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2004 Senate elections · Washington history

Washington U.S. Senate election 2004

Patty Murray DEM +12.2 · Class III seat · held 11/2/04

Votes counted
2,818,651
Margin
12.2 pts
Seat held by
Democraticheld
President in WA
D+7.2same year

General election 11/2/04

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Patty Murray WonDEM1,549,70854.98%
George R. NethercuttREP1,204,58442.74%
J. MillsLIB34,0551.21%
Mark B. WilsonGRE30,3041.08%
Total2,818,651

Official source: Election-Statistics

Other Washington Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2024Class IMaria Cantwell18.5
2022Class IIIPatty Murray14.5
2018Class IMaria Cantwell16.9
2016Class IIIPatty Murray18.0
2012Class IMaria Cantwell20.9
2010Class IIIPatty Murray4.7
2006Class IMaria Cantwell16.9
2004Class IIIPatty Murray12.2
2000Class IMaria Cantwell0.1
1998Class IIIPatty Murray16.8
1994Class ISlade Gorton11.5
1992Class IIIPatty Murray8.0

Full Washington Senate history →

Questions and answers

Who won the 2004 Washington Senate race?

Patty Murray (DEM) won with 55.0% of the vote, ahead of George R. Nethercutt (42.7%), a margin of 12.2 points.

Did the Washington Senate seat change party in 2004?

No. The Democratic Party held it.

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

2,818,651 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.