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2004Final results

2004 election for Washington Legislative District 36-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Helen Sommers (D) won with 78.7% of the vote, defeating Floyd Loomis (R) by 61.8 points.

Helen SommersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.7%54,921
Floyd LoomisRepublican
16.9%11,791
John PalmerLibertarian
4.4%3,091
69,803 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+56.91996D+62.82000D+56.72002D+61.82004D+77.12012D+73.42014

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

The candidates

Helen Sommers (D)Floyd Loomis (R)

Also on the ballot: John Palmer (Libertarian), 4.4%