2004Final results
2004 election for Washington's 4th District
U.S. House · Washington
Doc Hastings (R) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Sandy Matheson (D) by 25.1 points.
Doc HastingsRepublican · winner
62.6%154,627
Sandy MathesonDemocrat
37.4%92,486
247,113 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 2004
Races before and after
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.
Sandy MathesonDoc Hastings
$427.5K
Raised by the campaign
$691.6K
$404.8K
Spent by the campaign
$557.5K
$22.7K
Cash on hand
$248.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004