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The 2004 Democratic Party presidential primaries took place from January 14 to June 8, 2004 to select the Democratic Party's nominee for president. Before the primaries, Vermont governor Howard Dean was a favorite to win the nomination.
Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 2004 Democratic National Convention held from July 26 to July 29, 2004, in Boston, Massachusetts.
The United States presidential election of 2004 was the United States 55th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican Party candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, the then-junior U.S. Senator from Massachusetts.
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President
Republican incumbent President George W. Bush was re-elected, defeating Democratic Senator John Kerry from Massachusetts.
United States Senate
The 34 seats in the United States Senate Class 3 were up for election. Republicans had a net gain of 4 seats.Summary of the 2004 United States Senate electionsresults Sources: 1. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections 2. United States Elections Project at George Mason University Archived 2013-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
United States House of Representatives
Republicans gained a couple of seats in the House, mainly due to the 2003 Texas redistricting. Republicans won the national popular vote for the House of Representatives by a margin of 2.6 percentage points.
Governors
Eleven of the fifty United States governors were up for re-election, as were the governorships of two U.S. territories. The final results were a net change of zero between the political parties. The Democrats picked up the governorships in Montana and New Hampshire, but the Republicans picked up the ones in Indiana and Missouri.
Other statewide elections
In many states where if the following positions were elective offices, voters cast votes for candidates for state executive branch offices of Lieutenant Governor (though some were voted for on the same ticket as the gubernatorial nominee), Secretary of state, state Treasurer, state Auditor, state Attorney General, state Superintendent of Education, Commissioners of Insurance, Agriculture or, Labor, etc.) and state judicial branch offices (seats on state Supreme Courtsand, in some states, stat...
Initiatives and referendums
1. State constitutional amendments prohibiting same-sex marriage are passed in eleven states: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Utah. The measures in Oregon, Mississippi, and Montana bans same-sex marriage only, while Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, and Utah bans both same-sex marriage and civil unionsand Michigan bans granting any benefits whatsoever to same-sex couples.
Mayoral elections
Some of the major American cities that held their mayoral elections in 2004 included: 1. Chesapeake – Dalton S. Edge won an open seat race to succeed outgoing Mayor William E. Ward. 2. Jersey City- In a special election triggered due to the passing of Glenn Cunningham (D), attorney Jerramiah Healy (D) defeated General Assemblyman Louis Manzo (D) and Acting Mayor L. Harvey Smith(D) to serve the rest of the unexpired term. 3. San Diego – Incumbent Mayor Dick Murphy(R) was re-elected, but resign...
Ceaser, James W. and Andrew E. Busch. Red Over Blue: The 2004 Elections and American Politics(2005), narrative history.Greene, John C. and Mark J. Rozell, eds. The Values Campaign?: The Christian Right and the 2004 Elections(2006).Sabato, Larry J. Divided States of America: The Slash And Burn Politics of the 2004 Presidential Election(2005).Stempel III, Guido H. and Thomas K. Hargrove, eds. The 21st-Century Voter: Who Votes, How They Vote, and Why They Vote(2 vol. 2015).* John Edwards (Democratic) received one electoral vote from a faithless elector in Minnesota
Detailed national-level Presidential Election Results for 2004.
FINAL OFFICIAL RESULTS Cumulative Totals Washington, DC Presidential Primary January 13, 2004 REGISTRATION & TURNOUT Washington, DC 142 of 142 Total Registration 342,091 Completed Precincts: Election Day Ballots Cast 42,370 12.39% Absentee Ballots Cast 1,076 0.31% Provisional Ballots Cast 911 0.27% Total Ballots Cast 44,357 12.97% REGISTRATION ...
