| Election name | 2004 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election |
|---|---|
| Country | Washington |
| Ongoing | No |
| Previous election | 2000 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Previous year | 2000 |
| Next election | 2008 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Next year | 2008 |
| Election date | November 2, 2004 |
| Nominee 1 | Brad Owen |
| Party 1 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular vote 1 | 1,443,505 |
| Percentage 1 | 54.39% |
| Nominee 2 | Jim Wiest |
| Party 2 | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular vote 2 | 1,019,790 |
| Percentage 2 | 38.43% |
| Before election | Brad Owen |
| Before party | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After election | Brad Owen |
| After party | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2004 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2004. Primary elections took place on September 14.[1]
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.[2]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Brad Owen, incumbent lieutenant governor (1997–2017)[3]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jim Wiest, limousine driver[4]
Eliminated in primary
Results
By county
| County[5] | Jim Wiest | Jim Nobles | Scott Bonifield | Margin | Total votes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||
| Adams | 718 | 48.58% | 526 | 35.59% | 234 | 15.83% | 192 | 12.99% | 1,478 |
| Asotin | 627 | 39.71% | 597 | 37.81% | 355 | 22.48% | 30 | 1.90% | 1,579 |
| Benton | 3,387 | 25.75% | 6,651 | 50.56% | 3,116 | 23.69% | -3,264 | -24.81% | 13,154 |
| Chelan | 1,720 | 36.60% | 1,926 | 40.98% | 1,054 | 22.43% | -206 | -4.38% | 4,700 |
| Clallam | 1,844 | 31.15% | 2,491 | 42.08% | 1,585 | 26.77% | -647 | -10.93% | 5,920 |
| Clark | 6,609 | 32.14% | 9,606 | 46.71% | 4,349 | 21.15% | -2,997 | -14.57% | 20,564 |
| Columbia | 230 | 40.35% | 229 | 40.18% | 111 | 19.47% | 1 | 0.18% | 570 |
| Cowlitz | 1,686 | 39.13% | 1,688 | 39.17% | 935 | 21.70% | -2 | -0.05% | 4,309 |
| Douglas | 1,239 | 41.58% | 1,083 | 36.34% | 658 | 22.08% | 156 | 5.23% | 2,980 |
| Ferry | 401 | 44.85% | 300 | 33.56% | 193 | 21.59% | 101 | 11.30% | 894 |
| Franklin | 1,141 | 32.38% | 1,623 | 46.06% | 760 | 21.57% | -482 | -13.68% | 3,524 |
| Garfield | 157 | 42.66% | 125 | 33.97% | 86 | 23.37% | 32 | 8.70% | 368 |
| Grant | 2,828 | 48.73% | 1,829 | 31.52% | 1,146 | 19.75% | 999 | 17.22% | 5,803 |
| Grays Harbor | 814 | 29.59% | 1,063 | 38.64% | 874 | 31.77% | -189 | -6.87% | 2,751 |
| Island | 2,464 | 35.96% | 3,022 | 44.10% | 1,366 | 19.94% | -558 | -8.14% | 6,852 |
| Jefferson | 910 | 38.20% | 998 | 41.90% | 474 | 19.90% | -88 | -3.69% | 2,382 |
| King | 44,025 | 42.39% | 35,291 | 33.98% | 24,539 | 23.63% | 8,734 | 8.41% | 103,855 |
| Kitsap | 7,688 | 39.98% | 6,086 | 31.65% | 5,456 | 28.37% | 1,602 | 8.33% | 19,230 |
| Kittitas | 953 | 30.54% | 1,410 | 45.18% | 758 | 24.29% | -457 | -14.64% | 3,121 |
| Klickitat | 391 | 33.16% | 540 | 45.80% | 248 | 21.03% | -149 | -12.64% | 1,179 |
| Lewis | 1,842 | 32.34% | 2,519 | 44.23% | 1,334 | 23.42% | -677 | -11.89% | 5,695 |
| Lincoln | 960 | 59.11% | 427 | 26.29% | 237 | 14.59% | 533 | 32.82% | 1,624 |
| Mason | 1,225 | 34.58% | 1,638 | 46.25% | 679 | 19.17% | -413 | -11.66% | 3,542 |
| Okanogan | 1,710 | 45.33% | 1,260 | 33.40% | 802 | 21.26% | 450 | 11.93% | 3,772 |
| Pacific | 377 | 30.63% | 585 | 47.52% | 269 | 21.85% | -208 | -16.90% | 1,231 |
| Pend Oreille | 880 | 53.69% | 492 | 30.02% | 267 | 16.29% | 388 | 23.67% | 1,639 |
| Pierce | 21,042 | 44.59% | 13,532 | 28.67% | 12,621 | 26.74% | 7,510 | 15.91% | 47,195 |
| San Juan | 534 | 43.45% | 490 | 39.87% | 205 | 16.68% | 44 | 3.58% | 1,229 |
| Skagit | 2,665 | 33.93% | 3,519 | 44.80% | 1,671 | 21.27% | -854 | -10.87% | 7,855 |
| Skamania | 260 | 31.71% | 360 | 43.90% | 200 | 24.39% | -100 | -12.20% | 820 |
| Snohomish | 19,592 | 47.57% | 12,413 | 30.14% | 9,181 | 22.29% | 7,179 | 17.43% | 41,186 |
| Spokane | 20,236 | 50.13% | 13,378 | 33.14% | 6,750 | 16.72% | 6,858 | 16.99% | 40,364 |
| Stevens | 2,133 | 47.85% | 1,628 | 36.52% | 697 | 15.63% | 505 | 11.33% | 4,458 |
| Thurston | 5,609 | 40.66% | 5,247 | 38.04% | 2,939 | 21.30% | 362 | 2.62% | 13,795 |
| Wahkiakum | 99 | 42.13% | 78 | 33.19% | 58 | 24.68% | 21 | 8.94% | 235 |
| Walla Walla | 1,548 | 30.28% | 2,255 | 44.10% | 1,310 | 25.62% | -707 | -13.83% | 5,113 |
| Whatcom | 3,577 | 34.69% | 4,366 | 42.34% | 2,368 | 22.97% | -789 | -7.65% | 10,311 |
| Whitman | 1,757 | 52.87% | 1,057 | 31.81% | 509 | 15.32% | 700 | 21.07% | 3,323 |
| Yakima | 5,508 | 37.27% | 5,167 | 34.97% | 4,102 | 27.76% | 341 | 2.31% | 14,777 |
| Totals | 171,386 | 41.46% | 147,495 | 35.68% | 94,496 | 22.86% | 23,891 | 5.78% | 413,377 |
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jocelyn A. Langlois, acting chair of the Libertarian Party of Washington[4]
General election
Results
By county
| County[6] | Brad Owen Democratic | Jim Wiest Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||
| 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% | 69,186 |
| Totals | 1,443,505 | 54.39% | 1,019,790 | 38.43% | 190,475 | 7.18% | 423,715 | 15.97% | 2,653,770 |
References
- ^ "Reed asks voters to participate in state primaries". Columbia Basin Herald. September 8, 2004.
- ^ "State offices". Spokesman.com. November 3, 2004.
- ^ "Owen seeks 3rd term as lieutenant governor"
- ^ "Candidates envision big plans for minor post"
- ^ Reed, Sam (September 14, 2004). "Elections Search Results September 2004 Primary". Secretary of State of Washington. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
- ^ Reed, Sam (November 2, 2004). "Elections Search Results November 2004 General Lt. Governor". Secretary of State of Washington. Retrieved January 29, 2026.