2004Final results
2004 election for Washington Legislative District 1-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Al Obrien (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey L. Merrill (R) by 10.7 points.
Al ObrienDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.7%31,238
Jeffrey L. MerrillRepublican
43.1%25,037
Terry Bartlett BuholmLibertarian
3.2%1,872
58,147 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET