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2004Final results

2004 election for Washington Legislative District 26-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Patricia Lantz (D) won with 48.8% of the vote, defeating Matthew M. Rice (R) by 0.6 points.

Patricia LantzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
48.8%29,788
Matthew M. RiceRepublican
48.2%29,427
Ted HaleyLibertarian
2.9%1,782
60,997 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

EvenD+10.01998D+10.02000D+8.32002D+0.62004D+13.42006R+6.72008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Patricia Lantz (D)Matthew M. Rice (R)

Also on the ballot: Ted Haley (Libertarian), 2.9%