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1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results

1994 election for Washington's 4th District

U.S. House · Washington

Doc Hastings (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Jay Inslee (D) by 6.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Doc HastingsRepublican · winner
53.3%92,828
Jay InsleeDemocrat
46.7%81,198
174,026 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1994

Races before and after

EvenR+49.11988R+41.31990D+1.71992R+6.71994R+5.91996R+44.71998

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Jay InsleeDoc Hastings
$494K
Raised by the campaign
$616.4K
$496.6K
Spent by the campaign
$620K
$946
Cash on hand
$1K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994