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Parents > United States > Washington > WA - District 08
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2004 - 05:00pm Central
Polls Open November 02, 2004 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 2004 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2005 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2007 - 12:00pm
Turnout 51.38% Total Population
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRalphie November 26, 2004 04:42pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/2002
NameJennifer Blackburn Dunn Votes121,633 (59.82%)
Term01/03/2003 - 01/03/2005 Margin45,702 (+22.48%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/2006
NameDave Reichert Votes129,362 (51.46%)
Term01/03/2007 - 01/03/2009 Margin7,341 (+2.92%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 14, 2004 WA - District 08 - D Primary
Dave Ross
D 81,242
Sep 14, 2004 WA - District 08 - R Primary
Dave Reichert
R 72,215
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
06/13/2003 11/02/2004
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Dave Reichert 14 5 1 1
Dave Ross 11 ------
Leaning Call: Dave Reichert (73.81%)
Weighted Call: Dave Reichert (97.14%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

04/12/2004 10/26/2004

CANDIDATES
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Name County Sheriff Dave Reichert Dave Ross Spencer Garrett  
PartyRepublican Democratic Libertarian  
Campaign Logo  
Uncertified Votes 173,298 (51.50%) 157,148 (46.70%) 6,053 (1.80%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -16,150 (-4.80%) -167,245 (-49.70%)  
Predict Avg.52.62% 45.75% 2.17%  
Cash On Hand 8/25 $89,829.00 8/25 $23,048.00 $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 09/14/2004 09/14/2004 07/30/2004  
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MATCHUP POLLS (6 from 4 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg46.17%-- 41.60%-- 0.00%--  
Survey USA 
10/24/04-10/26/04		 49.00% 6.0 43.00% 2.0 0.00% --
Goodwin Simon Strategic Research (D) 
09/29/04-10/03/04		 37.00% -- 47.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
09/27/04-09/28/04		 43.00% -- 45.00% -- 0.00% --
Lauer Research (D) 
09/16/04-09/19/04		 43.00% -- 45.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Opinion Strategies (R) 
09/07/04-09/08/04		 52.00% -- 36.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Opinion Strategies (R) 
04/12/04-04/13/04		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
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  Seattle Times
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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Nov 03, 2004 12:00am News Reichert defeats Ross in open seat battle  Article None Entered 
Oct 15, 2004 12:00am Commentary AD IT UP - Ross TV Ads Damage Republican Reichert  Article RP 
Oct 06, 2004 12:00am Perspective GOP says Ross received unfair advantage [WA-08]  Article Ralphie 
Oct 04, 2004 12:00am Perspective [WA-08] Prominent candidates put accent on a positive image  Article Ralphie 
Sep 17, 2004 12:00am Perspective Sheriff's news release irks Democrats  Article Ralphie 
Oct 01, 2003 12:00am Commentary Washington State Lucky to Have Competitive Congressional Elections  Article Stephen Yellin 

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