2004Final results
2004 election for Washington Legislative District 23-1
Washington House of Representatives · Washington
Sherry V. Appleton (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Frank W. Mahaffay (R) by 13.7 points.
Sherry V. AppletonDemocrat · winner
55.6%34,323
Frank W. MahaffayRepublican
41.9%25,878
Dan GoebelLibertarian
2.4%1,502
61,703 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