2004 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 January 2026 2004 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election Washington presidential No 2000 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election 2000 2008 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election 2008 November 2, 2004 File:Brad Owen 2.jpg Brad Owen Democratic Party (United States) 1,443,505 54.39% 3x4.svg Jim Wiest Republican Party (United States) 1,019,790 38.43% 275px County results Owen: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Wiest: #ffb2b2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen Democratic Party (United States) Brad Owen Democratic Party (United States) The 2004 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2004. Primary elections took place on September 14.https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2004/sep/08/reed-asks-voters-to-participate-in-state-primaries/ Reed asks voters to participate in state primaries September 8, 2004 Columbia Basin Herald Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Brad Owen, first elected to the office in 1996, was re-elected to a third term in office, defeating Republican challenger Jim Wiest in a landslide.https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2004/nov/03/state-offices/ State offices November 3, 2004 Spokesman.com Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Brad Owen, incumbent lieutenant governor (1997–2017)Owen seeks 3rd term as lieutenant governor https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/owen-seeks-3rd-term-as-lieutenant-governor-1145337.php Results Democratic primary results Brad Owen (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 625,427 100.00%625,427 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Nominee Jim Wiest, limousine driver Eliminated in primary Scott Bonifield, real estate agent Jim Nobles, businessman Results thumb|275px|Results by county #E27F7F Wiest #FFC8CD 30–40% #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #FF9A50 Nobles #FFCCA9 30–40% #FFB580 40–50% #FF9A50 50–60% 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 29, 2026 Jim Wiest Republican Party (United States) 171,386 41.46%Jim Nobles Republican Party (United States) 147,495 35.68%Scott Bonifield Republican Party (United States) 94,496 22.86%413,377 100.00% By county +County resultsCountyJim WiestJim NoblesScott BonifieldMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%Adams71848.58%52635.59%23415.83%19212.99%1,478Asotin62739.71%59737.81%35522.48%301.90%1,579Benton3,38725.75%6,65150.56%3,11623.69%-3,264-24.81%13,154Chelan1,72036.60%1,92640.98%1,05422.43%-206-4.38%4,700Clallam1,84431.15%2,49142.08%1,58526.77%-647-10.93%5,920Clark6,60932.14%9,60646.71%4,34921.15%-2,997-14.57%20,564Columbia23040.35%22940.18%11119.47%10.18%570Cowlitz1,68639.13%1,68839.17%93521.70%-2-0.05%4,309Douglas1,23941.58%1,08336.34%65822.08%1565.23%2,980Ferry40144.85%30033.56%19321.59%10111.30%894Franklin1,14132.38%1,62346.06%76021.57%-482-13.68%3,524Garfield15742.66%12533.97%8623.37%328.70%368Grant2,82848.73%1,82931.52%1,14619.75%99917.22%5,803Grays Harbor81429.59%1,06338.64%87431.77%-189-6.87%2,751Island2,46435.96%3,02244.10%1,36619.94%-558-8.14%6,852Jefferson91038.20%99841.90%47419.90%-88-3.69%2,382King44,02542.39%35,29133.98%24,53923.63%8,7348.41%103,855Kitsap7,68839.98%6,08631.65%5,45628.37%1,6028.33%19,230Kittitas95330.54%1,41045.18%75824.29%-457-14.64%3,121Klickitat39133.16%54045.80%24821.03%-149-12.64%1,179Lewis1,84232.34%2,51944.23%1,33423.42%-677-11.89%5,695Lincoln96059.11%42726.29%23714.59%53332.82%1,624Mason1,22534.58%1,63846.25%67919.17%-413-11.66%3,542Okanogan1,71045.33%1,26033.40%80221.26%45011.93%3,772Pacific37730.63%58547.52%26921.85%-208-16.90%1,231Pend Oreille88053.69%49230.02%26716.29%38823.67%1,639Pierce21,04244.59%13,53228.67%12,62126.74%7,51015.91%47,195San Juan53443.45%49039.87%20516.68%443.58%1,229Skagit2,66533.93%3,51944.80%1,67121.27%-854-10.87%7,855Skamania26031.71%36043.90%20024.39%-100-12.20%820Snohomish19,59247.57%12,41330.14%9,18122.29%7,17917.43%41,186Spokane20,23650.13%13,37833.14%6,75016.72%6,85816.99%40,364Stevens2,13347.85%1,62836.52%69715.63%50511.33%4,458Thurston5,60940.66%5,24738.04%2,93921.30%3622.62%13,795Wahkiakum9942.13%7833.19%5824.68%218.94%235Walla Walla1,54830.28%2,25544.10%1,31025.62%-707-13.83%5,113Whatcom3,57734.69%4,36642.34%2,36822.97%-789-7.65%10,311Whitman1,75752.87%1,05731.81%50915.32%70021.07%3,323Yakima5,50837.27%5,16734.97%4,10227.76%3412.31%14,777Totals171,38641.46%147,49535.68%94,49622.86%23,8915.78%413,377 Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Jocelyn A. Langlois, acting chair of the Libertarian Party of WashingtonCandidates envision big plans for minor post https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/candidates-envision-big-plans-for-minor-post-1152374.php Results Libertarian primary results Jocelyn A. Langlois Libertarian Party (United States) 12,760 100.00%12,760 100.00% General election Endorsements Brad Owen (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 29, 2026 Results 2004 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial electionhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=67&c=&c2=&t=737&t2=&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results November 2004 General Lt. Governor Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2004 Secretary of State of Washington January 29, 2026 Washington State Democratic Party Brad Owen (incumbent) 1,443,505 54.39 +0.14 Washington State Republican Party Jim Wiest 1,019,790 38.43 +0.48 Libertarian Party of Washington Jocelyn A. Langlois 117,147 4.41 –3.40 Green Party of the United States Bern Haggerty 73,328 2.76 N/A 2,653,770 100.00 N/A Washington State Democratic Party By county CountyBrad OwenDemocraticJim WiestRepublicanVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#% Adams 1,784 37.42% 2,778 58.26% 206 4.32% -994 -20.85% 4,768 Asotin 3,507 42.78% 4,252 51.87% 438 5.34% -745 -9.09% 8,197 Benton 25,068 40.34% 33,413 53.76% 3,667 5.90% -8,345 -13.43% 62,148 Chelan 10,741 39.45% 14,929 54.83% 1,557 5.72% -4,188 -15.38% 27,227 Clallam 18,242 53.29% 13,773 40.24% 2,215 6.47% 4,469 13.06% 34,230 Clark 74,984 48.14% 72,280 46.41% 8,489 5.45% 2,704 1.74% 155,753 Columbia 774 40.23% 1,073 55.77% 77 4.00% -299 -15.54% 1,924 Cowlitz 21,627 54.36% 15,705 39.47% 2,456 6.17% 5,922 14.88% 39,788 Douglas 4,702 37.45% 7,267 57.88% 587 4.68% -2,565 -20.43% 12,556 Ferry 1,254 40.48% 1,619 52.26% 225 7.26% -365 -11.78% 3,098 Franklin 6,241 41.09% 8,275 54.48% 673 4.43% -2,034 -13.39% 15,189 Garfield 465 38.43% 692 57.19% 53 4.38% -227 -18.76% 1,210 Grant 8,898 36.32% 14,334 58.51% 1,266 5.17% -5,436 -22.19% 24,498 Grays Harbor 17,324 65.36% 7,774 29.33% 1,407 5.31% 9,550 36.03% 26,505 Island 17,820 49.84% 15,681 43.86% 2,254 6.30% 2,139 5.98% 35,755 Jefferson 11,015 62.05% 5,332 30.03% 1,406 7.92% 5,683 32.01% 17,753 King 502,464 61.50% 236,384 28.93% 78,126 9.56% 266,080 32.57% 816,974 Kitsap 63,476 56.63% 41,531 37.05% 7,082 6.32% 21,945 19.58% 112,089 Kittitas 7,215 48.10% 6,699 44.66% 1,086 7.24% 516 3.44% 15,000 Klickitat 3,917 46.20% 3,961 46.72% 600 7.08% -44 -0.52% 8,478 Lewis 13,294 44.03% 15,195 50.32% 1,706 5.65% -1,901 -6.30% 30,195 Lincoln 2,151 40.62% 2,923 55.19% 222 4.19% -772 -14.58% 5,296 Mason 15,518 64.09% 7,167 29.60% 1,527 6.31% 8,351 34.49% 24,212 Okanogan 6,447 42.75% 7,542 50.01% 1,092 7.24% -1,095 -7.26% 15,081 Pacific 5,626 58.53% 3,308 34.42% 678 7.05% 2,318 24.12% 9,612 Pend Oreille 2,525 43.10% 2,981 50.89% 352 6.01% -456 -7.78% 5,858 Pierce 160,752 54.60% 117,205 39.81% 16,477 5.60% 43,547 14.79% 294,434 San Juan 5,317 56.95% 2,798 29.97% 1,222 13.09% 2,519 26.98% 9,337 Skagit 25,212 51.38% 20,481 41.74% 3,372 6.87% 4,731 9.64% 49,065 Skamania 2,266 47.83% 2,077 43.84% 395 8.34% 189 3.99% 4,738 Snohomish 151,569 55.04% 107,079 38.89% 16,720 6.07% 44,490 16.16% 275,368 Spokane 88,439 46.17% 93,482 48.80% 9,650 5.04% -5,043 -2.63% 191,571 Stevens 7,223 38.04% 10,547 55.54% 1,220 6.42% -3,324 -17.50% 18,990 Thurston 63,612 60.20% 33,945 32.13% 8,106 7.67% 29,667 28.08% 105,663 Wahkiakum 1,004 49.78% 873 43.28% 140 6.94% 131 6.49% 2,017 Walla Walla 9,526 44.93% 10,540 49.71% 1,136 5.36% -1,014 -4.78% 21,202 Whatcom 41,782 50.80% 32,295 39.27% 8,168 9.93% 9,487 11.54% 82,245 Whitman 7,617 46.00% 7,800 47.10% 1,143 6.90% -183 -1.11% 16,560 Yakima 32,107 46.41% 33,800 48.85% 3,279 4.74% -1,693 -2.45% 69,186Totals1,443,50554.39%1,019,79038.43%190,4757.18%423,71515.97%2,653,770 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Klickitat (largest city: Goldendale) Pend Oreille (largest city: Newport) Spokane (largest city: Spokane) Whitman (largest city: Pullman) right 275px Swing by county Legend #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% 275px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #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% 275px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip References 2004 Lieutenant Governor Washington