2004 Washington Insurance Commissioner election

none January 2026 related races 2004 Washington elections 2004 Washington Insurance Commissioner election Washington presidential no 2000 Washington Insurance Commissioner election 2000 2008 Washington Insurance Commissioner election 2008 November 2, 2004 Oic-commissioner-kreidler.jpg Mike Kreidler Democratic Party (United States) 1,393,764 54.45% 3x4.svg John Adams Republican Party (United States) 1,058,583 41.36% 275px County results Kreidler: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Adams: #ffb2b2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% insurance commissioner Mike Kreidler Democratic Party (United States) Mike Kreidler Democratic Party (United States) The 2004 Washington Insurance Commissioner election was held on November 2, 2004, to elect the insurance commissioner of Washington, 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 Democratic Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler was re-elected to a second term in a landslide.https://www.businessinsurance.com/incumbent-regulators-re-elected-in-four-states/ Background Incumbent Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler, first elected in 2000, ran for re-election to a second term in office. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Mike Kreidler, incumbent insurance commissioner (2001–2025) Results Democratic primary results Mike Kreidler (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 609,264 100.00%609,264 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Nominee John Adams, insurance broker Eliminated in primary Earl C. Dennishttps://dailyastorian.com/2004/09/12/democrat-challenges-incumbent-for-pacific-county-commission/ Curtis Fackler, chairman of the Spokane County Republican Partyhttps://www.spokesman.com/stories/2004/aug/03/accuracy-watch/ Results thumb|275px|Results by county #E27F7F Adams #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #FF9A50 Dennis #EE8E50 60–70% 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 John Adams Republican Party (United States) 223,345 55.21%Earl C. Dennis Republican Party (United States) 100,812 24.92%Curtis Fackler Republican Party (United States) 80,394 19.87%404,551 100.00% By county +County resultsCountyJohn AdamsEarl C. DennisCurtis FacklerMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%Adams89562.85%30321.28%22615.87%59241.57%1,424Asotin84556.33%39226.13%26317.53%45330.20%1,500Benton8,32762.10%2,87121.41%2,21016.48%5,45640.69%13,408Chelan2,63557.50%1,20126.21%74716.30%1,43431.29%4,583Clallam3,61761.56%1,53526.12%72412.32%2,08235.43%5,876Clark11,02254.32%4,47522.05%4,79423.63%6,22830.69%20,291Columbia35264.00%13324.18%6511.82%21939.82%550Cowlitz2,26454.44%1,30531.38%59014.19%95923.06%4,159Douglas1,75458.78%76625.67%46415.55%98833.11%2,984Ferry50159.57%22126.28%11914.15%28033.29%841Franklin1,99160.61%79424.17%50015.22%1,19736.44%3,285Garfield20059.00%6820.06%7120.94%12938.05%339Grant3,17356.56%1,51727.04%92016.40%1,65629.52%5,610Grays Harbor1,81566.61%57921.25%33112.15%1,23645.36%2,725Island3,96658.65%1,76526.10%1,03115.25%2,20132.55%6,762Jefferson1,36059.26%60926.54%32614.20%75132.72%2,295King51,09051.29%25,82725.93%22,69022.78%25,26325.36%99,607Kitsap10,06952.34%4,81225.01%4,35722.65%5,25727.33%19,238Kittitas1,80058.33%66521.55%62120.12%1,13536.78%3,086Klickitat68461.07%26924.02%16714.91%41537.05%1,120Lewis3,74064.21%1,23421.18%85114.61%2,50643.02%5,825Lincoln88857.81%38725.20%26116.99%50132.62%1,536Mason2,18161.78%76221.59%58716.63%1,41940.20%3,530Okanogan2,41566.20%76621.00%46712.80%1,64945.20%3,648Pacific76261.01%32626.10%16112.89%43634.91%1,249Pend Oreille85455.60%42827.86%25416.54%42627.73%1,536Pierce24,46752.00%11,35224.13%11,23123.87%13,11527.87%47,050San Juan60024.39%1,47760.04%38315.57%-877-35.65%2,460Skagit4,46656.28%2,06926.07%1,40017.64%2,39730.21%7,935Skamania45956.95%19524.19%15218.86%26432.75%806Snohomish20,46152.45%11,33929.07%7,20718.48%9,12223.39%39,007Spokane22,64458.60%8,00520.72%7,99020.68%14,63937.89%38,639Stevens2,69662.57%96922.49%64414.95%1,72740.08%4,309Thurston8,27160.66%3,12022.88%2,24316.45%5,15137.78%13,634Wahkiakum13659.39%7131.00%229.61%6528.38%229Walla Walla3,09661.14%1,21924.07%74914.79%1,87737.07%5,064Whatcom6,66860.67%2,45922.37%1,86416.96%4,20938.29%10,991Whitman1,81957.93%78825.10%53316.97%1,03132.83%3,140Yakima8,36258.56%3,73926.18%2,17915.26%4,62332.37%14,280Totals223,34555.21%100,81224.92%80,39419.87%122,53330.29%404,551 Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Stephen D. Steele Results Libertarian primary results Stephen D. Steele Libertarian Party (United States) 12,606 100.00%12,606 100.00% General election Endorsements Mike Kreidler (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 Insurance Commissioner electionhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=67&c=&c2=&t=667&t2=&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results November 2004 General Insurance Commissioner Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2004 Secretary of State of Washington January 30, 2026 Washington State Democratic Party Mike Kreidler (incumbent) 1,393,764 54.45 +1.08 Washington State Republican Party John Adams 1,058,583 41.36 –1.08 Libertarian Party of Washington Stephen D. Steele 107,295 4.19 – 2,559,642 100.00 N/A Washington State Democratic Party By county CountyMike KreidlerDemocraticJohn AdamsRepublicanStephen D. SteeleLibertarianMarginTotal#%#%#%#% Adams 1,494 32.78% 2,944 64.59% 120 2.63% -1,450 -31.81% 4,558 Asotin 3,377 42.90% 4,145 52.65% 350 4.45% -768 -9.76% 7,872 Benton 21,625 36.57% 35,226 59.57% 2,285 3.86% -13,601 -23.00% 59,136 Chelan 10,140 38.47% 15,148 57.47% 1,069 4.06% -5,008 -19.00% 26,357 Clallam 15,916 50.34% 14,084 44.55% 1,614 5.11% 1,832 5.79% 31,614 Clark 73,022 48.49% 70,711 46.96% 6,860 4.56% 2,311 1.53% 150,593 Columbia 623 34.03% 1,134 61.93% 74 4.04% -511 -27.91% 1,831 Cowlitz 21,030 54.76% 15,507 40.38% 1,864 4.85% 5,523 14.38% 38,401 Douglas 4,404 36.55% 7,224 59.95% 422 3.50% -2,820 -23.40% 12,050 Ferry 1,204 41.04% 1,563 53.27% 167 5.69% -359 -12.24% 2,934 Franklin 5,393 37.15% 8,554 58.93% 568 3.91% -3,161 -21.78% 14,515 Garfield 356 31.87% 719 64.37% 42 3.76% -363 -32.50% 1,117 Grant 8,009 34.05% 14,508 61.67% 1,007 4.28% -6,499 -27.63% 23,524 Grays Harbor 14,431 57.00% 9,753 38.52% 1,135 4.48% 4,678 18.48% 25,319 Island 16,629 49.03% 15,961 47.06% 1,325 3.91% 668 1.97% 33,915 Jefferson 10,437 61.56% 5,681 33.51% 836 4.93% 4,756 28.05% 16,954 King 505,918 64.37% 248,662 31.64% 31,360 3.99% 257,256 32.73% 785,940 Kitsap 57,996 53.24% 46,221 42.43% 4,717 4.33% 11,775 10.81% 108,934 Kittitas 6,444 44.90% 7,258 50.57% 649 4.52% -814 -5.67% 14,351 Klickitat 3,688 45.38% 3,984 49.02% 455 5.60% -296 -3.64% 8,127 Lewis 11,368 40.28% 15,534 55.04% 1,320 4.68% -4,166 -14.76% 28,222 Lincoln 1,736 35.07% 2,983 60.26% 231 4.67% -1,247 -25.19% 4,950 Mason 12,170 53.47% 9,498 41.73% 1,094 4.81% 2,672 11.74% 22,762 Okanogan 5,781 40.73% 7,580 53.41% 832 5.86% -1,799 -12.68% 14,193 Pacific 5,083 56.00% 3,542 39.02% 452 4.98% 1,541 16.98% 9,077 Pend Oreille 2,334 41.97% 2,882 51.83% 345 6.20% -548 -9.85% 5,561 Pierce 153,367 53.31% 123,520 42.94% 10,803 3.76% 29,847 10.37% 287,690 San Juan 5,534 62.05% 2,828 31.71% 556 6.23% 2,706 30.34% 8,918 Skagit 24,066 50.82% 21,174 44.71% 2,118 4.47% 2,892 6.11% 47,358 Skamania 2,215 48.78% 2,032 44.75% 294 6.47% 183 4.03% 4,541 Snohomish 146,910 54.42% 112,157 41.55% 10,868 4.03% 34,753 12.87% 269,935 Spokane 84,058 45.86% 91,085 49.69% 8,162 4.45% -7,027 -3.83% 183,305 Stevens 6,542 36.54% 10,369 57.92% 991 5.54% -3,827 -21.38% 17,902 Thurston 62,758 61.13% 35,877 34.94% 4,036 3.93% 26,881 26.18% 102,671 Wahkiakum 916 48.52% 852 45.13% 120 6.36% 64 3.39% 1,888 Walla Walla 8,127 40.18% 11,361 56.17% 737 3.64% -3,234 -15.99% 20,225 Whatcom 42,093 53.24% 33,103 41.87% 3,869 4.89% 8,990 11.37% 79,065 Whitman 7,234 46.09% 7,724 49.21% 738 4.70% -490 -3.12% 15,696 Yakima 29,336 43.37% 35,495 52.48% 2,810 4.15% -6,159 -9.11% 67,641Totals1,393,76454.45%1,058,58341.36%107,2954.19%335,18113.09%2,559,642 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Clark (largest city: Vancouver) Island (largest city: Oak Harbor) Skamania (largest city: Carson) right 275px Swing 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% 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% 275px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold References Insurance commissioner Washington Insurance Commissioner election Category:2004 state constitutional officer elections in the United States