2004Final results

2004 election for Washington's 5th District

Name: 2004 election for Washington's 5th District
Start: 2004-11-02
Location: Washington

U.S. House · Washington

Cathy McMorris (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Don Barbieri (D) by 19.4 points.

Cathy McMorrisRepublican · winner

59.7%179,600

40.3%121,333

300,933 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

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

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Don BarbieriCathy McMorris

$1.6M

Raised by the campaign

$1.7M

$1.6M

Spent by the campaign

$1.5M

$1.4K

Cash on hand

$118.2K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004