2004 Republican Party presidential primaries

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Bush Texas 2,509 49 7,853,863http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P04/tally.phtml State by State Summary 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions June 3, 2012 July 7, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240707082800/https://www.thegreenpapers.com/P04/tally.phtml dead 98.1% File:NOTA Option Logo 3x4.svg 000000 Uncommitted 0 0While there were technically 773 delegates that went to the convention unnbound, they presumably cast their support for the president 91,926https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=5379 Our Campaigns - US President - R Primaries Race - Jan 27, 2004 1.2% 3x4.svg 53e349 Bill Wyatt Californiahttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=23198 Our Campaigns - Candidate - William J. "Bill" Wyatt 0 0 10,937https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=5379 Our Campaigns - US President - R Primaries Race - Jan 27, 2004 0.1% Republican nominee George W. Bush George W. Bush First place by first-instance vote 350px First place by convention roll call 1 Republican presidential primary, 2004 #d30036 George W. Bush#d3d3d3 No votes/information available From January 19 to June 8, 2004, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 2004 United States presidential election. Incumbent President George W. Bush was again selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 2004 Republican National Convention held from August 30 to September 2, 2004, in New York City. Primary race overview Incumbent President George W. Bush announced in mid-2003 that he would campaign for re-election; he faced no major challengers. He then went on, throughout early 2004, to win every nomination contest, including a sweep of Super Tuesday, beating back the vacuum of challengers and maintaining the recent tradition of an easy primary for incumbent Presidents (the last time an incumbent was seriously challenged in a presidential primary contest was when Senator Ted Kennedy challenged Jimmy Carter for the Democratic nomination in 1980). Bush won every state with comfortable margins: his worst performance was in New Hampshire, where he received 79.8% of the vote. The only human challenger to receive over 5% of the vote in any state was Bill Wyatt from California, who received 10% of the vote in Oklahoma in a minor upset. "Uncommitted" also received over 5% of the vote in Massachusetts (8.7%), Rhode Island (12.4%) and Texas (7.5%). Bush managed to raise US$130 million in 2003 alone, and expected to set a national primary fund-raising record of $200 million by the time of the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City. Several states and territories canceled their respective Republican primaries altogether, citing Bush being the only candidate to qualify on their respective ballot, including Connecticut,http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P04/CT-R.phtml Connecticut Republican Allocation - 2004 The Green Papers September 7, 2019 Florida,http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P04/FL-R.phtml Florida Republican Allocation - 2004 The Green Papers September 7, 2019 Mississippi,http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P04/MS-R.phtml Mississippi Republican Allocation - 2004 The Green Papers September 7, 2019 New York,http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P04/NY-R.phtml New York Republican Allocation - 2004 The Green Papers September 7, 2019 Puerto Rico,http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P04/PR-R.phtml Puerto Rico Republican Allocation - 2004 The Green Papers September 7, 2019 and South Dakota.http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P04/SD-R.phtml South Dakota Republican Allocation - 2004 The Green Papers September 7, 2019 Senator Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island, an opponent of the war in Iraq, Bush's tax cuts, drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and much of Bush's social agenda, considered challenging Bush in the New Hampshire primary in the fall of 2003. He decided not to run after the capture of Saddam Hussein in December 2003.Chafee, Lincoln, Against the Tide: How A Compliant Congress Empowered A Reckless President, p.119-120 He would later change his party affiliation to Democratic and run in that party's 2016 presidential primaries.https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/06/03/lincoln-chafee-expected-to-announce-longshot-presidential-bid/ Lincoln Chafee announces long-shot presidential bid The Washington Post June 3, 2015 June 3, 2015 DelReal, Jose A.http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/us_politics/2015/06/rhode_islands_chafee_enters_2016_democratic_contest Rhode Island's Chafee enters 2016 Democratic contest Associated Press Boston Herald June 3, 2015 June 3, 2015 February 8, 2016 https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20160208062305/http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/us_politics/2015/06/launching_16_bid_chafee_refuses_to_rule_out_talks_with_is dead As of the 2024 presidential election, Bush is the last incumbent president, Democrat or Republican, to win all the delegates going into the national convention. Candidates Nominee CandidateMost recent officeHome stateCampaign Withdrawal datePopular voteContests wonRunning mateGeorge W. Bushalt=|127x127pxPresident of the United States(2001–2009)Texasalt=|199x199px(Campaign • Positions)Secured nomination: March 10, 20047,853,863(98.01%)49Dick Cheneyalt=|127x127px Challengers On the ballot in two or more primaries William Tsangareshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=23198 Our Campaigns - Candidate - William J. "Bill" Wyatt ran for president under the pseudonym "Bill Wyatt." The then-43-year-old T-shirt maker left the Democratic Party to become a Republican after Democrats voted for the war in Iraq, an action he saw as a betrayal. Tsangares traveled 12,000 miles and spent an estimated $20,000 on his presidential campaign. He managed to get on the ballot in New Hampshire, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, and even the Democratic Primary ballot in Arizona. He finished tenth in the New Hampshire primary with 0.23% of the vote (153 votes), placed second in Missouri, where he received 1,268 votes (1.03%). However, a minor upset occurred on Mini-Tuesday when Tsangares won just over 10% of the vote in Oklahoma and 4% in Louisiana. He also received 233 votes (0.10%) in the Arizona Democratic primary. Blake Ashby, a Republican entrepreneur frustrated with the explosion of debt under President Bush, ran as a protest candidate in the Republican primaries. On the ballot in New Hampshire and Missouri, he spent approximately $20,000 on his campaign, visiting New Hampshire and campaigning in his home state of Missouri and participated in the C-SPAN Minor Candidates Forum.https://www.c-span.org/person/?blakeashby Blake Ashby C-SPAN.org www.c-span.org 2019-12-20 He finished seventh in New Hampshire with 264 votes,https://sos.nh.gov/2004RepPresPrim.aspx?id=2559 Republican President of the United States - NHSOS sos.nh.gov 2019-12-20 and third in Missouri with 981 votes. Candidate Home state Total votes %Uncommitted – 91,926 1.1%(others) various 49,281 0.8%Bill Wyatt California 10,847 0%Blake Ashby Missouri 1.145 0% On the ballot in one primary All but one of the following were on the ballot only in the state of New Hampshire. Declined to be candidates Candidate Home state Total votes %Richard Bosa New Hampshire 841 1.2%John Buchanan Georgia 836 1.2%John Rigazio New Hampshire 803 1.2%Robert Haines New Hampshire 579 0.9%Michael Callis New Hampshire 388 0.6%Millie Howard Ohio 239 0.4% Tom Laughlin California 154 0.2%Jim Taylor 124 0.2%Mark "Dick" Harnes 87 0.1%Cornelius E. O'Connor 77 0.1%George Gostigian 52 0.1%Jack Fellure West Virginia 14http://www.inforum.com/content/bush-big-winner-north-dakota Bush big winner in North Dakota February 5, 2004 The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead June 30, 2015 0% Results There were 2,509 total delegates to the 2004 Republican National Convention, of which 650 were so-called "superdelegates" who were not bound by any particular state's primary or caucus votes and could change their votes at any time. A candidate needs 1,255 delegates to become the nominee. Except for the Northern Mariana Islands and Midway Atoll, all states, territories, and other inhabited areas of the United States offer delegates to the 2004 Republican National Convention. Contested primaries For brevity, states that did not hold a contest or had Bush as the only option on the ballot are omitted. Only candidates who placed third or better in a primary are included. Legend:   1st place(popular vote) 2nd place(popular vote) 3rd place(popular vote) Candidate haswithdrawn Candidate unable to appear on ballot DatePledged delegatesContestx80pxGeorge W. Bush BWBill Wyattx80pxJack Fellureborder|frameless|x80pxOtherborder|frameless|x80pxUncommittedborder|frameless|x80pxTotal votes castJanuary 2729New Hampshire79.8%29 delegates53,962 votes0.2%153 votesNot on ballot 20.0%13,718 votes4.2% for John Kerry (write-in, 2,819 votes) 2.7% for Howard Dean (write-in, 1,789 votes) 6.6% for other on-ballot candidates (4,444 votes) 6.8% for other write-ins (4,666 votes)Not on ballot67,833 votesFebruary 3Mini-Tuesday57Missouri95.1%57 delegates117,007 votes1.0%1,268 votesNot on ballot0.8%981 votesAll for Blake Ashby3.1%3,830 votes 123,086 votes26North Dakota99.1%26 delegates2,002 votesNot on ballot0.7%14 votes0.2%4 votesAll for Ed Schafer (not running)Not on ballot 2,020 votes41Oklahoma90.0%41 delegates59,577 votes10.0%6,635 votesNot on ballot 66,198 votes February 1052Tennessee95.4%52 delegates94,557 votesNot on ballot4.6%4,504 votes 99,061 votes February 17 37Wisconsin99.2%37 delegates158,677 votesNot on ballot0.8%1,207 votes 159,884 votes March 2Super Tuesday 41Massachusetts90.6%41 delegates62,773 votesNot on ballot0.7%455 votesVarious write-ins8.7%6,050 votes 69,278 votes 18Rhode Island84.9%18 delegates2,152 votesNot on ballot2.7%69 votesVarious write-ins12.4%314 votes 2,535 votes March 9 45Louisiana96.1%45 delegates69,205 votes3.9%2,805 votesNot on ballot 72,010 votes 135Texas92.5%135 delegates635,948 votesNot on ballot7.5%51,667 votes 2,535 votes March 16 60Illinois100%60 delegates583,575 votesNot on ballotNot on ballot 583,575 votes May 18 35Arkansas97.1%35 delegates37,234 votesNot on ballot2.9%1,129 votes 38,363 votes 43Kentucky92.5%43 delegates108,603 votesNot on ballot7.5%8,776 votes 117,379 votes28Oregon94.9%28 delegates293,806 votesNot on ballot5.1%15,700 votes 309,506 votesMay 2526Idaho89.5%26 delegates110,800 votesNot on ballot10.5%12,993 votes 123,793 votesJune 145Alabama92.8%45 delegates187,038 votesNot on ballot7.2%14,449 votes 201,487 votesTotals votes from contested states71816 contests95.3%718 delegates2,576,916 votes0.4%10,861 votes0.000%14 votes0.53%15,227 votes5.2%120,619 votes2,723,637 votesConvention roll call100%2,509 delegates0% Counties carried left|thumb|659x659px|Republican presidential primary, 2004 results by county (exceptions: Minnesota, Maryland, Nebraska & North Dakota – at-large)#d30036 George W. Bush#d3d3d3 No votes/information available See also 2004 Democratic Party presidential primaries References 30em Notes 30em Category:George W. Bush