2004 Washington State executive elections

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Washington has 9 Executive seats, all elected at large. In 2004, all 9 positions were up for reelection.

Governor

Main article: Washington gubernatorial election, 2004

After a machine and manual recount, Christine Gregoire won the election by 133 votes.

Washington gubernatorial election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christine Gregoire	1,373,361	48.8731
	Republican	Dino Rossi	1,373,228	48.8684
	Libertarian	Ruth Bennett	63,464	2.2585
Total votes			2,810,053	100.00
Turnout

Lt. Governor

Washington State Lt. Governor election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Owen	1,443,505	54.3945
	Republican	Jim Wiest	1,019,790	38.4280
	Libertarian	Jocelyn A Langlois	117,147	4.4144
	Green	Bern Haggerty	73,328	2.7632
Total votes			2,653,770	100.00
Turnout

Secretary of State

Washington Secretary of State election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Reed (incumbent)	1,369,421	51.4662
	Democratic	Laura Ruderman	1,209,299	45.4484
	Libertarian	Jacqueline Passey	82,097	3.0854
Total votes			2,660,817	100.00
Turnout

State Treasurer

Washington State Treasurer election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Murphy	1,575,499	60.2855
	Republican	Oscar S. Lewis	941,754	36.0356
	Libertarian	John Sample	96,144	3.6789
Total votes			2,613,397	100.00
Turnout

State Auditor

Washington State Auditor election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Sonntag	1,668,575	63.8932
	Republican	Will Baker	841,772	32.2332
	Libertarian	Jason G. Bush	101,161	3.8737
Total votes			2,611,508	100.00
Turnout

Attorney general

Washington State Attorney General election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob McKenna	1,425,368	52.9848
	Democratic	Deborah Senn	1,163,964	43.2677
	Libertarian	J. Bradley Gibson	56,792	2.1111
	Green	Paul Richmond	44,020	1.6363
Total votes			2,559,642	100.00
Turnout

Commissioner of Public Lands

Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Cooper	1,223,207	46.6727
	Republican	Doug Sutherland	1,309,441	49.9630
	Libertarian	Steve Layman	88,171	3.3643
Total votes			2,620,819	100.00
Turnout

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Non Partisan	Terry Bergeson	1,293,560	55.5064
	Non Partisan	Judith Billings	1,036,912	44.4936
Total votes			2,330,472	100.00
Turnout

Insurance Commissioner

Washington State Insurance Commissioner election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Kreidler	1,393,764	54.4515
	Republican	John Adams	1,058,583	41.3567
	Libertarian	Stephen D. Steele	107,295	4.1918
Total votes			2,559,642	100.00
Turnout

See also

• 2004 Washington gubernatorial election