonntag Democratic Party (United States) Brian Sonntag Democratic Party (United States) The 2004 Washington State Auditor election was held on November 2, 2004, to elect the Washington State Auditor, 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. Primary elections took place on September 14.Reed asks voters to participate in state primaries September 8, 2004 https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2004/sep/08/reed-asks-voters-to-participate-in-state-primaries/ Three-term incumbent Democratic State Auditor Brian Sonntag was re-elected to his fourth term in office, defeating Republican perennial candidate Will Baker with 64% of the vote.State offices November 3, 2004 https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2004/nov/03/state-offices/ 3 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Brian Sonntag, incumbent state auditor (1993–2013) Results Democratic primary results Brian Sonntag (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 617,233 100.00%617,233 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Nominee Will Baker, perennial candidateGOP regrets its state auditor candidate August 8, 2004 https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2004/aug/08/gop-regrets-its-state-auditor-candidate/ Results Republican primary resultshttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=66&c=&c2=&t=2&t2=&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results September 2004 Primary Reed Sam Sam Reed September 14, 2004 Secretary of State of Washington January 30, 2026 Will Baker Republican Party (United States) 410,710 100.00%410,710 100.00% Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Jason G. BushThis Will Has a Way October 9, 2006 https://www.seattleweekly.com/news/this-will-has-a-way/ Results Libertarian primary results Jason G. Bush Libertarian Party (United States) 12,577 100.00%12,577 100.00% General election Endorsements Brian Sonntag (D) 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 30, 2026 Results 2004 Washington State Auditor electionhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=67&c=&c2=&t=953&t2=&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results November 2004 General State Auditor Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2004 Secretary of State of Washington January 30, 2026 Washington State Democratic Party Brian Sonntag (incumbent) 1,668,575 63.89 +6.26 Washington State Republican Party Will Baker 841,772 32.23 –4.66 Libertarian Party of Washington Jason G. Bush 101,161 3.87 –1.60 2,611,508 100.00 N/A Washington State Democratic Party By county CountyBrian SonntagDemocraticWill BakerRepublicanJason G. BushLibertarianMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%Adams2,10245.17%2,37951.12%1733.72%-277-5.95%4,654Asotin4,01649.99%3,69946.04%3193.97%3173.95%8,034Benton28,17046.63%29,78549.31%2,4534.06%-1,615-2.67%60,408Chelan13,86551.41%12,16945.12%9383.48%1,6966.29%26,972Clallam18,91458.02%12,21837.48%1,4654.49%6,69620.54%32,597Clark86,79455.97%61,99939.98%6,2794.05%24,79515.99%155,072Columbia96050.05%87845.78%804.17%824.28%1,918Cowlitz24,68562.81%13,09833.33%1,5153.86%11,58729.48%39,298Douglas6,09949.11%5,89747.48%4233.41%2021.63%12,419Ferry1,51950.30%1,34544.54%1565.17%1745.76%3,020Franklin7,14947.18%7,40848.89%5953.93%-259-1.71%15,152Garfield55447.76%55547.84%514.40%-1-0.09%1,160Grant10,73844.77%12,26451.13%9834.10%-1,526-6.36%23,985Grays Harbor17,45967.46%7,42428.68%9993.86%10,03538.77%25,882Island20,14157.87%13,44438.63%1,2173.50%6,69719.24%34,802Jefferson12,00769.34%4,60026.56%7104.10%7,40742.77%17,317King585,91673.01%186,96023.30%29,5843.69%398,95649.72%802,460Kitsap69,49662.89%36,77433.28%4,2303.83%32,72229.61%110,500Kittitas8,28656.33%5,84939.76%5743.90%2,43716.57%14,709Klickitat4,44653.33%3,45841.48%4335.19%98811.85%8,337Lewis14,83951.02%13,00844.73%1,2354.25%1,8316.30%29,082Lincoln2,42546.85%2,53849.03%2134.12%-113-2.18%5,176Mason14,82263.78%7,40331.85%1,0164.37%7,41931.92%23,241Okanogan7,80853.10%6,16941.95%7274.94%1,63911.15%14,704Pacific6,40067.11%2,79529.31%3423.59%3,60537.80%9,537Pend Oreille2,97552.10%2,42942.54%3065.36%5469.56%5,710Pierce196,76166.63%88,12929.84%10,4173.53%108,63236.79%295,307San Juan6,30369.22%2,33425.63%4695.15%3,96943.59%9,106Skagit29,03359.87%17,60736.31%1,8553.83%11,42623.56%48,495Skamania2,66056.97%1,72536.95%2846.08%93520.03%4,669Snohomish171,86763.33%89,15232.85%10,3593.82%82,71530.48%271,378Spokane103,38255.39%75,48640.44%7,7804.17%27,89614.95%186,648Stevens8,38945.97%8,86648.59%9935.44%-477-2.61%18,248Thurston71,37468.72%28,26727.21%4,2284.07%43,10741.50%103,869Wahkiakum1,19759.88%70435.22%984.90%49324.66%1,999Walla Walla10,83651.82%9,25844.27%8173.91%1,5787.55%20,911Whatcom48,45160.44%28,46235.51%3,2504.05%19,98924.94%80,163Whitman9,12956.36%6,35539.24%7134.40%2,77417.13%16,197Yakima36,60853.54%28,88242.24%2,8824.22%7,72611.30%68,372Totals1,668,57563.89%841,77232.23%101,1613.87%826,80331.66%2,611,508 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Chelan (largest city: Wenatchee) Columbia (largest city: Dayton) Douglas (largest city: East Wenatchee) Ferry (largest city: Republic) Lewis (largest city: Centralia) Okanogan (largest city: Omak) Yakima (largest city: Yakima) right 275px Swing by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5–15% #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% #FF0000 Republican — +12.5–15% 275px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #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 State auditor Washington Washington State Auditor election