2004 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election

2004 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election
November 2, 2004
 
Candidate Doug Sutherland Mike Cooper
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,309,441 1,223,207
Percentage 49.96% 46.67%
County results
Sutherland:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Cooper:      40–50%      50–60%
Public Lands Commissioner before election

Doug Sutherland
Republican

Elected Public Lands Commissioner

Doug Sutherland
Republican

The 2004 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election was held on November 2, 2004, to elect the Washington Public Lands Commissioner, concurrently with the 2004 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the U.S. Senate and various state and local elections, including for U.S. House and governor of Washington.

Incumbent Republican Public Lands Commissioner Doug Sutherland narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Mike Cooper.[1] Primary elections took place on September 14.[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug Sutherland (incumbent) 433,069 100.00%
Total votes 433,069 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Cooper 600,476 100.00%
Total votes 600,476 100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Steve Layman[6]

Results

Libertarian primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Steve Layman 12,641 100.00%
Total votes 12,641 100.00%

General election

Endorsements

Doug Sutherland (R)

Newspapers

Results

2004 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug Sutherland (incumbent) 1,309,441 49.96
Democratic Mike Cooper 1,223,207 46.67
Libertarian Steve Layman 88,171 3.36
Total votes 2,620,819 100.00
Republican hold

By county

County results
County[8] Doug Sutherland

Republican

Mike Cooper

Democratic

Steve Layman

Libertarian

Margin Total votes
# % # % # % # %
Adams 3,418 72.68% 1,173 24.94% 112 2.38% 2,245 47.74% 4,703
Asotin 4,718 58.84% 3,063 38.20% 237 2.96% 1,655 20.64% 8,018
Benton 41,003 68.00% 17,562 29.13% 1,733 2.87% 23,441 38.88% 60,298
Chelan 17,980 66.48% 8,237 30.46% 828 3.06% 9,743 36.03% 27,045
Clallam 18,114 55.26% 13,541 41.31% 1,124 3.43% 4,573 13.95% 32,779
Clark 84,627 54.65% 64,916 41.92% 5,313 3.43% 19,711 12.73% 154,856
Columbia 1,409 73.31% 460 23.93% 53 2.76% 949 49.38% 1,922
Cowlitz 20,157 51.14% 18,017 45.71% 1,240 3.15% 2,140 5.43% 39,414
Douglas 8,667 69.50% 3,433 27.53% 370 2.97% 5,234 41.97% 12,470
Ferry 1,934 62.81% 1,025 33.29% 120 3.90% 909 29.52% 3,079
Franklin 10,064 65.72% 4,812 31.42% 438 2.86% 5,252 34.30% 15,314
Garfield 876 74.11% 280 23.69% 26 2.20% 596 50.42% 1,182
Grant 16,417 68.27% 6,886 28.64% 743 3.09% 9,531 39.64% 24,046
Grays Harbor 14,904 56.82% 10,609 40.45% 716 2.73% 4,295 16.38% 26,229
Island 18,423 52.94% 14,901 42.82% 1,476 4.24% 3,522 10.12% 34,800
Jefferson 7,030 41.08% 9,465 55.31% 617 3.61% -2,435 -14.23% 17,112
King 319,257 39.72% 456,907 56.84% 27,634 3.44% -137,650 -17.12% 803,798
Kitsap 54,819 49.49% 51,970 46.92% 3,982 3.59% 2,849 2.57% 110,771
Kittitas 8,698 58.28% 5,716 38.30% 510 3.42% 2,982 19.98% 14,924
Klickitat 4,943 58.34% 3,192 37.67% 338 3.99% 1,751 20.67% 8,473
Lewis 20,047 67.90% 8,590 29.09% 889 3.01% 11,457 38.80% 29,526
Lincoln 3,655 70.13% 1,407 27.00% 150 2.88% 2,248 43.13% 5,212
Mason 12,878 55.34% 9,554 41.06% 837 3.60% 3,324 14.29% 23,269
Okanogan 9,217 62.11% 4,998 33.68% 624 4.21% 4,219 28.43% 14,839
Pacific 4,913 51.92% 4,235 44.75% 315 3.33% 678 7.16% 9,463
Pend Oreille 3,421 59.76% 2,046 35.74% 258 4.51% 1,375 24.02% 5,725
Pierce 159,691 54.05% 127,213 43.06% 8,535 2.89% 32,478 10.99% 295,439
San Juan 3,448 37.22% 5,308 57.30% 508 5.48% -1,860 -20.08% 9,264
Skagit 26,028 53.61% 20,864 42.97% 1,662 3.42% 5,164 10.64% 48,554
Skamania 2,629 55.34% 1,903 40.05% 219 4.61% 726 15.28% 4,751
Snohomish 130,970 47.72% 134,777 49.11% 8,706 3.17% -3,807 -1.39% 274,453
Spokane 104,699 56.10% 75,245 40.32% 6,671 3.57% 29,454 15.78% 186,615
Stevens 12,248 65.62% 5,672 30.39% 745 3.99% 6,576 35.23% 18,665
Thurston 53,906 51.67% 47,000 45.05% 3,425 3.28% 6,906 6.62% 104,331
Wahkiakum 1,202 59.30% 761 37.54% 64 3.16% 441 21.76% 2,027
Walla Walla 13,370 63.99% 6,934 33.18% 591 2.83% 6,436 30.80% 20,895
Whatcom 39,338 48.11% 39,578 48.41% 2,847 3.48% -240 -0.29% 81,763
Whitman 9,043 55.53% 6,634 40.73% 609 3.74% 2,409 14.79% 16,286
Yakima 41,280 60.25% 24,323 35.50% 2,906 4.24% 16,957 24.75% 68,509
Totals 1,309,441 49.96% 1,223,207 46.67% 88,171 3.36% 86,234 3.29% 2,620,819

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

References

  1. ^ https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/election-2004-sutherland-is-re-elected-as-lands-1158794.php
  2. ^ https://www.historylink.org/File/8937
  3. ^ https://www.heraldnet.com/news/timber-at-center-of-lands-commissioner-race/
  4. ^ a b c Reed, Sam (September 14, 2004). "Elections Search Results September 2004 Primary Commissioner of Public Lands". Secretary of State of Washington. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  5. ^ https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/cooper-running-for-public-lands-post-1139208.php
  6. ^ https://www.sos.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/Voters_Pamphlet_2004.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ Editorial Board, The Seattle Times (October 31, 2004). "The Seattle Times endorses ..." The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  8. ^ a b Reed, Sam (November 2, 2004). "Elections Search Results November 2004 General Commissioner of Public Lands". Secretary of State of Washington. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
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