2004 Missouri Democratic presidential primary

none June 2025 September 2023 2004 Missouri Democratic presidential primary Missouri presidential no 2000 Missouri Democratic presidential primary 2000 2008 Missouri Democratic presidential primary 2008 2004 02 03 File:John F. Kerry (cropped).jpg 150x150px John Kerry 00539f Massachusetts 51 211,745 50.62% Image:John Edwards, official Senate photo portrait (cropped).jpg John Edwards e50100 North Carolina 23 103,088 24.64% File:HowardDeanDNC-cropped.jpg Howard Dean e7cf1e Vermont 0 36,288 8.67% DE NM 88 Democratic National Convention delegates (74 pledged, 14 unpledged)The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote File:2004 Missouri Democratic presidential primary - Results by county.svg 250x250px County results #00539f John Kerry #e50100 John Edwards The 2004 Missouri Democratic presidential primary on February 3, 2004 determined the recipient of the state's 88 delegates to the Democratic National Convention in the process to elect the democratic nominee for president of the United States. It was an open primary.Missouri Democratic Delegation 2004 Endorsements Several major endorsements, such as the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, helped John Kerry to clinch the primary. John Edwards got former speaker of the house Jim Kreider and Buchanan County Auditor Susan Montee as endorsements. Governor Howard Dean got the endorsement of Chairman and CEO of King Hershey Richard A. King. Polling Candidate 22 January 2004 29 January 2004 29 January 2004 1 February 2004 John Kerry 25% 37% 44% 56% John Edwards 9% 11% 14% 17% Howard Dean 6% 7% 9% 9% Wesley Clark 3% 6% 5% 6% Al Sharpton 1% 2% 2% 4% Joe Lieberman 2% 6% 5% 3% Dennis Kucinich 1% - 1% - Dick Gephardt 3% - 1% - Source: Missouri - 2004 Presidential Polls Results John Kerry won a majority of the Missouri vote. He won every congressional district and county except Knox County and Lawrence County, which Edwards won. Howard Dean received 9%, Clark got 4%, and several other candidates split the remainder. Candidate Votes Percentage DelegatesKerry, John F. 211,745 50.6% 51Edwards, John103,088 24.6% 23Dean, Howard 36,288 8.7% Clark, Wesley K. 18,340 4.4% Lieberman, Joe 14,727 3.5% Sharpton, Alfred C. "Al" 14,308 3.4% Gephardt, Richard "Dick" 8,281 2.0% Kucinich, Dennis J.4,875 1.2% Uncommitted 4,311 1.0%14Moseley Braun, Carol1,088 0.3% LaRouche, Lyndon H., Jr. 953 0.2% Penna, Fern 335 0.1% Total 418,339 100.0% 88 See also 2004 Missouri Republican presidential primary References Democratic primary 2004 Missouri