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2004 governor elections · Washington history

Washington governor election 2004

Christine Gregoire DEM +0.0 · held 11/2/04

Votes counted
2,810,058
Margin
0.0 pts
Seat held by
Democraticheld
President in WA
D+7.2same year

General election 11/2/04

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Christine Gregoire WonDEM1,373,36148.87%
Dino RossiREP1,373,23248.87%
Ruth BennettLIB63,4652.26%
Total2,810,058

Official source: Results.aspx

Other Washington governor races

YearWinnerMargin
2024Bob Ferguson11.2
2020Jay Robert Inslee13.4
2016Jay Robert Inslee8.8
2012Jay Robert Inslee3.1
2008Christine Gregoire6.5
2004Christine Gregoire0.0
2000Gary Locke18.7
1996Gary Locke15.9

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Questions and answers

Who won the 2004 Washington governor race?

Christine Gregoire (DEM) won with 48.9% of the vote, ahead of Dino Rossi (48.9%), a margin of 0.0 points.

Did the Washington governor seat change party in 2004?

No. The Democratic Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2004 Washington governor race?

2,810,058 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.