2004Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for Washington Legislative District 49
Washington State Senate · Washington
Craig Pridemore (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Don Carlson (R) by 1.3 points.
Craig PridemoreDemocrat · winner
50.7%24,470
Don CarlsonRepublican · incumbent
49.3%23,829
48,299 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