United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2004

The US House elections in Washington State were held on November 2, 2004. All 9 members of Congress were up for reelection.

First District

* Jay Inslee (D) - Incumbent, 62.3%
** Website: http://jayinslee.com/
* Randy Eastwood (R) - Challenger, 36%
* Charles Moore (L) - Challenger, 1.7%

Second District

* Rick Larsen (D) - Incumbent, 63.9%
** Website: http://ricklarsen.org/
* Suzanne Sinclair (R) - Challenger, 33.6%
* Bruce Guthrie (L) - Challenger, 2.5%

Third District

* Brian Baird (D) - Incumbent, 61.9%
** Website: http://www.brianbaird.com/
* Thomas A. Crowson (R) - Challenger, 38.1%

Fourth District

* Doc Hastings (R) - Incumbent, 62.6%
** Website: http://dochastings.com/
* Sandy Matheson (D) - Challenger, 37.4%

ushr|Washington|5|Fifth District

* Cathy McMorris (R) - 59.7%
** Website: http://www.cathyforcongress.com/
* Don Barbieri (D) - 40.3%

McMorris, then 35 years old with 10 years of state House experience behind her, ran for the seat five-term Republican Rep. George Nethercutt left open for a failed Senate bid against Patty Murray. Democratic strategists initially touted their candidate for that race, well-known Spokane developer Don Barbieri, as a strong contender. But McMorris, after winning a tough three-way Republican primary by a wide margin, trounced Barbieri by 59.7 percent to 40.3 percent. [http://www.cqpolitics.com/2006/08/democrat_is_a_credible_threat.html]

Sixth District

* Norm Dicks (D) - Incumbent, 69%
** Website: http://trstrategies.com/normdicks/
* Doug Cloud (R) - Challenger, 31%

Seventh District

* Jim McDermott (D) - Incumbent, 80.7%
** Website: http://mcdermottforcongress.com/
* Carol Cassady (R) - Challenger, 19.3%

Eighth District

* Dave Reichert (R) - 51.5%
** Website: http://www.davereichertforcongress.com/
* Dave Ross (D) - 46.7%
* Spencer Garrett (L) - 1.8%

Representative Jennifer Dunn (R) stepped down from this seat, leaving it open.

Ninth District

* Adam Smith (D) - Incumbent, 63.3%
** Website: http://www.electadamsmith.com/
* Paul J. Lord (R) - Challenger, 34.4%
* Robert F. Losey (G) - 2.3%

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