2004Final results
2004 election for Washington Legislative District 17
Washington State Senate · Washington
Don Benton (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Paul G. Waadevig (D) by 12.1 points.
Don BentonRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.0%29,563
Paul G. WaadevigDemocrat
44.0%23,193
52,756 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