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2004Final results

2004 election for Washington Legislative District 34-2

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Joe McDermott (D) won with 73.6% of the vote, defeating Paul Byrne (R) by 51.5 points.

Joe McDermottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.6%41,960
Paul ByrneRepublican
22.1%12,587
Virginia AbeytaLibertarian
4.3%2,438
56,985 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+26.31996D+49.32000D+38.72002D+51.52004D+60.62006D+59.52016

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

The candidates

Joe McDermott (D)Paul Byrne (R)

Also on the ballot: Virginia Abeyta (Libertarian), 4.3%