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2004Final resultsSpecial election

2004 special election for Washington Legislative District 38

Washington State Senate · Washington

Jean L. Berkey (D) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Tim Hanley (R) by 30.7 points.

Jean L. BerkeyDemocrat · winner
65.3%28,202
Tim HanleyRepublican
34.7%14,962
43,164 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+2.71994D+9.41998D+30.72002D+30.72004 specialD+23.82014D+19.62018

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