2004 Washington Secretary of State election

none February 2026 January 2026 2004 Washington secretary of state election Washington presidential no 2000 Washington Secretary of State election 2000 2008 Washington Secretary of State election 2008 November 2, 2004 x160px File:Sam Reed - Washington secretary of state (cropped).jpg Sam Reed Republican Party (United States) 1,369,421 51.47% File:3x4.svg Laura Ruderman Democratic Party (United States) 1,209,299 45.45% 2004 Washington Secretary of State election results map by county.svg 275px County resultsReed: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Ruderman: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Secretary of State Sam Reed Republican Party (United States) Sam Reed Republican Party (United States) The 2004 Washington Secretary of State election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004, to elect the Washington Secretary of State, 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.https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2004/sep/08/reed-asks-voters-to-participate-in-state-primaries/ Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Sam Reed was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic challenger Laura Ruderman.https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2004/nov/03/state-offices/ 3 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Sam Reed, incumbent secretary of state (2001–2013) 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 28, 2026 Sam Reed (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 448,936 100.00%448,936 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Laura Ruderman, state representative (1999–2005)https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/ruderman-to-run-for-secretary-of-state-1128512.php Results Democratic primary results Laura Ruderman Democratic Party (United States) 612,104 100.00%612,104 100.00% Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Jacqueline Passeyhttps://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/campaign-spending-charges-abound-in-contest-for-1153972.php Results Libertarian primary results Jacqueline Passey Libertarian Party (United States) 12,787 100.00%12,787 100.00% General election Endorsements Sam Reed (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 28, 2026 Results 2004 Washington Secretary of State electionhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=67&c=&c2=&t=878&t2=&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results November 2004 General Secretary of State Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2004 Secretary of State of Washington January 28, 2026Republican Party (United States) Sam Reed (incumbent) 1,369,421 51.47% +4.39%Democratic Party (United States) Laura Ruderman 1,209,299 45.45% –1.18%Libertarian Party (United States) Jacqueline Passey 82,097 3.09% –1.04%2,660,817 100.00% N/A Washington State Republican Party By county +County resultsCountySam Reed RepublicanLaura Ruderman DemocraticJacqueline Passey LibertarianMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%Adams3,36270.62%1,29827.26%1012.12%2,06443.35%4,761Asotin4,47455.00%3,42342.08%2382.93%1,05112.92%8,135Benton42,18968.39%17,72328.73%1,7802.89%24,46639.66%61,692Chelan18,03765.60%8,75231.83%7052.56%9,28533.77%27,494Clallam17,79552.87%14,71143.71%1,1513.42%3,0849.16%33,657Clark83,58853.74%67,28543.26%4,6562.99%16,30310.48%155,529Columbia1,35269.94%53227.52%492.53%82042.42%1,933Cowlitz19,27448.34%19,32248.46%1,2773.20%-48-0.12%39,873Douglas8,47266.69%3,91230.80%3192.51%4,56035.90%12,703Ferry1,74456.39%1,21139.15%1384.46%53317.23%3,093Franklin10,07266.28%4,75631.30%3672.42%5,31634.99%15,195Garfield81868.00%35629.59%292.41%46238.40%1,203Grant16,18165.93%7,67231.26%6912.82%8,50934.67%24,544Grays Harbor13,44151.00%12,10545.93%8083.07%1,3365.07%26,354Island19,64955.13%14,93041.89%1,0632.98%4,71913.24%35,642Jefferson7,44142.23%9,56754.29%6133.48%-2,126-12.07%17,621King368,89344.81%428,36052.03%25,9803.16%-59,467-7.22%823,233Kitsap56,82850.78%51,53246.04%3,5573.18%5,2964.73%111,917Kittitas8,91259.88%5,51937.08%4523.04%3,39322.80%14,883Klickitat4,52953.72%3,57142.36%3313.93%95811.36%8,431Lewis19,69265.13%9,64331.89%9012.98%10,04933.24%30,236Lincoln3,51466.73%1,61930.74%1332.53%1,89535.99%5,266Mason12,72053.51%10,26243.17%7903.32%2,45810.34%23,772Okanogan8,70658.27%5,61237.56%6234.17%3,09420.71%14,941Pacific4,39745.96%4,81550.33%3553.71%-418-4.37%9,567Pend Oreille3,34557.40%2,23538.35%2484.26%1,11019.05%5,828Pierce151,73351.34%135,33145.79%8,4572.86%16,4025.55%295,521San Juan3,72940.25%5,05854.60%4775.15%-1,329-14.35%9,264Skagit26,56054.02%21,02442.76%1,5873.23%5,53611.26%49,171Skamania2,47252.22%2,03542.99%2274.80%4379.23%4,734Snohomish138,46549.98%130,38047.06%8,2152.97%8,0852.92%277,060Spokane104,62955.06%79,61241.89%5,8013.05%25,01713.16%190,042Stevens11,25860.06%6,78336.19%7043.76%4,47523.87%18,745Thurston63,58159.56%40,08437.55%3,0862.89%23,49722.01%106,751Wahkiakum1,15656.36%82740.32%683.32%32916.04%2,051Walla Walla13,47463.67%7,09733.54%5902.79%6,37730.14%21,161Whatcom41,43849.91%38,57746.47%3,0083.62%2,8613.45%83,023Whitman8,85753.62%7,09542.95%5673.43%1,76210.67%16,519Yakima42,64461.56%24,67335.62%1,9552.82%17,97125.94%69,272Totals1,369,42151.47%1,209,29945.45%82,0973.09%160,1226.02%2,660,817 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Clark (largest city: Vancouver) Grays Harbor (largest city: Aberdeen) Kitsap (largest city: Bremerton) Mason (largest city: Shelton) Pierce (largest city: Tacoma) Snohomish (largest city: Everett) Wahkiakum (largest city: Puget Island) right 275px Swing by county Legend #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% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% #d40000 Republican — +>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% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 275px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip References Secretary of state 2004