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2004Final resultsSpecial election

2004 special election for Washington Legislative District 6

Washington State Senate · Washington

Brad Benson (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Laurie H. Dolan (D) by 1.8 points.

Brad BensonRepublican · winner
50.9%33,312
49.1%32,104
65,416 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+38.71994R+4.11998R+2.82002R+1.82004 specialD+9.02006R+7.42010

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