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2004Final results

2004 election for Washington Legislative District 47-1

Washington House of Representatives · Washington

Geoff Simpson (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Steve Altick (R) by 5.5 points.

Geoff SimpsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.8%26,152
Steve AltickRepublican
46.3%23,396
Duane GrindstaffLibertarian
1.9%952
50,500 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

EvenR+5.21998D+0.32000D+3.12002D+5.52004D+19.32006D+5.22008

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

The candidates

Geoff Simpson (D)Steve Altick (R)

Also on the ballot: Duane Grindstaff (Libertarian), 1.9%