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U.S. Democratic Party Presidential Primary, 2004

The U.S. Democratic Party presidential nomination, 2004 will decide which pair of candidates represent the Democrats in the 2004 Presidential election for President and Vice President.

There is very little chance of either a serious challenge to incumbent candidate George W. Bush in the Republican presidential nomination process or a third party candidate winning a significant portion of the vote in the general election; thus, the Democratic primary will probably receive the most media coverage of any 2004 Presidential primary.

Candidates

Running:
- John Edwards, Senator from North Carolina
- John Kerry, Senator from Massachusetts
- Dennis Kucinich, Representative from Ohio
- Al Sharpton, Reverend from New York
Dropped out:
- Bob Graham, Senator from Florida
- Carol Moseley Braun, former Senator from Illinois
- Richard Gephardt, former House of Representatives Minority Leader, Representative from Missouri
- Joseph Lieberman, Senator from Connecticut
- Wesley Clark, retired General and former NATO commander
- Howard Dean, former Governor from Vermont
Declined:
- Al Gore, Vice President of the United States (1993-2001), Democratic Presidential candidate in the U.S. presidential election, 2000
- Hillary Clinton, wife of former president Bill Clinton, Senator from New York

State-by-state results

There are 4,321 total delegates to the Democratic National Convention, of which 801 are so-called "superdelegates" who are not bound by any particular state's primary or caucus votes (which even include some of the (former) candidates themselves). A candidate needs 2,161 delegates to become the nominee.

2004 Democratic primaries and caucuses
Carol Moseley Braun Wesley Clark Howard Dean John Edwards Richard Gephardt John Kerry Dennis Kucinich Joseph Lieberman Al Sharpton

Total Delegates¹ - 57 201 190 - 608 2 - 16

Jan. 14 District of Columbia²
(primary) 12% -- 42% -- -- -- 8% -- 35%
Jan. 19 Iowa³
(caucus) -- 12% 18% 32% 11% 38% 1% -- --
Jan. 27 New Hampshire
(primary) -- 13% 26%
(9) 12% -- 39%
(13) 1% 9% --
Feb. 3 (Mini Tuesday) Arizona
(primary) -- 27%
(22) 14%
(3) 7% -- 43%
(30) 2% 7% --
Delaware
(primary) -- 10% 10% 11% 1% 50%
(14) 1% 11% 6%
(1)
Missouri
(primary) -- 4% 9% 25%
(26) 2% 51%
(48) 1% 4% 3%
New Mexico
(caucus) -- 21%
(8) 16%
(4) 11% 1% 42%
(14) 6% 3% --
North Dakota
(caucus) -- 24%
(5) 12% 10% 1% 50%
(9) 3% 1% --
Oklahoma
(primary) -- 30%
(15) 4% 30%
(13) -- 27%
(12) 1% 6% 1%
South Carolina
(primary) -- 7% 5% 45%
(27) -- 30%
(17) 1% 2% 10%
(1)
Feb. 7 Michigan
(caucus) -- 7% 17%
(24) 14%
(6) 1% 52%
(91) 3% -- 7%
(7)

Washington
(caucus) -- 3% 30%
(29) 7% -- 48%
(47) 8% -- --
Feb. 8 Maine
(caucus) -- 4% 27%
(19) 8% -- 45%
(15) 16% -- --
Feb. 10 Tennessee
(primary) -- 23%
(18) 4% 26%
(20) -- 41%
(31) 1% 1% 2%
Virginia
(caucus) -- 9% 7% 27%
(29) -- 52%
(53) 1% 1% 3%
Feb. 14 District of Columbia²
(caucus) -- 1% 18%
(3) 10% -- 47%
(9) 3% -- 20%
(4)
Nevada
(caucus) -- -- 17%
(2) 10% -- 63%
(18) 7% -- 1%
Feb. 17 Wisconsin
(primary) -- 2% 18%
(13) 34%
(24) -- 40%
(30) 3% -- 2%
Feb. 27 Hawaii
(caucus)
Idaho
(caucus)
Utah
(primary)
Mar. 2 (Super Tuesday) California
(primary)
Connecticut
(primary)
Georgia
(primary)
Maryland
(primary)
Massachusetts
(primary)
Minnesota
(caucus)
New York
(primary)
Ohio
(primary)
Rhode Island
(primary)
Vermont
(primary)
Mar. 9 Texas
(primary)
Florida
(primary)
Louisiana
(primary)
Mississippi
(primary)
Mar. 16 Illinois
(primary)
Apr. 17 North Carolina
(caucus)
Apr. 27 Pennsylvania
(primary)
May 4 Indiana
(primary)
May 11 Nebraska
(primary)
West Virginia
(primary)
May 18 Arkansas
(primary)
Kentucky
(primary)
Oregon
(primary)
May 25 Idaho
(primary)
Jun. 1 Alabama
(primary)
New Mexico
(primary)
South Dakota
(primary)
Jun. 8 Montana
(primary)
New Jersey
(primary)

Color Key: 1st place
  (delegates earned)   2nd place
  (delegates earned)   3rd place
  (delegates earned)     Withdrawn

Notes:

¹ Total delegate count includes "superdelegates," delegates not assigned directly from primary or caucus results. State delegate counts include only those delegates assigned as as result of the state primary or caucus.

² January 14 is a non-binding primary (no delegates apportioned). Ten of D.C.'s pledged delegates are awarded at ward-level caucuses on February 14; the other six are awarded based on the February 14 results in a convention on March 6.

³ Only local delegates were selected at the Iowa caucus. National delegates are to be selected later.

External links

General references

CNN: Election 2004
The New Republic Online: The TNR Primary
The Green Papers Online: 2004 Presidential Primaries At a Glance

News articles

No Democratic candidate gets 50 percent in online primary - Associated Press, June 27, 2003
Debate Bares Democrats' Great Divide - Washington Post, May 5, 2003
Democrats discuss Iraq early in debate - Associated Press, May 4, 2003

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