2004 United States Senate elections

January 2025 none related races 2004 United States elections 2004 United States Senate elections United States legislative no 2002 United States Senate elections 2002 2006 United States Senate elections 2006 1998 United States Senate elections 1998 2010 United States Senate elections 2010 Class 3 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 160x180px November 2, 2004 Seats up Races won Republican Party (US) Bill Frist official photo (3x4b).jpg Bill Frist January 3, 2003 Tennessee 51 55 4 39,920,562 45.3% 15 19 Democratic Party (US) Tom Daschle, official Senate photo (3x4a).jpg Tom Daschle(lost re-election) January 3, 1995 South Dakota 48 44 4 44,754,618 50.8% 19 15 Independent 1The Independent was Jim Jeffords of Vermont, who caucused with the Democrats 1 186,231 0.2% 0 0 320px Results of the elections:#0671B0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold#CA0120 Republican gain #F48882 Republican hold#D3D3D3 No election"Note" Majority Leader Bill Frist Republican Party (US) Bill Frist Republican Party (US) The 2004 United States Senate elections were held on November 2, 2004, with all Class 3 Senate seats being contested. They coincided with the re-election of George W. Bush as president and the United States House elections, as well as many state and local elections. Senators who were elected in 1998, known as Senate Class 3, were seeking re-election or retiring in 2004. Republicans won six seats but lost two themselves, giving them a net gain of four seats. Five of the six gains came from states in the region of the Southern United States. Democrats Fritz Hollings of South Carolina, John Breaux of Louisiana, Bob Graham of Florida, and Zell Miller of Georgia chose to retire, while John Edwards of North Carolina chose to run for the Democratic nomination for president, and was subsequently selected as the Democratic nominee for vice president. They were succeeded by Republicans Jim DeMint, David Vitter, Mel Martinez, Johnny Isakson, and Richard Burr, respectively. In South Dakota, Republican John Thune defeated the incumbent Senate minority leader Tom Daschle, marking the first and only time since 1952 that a sitting party leader lost re-election, as well as the only time that person was the minority leader. Republican senator Peter Fitzgerald of Illinois chose not to run for re-election, and Democrat (and future president) Barack Obama won in a landslide, becoming the Senate's only Black member and only the third popularly elected in American history and only the third elected since Reconstruction. Republican Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado chose not to run for re-election, and Democrat Ken Salazar won the open seat. This was the third consecutive election cycle for Senate Class 3 in which the Democrats either broke even or lost seats. This also marked the first time since 1980 in which a presidential candidate from either party won with coattails in the Senate. Additionally, these election results are tied with those of 1996 and 1998 as the highest number of Senate seats that the Republicans have held since 1920. In contrast, when accounting for their gains in 2002, it was the last time that the Republicans made net gains in two election cycles in a row as of 2026. Republicans would not make a net gain of seats during a presidential election year again until 2024. This is the last time both major parties were on the general election ballot in every race. As of , this is the most recent election cycle after which the Republican Party ended up with at least 55 Senate seats. Results summary + ↓ 44 1 55 Democratic Independent Republican Summary of the 2004 United States Senate elections results {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |- ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Parties | style="background-color:Democratic Party (US)" | | style="background-color:Republican Party (US)" | | style="background-color:Independent" | | style="background-color:Libertarian Party (US)" | | style="background-color:Other Party (US)" | ! rowspan=2 | Total |- ! Democratic ! Republican ! Independent ! Libertarian ! Others |- ! colspan=2 | Before these elections | 48 | | 51 | 1 | — | — ! 100 |- ! colspan=2 | End of this Congress (two months later) | 48 | | 51 | 1 | — | — ! 100 |- ! colspan=2 | Not Up | 29 | | 36 | 1 | — | — ! 66 |- ! colspan=2 | Up | | 19 | 15 | — | — | — ! 34 |- | colspan=99 | |- ! rowspan=4 style="background:#ccc" | Incumbentretired ! Total before | | 5 | 3 | — | — | — ! 8 |- ! Held by same party | — | | 1 | — | — | — ! 1 |- ! Replaced by other party | colspan="2" | 2 Republicans replaced by 2 Democrats 5 Democrats replaced by 5 Republicans | — | — | — ! 7 |- ! Result after | 2 | | 6 | — | — | — ! 8 |- ! rowspan=6 style="background:#cccccc" | Incumbentran ! Total before | | 14 | 12Includes the interim appointee ran for election. | — | — | — ! 26 |- ! Won re-election | | 13 | 12 | — | — | — ! 25 |- ! Lost re-election | colspan=2 | 1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican | — | — | — ! 1 |- ! Lost renomination, held by same party | — | — | — | — | — ! 0 |- ! Lost renomination, and party lost | — | — | — | — | — ! 0 |- ! Result after | 13 | 13 | — | — | — ! 26 |- ! colspan=2 | Net gain/loss | 4 | | 4 | — | — | — ! 4 |- ! colspan=2 | Total elected | 15 | | 19 | — | — | — ! 34 |- | colspan=99 | |- ! colspan=2 | Result ! 44 ! | 55 ! 1 ! — ! — ! 100 |- | colspan=99 | |- ! rowspan=2 style="background:#cccccc" | Popularvote ! Votes ! | 44,754,618 | 39,920,562 | 186,231 | 754,861 | 2,481,075 ! 88,097,347 |- ! Share ! | 50.80% | 45.31% | 0.21% | 0.86% | 2.82% ! 100% |- Sources: Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections United States Elections Project at George Mason University https://web.archive.org/web/20130709145327/http://elections.gmu.edu/Turnout_2004G.html 2013-07-09 Change in composition Before the elections D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D21 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28 D29 D30Ark.Ran D40S.Dak.Ran D39Ore.Ran D38N.Dak.Ran D37N.Y.Ran D36Nev.Ran D35Md.Ran D34Ind.Ran D33HawaiiRan D32Conn.Ran D31Calif.Ran D41Vt.Ran D42Wash.Ran D43Wisc.Ran D44Fla.Retired D45Ga.Retired D46La.Retired D47N.C.Retired D48S.C.Retired I1 R51Okla.Retired Majority → R41IowaRan R42Kans.Ran R43Ky.Ran R44Mo.Ran R45N.H.Ran R46OhioRan R47Pa.Ran R48UtahRan R49Colo.Retired R50Ill.Retired R40IdahoRan R39Ariz.Ran R38AlaskaRan R37Ala.Ran R36 R35 R34 R33 R32 R31 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28 R29 R30 R20 R19 R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 After the elections D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D21 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28 D29 D30Ark.Re-elected D40Vt.Re-elected D39Ore.Re-elected D38N.Dak.Re-elected D37N.Y.Re-elected D36Nev.Re-elected D35Md.Re-elected D34Ind.Re-elected D33HawaiiRe-elected D32Conn.Re-elected D31Calif.Re-elected D41Wash.Re-elected D42Wisc.Re-elected D43Colo.Gain D44Ill.Gain I1 R55S.Dak.Gain R54S.C.Gain R53N.C.Gain R52La.Gain R51Ga.Gain Majority → R41IowaRe-elected R42Kans.Re-elected R43Ky.Re-elected R44Mo.Re-elected R45N.H.Re-elected R46OhioRe-elected R47Okla.Hold R48Pa.Re-elected R49UtahRe-elected R50Fla.Gain R40IdahoRe-elected R39Ariz.Re-elected R38AlaskaElected"Appointee elected" Appointee elected R37Ala.Re-elected R36 R35 R34 R33 R32 R31 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28 R29 R30 R20 R19 R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 Key: D# Democratic I# Independent R# Republican Gains and losses Retirements thumb|250px|Map of retirements:#FF9998 Republican incumbent #93C5DD Democratic incumbent #0671B0 Democratic incumbent retired #CA0020 Republican incumbent retired Three Republicans and five Democrats retired instead of seeking re-election. StateSenator Age at end of term AssumedofficeReplaced by Colorado Ben Nighthorse Campbell 71 1993 Ken Salazar Florida Bob Graham 68 1987 Mel Martínez Georgia Zell Miller 72 2000Appointed to the seat following the death of Paul Coverdell. Johnny Isakson Illinois Peter Fitzgerald politician 44 1999 Barack Obama Louisiana John Breaux 60 1987 David Vitter North Carolina John Edwards 51 1999 Richard Burr Oklahoma Don Nickles 56 1981 Tom Coburn South Carolina Fritz Hollings 83 1966Elected in the special election to finish Olin D. Johnston's term. Jim DeMint Defeats Despite several candidates being in danger of losing their re-election bid, South Dakota Democratic senator Tom Daschle was the only incumbent who ran for re-election to be defeated. StateSenatorAge atend of termAssumedofficeReplaced byRef Reference South Dakota Tom Daschle 57 1987 John Thune https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-nov-03-na-senators3-story.html Daschle Defeated in Reelection Bid Los Angeles Times Curtius Mary November 3, 2004 February 16, 2026 Post-election changes One Democrat resigned on January 17, 2006, and was replaced by a Democratic appointee. StateSenatorReplaced by New Jersey(Class 1) Jon Corzine Bob Menendez Final pre-election predictions Several sites and individuals publish predictions of competitive seats. These predictions look at factors such as the strength of the incumbent (if the incumbent is running for re-election) and the other candidates, and the state's partisan lean (reflected in part by the state's Cook Partisan Voting Index rating). The predictions assign ratings to each seat, indicating the predicted advantage that a party has in winning that seat. Most election predictors used: "tossup": no advantage "tilt" (used by some predictors): advantage that is not quite as strong as "lean" "lean": slight advantage "likely" or "favored": significant, but surmountable, advantage "safe" or "solid": near-certain chance of victory Where a site gives a percentage probability as its primary indicator of expected outcome, the chart below classifies a race as follows: Tossup: 50-55% Tilt: 56-60% Lean: 61-75% Likely: 76-93% Safe: 94-100% Constituency Incumbent 2004 election ratings State Senator LastelectionThe last elections for this group of senators were in 1998, except for those elected in a special election or who were appointed after the resignation or passing of a sitting senator, as noted. Sabato's Crystal BallNov. 12004The Final Predictions https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2004110101/ Sabato's Crystal Ball May 2, 2021 Result Alabama Richard Shelby 63.24% R Safe R Shelby67.55% R Alaska Lisa Murkowski Appointed(2002)Murkowski Republican Frank Murkowski won in 1998 with 74.49% of the vote, but resigned on December 2, 2002, after having won the election as Governor of Alaska. Lean D flip Murkowski48.58% R Arizona John McCain 68.74% R Safe R McCain76.74% R Arkansas Blanche Lincoln 55.07% D Safe D Lincoln 55.90% D California Barbara Boxer 53.06% D Safe D Boxer 57.71% D Colorado Ben Nighthorse Campbell(retired) 62.49% R Lean D flip Salazar51.30% D(flip) Connecticut Chris Dodd 65.15% D Safe D Dodd66.35% D Florida Bob Graham(retired) 62.47% D Lean R flip Martínez49.43% R(flip) Georgia Zell Miller(retired) 58.19% D(2000 special)Miller Republican Paul Coverdell won in 1998 with 52.37% of the vote, but died on July 18, 2000. Safe R flip Isakson57.88% R(flip) Hawaii Daniel Inouye 79.18% D Safe D Inouye75.51% D Idaho Mike Crapo 69.54% R Safe R Crapo99.18% R Illinois Peter Fitzgerald Peter Fitzgerald (politician)(retired) 50.35% R Safe D Flip Obama 69.97% D(flip) Indiana Evan Bayh 63.72% D Safe D Bayh 61.65% D Iowa Chuck Grassley 68.41% R Safe R Grassley70.18% R Kansas Sam Brownback 65.27% R Safe R Brownback69.16% R Kentucky Jim Bunning 49.75% R Lean R Bunning 50.66% R Louisiana John Breaux(retired) 64.02% D Lean R flip Vitter51.03% R (flip) Maryland Barbara Mikulski 70.50% D Safe D Mikulski 64.80% D Missouri Kit Bond 52.68% R Safe R Bond56.09% R Nevada Harry Reid 47.86% D Safe D Reid61.08% D New Hampshire Judd Gregg 67.84% R Safe R Gregg 66.24% R New York Chuck Schumer 54.62% D Safe D Schumer71.16% D North Carolina John Edwards(retired) 51.15% D Lean R flip Burr51.60% R(flip) North Dakota Byron Dorgan 63.16% D Safe D Dorgan 68.28% D Ohio George Voinovich 56.46% R Safe R Voinovich63.85% R Oklahoma Don Nickles(retired) 66.38% R Lean R Coburn52.77% R Oregon Ron Wyden 61.05% D Safe D Wyden63.39% D Pennsylvania Arlen Specter 61.34% R Safe R Specter52.62% R South Carolina Fritz Hollings(retired) 52.70% D Likely R flip DeMint53.67% R(flip) South Dakota Tom Daschle 62.14% D Lean R flip Thune50.58% R(flip) Utah Bob Bennett Bob Bennett (politician) 63.98% R Safe R Bennett68.73% R Vermont Patrick Leahy 72.22% D Safe D Leahy70.63% D Washington Patty Murray 58.41% D Likely D Murray54.98% D Wisconsin Russ Feingold 50.55% D Safe D Feingold 55.35% D Race summary Special elections during the 108th Congress There were no special elections during the 108th Congress. Elections leading to the next Congress In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 2005; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats. State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Alabama Richard Shelby 1986Shelby was first elected in 1986 and re-elected in 1992 as a Democrat. He switched parties in 1994.19921998 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Richard Shelby (Republican) 68% Democratic Party (US)Wayne Sowell (Democratic) 32% Alaska Lisa Murkowski 2002 (appointed) Interim appointee elected. Republican Party (US) Lisa Murkowski (Republican) 48.6% Democratic Party (US)Tony Knowles (Democratic) 45.5% IndependentMarc Millican (Independent) 2.9%Others Independence Party (US)Jerry Sanders (AKIP) 1.2% Green Party (US)Jim Sykes (Green) 1.0% Libertarian Party (US)Scott Kohlhaas (Libertarian) 0.4% Arizona John McCain 198619921998 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) John McCain (Republican) 76% Democratic Party (US)Stuart Starky (Democratic) 21% Libertarian Party (US)Ernest Hancock (Libertarian) 3% Arkansas Blanche Lincoln 1998 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Blanche Lincoln (Democratic) 56% Republican Party (US)Jim Holt (Republican) 44% California Barbara Boxer 19921998 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Barbara Boxer (Democratic) 57.7% Republican Party (US)Bill Jones (Republican) 37.8%Others Peace and Freedom Party (US)Marsha Feinland (Peace and Freedom) 2.0% Libertarian Party (US)Jim Gray (Libertarian) 1.8% Constitution Party (US)Don J. Grundmann (Constitution) 0.7% Colorado Ben Nighthorse Campbell 1992Campbell was first elected in 1992 as a Democrat. He switched parties in 1995.1998 Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Ken Salazar (Democratic) 51.3% Republican Party (US)Pete Coors (Republican) 46.5%Others Constitution Party (US)Doug Cambell (Constitution) 1% Libertarian Party (US)Richard Randall (Libertarian) 0.5% IndependentJohn Harris (Independent) 0.4% Reform Party (US)Victor Good (Reform) 0.3% Connecticut Chris Dodd 1980198619921998 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Chris Dodd (Democratic) 66.4% Republican Party (US)Jack Orchulli (Republican) 32.1%Others Constitution Party (US)Timothy Knibbs (Constitution) 0.9% Libertarian Party (US)Lenny Rasch (Libertarian) 0.6% Florida Bob Graham 198619921998 Incumbent retired.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Mel Martínez (Republican) 49.5% Democratic Party (US)Betty Castor (Democratic) 48.3% OtherDennis Bradley (Veterans) 2.2% Georgia Zell Miller 2000 (appointed)2000 (special) Incumbent retired.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Johnny Isakson (Republican) 57.9% Democratic Party (US)Denise Majette (Democratic) 40% Libertarian Party (US)Allen Buckley (Libertarian) 2.1% Hawaii Daniel Inouye 1962196819741980198619921998 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Daniel Inouye (Democratic) 75.5% Republican Party (US)Campbell Cavasso (Republican) 21%Others IndependentJames Brewer (Independent) 2.2% Libertarian Party (US)Lloyd Mallan (Libertarian) 1.3% Idaho Mike Crapo 1998 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Mike Crapo (Republican) 99.2% Democratic Party (US)Scott McClure (Democratic write-in) 0.8% Illinois Peter Fitzgerald politician 1998 Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Barack Obama (Democratic) 70.0% Republican Party (US)Alan Keyes (Republican) 27.0%Others IndependentAlbert Franzen (Independent) 1.6% Libertarian Party (US)Jerry Kohn (Libertarian) 1.3% Indiana Evan Bayh 1998 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Evan Bayh (Democratic) 62% Republican Party (US)Marvin Scott (Republican) 37% Libertarian Party (US)Albert Barger (Libertarian) 1% Iowa Chuck Grassley 1980198619921998 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Chuck Grassley (Republican) 70.1% Democratic Party (US)Arthur Small (Democratic) 27.9%Others Libertarian Party (US)Christy Welty (Libertarian) 1.0% Green Party (US)Daryl Northrop (Green) 0.8% Socialist Workers Party (US)Edwin Fruit (Socialist Workers) 0.1% Kansas Sam Brownback 1996 (special)1998 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Sam Brownback (Republican) 69% Democratic Party (US)Lee Jones (Democratic) 28% Libertarian Party (US)Stephen A. Rosile (Libertarian) 2% Reform Party (US)George Cook (Reform) 1% Kentucky Jim Bunning 1998 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Jim Bunning (Republican) 51% Democratic Party (US)Daniel Mongiardo (Democratic) 49% Louisiana John Breaux 198619921998 Incumbent retired.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) David Vitter (Republican) 51% Democratic Party (US)Chris John (Democratic) 29% Democratic Party (US)John Kennedy (Democratic) 15% Democratic Party (US)Arthur Morrell (Democratic) 3%Others IndependentRichard Fontanesi (Independent) 1% IndependentR. A. Galan (Independent) 1% Democratic Party (US)Sam Melton (Democratic) 1% Maryland Barbara Mikulski 198619921998 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Barbara Mikulski (Democratic) 64.8% Republican Party (US)E. J. Pipkin (Republican) 33.7%Others Green Party (US)Maria Allwine (Green) 1.1% Constitution Party (US)Thomas Trump (Constitution) 0.4% Missouri Kit Bond 198619921998 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Kit Bond (Republican) 56% Democratic Party (US)Nancy Farmer (Democratic) 42.8%Others Libertarian Party (US)Kevin Tull (Libertarian) 0.7% Constitution Party (US)Don Griffin (Constitution) 0.4% Nevada Harry Reid 198619921998 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Harry Reid (Democratic) 61.1% Republican Party (US)Richard Ziser (Republican) 35.1%Others None of These Candidates 1.6% Libertarian Party (US)Tomas Hurst (Libertarian) 1.2% Constitution Party (US)David Schumann (Constitution) 0.7% Natural Law Party (US)Gary Marinch (Natural Law) 0.3% New Hampshire Judd Gregg 19921998 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Judd Gregg (Republican) 66% Democratic Party (US)Doris Haddock (Democratic) 34% New York Chuck Schumer 1998 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Chuck Schumer (Democratic) 71.2% Republican Party (US)Howard Mills III (Republican) 24.2% Conservative Party (US)Marilyn O'Grady (Conservative) 3.0%Others Green Party (US)David McReynolds (Green) 0.5% Libertarian Party (US)Donald Silberger (Libertarian) 0.3% OtherAbraham Hirschfeld (Builders) 0.2% Socialist Workers Party (US)Martin Koppel (Socialist Workers) 0.2% North Carolina John Edwards 1998 Incumbent retired to run for Vice President.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Richard Burr (Republican) 52% Democratic Party (US)Erskine Bowles (Democratic) 47% Libertarian Party (US)Tom Bailey (Libertarian) 1% North Dakota Byron Dorgan Democratic-NPL 19921998 Incumbent re-elected. North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party Byron Dorgan (Democratic-NPL) 68% Republican Party (US)Mike Liffrig (Republican) 32% Ohio George Voinovich 1998 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) George Voinovich (Republican) 63.9% Democratic Party (US)Eric Fingerhut (Democratic) 36.1% Oklahoma Don Nickles 1980198619921998 Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Tom Coburn (Republican) 52.8% Democratic Party (US)Brad Carson (Democratic) 41.2% IndependentSheila Bilyeu (Independent) 6.0% Oregon Ron Wyden 1996 (special)1998 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Ron Wyden (Democratic) 63.4% Republican Party (US)Al King (Republican) 31.8%Others Pacific Green PartyTeresa Keane (Pacific Green) 2.4% Libertarian Party (US)Dan Fitzgerald (Libertarian) 1.7% Constitution Party (US)David Brownlow (Constitution) 0.7% Pennsylvania Arlen Specter Republican 1980198619921998 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Arlen Specter (Republican) 52.6% Democratic Party (US)Joe Hoeffel (Democratic) 42.0% Constitution Party (US)Jim Clymer (Constitution) 4.0% Libertarian Party (US)Betsy Summers (Libertarian) 1.4% South Carolina Fritz Hollings 1966 (special)196819741980198619921998 Incumbent retired.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Jim DeMint (Republican) 53.7% Democratic Party (US)Inez Tenenbaum (Democratic) 44.1%Others Constitution Party (US)Patrick Tyndall (Constitution) 0.8% Libertarian Party (US)Rebekah Sutherland (Libertarian) 0.7% United Citizens PartyTee Ferguson (United Citizens) 0.4% Green Party (US)Efia Nwangaza (Green) 0.3% South Dakota Tom Daschle 198619921998 Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) John Thune (Republican) 50.5% Democratic Party (US)Tom Daschle (Democratic) 49.4% Utah Bob Bennett politician 19921998 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Bob Bennett politician (Republican) 68.7% Democratic Party (US)Paul Van Dam (Democratic) 28.4%Others Constitution Party (US)Gary R. Van Horn (Constitution) 1.9% Personal Choice PartyJoe Labonte (Personal Choice) 1% Vermont Patrick Leahy 19741980198619921998 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Patrick Leahy (Democratic) 70.6% Republican Party (US)John A. McMullen (Republican) 24.5%Others Marijuana Party (US)Cris Ericson (Marijuana) 2.1% Green Party (US)Craig Hill (Green) 1.3% IndependentKeith Stern (Independent) 1.1% Liberty Union PartyBen Mitchell (Liberty Union) 0.3% Washington Patty Murray 19921998 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Patty Murray (Democratic) 55% Republican Party (US)George Nethercutt (Republican) 42.7%Others Libertarian Party (US)J. Mills (Libertarian) 1.2% Green Party (US)Mark Wilson (Green) 1.1% Wisconsin Russ Feingold 19921998 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Russ Feingold (Democratic) 55.4% Republican Party (US)Tim Michels (Republican) 44.1%Others Libertarian Party (US)Arif Khan (Libertarian) 0.3% IndependentEugene A. Hem (Independent) 0.2% Closest races In seven races the margin of victory was under 10%. District Winner Margin Florida Republican (flip) 1.1% South Dakota Republican (flip) 1.2% Kentucky Republican 1.4% Alaska Republican 3.0% Colorado Democratic (flip) 3.9% North Carolina Republican (flip) 4.6% South Carolina Republican (flip) 9.6%South Carolina was the "tipping point" state. Alabama Alabama Election Alabama presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Alabama 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Alabama 2010 125x136px Richard Shelby official portrait.JPG Richard Shelby Republican Party (US) 1,242,200 67.6% Wayne Sowell Democratic Party (US) 595,018 32.4% 2004 United States Senate election in Alabama results map by county.svg 250px County resultsShelby: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Sowell: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% U.S. Senator Richard Shelby Republican Party (US) Richard Shelby Republican Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Alabama List of United States senators from Alabama Incumbent Republican Richard Shelby won re-election to a fourth term over Democratic perennial candidate Wayne Sowell. Shelby, who switched parties ten years prior, had over $11 million cash on hand.2 November 2004 Election results from the South, at a glance Associated Press Archive http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=APAB&d_place=APAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1066D3D653EFDE84&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM https://web.archive.org/web/20110609171734/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=APAB&d_place=APAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1066D3D653EFDE84&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM 2011-06-09 Shelby was chairman of the Banking Committee.15 February 2004 News in Brief Philadelphia Inquirer http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=100C0FD4F209F759&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM https://web.archive.org/web/20110609171751/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=100C0FD4F209F759&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM 2011-06-09 Wayne Sowell became the first Black U.S. Senate nominee of a major party in Alabama.13 April 1998 Survey indicates James likely headed for runoff but against who? Gadsden Times Associated Press https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Z610oKUqOA4C&dat=19980413&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 2021-07-09 news.google.com Alabama general election Republican Party (US) Richard Shelby (incumbent) 1,242,038https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/elections/2004/al/ https://web.archive.org/web/20050417170954/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/elections/2004/al/ 17 April 2005 The Washington Post 20 December 2017 67.6 Democratic Party (US) Wayne Sowell 594,439 32.4 Independent Write Ins 1,848 0.1 1,836,477 100.0 N/A Alaska Alaska Election Alaska presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Alaska 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Alaska 2010 125x136px Lisa Murkowski.jpg Lisa Murkowski Republican Party (US) 149,773 48.9% GovTonyKnowles.jpg Tony Knowles Democratic Party (US) 140,424 45.5% U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski Republican Party (US) Lisa Murkowski Republican Party (US) File:2004 United States Senate election in Alaska results map by borough and census area.svg 300px Results by borough and census areaMurkowski: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Knowles: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% 2004 United States Senate election in Alaska List of United States senators from Alaska Incumbent Republican Lisa Murkowski of Anchorage sought election to her first full term after being appointed to serve out the rest of her father, Frank Murkowski, on his unexpired term when he resigned in December 2002 to become governor of Alaska. Her main challenger was Democratic former governor Tony Knowles, her father's predecessor as governor. The younger Murkowski won by a slight margin. Although Alaska is heavily Republican, popular opinion had swung against the Murkowski family because of a tax increase passed by Governor Frank Murkowski. In addition, multiple voters disapproved of apparent nepotism in the appointment of Lisa Murkowski to the Senate. Knowles, who as mentioned above preceded the elder Murkowski as governor, had enlisted extensive out-of-state support for his bid to take over the younger Murkowski's Senate seat. However, veteran Republican senator Ted Stevens taped advertisements warning Alaskans that electing a Democrat could result in less federal dollars for Alaska. Democratic primaryGems Election Results http://www.elections.alaska.gov/04prim/data/results.htm elections.alaska.gov https://web.archive.org/web/20090520013200/http://www.elections.alaska.gov/04prim/data/results.htm 20 May 2009 14 September 2004 Tony Knowles Democratic Party (US) 40,881 95.0 Don Wright Democratic Party (US) 1,080 2.5 Theresa Obermeyer Democratic Party (US) 1,045 2.4 43,006 100.0 Republican primary Lisa Murkowski (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 45,710 58.1 Mike Miller Republican Party (US) 29,313 37.3 Wev Shea Republican Party (US) 2,857 3.6 Jim Dore Republican Party (US) 748 0.9 78,628 100.0 Lisa Murkowski had low approval ratings as senator due to her father, who at the time was the governor of Alaska with extremely low approval ratings himself. Former governor Tony Knowles ran against the younger Murkowski. He ran as a Democrat who supported drilling in ANWR, in contrast to most Democrats. Ted Stevens tried to "rescue" her campaign and help her maintain her seat.Hulse Carl Sheryl Gay Stolberg https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/31/politics/campaign/races-to-determine-control-of-house-and-senate-have-been.html The 2004 Campaign: Control of Congress; Races for House and Senate Have Been Nasty, Expensive and Focused on Local Issues The New York Times October 31, 2004 June 20, 2010 Alaska general electionTrandahl Jeff Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 2004 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004election.pdf clerk.house.gov 2017-12-20 Republican Party (US) Lisa Murkowski (incumbent) 149,773 48.58 −25.91% Democratic Party (US) Tony Knowles 140,424 45.55 +25.82% Independent Marc J. Millican 8,885 2.88 Alaskan Independence Party Jerry Sanders 3,785 1.23 Green Party of the United States Jim Sykes 3,053 0.99 2.22% Libertarian Party (US) Scott A. Kohlhaas 1,240 0.40 −1.87% Independent Ted Gianoutsas 732 0.24 Write-ins 423 0.14 9,349 3.03 −51.74% 308,315 Arizona Arizona Election Arizona presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Arizona 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Arizona 2010 125x136px John McCain official photo portrait.JPG John McCain Republican Party (US) 1,505,372 76.7% Stuart Starky Democratic Party (US) 404,507 20.6% 2004 United States Senate election in Arizona results map by county.svg 220px County results McCain: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #C73C35 70–80% U.S. Senator John McCain Republican Party (US) John McCain Republican Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Arizona List of United States senators from Arizona Incumbent Republican John McCain won re-election to a fourth term with his largest victory over Democratic teacher Stuart Starky."Election 2004: U.S. Senate - Arizona - Exit Poll", CNN. Retrieved December 23, 2007. In 1998, McCain challenged Texas governor George W. Bush in the presidential primary, and despite winning the New Hampshire primary, he lost the nomination. Solidifying his image as a maverick, he voted against the Bush tax cuts. He supported limits on stem cell research. He had a lopsided favorable rating of 39% to 9% unfavorable in the most recent The New York Times/CBS News poll. Stuart Starky, an eighth-grade teacher in South Phoenix, was widely known as a long-shot challenger. Starky stated, "I truly believe he's going to run for president again."September 2026Todd S. Purdum August 21, 2004 The 2004 Campaign: the Arizona Senator; Bearhug Politics: Careful Steps to a New Bush-McCain Alliance The New York Times A1 https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/21/politics/campaign/21mccain.html?th=&pagewanted=all Starky was called by The Arizona Republic a "sacrificial lamb"Norwicki Dan Muller Bill 1 March 2007 Chapter XII: The 'Maverick' Goes Establishment The Arizona Republic https://www.azcentral.com/news/specials/mccain/articles/0301mccainbio-chapter12.html 20 December 2017 archive.azcentral.com 24 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080724130605/http://www.azcentral.com/news/specials/mccain/articles/0301mccainbio-chapter12.html put on the ballot because there was no chance to beat McCain. During his campaign, he debated McCain twice, once in Tucson and once in Flagstaff. He was also featured on the cover of Teacher Magazine, dubbed the "Unsinkable Stu Starky." Starky was defeated in a landslide. However, he had the highest vote per dollar amount in the country, spending only about $15,000 for his campaign (Starky's campaign may have been aided by John Kerry running for president).September 2026http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2004/10/01/02starky.h16.html The Unsinkable Stu Starky - Education Week Teacher Education Week 12 October 2004 20 December 2017 Cech Scott J. Arizona general electionhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004/2004Stat.htm#3 2004 ELECTION STATISTICS clerk.house.gov 20 December 2017 Republican Party (US) John McCain (incumbent) 1,505,372 76.74 +7.99% Democratic Party (US) Stuart Starky 404,507 20.62 −6.54% Libertarian Party (US) Ernest Hancock 51,798 2.64 +0.37% 1,100,865 56.12 +14.54% 1,961,677 Arkansas 2004 United States Senate election in Arkansas Arkansas 1924 presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Arkansas 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Arkansas 2010 November 2, 2004 125x136px Blanche Lincoln official portrait.jpg Blanche Lincoln Democratic Party (US) 580,973 55.9% Jim Holt2.JPG Jim Holt Republican Party (US) 458,036 44.1% 2004 United States Senate election in Arkansas results map by county.svg 200px County resultsLincoln: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Holt: #e27f7f 50–60% Senator Blanche Lincoln Democratic Party (US) Blanche Lincoln Democratic Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Arkansas List of United States senators from Arkansas Incumbent Democrat Blanche Lincoln ran for re-election. He won re-election over Republican State Senator Jim Holt, while President George W. Bush carried the state with almost the same margin of victory. The Democratic Party held super-majority status in the Arkansas General Assembly. A majority of local and statewide offices were also held by Democrats. This was rare even for the time in the South, where a majority of statewide offices were and still are held by Republicans. Arkansas had the distinction in 1992 of being the only state in the country to give the majority of its vote to a single candidate in the presidential election—native son Bill Clinton—while every other state's electoral votes were won by pluralities of the vote among the three candidates. Arkansas had since become more reliably Republican in presidential elections. The state voted for George W. Bush over John Kerry in 2004. Lincoln won by 2% less than she had in 1998.https://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/AR/ CNN.com Election 2004 CNN Democrats at the time had an overwhelming majority of registered voters, and the Democratic Party of Arkansas was more conservative than the national entity. Two of Arkansas' three Democratic representatives at the time were members of the Blue Dog Coalition, which tends to be more pro-business, pro-military spending, and socially conservative than the Democratic mainstream. Republican primaryhttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=5&year=2004&f=0&off=3&elect=2 2004 Senatorial Republican Primary Election Results - Arkansas David Leip uselectionatlas.org Jim Holt Republican Party (US) 37,254 68.9 Andy Lee Republican Party (US) 10,709 19.8 Rosemarie Clampitt Republican Party (US) 6,078 11.3 54,041 100.0 Lincoln was a popular incumbent. In March, she had an approval rating of 55%.8 March 2004 Racing for the Senate - States of Election 2004 http://old.nationalreview.com/miller/miller200403080825.asp https://web.archive.org/web/20120309153013/http://old.nationalreview.com/miller/miller200403080825.asp 2012-03-09 2010-09-04 old.nationalreview.com Lincoln calls herself an advocate for rural America, having grown up on a farm herself. Holt is from Northwest Arkansas, who also lives on a farm.http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=1992963 Sen. Lincoln Visits with Constituents in Region 8 2 July 2004 kait8.com 2019-01-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035858/http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=1992963 2017-12-01 Holt was widely perceived as a long shot. By the end of June, he only raised $29,000, while Lincoln had over $5 million cash on hand.http://www.nbcnews.com/id/5674000 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305110542/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/5674000/ dead March 5, 2016 Can Republicans hold on to the Senate? NBC News Lincoln won re-election by over 11%. Arkansas Senate election 2004 Blanche Lincoln (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 580,973 55.90 Jim Holt Republican Party (US) 458,036 44.07 Write Ins Independent 340 0.0 122,937 11.83 1,039,349 California California Election California presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in California 1998 2010 United States Senate election in California 2010 125x136px Barbara Boxer, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg Barbara Boxer Democratic Party (US) 6,955,728 57.7% Bill Jones, 1995.jpg Bill Jones Republican Party (US) 4,555,922 37.8% 2004 United States Senate election in California results map by county.svg 250px County results Boxer: #a5b0ff 40-50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Jones: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer Democratic Party (US) Barbara Boxer Democratic Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in California List of United States senators from California Incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer defeated Republican former secretary of state Bill Jones. Boxer's 6.96 million votes set the record for the most votes cast for one candidate in one state in one election, until it was surpassed by Senator Dianne Feinstein's 7.75 million votes in 2012. Democratic primary election Barbara Boxer (incumbent) 2,566,298 100.00 Republican primary election Bill Jones 1,015,748 44.81 Rosario Marin 454,176 20.03 Howard Kaloogian 253,331 11.17 Toni Casey 142,080 6.27 Tim Stoen 124,940 5.51 James Stewart 78,264 3.45 Barry L. Hatch 71,244 3.14 John M. Van Zandt 56,925 2.51 Danney Ball 37,745 1.66 Bill Quraishi 32,515 1.43 2,266,968 100.00 American Independent primary Don J. Grundmann 32,025 100.00 Libertarian primary Jim Gray 13,656 57.30 Gail Lightfoot 10,177 42.70 23,833 100.00 Peace and Freedom primary Marsha Feinland 4,864 100.00 Boxer originally had decided to retire in 2004 but changed her mind to "fight for the right to dissent" against conservatives like Majority Leader Tom DeLay. Jones was widely considered as the underdog. Jones got a major endorsement from the popular Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.https://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/2004-01-15-schwarzenegger-jones_x.htm USATODAY.com - Schwarzenegger to endorse Jones for Senate www.usatoday.com 20 December 2017 The two major candidates had a debate. Pre-election polling had Boxer leading in double digits.Wildermuth John 11 August 2004 CAMPAIGN 2004 / Jones, Boxer mix it up in only live debate / Challenger plays up Schwarzenegger ties, senator counters Chronicle Political Writers https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/CAMPAIGN-2004-Jones-Boxer-mix-it-up-in-only-2734481.php 20 December 2017 articles.sfgate.com Jones did not release a single TV ad during the campaign. Boxer portrayed Jones as too conservative for California, citing his votes in the California Assembly (1982 to 1994) against gun control, increased minimum wage, support for offshore drilling, and a loosening of environmental regulations.https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/688264021.html?dids=688264021:688264021&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+05,+2004&author=Scott+Martelle&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=The+State;+Bill+Jones%27+Campaign+Quandary;+With+only+tepid+support+from+Bush,+the+GOP+challenger+to+Sen.+Boxer+could+use+a+boost+from+the+governor+--+who+so+far+has+kept+his+distance.&pqatl=google https://archive.today/20130131172255/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/688264021.html?dids=688264021:688264021&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+05,+2004&author=Scott+Martelle&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=The+State;+Bill+Jones'+Campaign+Quandary;+With+only+tepid+support+from+Bush,+the+GOP+challenger+to+Sen.+Boxer+could+use+a+boost+from+the+governor+--+who+so+far+has+kept+his+distance.&pqatl=google January 31, 2013 Los Angeles Times: Archives - The State pqasb.pqarchiver.com 20 December 2017 Jones raised about $700,000 more than Boxer during the third quarter, pulling in $2.5 million to Boxer's $1.8 million. Overall, Boxer raised $16 million to Jones' $6.2 million. Boxer spent about $7 million on radio and television ads alone.https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/713103661.html?dids=713103661:713103661&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+16,+2004&author=Scott+Martelle&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=CALIFORNIA+ELECTIONS;+Jones+Pulls+Out+Cash+He+Lent+to+Campaign&pqatl=google Los Angeles Times: Archives - CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS pqasb.pqarchiver.com 20 December 2017 3 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103184606/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/713103661.html?dids=713103661:713103661&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+16,+2004&author=Scott+Martelle&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=CALIFORNIA+ELECTIONS%3B+Jones+Pulls+Out+Cash+He+Lent+to+Campaign&pqatl=google The election was not close, with Boxer winning by an outsized 20-point margin. Jones only performed well in rural parts of the state. Boxer won almost all major metropolitan areas in the state. The race was called right when the polls closed at 11:00 P.M. EST, and 7:00 P.M. PTZ. Jones conceded defeat to Boxer at 11:12 P.M. EST, and 7:12 PTZ. California general electionhttp://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2004_general/formatted_us_sen_ https://web.archive.org/web/20221001060558/https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2004_general/formatted_us_sen_ dead October 1, 2022 detail.pdf 20 December 2017 Democratic Party (US) Barbara Boxer (incumbent) 6,955,728 57.71 Republican Party (US) Bill Jones 4,555,922 37.80 Peace and Freedom Party (US) Marsha Feinland 243,846 2.02 Libertarian Party (US) James P. "Jim" Gray 216,522 1.80 American Independent Party Don J. Grundmann 81,244 0.67 Dennis Richter (write-in) 43 0.00 Howard Johnson (write-in) 8 0.00 John Emery Jones (write-in) 2 0.00 536,388 4.26 12,589,703 100.00 57.03 Colorado Colorado Election Colorado presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Colorado 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Colorado 2010 125x136px Kensalazar.jpg Ken Salazar Democratic Party (US) 1,081,188 51.3% No_image.svg Pete Coors Republican Party (US) 980,668 47.4% 2004 United States Senate election in Colorado results map by county.svg 250px County resultsSalazar: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Coors: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell Republican Party (US) Ken Salazar Democratic Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Colorado List of United States senators from Colorado Incumbent Republican Ben Nighthorse Campbell decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. Democratic Attorney General of Colorado Ken Salazar won the open seat. Before Campbell's retirement, no prominent Democrat had entered the race, with educator Mike Miles and businessman Rutt Bridges pursuing the Democratic nomination. After Campbell's retirement, some expected popular Republican governor Bill Owens to enter the race;Analysis: Owens focus of Senate talk - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/2004/03/04/Analysis-Owens-focus-of-Senate-talk/1961078376400/ 2024-06-01 UPI en but he declined to run. Campbell's retirement and Owens' decision not to run prompted a number of prominent Democrats to reexamine the race.Chris Cillizza 2004-03-03 Campbell Exit Sparks a Scramble https://rollcall.com/2004/03/03/campbell-exit-sparks-a-scramble/ 2024-06-01 Roll Call en-US On March 10, the same day Owens announced he would not run, U.S. Congressman Mark Udall entered the race.Writer Steven K. Paulson/AP 2004-03-10 Rep. Udall announces his bid for senate https://www.vaildaily.com/news/rep-udall-announces-his-bid-for-senate/ 2024-06-01 www.vaildaily.com en-US The next day, state Attorney General Ken Salazar entered the race, leading Udall to immediately withdraw and endorse him.Zaffos Joshua 2004-04-12 Colorado Senate race steps into national spotlight http://www.hcn.org/issues/issue-272/colorado-senate-race-steps-into-national-spotlight/ 2024-06-01 High Country News en-US Salazar lost to Mike Miles at the state nominating convention. In spite of this loss, the national Democratic Party backed Salazar with contributions from the DSCC and promotion of Salazar as the only primary candidate.Chris Cillizza 2004-03-10 Salazar Clears the Field https://rollcall.com/2004/03/10/salazar-clears-the-field/ 2024-06-01 Roll Call en-US Democratic primaryhttp://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/ElectionArchives/2004/Abstract2003-2004.pdf Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2003 Coordinated 2004 Primary 2004 General December 31, 2010 sos.state.co.us https://web.archive.org/web/20101231054253/http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/ElectionArchives/2004/Abstract2003-2004.pdf 2010-12-31 Ken Salazar Democratic Party (US) 173,167 73.02 Mike Miles Democratic Party (US) 63,973 26.98 237,140 100.00 The two candidates got into an ideological battle, as U.S. representative Bob Schaffer attacked Pete Coors, former CEO and chairman of Coors Brewing Company, because his company had provided benefits to the partners of its gay and lesbian employees, in addition to promoting its beer in gay bars. Coors defended himself by saying that he was opposed to same-sex marriage, and supported a constitutional amendment to ban it, although he noted that he supported civil unions for gay couples. According to the Rocky Mountain News, Coors described his company's pro-LGBT practices as "good business, separate from politics."http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/election/article/0,1299,DRMN_36_3034875,00.html Rocky Mountain News: Denver News, Business, Homes, Jobs, Cars, & Information 20 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20040819022154/http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/election/article/0,1299,DRMN_36_3034875,00.html 19 August 2004 dmy-all Coors defeated Schaffer with 61% of the vote in the primary, with a number of analysts citing his high name recognition in the state as a primary factor.Archives L. A. Times 2004-08-11 Coors Among Winners in Primaries for U.S. Senate https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-aug-11-na-primaries11-story.html 2024-06-01 Los Angeles Times en-USThe New York Times > Congressional Quarterly > Washington > Campaign 2004 > CQ Today: Republican Coors Gets Primary Win for Colorado Senate Seat https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/cq/2004/08/13/news-1293530.html 2024-06-01 archive.nytimes.com Republican primary Pete Coors Republican Party (US) 203,157 60.57 Bob Schaffer Republican Party (US) 132,274 39.43 335,431 100.00 Pete Coors ran as a moderate conservative. However, Salazar was also a moderate, and a highly popular state attorney general.http://dir.salon.com/story/opinion/conason/2004/10/22/coors/index.html The Coors campaign's deceptive advertising 2009-05-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20090210110435/http://dir.salon.com/story/opinion/conason/2004/10/22/coors/index.html 2009-02-10 Coors is also a great-grandson of Adolph Coors, founder of the brewing company. His father is Joseph Coors, president of the company and founding member of The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. Salazar narrowly won the open seat. It was one of only two Democratic pickups in the 2004 Senate elections; Illinois was the other. According to the non-partisan OpenSecrets, Coors gave his own campaign $1,213,657 and received individual donations of $60,550 from other Coors family members.February 2010 A state record of over $11 million was raised during the election.http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-2762144.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121026101940/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-2762144.html 26 October 2012 U.S. Senate race rakes in record $11.1 million Candidates ready for tough campaigning in home stretch 16 October 2004 HighBeam Research subscription Colorado Springs, CO The Gazette usurped 20 December 2017 Colorado general electionhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004/2004Stat.htm#6 2004 ELECTION STATISTICS clerk.house.gov 20 December 2017 Democratic Party (US) Ken Salazar 1,081,188 51.30 +16.29% Republican Party (US) Pete Coors 980,668 46.53 −15.96% Constitution Party (US) Douglas Campbell 18,783 0.89 +0.15% Libertarian Party (US) Richard Randall 10,160 0.48 Independent John R. Harris 8,442 0.40 Reform Party (US) Victor Good 6,481 0.31 Independent Finn Gotaas 1,750 0.08 100,520 4.77 −22.70% 2,107,472 Connecticut 2004 United States Senate election in Connecticut Connecticut presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Connecticut 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Connecticut 2010 November 2, 2004 125x136px Christopher Dodd official portrait 2-cropped.jpg Chris Dodd Democratic Party (US) 945,347 66.4% Jack Orchulli cropped.jpg Jack Orchulli Republican Party (US) 457,749 32.1% 220px County results 220px Municipality results Dodd: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Orchulli: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Chris Dodd Democratic Party (US) Chris Dodd Democratic Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Connecticut List of United States senators from Connecticut Incumbent Democrat Chris Dodd won re-election for a fifth term, beating Republican Jack Orchulli, CEO and co-founder of a Michael Kors's apparel company.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=34855 Our Campaigns - Candidate - Jack Orchulli www.ourcampaigns.com 20 December 2017 Chris Dodd was one of the most powerful senators in Congress. In the election cycle, he raised over $7 million. His top five contributors were Bear Stearns, Citigroup, National Westminster Bank, Lehman Brothers, and Goldman Sachs.https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00000581&cycle=2004 Sen. Chris Dodd - Campaign Finance Summary OpenSecrets Republican nominee Jack Orchulli ran as a fiscal conservative and social moderate.February 2010 He broke ranks with his party on gay marriage and abortion.2016-04-12 Jack Orchulli of Darien Announces He'll Run Against U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal https://darienite.com/jack-orchulli-of-darien-announces-hell-run-against-u-s-sen-richard-blumenthal-9258 2024-06-01 Darienite en-US That put him on the same side as most voters in the blue state of Connecticut.February 2010 He often talked about a "broken education system." He argued that Dodd had not done anything in his 30 years in Congress to fix such issues as traffic problems in Fairfield County.https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/725612191.html?dids=725612191:725612191&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+28,+2004&author=JACK+DOLAN;+Courant+Staff+Writer&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=OUTSIDER+TAKES+ON+SENATE+HEAVYWEIGHT+;+NEWCOMER+JACK+ORCHULLI+KNOCKS+INCUMBENT+CHRISTOPHER+DODD%27S+30+YEARS+OF+EXPERIENCE&pqatl=google https://archive.today/20120715070146/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/725612191.html?dids=725612191:725612191&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+28,+2004&author=JACK+DOLAN;+Courant+Staff+Writer&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=OUTSIDER+TAKES+ON+SENATE+HEAVYWEIGHT+;+NEWCOMER+JACK+ORCHULLI+KNOCKS+INCUMBENT+CHRISTOPHER+DODD'S+30+YEARS+OF+EXPERIENCE&pqatl=google July 15, 2012 The Hartford Courant article archive - OUTSIDER TAKES ON SENATE HEAVYWEIGHT pqasb.pqarchiver.com 20 December 2017 Orchulli launched a statewide TV ad campaign in September, as he spent over $1.1 million and pledged to spend "whatever it takes" if polls showed he was gaining ground on Dodd.https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/715543501.html?dids=715543501:715543501&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+16,+2004&author=JACK+DOLAN;+Courant+Staff+Writer&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=DODD+REPORTS+$3.3+MILLION;+ORCHULLI,+$28,000&pqatl=google The Hartford Courant article archive - DODD REPORTS $3.3 MILLION pqasb.pqarchiver.com 20 December 2017 25 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121025111824/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/715543501.html?dids=715543501:715543501&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+16,+2004&author=JACK+DOLAN%3B+Courant+Staff+Writer&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=DODD+REPORTS+$3.3+MILLION%3B+ORCHULLI,+$28,000&pqatl=google Connecticut General election Chris Dodd (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 945,347 66.35 Jack Orchulli Republican Party (US) 457,749 32.13 Timothy Knibbs Concerned Citizens Party 12,442 0.87 Leonard Rasch Libertarian Party (US) 9,188 0.64 487,598 34.22 1,424,726 Florida Florida Election Florida presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Florida 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Florida 2010 125x136px Mel Martinez.jpg Mel Martínez Republican Party (US) 3,672,864 49.4% Betty Castor (cropped).jpg Betty Castor Democratic Party (US) 3,590,201 48.3% 2004 United States Senate election in Florida results map by county.svg 250px County results Martinez: #ffb2b2 center 40–50% #e27f7f center 50–60% #d75d5d center 60–70% #d72f30 center 70–80% Castor: #a5b0ff center 40-50% #7996e2 center 50–60% #6674de center 60–70% #584cde center 70–80% U.S. Senator Bob Graham Democratic Party (US) Mel Martínez Republican Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Florida List of United States senators from Florida Incumbent Democrat Bob Graham retired after three terms. The primary elections were held on August 31, 2004. Republican Mel Martínez won the open seat, beating Democrat Betty Castor, former president of the University of South Florida, former aducation commissioner of Florida, and former state senator. Martínez, a former U.S. secretary of housing and urban development, was supported by the Bush administration. Democratic primaryhttps://doe.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=8%2F31%2F2004&DATAMODE= August 31, 2004 Primary Election 2016-05-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20111003141127/https://doe.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=8%2F31%2F2004&DATAMODE= 2011-10-03 Betty Castor Democratic Party (US) 669,346 58.1 Peter Deutsch Democratic Party (US) 321,922 27.9 Alex Penelas Democratic Party (US) 115,898 10.1 Bernard E. Klein Democratic Party (US) 45,347 3.9 1,152,513 100.0% Republican primary Mel Martínez Republican Party (US) 522,994 44.9 Bill McCollum Republican Party (US) 360,474 30.9 Doug Gallagher Republican Party (US) 158,360 13.6 Johnnie Byrd Republican Party (US) 68,982 5.9 Karen Saull Republican Party (US) 20,365 1.8 Sonya March Republican Party (US) 17,804 1.5 Larry Klayman Republican Party (US) 13,257 1.1 William Billy Kogut Republican Party (US) 3,695 0.3 1,165,931 100.0% In the spring, the campaign hired fundraising staff from the defunct presidential campaigns of Howard Dean and Bob Graham,Shapiro Samantha M. The Dean Machine Marches On https://www.wired.com/2004/09/dean-2/ 2024-06-01 Wired en-US 1059-1028 and subsequently posted much higher fundraising numbers over the summer.Martinez, Castor lead quarterly fundraising https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2004/07/01/martinez-castor-lead-quarterly-fundraising/ 2024-06-01 Tampa Bay Times en Online grassroots techniques devised for the Dean campaign (Castor became a Dean Dozen candidate in AugustFebruary 2010) were one contributing factor.VICKIE CHACHERE Associated Press 'BettyNet' Web Site Boosts Castor's Senate Bid https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2004/06/14/bettynet-web-site-boosts-castors-senate-bid/26390721007/ 2024-06-01 The Ledger en-US Another was the support of EMILY's List, which named Castor as its highest-rated candidate for the 2004 election cycle,February 2010 even when her support for banning intact dilation and extraction (D&X) abortions was not in line with the EMILY's List support for women's issues.About Us https://emilyslist.org/about/ 2024-06-01 EMILYs List en-USBetty Castor on the Issues https://ontheissues.org/Senate/Betty_Castor.htm 2024-06-01 ontheissues.org The latter was a source of criticism during the August primary heat - a complaint was filed by a Deutsch supporter with the Federal Election Commission accusing inappropriate coordination with EMILY's List.February 2010 The complaint was dismissed by the Federal Election Commission in 2005.Lauer Nancy Cook 2004-08-26 EMILY's List Takes Heat in Florida Primary https://womensenews.org/2004/08/emilys-list-takes-heat-florida-primary/ 2024-06-01 Women's eNews en-US Castor's handling of Sami Al-Arian became another source of criticism during the campaign.February 2010 In June, The American Democracy Project, a 527 group founded by Bernie Friedman,February 2010 began attacking Castor's handling of the incident, alleging that she had sufficient evidence to fire Al-Arian in the mid-1990s.February 2010 Castor responded by stating that she never had sufficient evidence to fire Al-Arian, who was a tenured professor at the time.February 2010 On June 29, Senator Graham, who had previously remained outside of the Al-Arian controversy, released a statement saying, "Betty Castor acted appropriately as President of the University of South Florida to deal with Sami Al-Arian".February 2010 Later, Graham and Senator Bill Nelson brokered an agreement between the Democratic candidates to refrain from negative campaigning against each other,February 2010 although this agreement appeared to break down in the final weeks of the race, when Deutsch launched attack ads on television.February 2010 Despite these controversies, Castor won the Democratic nomination on August 31. She was defeated, however, by Republican candidate Mel Martínez in a close race on November 2, 2004. The overwhelming support for Martínez among Latinos effectively counterbalanced Castor's relatively high popularity among swing voters throughout the state. There was some speculation that Castor would run for governor of Florida in 2006 to replace Jeb Bush, who was ineligible for re-election due to term limits, but she announced in 2005 that she would not be a candidate. 2004 United States Senate election in Floridahttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004/2004Stat.htm#9 2004 ELECTION STATISTICS clerk.house.gov 20 December 2017 Republican Party (US) Melquíades Rafael Martínez Ruiz 3,672,864 49.43 +11.9% Democratic Party (US) Elizabeth Castor 3,590,201 48.32 −14.15% Veterans Party of America Dennis F. Bradley 166,642 2.24 +2.24% Write-ins 187 0.00 +0.0% 82,663 1.11 −23.83% 7,429,894 70.92http://dos.myflorida.com/elections/data-statistics/voter-registration-statistics/voter-registration-monthly-reports/voter-registration-yearly/ Voter Registration - Yearly 2016-12-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20161205134458/http://dos.myflorida.com/elections/data-statistics/voter-registration-statistics/voter-registration-monthly-reports/voter-registration-yearly/ 2016-12-05 +24.08% 7,429,894 100.00 +3,529,732 Georgia Georgia Election Georgia (U.S. state) presidential no 2000 United States Senate special election in Georgia 2000 (special) 2010 United States Senate election in Georgia 2010 125x136px Johnny Isakson.jpg Johnny Isakson Republican Party (US) 1,864,205 57.9% Majette-denise.jpg Denise Majette Democratic Party (US) 1,287,695 40.0% 2004 United States Senate election in Georgia results map by county.svg 200px Isakson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Majette: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% U.S. Senator Zell Miller Democratic Party (US) Johnny Isakson Republican Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Georgia List of United States senators from Georgia Incumbent Democrat Zell Miller retired. Democratic U.S. representative Denise Majette became both the first African American and the first woman to be nominated for the U.S. Senate in Georgia. Republican U.S. representative Johnny Isakson won the open seat. The results were almost a complete reversal from the previous election in 2000. Majette's announcement that she would seek to replace Miller also caught Democrats by surprise, as she was not on anyone's call list when Democrats began seeking a candidate to replace Miller. Further skepticism among Democrats about the viability of her candidacy surfaced when she announced that "God" had told her to run for the Senate. She received important endorsements from U.S. senators Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, along with others in Washington who campaigned and raised money for Majette. Her Senate campaign slogan was "I'll be nobody's Senator, but yours." A number of factors led to Majette's loss. These include her late start, larger conservative turnout from a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages (which Majette opposed), the popularity of President George W. Bush in Georgia, and her lack of experience (being a one-term congresswoman). Republican primaryhttp://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2004_0720/0000120.htm United States Senator Sos.georgia.gov 1 February 2019 21 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111021025714/http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2004_0720/0000120.htm Republican Party (US) Johnny Isakson 346,765 53.2% Republican Party (US) Herman Cain 170,464 26.2% Republican Party (US) Mac Collins 134,053 20.6% Georgia general election http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2004_1102/002.htm United States Senator Georgia of Secretary of State December 21, 2005 December 3, 2008 November 28, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081128183602/http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2004_1102/002.htm Republican Party (US) Johnny Isakson 1,864,205 57.88 +19.97% Democratic Party (US) Denise Majette 1,287,695 39.98 −18.22% Libertarian Party (US) Allen Buckley 69,051 2.14 +2.14% 576,510 17.90 3,220,951 Hawaii Hawaii Election Hawaii presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Hawaii 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Hawaii 2010 125x136px Daniel Inouye, official Senate photo portrait, 2008.jpg Daniel Inouye Democratic Party (US) 313,629 75.5% Cam Cavasso.jpg Cam Cavasso Republican Party (US) 87,172 21.0% 2000 United States Senate election in Hawaii results map by county.svg 250px County resultsInouye: #584cde 70–80% U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye Democratic Party (US) Daniel Inouye Democratic Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Hawaii List of United States senators from Hawaii Incumbent Democrat U.S. senator Daniel Inouye won re-election to an eighth term over Republican, Campbell Cavasso, a former state representative. Inouye won every single county with at least 70% of the vote. His best performance was in Kauaʻi County, where he won with an estimated 80%; this was also the site of Cavasso's weakest performance, getting just 16.5% of the vote there. Hawaii General election Daniel Inouye (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 313,629 75.5 Campbell Cavasso Republican Party (US) 87,172 21.0 Jim Brewer Independent 9,269 2.2 Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan Libertarian Party (US) 5,277 1.3 415,347 100.00 Idaho Idaho Election Idaho presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Idaho 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Idaho 2010 125x136px Mike Crapo official photo.jpg Mike Crapo Republican Party (US) 499,796 99.2% File:2004 United States Senate election in Idaho results map by county.svg 200px County results Crapo: #800000 >90% #500000 100% U.S. Senator Mike Crapo Republican Party (US) Mike Crapo Republican Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Idaho List of United States senators from Idaho Incumbent Republican Mike Crapo won a second term in a landslide after no one filed for the Democratic nomination. Democrat Scott McClure conducted a write-in campaign but only received 4,136 votes, or about 1% of those cast. Republican primaryhttp://www.sos.idaho.gov/ELECT/RESULTS/2004/primary/tot_stwd.htm 2004 Primary Results statewide www.sos.idaho.gov 20 December 2017 Mike Crapo (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 118,286 100.00 118,286 100.00% Crapo won every county with over 95% of the vote. His weakest performance by far was in Latah County, where he got 95.6% of the vote to McClure's 4.4%. 2004 United States Senate election in Idahohttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004/2004Stat.htm#12 2004 ELECTION STATISTICS clerk.house.gov 20 December 2017 Republican Party (US) Mike Crapo (incumbent) 499,796 99.18 +29.64% Democratic Party (US) Scott F. McClure (write-in) 4,136 0.82 +0.82% 495,660 98.36 +57.22% 503,932 Illinois Illinois Election Illinois presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Illinois 1998 2010 United States Senate elections in Illinois 2010 125x136px BarackObama2005portrait edit2.jpg Barack Obama Democratic Party (US) 3,597,456 70.0% Alan Keyes speech (cropped).jpg Alan Keyes Republican Party (US) 1,390,690 27.0% 2004 United States Senate election in Illinois results map by county.svg 170px County resultsObama: #a5b0ff 40-50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Keyes: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald Republican Party (US) Barack Obama Democratic Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Illinois List of United States senators from Illinois Incumbent Republican Peter Fitzgerald decided to retire after one term. The Democratic and Republican primary elections were held in March, which included a total of 15 candidates who combined to spend a record total of over $60 million seeking the open seat. State Senator and future president Barack Obama won the Democratic primary and Jack Ryan won the Republican primary. Ryan withdrew from the race four days after the Chicago Tribune persuaded a California court to release child custody records. The Illinois Republican State Central Committee chose former diplomat Alan Keyes to replace Ryan as the Republican candidate. The election was the first for the U.S. Senate in which both major party candidates were African American. Obama's 43% margin of victory was the largest in the state history of U.S. Senate elections. The inequality in the candidates spending for the fall elections – $14,244,768 by Obama and $2,545,325 by Keyes – is also among the largest in history in both absolute and relative terms.https://archive.org/details/electio_xxx_2006_00_4209/page/195 Jacobson Gary C. The First Congressional Elections After BCRA The Election After Reform: Money, Politics and the Bipartisan Campaign RDUNIAt Rowman and Littlefield 978-0-7425-3870-2 195 March 30, 2006 October 27, 2012 thumb|Obama-for-Senate float at the 2004 Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic Fitzgerald's predecessor, Democrat Carol Moseley Braun, declined to run. Obama, a member of the Illinois Senate since 1997 and an unsuccessful 2000 Democratic primary challenger to four-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush for Rush's U.S House seat, launched a campaign committee at the beginning of July 2002 to run for the U.S. Senate, 21 months before the March 2004 primary.Neal, Steve July 3, 2002 Obama could add drama to Senate race Chicago Sun-Times 41 paid archive http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=(Obama)%20AND%20date(7/3/2002%20to%207/3/2002)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=7/3/2002%20to%207/3/2002)&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=(Obama)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no November 4, 2008 Two months later, he had David Axelrod lined up to do his campaign media.September 1, 2002 No shortage of candidates for U.S. Senate run in '04 The State Journal-Register 15 paid archive http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=JR&p_theme=jr&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_text_search-0=Obama%20AND%20Axelrod&s_dispstring=Obama%20Axelrod%20AND%20date(9/1/2002%20to%209/1/2002)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=9/1/2002%20to%209/1/2002)&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no November 4, 2008 Obama formally announced his candidacy on January 21, 2003,Pearson, Rick Chase, John January 22, 2003 Legislator in race to unseat Fitzgerald; Democrat seeks 2004 nomination for U.S. Senate Chicago Tribune 4 (Metro) paid archive https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/279331161.html?dids=279331161:279331161&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT November 4, 2008 October 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121024141029/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/279331161.html?dids=279331161:279331161&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT four days after former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun announced she would not seek a rematch with U.S. Sen. Peter Fitzgerald.Krol, Eric January 18, 2003 Ex-senator doesn't want rematch with Fitzgerald Daily Herald (Arlington Heights) 11 paid archive http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ADHB&p_theme=adhb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_text_search-0=Ex-senator&s_dispstring=Ex-senator%20AND%20date(1/18/2003%20to%201/18/2003)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=1/18/2003%20to%201/18/2003)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no November 4, 2008 Zorn, Eric January 18, 2003 Moseley-Braun gives Democrats reason for hope Chicago Tribune 15 (Metro) paid archive https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/278226871.html?dids=278226871:278226871&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT November 4, 2008 November 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103000346/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/278226871.html?dids=278226871:278226871&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT On April 15, 2003, with six Democrats already running and three Republicans threatening to run against him,Krol, Eric December 9, 2002 Why senator ending up more isolated; Fitzgerald's style has both Democrats and Republicans planning to challenge him Daily Herald (Arlington Heights) 1 paid archive http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ADHB&p_theme=adhb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_text_search-0=Why%20AND%20senator%20AND%20ending%20AND%20up%20AND%20more%20AND%20isolated&s_dispstring=Why%20senator%20ending%20up%20more%20isolated%20AND%20date(12/9/2002%20to%2012/9/2002)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=12/9/2002%20to%2012/9/2002)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no November 4, 2008Neal, Steve April 16, 2003 Writing was on the wall after latest Fitzgerald polls Chicago Sun-Times 55 paid archive http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=(Writing%20was%20on%20the%20wall)%20AND%20date(4/16/2003%20to%204/16/2003)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=4/16/2003%20to%204/16/2003)&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=(Writing%20was%20on%20the%20wall)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no November 4, 2008 incumbent Fitzgerald announced he would not seek a second term in 2004,Wilgoren, Jodi April 16, 2003 Illinois Senator announces he won't seek re-election The New York Times A.10 https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9803E6D81E3BF935A25757C0A9659C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all November 4, 2008 and three weeks later popular Republican former governor Jim Edgar declined to run,Pearson, Rick Chase, John May 10, 2003 GOP Senate floodgates open as Edgar says no Chicago Tribune 1 paid archive https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/334607871.html?dids=334607871:334607871&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT November 4, 2008 November 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103000356/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/334607871.html?dids=334607871:334607871&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT leading to wide open Democratic and Republican primary races with 15 candidates, including seven millionairesDavey, Monica March 7, 2004 Closely watched Illinois Senate race attracts 7 candidates in millionaire range The New York Times 1.19 https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/07/politics/campaign/07ILLI.html?ei=5007&en=45e065f19b4f8d4f&ex=1393995600&partner=USERLAND&pagewanted=all&position= https://archive.today/20130130121323/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/07/politics/campaign/07ILLI.html?ei=5007&en=45e065f19b4f8d4f&ex=1393995600&partner=USERLAND&pagewanted=all&position= January 30, 2013 November 4, 2008 March 7, 2004 Candidate wealth; net worth of the richest Illinois candidates for the U.S. Senate The New York Times 1.19 https://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2004/03/07/national/20040307_ILLI_GRAPH.html November 4, 2008 (triggering the first application of the Millionaires' Amendment of the 2002 McCain–Feingold Act), in the most expensive Senate primary in U.S. history.Justice, Glen October 17, 2003 In races with one deep pocket, the law tries to tailor a second The New York Times A.1 https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE3D7143EF934A25753C1A9659C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all https://archive.today/20130130103118/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE3D7143EF934A25753C1A9659C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all January 30, 2013 November 4, 2008 Obama touted his legislative experience and early public opposition to the Iraq War to distinguish himself from his Democratic primary rivals. Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes won the endorsement of the AFL–CIO. Obama obtained the support of three of the state's largest and most active member unions: AFSCME, SEIU, and the Illinois Federation of Teachers. Hynes and multimillionaire former securities trader Blair Hull each won the endorsements of two of the nine Democratic Illinois members of the US House of Representatives. Obama had the endorsements of four: Jesse Jackson, Jr., Danny Davis, Lane Evans, and Jan Schakowsky. Obama surged into the lead after he finally began television advertising in Chicago in the final three weeks of the campaign, which was expanded to downstate Illinois during the last six days of the campaign. The ads included strong endorsements by the five largest newspapers in Illinois—the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, The Rockford Register Star, and Peoria Journal Star—and a testimonial by Sheila Simon that Obama was "cut from that same cloth" as her father, the late former U.S. senator Paul Simon, who had planned to endorse and campaign for Obama before his unexpected death in December 2003. Rosenbaum, David E. December 10, 2003 Paul Simon, former Senator from Illinois, is dead at 75 The New York Times A29 https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03E2DD1F3DF933A25751C1A9659C8B63&pagewanted=all November 4, 2008Long, Ray December 10, 2003 A legacy of honesty and dignity; Straight-talking manner appealed even to conservatives Chicago Tribune 1 paid archive https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/487246551.html?dids=487246551:487246551&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT November 4, 2008 October 20, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121020022840/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/487246551.html?dids=487246551:487246551&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT Neal, Steve December 31, 2003 Obama's endorsements stacking up; Before he died, former Sen. Paul Simon had decided to endorse Obama Chicago Sun-Times 33 paid archive http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=(Obama's%20endorsements%20stacking%20up)%20AND%20date(12/31/2003%20to%2012/31/2003)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=12/31/2003%20to%2012/31/2003)&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=(Obama's%20endorsements%20stacking%20up)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no November 4, 2008Schoenburg, Bernard February 26, 2004 Obama gets endorsement from Simon's daughter The State Journal-Register 12 paid archive http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=JR&p_theme=jr&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_text_search-0=Obama%20AND%20gets%20AND%20endorsement%20AND%20from%20AND%20Simon%20AND%20daughter&s_dispstring=Obama%20gets%20endorsement%20from%20Simon's%20daughter%20AND%20date(2/26/2004%20to%202/26/2004)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=2/26/2004%20to%202/26/2004)&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no November 4, 2008Wallace-Wells, Ben Obama's narrator April 1, 2007 https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/01/magazine/01axelrod.t.html The New York Times Magazine April 13, 2008Mendell (2007), pp. 227–232 On March 16, 2004, Obama won the Democratic primary by an unexpected landslide—receiving 53% of the vote, 29% ahead of his nearest Democratic rival, with a vote total that nearly equaled that of all eight Republican candidates combined—which overnight made him a rising star in the national Democratic Party, started speculation about a presidential future, and led to the reissue of his memoir, Dreams from My Father.*Mendell, David March 17, 2004 Obama routs Democratic foes; Ryan tops crowded GOP field; Hynes, Hull fall far short across state Chicago Tribune 1 http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0403170332mar17,0,6048572.story November 4, 2008 Fornek, Scott Herguth, Robert C. March 17, 2004 Obama defeats Hull's millions, Hynes' name; Consistent effort results in landslide for Hyde Parker Chicago Sun-Times 2 http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=headline(Obama%20defeats%20Hull's)%20AND%20date(3/17/2004%20to%202/17/2004)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=3/17/2004%20to%202/17/2004)&p_field_advanced-0=title&p_text_advanced-0=(Obama%20defeats%20Hull's)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no paid archive November 4, 2008 Brown, Mark March 17, 2004 Voters warmed to Obama, the next hot politician Chicago Sun-Times 2 http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=headline(Voters%20warmed%20to%20Obama%20)%20AND%20date(3/17/2004%20to%203/17/2004)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=3/17/2004%20to%203/17/2004)&p_field_advanced-0=title&p_text_advanced-0=(Voters%20warmed%20to%20Obama%20)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no paid archive December 14, 2009 Wills, Christopher (Associated Press) March 18, 2004 Republican Ryan trying to battle new Democratic star despite questions Times-Courier http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=JTNP&p_theme=jtnp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_text_search-0=Republican%20Ryan%20trying%20to%20battle%20new%20Democratic%20star%20despite%20questions&s_dispstring=Republican%20Ryan%20trying%20to%20battle%20new%20Democratic%20star%20despite%20questions%20AND%20date(3/18/2004%20to%203/18/2004)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=3/18/2004%20to%203/18/2004)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no paid archive December 14, 2009 Mendell, David March 18, 2004 Ryan, Obama enter new ring; Democrat carries high hopes of blacks with him to center stage Chicago Tribune 1 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/581094561.html?dids=581094561:581094561&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT paid archive December 14, 2009 October 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121024084434/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/581094561.html?dids=581094561:581094561&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT Sweet, Lynn March 18, 2004 Senate Democrats race to raise cash for Obama. The Obama campaign energized voters. The Ryan election did not get people to the polls Chicago Sun-Times 43 http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=headline(Senate%20Democrats%20race%20to%20raise%20cash%20for%20Obama)%20AND%20date(3/18/2004%20to%203/18/2004)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=3/18/2004%20to%203/18/2004)&p_field_advanced-0=title&p_text_advanced-0=(Senate%20Democrats%20race%20to%20raise%20cash%20for%20Obama)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no paid archive December 14, 2009 Krol, Eric March 18, 2004 Campaign starts early for Ryan, Obama; Senate hopefuls already trying to define each other Daily Herald (Arlington Heights) 1 http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ADHB&p_theme=adhb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_text_search-0=Campaign%20AND%20starts%20AND%20early%20AND%20for%20AND%20Ryan,%20AND%20Obama&s_dispstring=Campaign%20starts%20early%20for%20Ryan,%20Obama%20AND%20date(3/18/2004%20to%203/18/2004)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=3/18/2004%20to%203/18/2004)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no paid archive December 14, 2009 March 18, 2004 Illinois primary victor is Party's Senate hope; Democratic leaders see the state as a key battleground in their effort to regain control Los Angeles Times A25 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/581766931.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT paid archive December 14, 2009 October 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121024084458/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/581766931.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT *Tilove, Jonathan (Newhouse News Service) March 18, 2004 Barack Obama: Black Senate candidate a rising star Mobile Register A06 http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MBRB&p_theme=mbrb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_text_search-0=Barack%20Obama:%20Black%20Senate%20candidate%20a%20rising%20star&s_dispstring=Barack%20Obama:%20Black%20Senate%20candidate%20a%20rising%20star%20AND%20date(3/18/2004%20to%203/18/2004)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=3/18/2004%20to%203/18/2004)&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no paid archive December 14, 2009 Davey, Monica March 18, 2004 As quickly as overnight, a Democratic star is born The New York Times A20 https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E2DD1231F93BA25750C0A9629C8B63&pagewanted=all November 4, 2008 Howlett, Debbie March 19, 2004 Dems see a rising star in Illinois Senate candidate USA Today A04 https://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/2004-03-18-obama-usat_x.htm November 4, 2008 Harwood, John March 31, 2004 Presidential politics overshadows rise of state-level stars The Wall Street Journal A4 paid archive Romano, Lois April 10, 2004 Kerry sprinkles jobs message with attacks on Iraq policy The Washington Post A4 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/614272321.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT paid archive December 14, 2009 October 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121024084524/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/614272321.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT Fornek, Scott April 12, 2004 Obama's poll puts him far ahead of Ryan Chicago Sun-Times 7 http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=headline(Obama's%20poll%20puts%20him%20far%20ahead%20of%20Ryan)%20AND%20date(4/12/2004%20to%204/12/2004)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=4/12/2004%20to%204/12/2004)&p_field_advanced-0=title&p_text_advanced-0=(Obama's%20poll%20puts%20him%20far%20ahead%20of%20Ryan)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no paid archive December 14, 2009 Kuhnhenn, James May 24, 2004 With seven retirements, control of Senate is at stake in election The Philadelphia Inquirer A02 http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&p_theme=pi&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_trackval=PI&s_search_type=customized&s_dispstring=title(With%20seven%20retirements)%20AND%20date(05/24/2004%20to%2005/24/2004)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=05/24/2004%20to%2005/24/2004)&p_field_advanced-0=title&p_text_advanced-0=(With%20seven%20retirements)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no paid archive December 14, 2009 Scheiber, Noam May 31, 2004 Race against history. Barack Obama's miraculous campaign The New Republic 21–22, 24–26 (cover story) http://www.tnr.com/article/race-against-history-0 December 14, 2009 *Finnegan, William May 31, 2004 The Candidate. How far can Barack Obama go? The New Yorker 32–38 https://www.newyorker.com/archive/2004/05/31/040531fa_fact1?currentPage=all December 14, 2009 Dionne Jr. E. J. June 25, 2004 In Illinois, a star prepares The Washington Post A29 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4062-2004Jun24.html December 14, 2009 Mendell (2007), pp. 235–259. Turow, Scott March 30, 2004 The new face of the Democratic Party -- and America Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2004/03/30/obama December 28, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607035057/http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2004/03/30/obama June 7, 2011 mdy-all Cader, Michael July 30, 2004 Publishers eyeing Obama The New York Sun http://www.nysun.com/business/publishers-eyeing-obama/175/ December 28, 2009 April 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100428113547/http://www.nysun.com/business/publishers-eyeing-obama/175/ Leroux, Charles August 6, 2004 The buzz around Obama's book Chicago Tribune 1 (Tempo) https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/674816151.html?dids=674816151:674816151&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT December 28, 2009 October 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121024112523/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/674816151.html?dids=674816151:674816151&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT Sweet, Lynn March 17, 2005 Be-bop, Barack and bucks from book Chicago Sun-Times 39 http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=headline(Be-bop)%20(%20Barack%20and%20bucks%20from%20book)%20AND%20date(3/17/2005%20to%203/17/2005)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=3/17/2005%20to%203/17/2005)&p_field_advanced-0=title&p_text_advanced-0=(Be-bop)&p_bool_advanced-1=&p_field_advanced-1=&p_text_advanced-1=(%20Barack%20and%20bucks%20from%20book)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no December 28, 2009 October 7, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221007172813/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=headline%28Be-bop%29%20%28%20Barack%20and%20bucks%20from%20book%29%20AND%20date%283%2F17%2F2005%20to%203%2F17%2F2005%29&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date%3AB%2CE&p_text_date-0=3%2F17%2F2005%20to%203%2F17%2F2005%29&p_field_advanced-0=title&p_text_advanced-0=%28Be-bop%29&p_bool_advanced-1=&p_field_advanced-1=&p_text_advanced-1=%28%20Barack%20and%20bucks%20from%20book%29&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date%3AD&xcal_useweights=no dead Scott, Janny May 18, 2008 The story of Obama, written by Obama The New York Times A1 https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/us/politics/18memoirs.html?_r=3&pagewanted=all December 28, 2009 The Democratic primary election, including seven candidates who combined to spend over $46 million, was the most expensive U.S. Senate primary election in history. Democratic primary, United States Senate, March 16, 2004 Democratic Party (US) Barack Obama 655,923 52.8 Democratic Party (US) Daniel W. Hynes 294,717 23.7 Democratic Party (US) Blair Hull 134,453 10.8 Democratic Party (US) Maria Pappas 74,987 6.0 Democratic Party (US) Gery Chico 53,433 4.3 Democratic Party (US) Nancy Skinner 16,098 1.3 Democratic Party (US) Joyce Washington 13,375 1.1 Democratic Party (US) Estella Johnson-Hunt (write-in) 10 0.0 361,206 29.4 1,242,996 GOP frontrunner Jack Ryan had divorced actress Jeri Ryan in 1999, and the records of the divorce were sealed at their mutual request. Five years later, when Ryan's Senate campaign began, the Chicago Tribune newspaper and WLS-TV, the local ABC affiliate, sought to have the records released. On March 3, 2004, several of Ryan's GOP primary opponents urged him to release the records.Fornek, Scott; Herrmann, Andrew. "Senate rivals urge Ryan to unseal divorce records", Chicago Sun-Times (March 4, 2004). Both Ryan and his wife agreed to make their divorce records public, but not make the child custody records public, claiming that these could be harmful to their son if released. Ryan won the GOP primary on March 16, 2004, defeating his nearest competitor, Jim Oberweis, by twelve percentage points.Davey, Monica. "From Crowded Field, Democrats Choose State Legislator to Seek Senate Seat" (March 17, 2004). Ryan was a proponent of across-the-board tax cuts and tort reform, an effort to limit payout in medical malpractice lawsuits. He was also a proponent of school choice, and supported vouchers for private school students. Oberweis's 2004 campaign was notable for a television commercial where he flew in a helicopter over Chicago's Soldier Field, and claimed that enough illegal immigrants came into America in a week (10,000 a day) to fill the stadium's 61,500 seats.http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/jobs/promo/chi-0402250162feb25,0,5406125.story Oberweis ads rile immigrant groups Chicago Tribune Liam Ford Oscar Avila https://web.archive.org/web/20080906115543/http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/jobs/promo/chi-0402250162feb25,0,5406125.story September 6, 2008http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/653706,2_1_AU16_OBERWEIS_S1.article Oberweis: hard line on immigration Andres Salles The Beacon News November 16, 2007 Oberweis was fined $21,000 by the Federal Election Commission for a commercial for his dairy that ran during his 2004 Senate campaign. The FEC ruled that the commercial wrongly benefited his campaign and constituted a corporate contribution, thus violating campaign law.2007-07-27 Oberweis Fined For Funding Campaign With Dairy Ad http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/Jim.Oberweis.U.2.338635.html https://web.archive.org/web/20071214162905/http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/Jim.Oberweis.U.2.338635.html 2007-12-14 cbs2chicago.com Republican primary, March 16, 2004 Republican Party (US) Jack Ryan 234,791 35.5 Republican Party (US) Jim Oberweis 155,794 23.5 Republican Party (US) Steven J. Rauschenberger 132,655 20.0 Republican Party (US) Andrew McKenna 97,238 14.7 Republican Party (US) Jonathan C. Wright 17,189 2.6 Republican Party (US) John Borling 13,390 2.0 Republican Party (US) Norm Hill 5,637 0.9 Republican Party (US) Chirinjeev Kathuria 5,110 0.8 78,997 11.9 661,804 As a result of the GOP and Democratic primaries, Democrat Barack Obama was pitted against Republican Jack Ryan. Ryan trailed Obama in early polls, after the media reported that Ryan had assigned Justin Warfel, a Ryan campaign worker, to track Obama's appearances.David Mendell Ryan aide to give Obama more space http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/elections/chi-0405230433may23,1,3572265.story Chicago Tribune May 23, 2004 February 11, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20071205204729/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/elections/chi-0405230433may23,1,3572265.story December 5, 2007 mdy The tactic backfired when multiple people, including Ryan's supporters, criticized this activity. Ryan's spokesman apologized, and promised that Warfel would give Obama more space. Obama acknowledged that it is standard practice to film an opponent in public, and Obama said he was satisfied with Ryan's decision to have Warfel back off. As the campaign progressed, the lawsuit brought by the Chicago Tribune to open child custody files from Ryan's divorce was still continuing. Obama's backers emailed reporters about the divorce controversy, but refrained from on-the-record commentary. On March 29, 2004, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert Schnider ruled that several of the Ryans' divorce records should be opened to the public, and ruled that a court-appointed referee would later decide which custody files should remain sealed to protect the interests of Ryan's young child.Ford, Liam. "Some Ryan divorce files should be unsealed", Chicago Tribune (March 30, 2004). A few days later, on April 2, 2004, Obama changed his position about the Ryans' soon-to-be-released divorce records, and called on Democrats to not inject them into the campaign.Fornek, Scott. "Obama: Back off divorce files", Chicago Sun-Times (April 3, 2004). On June 22, 2004, after receiving the report from the court-appointed referee, the judge released the files that were deemed consistent with the interests of the Ryans' child. In those files, Jeri Ryan alleged that Jack Ryan had taken her to sex clubs in several cities, intending for them to have sex in public.Stephen Kinzer Stephen Kinzer Jo Napolitano Illinois Senate Campaign Thrown Into Prurient Turmoil https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/23/us/illinois-senate-campaign-thrown-into-prurient-turmoil.html The New York Times June 23, 2004 A14 February 10, 2008http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20040622-0304-illinoissenate.html Illinois Republican vows to stay in Senate race despite embarrassing allegations August 12, 2007 June 22, 2004 Lannan, Maura Kelly The San Diego Union-Tribune Associated Press The decision to release the files generated much controversy because it went against both parents' direct request, and because it reversed the earlier decision to seal the papers in the best interest of the child. Jim Oberweis, Ryan's defeated GOP opponent, commented, "these are allegations made in a divorce hearing, and we all know people tend to say things that aren't necessarily true in divorce proceedings when there is money involved and custody of children involved." Although their sensational nature made the revelations fodder for tabloid and television programs specializing in such stories, the files were also newsworthy because of questions about whether Ryan had accurately described the documents to GOP party leaders. Prior to release of the documents, Ryan had told leading Republicans that five percent of the divorce file could cause problems for his campaign.Martinez, Michael; Pearson, Rick. "Court sets release of Ryan's divorce file", Chicago Tribune (June 18, 2004). After the documents were released, GOP officials, including state GOP chair Judy Baar Topinka, said they felt Ryan had misleadingly indicated that the records would not be embarrassing.Pearson, Rick; Ford, Liam. "GOP leaders say they felt misled on Ryan file", Chicago Tribune (June 23, 2004). That charge of dishonesty led to intensifying calls for Ryan's withdrawal, though Topinka, who was considering running herself, said after the June 25 withdrawal that Ryan's "decision was a personal one" and that the state GOP had not pressured Ryan to drop out.Ford, Liam; Bush, Rudolph. "Ryan Quits Race", Chicago Tribune June 26, 2004. Ryan's campaign ended less than a week after the custody records were opened, and he officially filed the documentation to withdraw on July 29, 2004. Obama was left without an opponent. The Illinois Republican State Central Committee chose former diplomat Alan Keyes to replace Ryan as the Republican candidate. Keyes, a conservative Republican from Maryland, faced difficulties. He had few ties to Illinois political leaders. The lack of an opponent allowed Obama to campaign throughout the more conservative downstate regions to build up name recognition. Keyes was seen as a carpetbagger, only establishing legal residency in Calumet City, Illinois days before running. A Chicago Tribune editorial stated, "Mr. Keyes may have noticed a large body of water as he flew into O'Hare. That is called Lake Michigan."https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/08/06/the-gops-rent-a-senator/ Commentary: The GOP's rent-a-senator January 21, 2013 August 6, 2004 Chicago Tribune In 2000, Keyes had attacked Hillary Clinton for running for US senator from New York even though she had never lived there, calling her a carpetbagger.https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/10/opinion/10tue2.html Plan B for Illinois August 10, 2004 The New York Times December 25, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20111228091458/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/10/opinion/10tue2.html December 28, 2011 Keyes attacked Barack Obama for voting against a bill that would have outlawed a form of late-term abortion.Robinson Mike https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna5654128 Keyes assails Obama's abortion views NBC News Associated Press December 27, 2009 August 9, 2004 Obama ran the most successful Senate campaign in 2004, and was so far ahead in polls that he soon began to campaign outside of Illinois in support of other Democratic candidates. He gave large sums of campaign funds to other candidates and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and sent a number of his volunteers to work on other races, including that of eventual three-term Congresswoman Melissa Bean, who defeated then-Congressman Phil Crane in that year's election. Obama and Keyes differed on a number of issues, including school vouchers and tax cuts, both of which Keyes supported and Obama opposed.Alan Keyes Archives: Debates http://www.keyesarchives.com/debates.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20070225055002/http://www.keyesarchives.com/debates.htm 2007-02-25 keyesarchives.com Illinois general election Democratic Party (US) Barack Obama 3,597,456 70.0 +22.6% Republican Party (US) Alan Keyes 1,390,690 27.0 −23.3% Independent Al Franzen 81,164 1.6 Libertarian Party (US) Jerry Kohn 69,253 1.3 Write-ins 2,957 0.1 2,206,766 43.0 +40.1% 5,350,493 71.3 The Obama-Keyes race was one of the first to be called on Election Day, November 2, 2004. At the start of Keyes's candidacy in August, Keyes had 24% support in the polls. He received 27% of the vote in the November general election to Obama's 70%.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/IL/S/01/index.html America Votes 2004: U.S. Senate/Illinois August 12, 2007 CNN Following the election, Keyes refused to call Obama to congratulate him. Media reports claimed that Keyes also failed to concede the race to Obama.January 2008 Two days after the election, a radio interviewer asked Keyes whether he had conceded. Keyes replied, "Of course I've conceded the race. I mean, I gave my speech to that effect."http://www.keyesarchives.com/transcript.php?id=377 Alan Keyes on the Scott Thomas Show, WYLL August 12, 2007 November 4, 2004 Thomas, Scott Allan Keyes Archives On the radio program, Keyes explained that his refusal to congratulate Obama was "not anything personal," but was meant to make a statement against "extend[ing] false congratulations to the triumph of what we have declared to be across the line." He said that Obama's position on moral issues regarding life and the family had crossed that line. "I'm supposed to make a call that represents the congratulations toward the triumph of that which I believe ultimately stands for ... a culture evil enough to destroy the very soul and heart of my country? I can't do this. And I will not make a false gesture." Indiana Indiana Election Indiana presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Indiana 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Indiana 2010 125x136px Evan Bayh official portrait.jpg Evan Bayh Democratic Party (US) 1,496,976 61.7% No_image.svg Marvin Scott Republican Party (US) 903,913 37.2% 2004 United States Senate election in Indiana results map by county.svg 250px County resultsBayh: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Scott: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Evan Bayh Democratic Party (US) Evan Bayh Democratic Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Indiana List of United States senators from Indiana Incumbent Democrat Evan Bayh won re-election to a second term, beating Republican Marvin Scott, a professor at Butler University. In September, Bayh had $6.5 million cash on hand. Scott's strategy of trying to paint Bayh as too liberal failed to gain traction. Bayh was viewed early in 2004 as a serious vice presidential candidate for John Kerry. Bayh was on the final shortlist for a Kerry running mate, but North Carolina senator John Edwards was chosen instead. Bayh won 86 of Indiana's counties compared to six for Scott. http://www.in.gov/apps/sos/election/general/general2004?page=district&countyID=-1&officeID=4&districtID=514&candidate= United States Senator by County Indiana Secretary of State November 2, 2004 November 8, 2008 Indiana general election http://www.in.gov/apps/sos/election/general/general2004?page=office&countyID=-1&officeID=4&districtID=514&candidate= United States Senator Indiana of Secretary of State November 2, 2004 November 8, 2008 Democratic Party (US) Evan Bayh (incumbent) 1,496,976 61.7 Republican Party (US) Marvin Scott 903,913 37.2 Libertarian Party (US) Albert Barger 27,344 1.1 593,063 2,428,233 58.0 Iowa Iowa Election Iowa presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Iowa 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Iowa 2010 125x136px Chuck Grassley official photo.jpg Chuck Grassley Republican Party (US) 1,038,175 70.2% Arthur Small-2010-08-14 (cropped).jpg Arthur A. Small Democratic Party (US) 412,365 27.9% 2004 United States Senate election in Iowa results map by county.svg 230px County results Grassley: #e27f7f 50-60% #d75d5d 60-70% #d72f30 70-80% #c21b18 80-90% #a80000 >90% U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Republican Party (US) Chuck Grassley Republican Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Iowa List of United States senators from Iowa Incumbent Republican Chuck Grassley won a fifth term, beating former Democratic Iowa State Senator Arthur A. Small. Though this election coincided with the highly competitive presidential election in Iowa, Grassley was in little danger of losing his seat and defeated Small handily. Democratic primaryCanvass Summary https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2004/primary/PrimaryCanvassSummaryFinal.pdf sos.iowa.gov 23 June 2004 Arthur A. Small Democratic Party (US) 52,318 99.25 Write-ins Democratic Party (US) 398 0.75 52,716 100.00 Republican primary Chuck Grassley (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 78,819 99.72 Write-ins Republican Party (US) 218 0.28 79,037 100.00% Iowa general election Republican Party (US) Chuck Grassley (incumbent) 1,038,175 70.18 +1.77% Democratic Party (US) Arthur A. Small 412,365 27.88 −2.62% Libertarian Party (US) Christy Ann Welty 15,218 1.03 Green Party of the United States Daryl A. Northrop 11,121 0.75 Socialist Workers Party (US) Edwin Fruit 1,874 0.13 -0.14% Write-ins 475 0.03 625,810 42.31 +4.39% 1,479,228 Kansas Kansas Election Kansas presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Kansas 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Kansas 2010 125x136px Sam Brownback official portrait.jpg Sam Brownback Republican Party (US) 780,863 69.2% No image.svg Lee Jones Democratic Party (US) 310,337 27.5% 2004 United States Senate election in Kansas results map by county.svg 250px County results Brownback: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Jones: #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Sam Brownback Republican Party (US) Sam Brownback Republican Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Kansas List of United States senators from Kansas Incumbent Republican Sam Brownback won re-election to a second term over Democratic railroad engineer Lee Jones. Democratic primary2004 Primary Election Official Vote Totals https://www.kssos.org/elections/04elec/2004PrimaryOfficialResults.pdf kssos.org Robert A. Conroy Democratic Party (US) 61,052 55.92 Lee Jones Democratic Party (US) 48,133 44.08 109,185 100.00 Though Robert Conroy won the Democratic nomination, he dropped out of the race shortly after becoming the nominee, noting that he expected Jones to win and was tired of campaigning. The Kansas Democratic Party selected Lee Jones as the replacement candidate.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6564 Our Campaigns - KS US Senate - D Primary Race - Aug 03, 2004 www.ourcampaigns.com 20 December 2017 Republican primary Sam Brownback (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 286,839 86.99 Arch Naramore Republican Party (US) 42,880 13.01 329,719 100.00 Brownback raised $2.5 million for his re-election campaign, while Jones raised only $90,000. Kansas last elected a Democratic senator in 1932. Brownback was popular in the state.https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2004/2004-11-03-ks-us-senate-house_x.htm Moore wins comfortably; Brownback, Republicans win November 3, 2004 USA Today 20 December 2017 Kansas general electionhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004/2004Stat.htm#16 2004 ELECTION STATISTICS clerk.house.gov 20 December 2017 Republican Party (US) Sam Brownback (incumbent) 780,863 69.16 +3.90% Democratic Party (US) Lee Jones 310,337 27.49 −4.10% Libertarian Party (US) Steven A. Rosile 21,842 1.93 +0.35% Reform Party (US) George Cook 15,980 1.42 -0.14% 470,526 41.68 +8.00% 1,129,022 Kentucky Kentucky Election Kentucky presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Kentucky 2010 125x136px Jim Bunning official photo.jpg Jim Bunning Republican Party (US) 873,507 50.7% Daniel Mongiardo by Gage Skidmore.jpg Daniel Mongiardo Democratic Party (US) 850,855 49.3% 2004 United States Senate election in Kentucky results map by county.svg 300px County results Bunning: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Mongiardo: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% U.S. Senator Jim Bunning Republican Party (US) Jim Bunning Republican Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Kentucky List of United States senators from Kentucky Incumbent Republican Jim Bunning won re-election to a second term. Democratic primary frontrunner Paul E. Patton, the governor, saw his career implode in a scandal over an extramarital affair. Eventually, the Democrats settled on Daniel Mongiardo, a relatively unknown doctor and state senator from Hazard, Kentucky.http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=1757828&nav=0RZFM0Pf Mongiardo Campaign Not Satisfied With Bunning Apology 20 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174542/http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=1757828&nav=0RZFM0Pf 2016-03-03 Democratic primaryhttp://www.elect.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/F7DDBBD2-B8DE-49F1-89F4-96C33CB072C3/0/STATE.txt Report Of "Official" Election Night Tally Results 2011-04-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110720150538/http://elect.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/F7DDBBD2-B8DE-49F1-89F4-96C33CB072C3/0/STATE.txt 2011-07-20 Daniel Mongiardo Democratic Party (US) 142,162 64.92 David L. Williams Democratic Party (US) 76,807 35.08 218,969 100.00 Republican primary Jim Bunning (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 96,545 84.00 Barry Metcalf Republican Party (US) 18,395 16.00 114,940 100.00 During his re-election bid in 2004, controversy erupted when Bunning described Mongiardo as looking "like one of Saddam Hussein's sons." Bunning apologized, then later went on to declare that Mongiardo's "thugs" had assaulted his wife.Bunning apologizes for Saddam comparison https://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/state/kentucky/2004-04-01-bunning-apology_x.htm USA Today Associated Press April 1, 2004 March 5, 2008Paul Farhi Bunning's Wild Pitches Tighten Kentucky Senate Race https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34265-2004Oct15.html The Washington Post October 15, 2004 March 5, 2008 A06 Bunning had an estimated $4 million campaign war chest, while Mongiardo had only $600,000. The Democrats began increasing financial support to Mongiardo when it became apparent that Bunning's bizarre behavior was costing him votes, purchasing more than $800,000 worth of additional television airtime on his behalf. The November 2 election was one of the closest in Kentucky history. Mongiardo was initially leading, with as many as 80% of the returns coming in. However, Bunning eventually won by just over one percentage point. Some analysts felt that because of President George Bush's 20% margin of victory in the state, Bunning was able to effectively ride the president's coattails to victory. Kentucky general electionhttp://www.elect.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/1283C01A-3F26-4821-8336-5878446F15E4/173402/STATE.TXT Report Of "Official" Election Night Tally Results 2010-05-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20100520054957/http://www.elect.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/1283C01A-3F26-4821-8336-5878446F15E4/173402/STATE.TXT 2010-05-20 Republican Party (US) Jim Bunning (incumbent) 873,507 50.66 +0.91% Democratic Party (US) Daniel Mongiardo 850,855 49.34 +0.18% 1,724,362 Louisiana Louisiana Election Louisiana 2006 presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Louisiana 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Louisiana 2010 125x136px David_Vitter_official_portrait.jpg David Vitter Republican Party (US) 943,014 51.0% Chrisjohn.jpg Chris John Democratic Party (US) 542,150 29.3% John Neely Kennedy official portrait.jpg John Neely Kennedy Democratic Party (US) 275,821 14.9% 2004 United States Senate election in Louisiana results map by parish.svg 250px Parish results Vitter: #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%John: #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator John Breaux Democratic Party (US) David Vitter Republican Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Louisiana List of United States senators from Louisiana Incumbent Democrat John Breaux retired. Republican U.S. representative David Vitter won the jungle primary over Democratic U.S. representative Chris John with 51% of the vote and avoided a runoff. Breaux endorsed Chris John prior to the jungle primary.Key Races: Louisiana Senate pbs.org https://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2004/key-races/la_senate.html 2017-09-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20121111202304/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2004/key-races/la_senate.html 2012-11-11 During the campaign, Vitter was accused by a member of the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee of having had a lengthy affair with a prostitute in New Orleans. Vitter responded that the allegation was "absolutely and completely untrue" and that it was "just crass Louisiana politics." The allegation later turned out to be true.Shailagh Murray, "Senator's Number on 'Madam' Phone List", The Washington Post, July 10, 2007 Vitter won the Louisiana jungle primary with 51% of the vote, avoiding the need for a runoff. John received 29.2% of the vote and Kennedy (no relation to the Massachusetts Kennedys) took 14.9%. Vitter won at least a plurality in 56 of Louisiana's 64 parishes. John carried nine parishes, all but two of which (Iberville and Orleans) are part of the House district he represented. Kennedy changed parties and ran as Republican in 2008 against Louisiana's senior senator, Democrat Mary Landrieu. Landrieu was re-elected. Kennedy succeeded Vitter when he won the 2016 election for the seat over Democrat Foster Campbell. Vitter was the first Republican in Louisiana to be popularly elected as a U.S. senator. The previous Republican senator, William Pitt Kellogg, was chosen by the state legislature in 1876, in accordance with the process used before the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution went into effect in 1914.November 1, 2004 Rudin Ken Ken Rudin https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4136425 Final Call: Kerry Wins Narrow Electoral Margin; GOP Gains in House, Senate NPR April 30, 2008 2004 Louisiana United States Senate election Republican Party (US) David Vitter 943,014 51.03 Democratic Party (US) Chris John 542,150 29.34 Democratic Party (US) John Neely Kennedy 275,821 14.92 Democratic Party (US) Arthur A. Morrell 47,222 2.56 Independent Richard M. Fontanesi 15,097 0.82 Independent R. A. "Skip" Galan 12,463 0.67 Democratic Party (US) Sam Houston Melton, Jr. 12,289 0.66 400,864 21.69 1,848,056 Maryland Maryland Election Maryland presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Maryland 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Maryland 2010 125x136px Barbara Mikulski 113th Congress.jpg Barbara Mikulski Democratic Party (US) 1,504,691 64.8% 1senatorpipkin1.jpg E. J. Pipkin Republican Party (US) 783,055 33.7% 2004 United States Senate election in Maryland results map by county.svg 275px County resultsMikulski: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Pipkin: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski Democratic Party (US) Barbara Mikulski Democratic Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Maryland List of United States senators from Maryland Incumbent Democrat Barbara Mikulski won re-election to a fourth term over Republican State Senator E. J. Pipkin. Democratic primaryMaryland State Board of Elections. Elections.state.md.us (April 6, 2004). Retrieved on June 17, 2011. Barbara A. Mikulski (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 408,848 89.88 A. Robert Kaufman Democratic Party (US) 32,127 7.06 Sid Altman Democratic Party (US) 13,901 3.06 454,876 100.00 Republican primary E. J. Pipkin Republican Party (US) 70,229 50.58 John Stafford Republican Party (US) 14,661 10.56 Eileen Martin Republican Party (US) 11,748 8.46 Dorothy Curry Jennings Republican Party (US) 10,401 7.49 Earl S. Gordon Republican Party (US) 8,233 5.93 Gene Zarwell Republican Party (US) 6,865 4.94 Ray Bly Republican Party (US) 6,244 4.50 James A. Kodak Republican Party (US) 5,328 3.84 Corrogan R. Vaughn Republican Party (US) 5,146 3.71 138,855 100.00 Maryland general election2004 ELECTION STATISTICS. Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved on June 17, 2011. Barbara A. Mikulski (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 1,504,691 64.80 −5.70% E. J. Pipkin Republican Party (US) 783,055 33.72 +4.23% Maria Allwine Green Party of the United States 24,816 1.07 Thomas Trump Constitution Party (US) 9,009 0.39 Write-ins 360 0.02 721,636 31.08 −9.93% 2,321,931 100.00 Missouri Missouri Election Missouri presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Missouri 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Missouri 2010 125x136px Kit Bond official portrait cropped.jpg Kit Bond Republican Party (US) 1,518,089 56.1% File:Nancy Farmer (cropped).jpg Nancy Farmer Democratic Party (US) 1,158,261 42.8% 2004 United States Senate election in Missouri results map by county.svg 255px County results Bond: #e27f7f 50-60% #d75d5d 60-70% #d72f30 70-80% #c21b18 80-90% Farmer: #7996e2 50–60% #584cde 70–80% U.S. Senator Kit Bond Republican Party (US) Kit Bond Republican Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Missouri List of United States senators from Missouri Incumbent Republican Kit Bond won re-election to a fourth term over Nancy Farmer, state treasurer of Missouri and former Missouri state representative.http://www.sos.mo.gov/enrweb/allresults.asp?eid=131 State of Missouri - Election Night Results Missouri Secretary of State - IT www.sos.mo.gov 20 December 2017 12 March 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080312201324/http://www.sos.mo.gov/enrweb/allresults.asp?eid=131 dead Democratic primaryhttp://www.sos.mo.gov/enrweb/allresults.asp?arc=1&eid=116 State of Missouri - Election Night Results Missouri Secretary of State - IT www.sos.mo.gov 20 December 2017 8 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160408174527/http://sos.mo.gov/enrweb/allresults.asp?arc=1&eid=116 Nancy Farmer Democratic Party (US) 544,830 73.68 Charles Berry Democratic Party (US) 143,229 19.37 Ronald Bonar Democratic Party (US) 51,375 6.95 739,434 100.00 Libertarian primary Kevin Tull Libertarian Party (US) 3,916 100.00 3,916 100.00 Republican primary Kit Bond (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 541,998 88.08 Mike Steger Republican Party (US) 73,354 11.92 615,352 100.00 Missouri general electionhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004/2004Stat.htm 2004 ELECTION STATISTICS clerk.house.gov 20 December 2017 Republican Party (US) Kit Bond (incumbent) 1,518,089 56.09 +3.42% Democratic Party (US) Nancy Farmer 1,158,261 42.80 -0.97% Libertarian Party (US) Kevin Tull 19,648 0.73 −1.30% Constitution Party (US) Don Griffin 10,404 0.38 359,828 13.30 +4.39% 2,706,402 Nevada Nevada Election Nevada Presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Nevada 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Nevada 2010 125x136px Harry Reid official portrait.jpg Harry Reid Democratic Party (US) 494,805 61.0% No image.svg Richard Ziser Republican Party (US) 284,640 35.1% 2004 United States Senate election in Nevada results map by county.svg 200px County resultsReid: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Ziser: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Harry Reid Democratic Party (US) Harry Reid Democratic Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Nevada List of United States senators from Nevada Incumbent Democrat Harry Reid, the Senate minority whip, won re-election to a fourth term over Republican anti-gay marriage activist Richard Ziser. Republican primaryhttp://nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2004Primary/ElectionSummary.aspx NVSOS.GOV - Elections Results: 2004 Statewide Primary �Election Reports nvsos.gov 20 December 2017 Richard Ziser Republican Party (US) 40,533 33.50 Kenneth A. Wegner Republican Party (US) 21,406 17.69 Robert Brown Republican Party (US) 19,553 16.16 None of these candidates Republican Party (US) 16,827 13.91 Royle Melton Republican Party (US) 10,552 8.72 Cherie M. Tilley Republican Party (US) 10,357 8.56 Carlo Poliak Republican Party (US) 1,769 1.46 120,997 100.00 Nevada general electionhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004/2004Stat.htm#28 2004 ELECTION STATISTICS clerk.house.gov 20 December 2017 Harry Reid (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 494,805 61.08 +13.22% Richard Ziser Republican Party (US) 284,640 35.14 −12.63% 12,968 1.60 -0.26% Thomas L. Hurst Libertarian Party (US) 9,559 1.18 -0.69% David K. Schumann Independent American Party (Nevada) 6,001 0.74 Gary Marinch Natural Law Party (US) 2,095 0.26 -0.38% 210,165 25.94 +25.85% 810,068 New Hampshire New Hampshire Election New Hampshire presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in New Hampshire 1998 2010 United States Senate election in New Hampshire 2010 125x136px Judd Gregg.jpg Judd Gregg Republican Party (US) 434,847 66.2% Doris Haddock 2007.jpg Doris Haddock Democratic Party (US) 221,549 33.7% x245px County results x245px Municipality results Gregg: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90%Haddock: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #3933e5 80–90%Tie: #ae8bb1 50% U.S. Senator Judd Gregg Republican Party (US) Judd Gregg Republican Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in New Hampshire List of United States senators from New Hampshire Incumbent Republican Judd Gregg won re-election to his third term, easily beating Democratic activist Doris Haddock. NH U.S. Senate election, 2004http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3807 Our Campaigns - NH US Senate Race - Nov 02, 2004 www.ourcampaigns.com 20 December 2017 Republican Party (US) Judd Gregg (incumbent) 434,847 66.2 Democratic Party (US) Doris R. Haddock 221,549 33.7 Libertarian Party (US) Ken Blevens 102 0.0 657,086 100.00 New York 2004 United States Senate election in New York New York Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in New York 1998 2010 United States Senate election in New York 2010 November 2, 2004 x155px Chuck Schumer Democratic Party (United States) 4,769,824 71.2% x120px Howard Mills Republican Party (United States) 1,625,069 24.2% 2004 United States Senate election in New York results map by county.svg 295px County results Schumer: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90% Mills: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer Democratic Party (United States) Chuck Schumer Democratic Party (United States) 2004 United States Senate election in New York List of United States senators from New York Incumbent Democrat Chuck Schumer won re-election to his second term, easily beating Republican Howard Mills. 2004 United States Senate election, New Yorkhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004election.pdf Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 2004 Clerk.house.gov 2013-10-15 Democratic Party (US) Chuck Schumer 4,384,907 Independence Party of New York Chuck Schumer 216,198 Working Families Party Chuck Schumer 168,719 total Chuck Schumer (incumbent) 4,769,824 71.2% Republican Party (US) Howard Mills 1,625,069 24.2% Conservative Party of New York Marilyn O'Grady 220,960 3.3% Green Party of the United States David McReynolds 36,942 0.3% Libertarian Party (US) Don Silberger 19,073 0.3% Builders Party Abe Hirschfeld 16,196 0.2% Socialist Workers Party (US) Martin Koppel 14,811 0.2% 3,144,755 46.92% 6,702,875 Democratic Party (US) North Carolina North Carolina Election North Carolina presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in North Carolina 1998 2010 United States Senate election in North Carolina 2010 125x136px Richard Burr official photo.jpg Richard Burr Republican Party (US) 1,791,450 51.6% ErskineBowles.jpg Erskine Bowles Democratic Party (US) 1,632,527 47.0% 2004 United States Senate election in North Carolina results map by county.svg 300px Burr: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Bowles: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator John Edwards Democratic Party (US) Richard Burr Republican Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in North Carolina List of United States senators from North Carolina Incumbent Democrat John Edwards decided to retire from the Senate, ran unsuccessfully for the 2004 Democratic Party presidential nomination, and became his party's vice presidential nominee. Republican Richard Burr won the open seat. Erskine Bowles won the Democratic Party's nomination unopposed. He had been the party's nominee for the state's other Senate seat in 2002. Republican primary Republican Party (US) Richard Burr 302,319 87.92 N/A Republican Party (US) John Ross Hendrix 25,971 7.55 N/A Republican Party (US) Albert Wiley 15,585 4.53 N/A 343,875 Both major-party candidates engaged in negative campaign tactics, with Bowles' campaign attacking Burr for special interest donations and his positions on trade legislation, and Burr's campaign attacking Bowles for his connections to the Clinton administration. Both attacks had basis in reality: Burr's campaign raised funds from multiple political action committees and at least 72 of the 100 largest Fortune 500 companies, while Bowles departed from the Clinton administration in the midst of the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Burr won the election by 4%. He joined the Senate in January 2005. Bowles went on to become the president of the UNC system. North Carolina general electionNorth Carolina DataNet #46 http://southnow.org/southnow-publications/nc-datanet/DataNet%20April08.pdf April 2008 University of North Carolina June 12, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080725034758/http://southnow.org/southnow-publications/nc-datanet/DataNet%20April08.pdf July 25, 2008 mdy-all Republican Party (US) Richard Burr 1,791,450 51.60 +4.58% Democratic Party (US) Erskine Bowles 1,632,527 47.02 –4.13% Libertarian Party (US) Tom Bailey 47,743 1.38 –0.46% Nonpartisan Walker F. Rucker (write-in) 362 0.01 N/A 3,471,720 North Dakota North Dakota Election North Dakota presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in North Dakota 1998 2010 United States Senate election in North Dakota 2010 125x136px Byron Dorgan, official photo portrait 2.jpg Byron Dorgan North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party 212,143 68.3% No image.svg Mike Liffrig Republican Party (US) 98,553 31.7% 2004 United States Senate election in North Dakota results map by county.svg 250px County results Dorgan: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan Democratic Party (US) Byron Dorgan Democratic Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in North Dakota List of United States senators from North Dakota Incumbent Democrat Byron Dorgan won re-election to a third term over Republican attorney Mike Liffrig.http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=GF&s_site=grandforks&p_multi=GF&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=101A499559AB2A32&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Grand Forks Herald: Search Results nl.newsbank.com 20 December 2017http://web.apps.state.nd.us/sec/emspublic/gp/electionresultssearch.htm?cmd=Search&searchType=STATE&electionDate=06132006&showMap=N United States Senator results 2006-11-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20080213200618/http://web.apps.state.nd.us/sec/emspublic/gp/electionresultssearch.htm?cmd=Search&searchType=STATE&electionDate=06132006&showMap=N 2008-02-13 2004 United States Senate election in North Dakota North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party Byron Dorgan (incumbent) 149,936 68.28 Republican Party (US) Mike Liffrig 98,553 31.72 310,696 64.90 Ohio Ohio Election Ohio presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Ohio 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Ohio 2010 125x136px George Voinovich, official photo portrait, 2006.jpg George Voinovich Republican Party (US) 3,464,651 63.9% Eric Fingerhut 103nd Congress 1993.jpg Eric Fingerhut Democratic Party (US) 1,961,249 36.1% 2004 United States Senate election in Ohio results map by county.svg 200px Voinovich: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% U.S. Senator George Voinovich Republican Party (US) George Voinovich Republican Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Ohio List of United States senators from Ohio Incumbent Republican George Voinovich won re-election to a second term over Democrat Eric Fingerhut, state senator and former U.S. representative from Ohio's 19th congressional district. Republican primaryhttp://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2004ElectionsResults/04-0302RepUSSenate.aspx Republican U.S. Senate: March 2, 2004 - Ohio Secretary of State www.sos.state.oh.us 20 December 2017 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092533/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2004ElectionsResults/04-0302RepUSSenate.aspx George Voinovich (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 640,082 76.61 John Mitchel Republican Party (US) 195,476 23.39 835,558 100.00 Democratic primaryhttp://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2004ElectionsResults/04-0302DemUSSenate.aspx Democratic U.S. Senate: March 2, 2004 - Ohio Secretary of State www.sos.state.oh.us 20 December 2017 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092522/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2004ElectionsResults/04-0302DemUSSenate.aspx Eric Fingerhut Democratic Party (US) 672,989 70.79 Norbert Dennerll Democratic Party (US) 277,721 29.21 950,710 100.00 A popular U.S. senator, Voinovich was the heavy favorite to win the election. He had over $9 million in the bank, while his opponent barely had $1.5 million.http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AK&s_site=ohio&p_multi=AK&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=105F8769674F4B04&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Beacon Journal: Search Results nl.newsbank.com 20 December 2017 Fingerhut's campaign was overshadowed by the possible campaign of Democrat and former mayor of Cincinnati Jerry Springer, who eventually declined to run. Voinovich was consideredMay 2010 a moderate on some issues. He supported gun control and amnesty for illegal immigrants.http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/George_Voinovich.htm George Voinovich on the Issues On the Issues 20 December 2017 Surprisingly,May 2010 Voinovich's biggest advantage was getting support from the most Democratic-leaning county in the state, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Kerry carried it with almost 67% of the vote, by far his best performance in the state in 2004. It is the home of Cleveland, and is the most populous county in the state. Voinovich was a former mayor of Cleveland. He catered to Cleveland's large Jewish population by visiting Israel six times as a first-term U.S. senator. He also consistently voted for aid to Israel through foreign appropriations bills. He had supported resolutions reaffirming Israel's right to self-defense and condemned Palestinian terrorist attacks.Karfeld Marilyn H. 15 October 2004 Voinovich: a trusted, experienced voice Cleveland Jewish News http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-109160310.html 2010-05-12 HighBeam Research subscription https://web.archive.org/web/20121104024352/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-109160310.html Cleveland Jewish News usurped 2012-11-04 Fingerhut's home base was in the Cleveland area, and therefore he had to cut in through the incumbent's home base in order to even make the election close. In a September University of Cincinnati poll, the incumbent led 64% to 34%.Bischoff Laura A. 30 September 2004 Voinovich Leads Fingerhut in Poll Dayton Daily News (OH) http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DDNB&p_theme=ddnb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=105794F4CD09DFA5&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM 20 December 2017 nl.newsbank.com In an October ABC News poll, Voinovich was winning 60% to 35%. He led across almost all demographic groups. Only Democrats, non-whites, liberals, and those who picked health care as #1 issue favored Fingerhut. The election coincided with the presidential election, where Ohio was a swing state. 27% of Voinovich's supporters preferred U.S. senator John Kerry for president.https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/PollVault/story?id=178949 Poll: Advantage Kerry in Ohio Race 6 January 2006 ABC News 20 December 2017 Ohio general electionhttp://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2004ElectionsResults/04-1102USSenator.aspx U.S. Senator: November 2, 2004 - Ohio Secretary of State www.sos.state.oh.us 20 December 2017 Republican Party (US) George Voinovich (incumbent) 3,464,651 63.85 Democratic Party (US) Eric Fingerhut 1,961,249 36.14 Independent Helen Meyers 296 0.01 5,426,196 100.00 Oklahoma Oklahoma Election Oklahoma 1988 presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Oklahoma 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Oklahoma 2010 125x136px Tom Coburn official portrait 112th Congress.jpg Tom Coburn Republican Party (US) 763,433 52.8% BradCarson OfficialPortrait.jpg Brad Carson Democratic Party (US) 596,750 41.2% No image.svg Sheila Bilyeu Independent 86,663 6.0% 2004 United States Senate election in Oklahoma results map by county.svg 300px County resultsCoburn: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Carson: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Don Nickles Republican Party (US) Tom Coburn Republican Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Oklahoma List of United States senators from Oklahoma Incumbent Republican Don Nickles decided to retire instead of seeking a fifth term. Republican nominee Tom Coburn won the open seat, beating Brad Carson, a Democratic U.S. representative. Democratic primaryOklahoma State Election Board - Primary Election 2004 http://www.ok.gov/elections/The_Archives/Election_Results/2004_Election_Results/Primary_Election_2004.html ok.gov https://web.archive.org/web/20100830010214/http://www.ok.gov/elections/The_Archives/Election_Results/2004_Election_Results/Primary_Election_2004.html 30 August 2010 Brad Carson Democratic Party (US) 280,026 79.37 Carroll Fisher Democratic Party (US) 28,385 8.05 Jim Rogers Democratic Party (US) 20,179 5.72 Monte E. Johnson Democratic Party (US) 17,274 4.90 W. B. G. Woodson Democratic Party (US) 6,932 1.96 352,796 100.00 Kirk Humphreys, the former mayor of Oklahoma City, ran for the United States Senate with institutional conservative support, namely from Senators Don Nickles and Jim Inhofe, as well as former Congressman J. C. Watts. However, Coburn received support from the Club for Growth and conservative activists within Oklahoma. Humphreys noted, "[Coburn is] kind of a cult hero in the conservative portion of our party, not just in Oklahoma. You can't get right of the guy."https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/19/politics/campaign/a-senate-race-in-oklahoma-lifts-the-right.html A Senate Race in Oklahoma Lifts the Right Sheryl Gay Stolberg The New York Times 19 September 2004 20 December 2017 NYTimes.com Much of Coburn's celebrity within the Republican Party came from his tenure in Congress, where he battled House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who he argued was moving the party to the center of the political spectrum due to their excessive federal spending.http://www.ldjackson.net/news-politics/tom-coburn-the-real-maverick-in-the-senate/ Tom Coburn–The real maverick in the Senate 2010-03-30 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20110723103746/http://www.ldjackson.net/news-politics/tom-coburn-the-real-maverick-in-the-senate/ 2011-07-23 Coburn's maverick nature culminated itself in 2000 when he backed conservative activist Alan Keyes for president rather than George W. Bush or John McCain. Ultimately, Coburn triumphed over Humphreys, Anthony, and Hunt in the primary, winning every county in Oklahoma except for tiny Harmon County. Republican primary Tom Coburn Republican Party (US) 145,974 61.23 Kirk Humphreys Republican Party (US) 59,877 25.12 Bob Anthony Republican Party (US) 29,596 12.41 Jay Richard Hunt Republican Party (US) 2,944 1.23 238,391 100.00 Carson and Coburn engaged each other head-on in one of the year's most brutal Senate contests. Coburn and the National Republican Senatorial Committee attacked Carson for being too liberal for Oklahoma, and for being a vote in lockstep with John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, and Ted Kennedy. To drive the point home, one Coburn television ad accused Carson of being "dangerously liberal" and not supporting the war on terrorism.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_zHqYD2KAU https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/X_zHqYD2KAU 2021-12-21 live Tom Coburn 2004 U.S. Senate "Dangerously Liberal" tulsaschoolboard 25 February 2012 20 December 2017 YouTube Coburn was aided in this effort by the fact that the Kerry campaign did not contest the state of Oklahoma and that incumbent president George W. Bush was expected to win Oklahoma comfortably. This was compounded by the fact that Vice-President Dick Cheney campaigned for Coburn and appeared in several television advertisements for him.http://www3.nationaljournal.com/members/adspotlight/2004/10/1007oksen1.htmAugust 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Carson countered by emphasizing his Stilwell rootshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWeBg0-nST4 https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/eWeBg0-nST4 2021-12-21 live Brad Carson U.S. Senate 2004 "Stilwell" tulsaschoolboard 25 February 2012 20 December 2017 YouTube and his moderation, specifically, bringing attention to the fact that he fought for greater governmental oversight of nursing home care for the elderly.22 April 2001 Carson's First Stand Should Feds Examine Nursing Homes? newsok.com http://newsok.com/carsons-first-stand-should-feds-examine-nursing-homes/article/2738499 20 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208102803/http://newsok.com/carsons-first-stand-should-feds-examine-nursing-homes/article/2738499 2015-12-08 Carson responded to the attacks against him by countering that his opponent had committed Medicaid fraud years prior, in an event that reportedly left a woman sterilized without her consent.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21673-2004Sep14.html Okla. Senate Candidate Is Accused of Fraud (washingtonpost.com) www.washingtonpost.com 20 December 2017 Ultimately, however, Carson was not able to overcome Oklahoma's conservative nature and Senator Kerry's abysmal performance in Oklahoma, and he was defeated by Coburn by 11.5%. As of 2022, the result remains the closest the Democrats have come to winning a Senate election in Oklahoma since Republican Don Nickles was first elected to the Senate by 8.7% in 1980. 2004 United States Senate election in Oklahoma Republican Party (US) Tom Coburn 763,433 52.77 −13.62% Democratic Party (US) Brad Carson 596,750 41.24 +9.97% Independent Sheila Bilyeu 86,663 5.99 166,683 11.52 −23.58% 1,446,846 Oregon Oregon Election Oregon presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Oregon 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Oregon 2010 125x136px Ron Wyden of Oregon.jpg Ron Wyden Democratic Party (US) 1,128,728 63.4% No image.svg Al King Republican Party (US) 565,254 31.8% 2004 United States Senate election in Oregon results map by county.svg 250px County results Wyden: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% King: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Democratic Party (US) Ron Wyden Democratic Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Oregon List of United States senators from Oregon Incumbent Democrat Ron Wyden won re-election to a second full term over Republican rancher Al King.https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/04/politics/campaign/04sboregon.html?pagewanted=print&position= The New York Times Oregon November 4, 2004 Oregon general election2004 November General Election Official Results http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6873503 records.sos.state.or.us August 22, 2019 August 21, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190821211224/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6873503 dead Democratic Party (US) Ron Wyden (incumbent) 1,128,728 63.39 +2.34% Republican Party (US) Al King 565,254 31.75 −2.04% Pacific Green Party Teresa Keane 43,053 2.41 +0.44% Libertarian Party (US) Dan Fitzgerald 29,582 1.66 +0.03% Constitution Party (US) David Brownlow 12,397 0.70 +0.70% Write-In Misc. 1,536 0.08 -0.05% 563,474 31.64 +5.90% 1,780,550 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Election Pennsylvania presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 2010 125x136px Arlen Specter, official Senate photo portrait.jpg Arlen Specter Republican Party (US) 2,925,080 52.6% Joe Hoeffel portrait.jpg Joe Hoeffel Democratic Party (US) 2,334,126 41.9% 2004 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg 250px County results Specter: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Hoeffel: #a5b0ff 40–50% #3933e5 70–80% U.S. Senator Arlen Specter Republican Party (US) Arlen Specter Republican Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania List of United States senators from Pennsylvania Incumbent Republican Arlen Specter won re-election to a fifth term. Democrats had difficulty recruiting top tier candidates against the popular Specter. Among the Democrats to decline to run for the nomination were Treasurer (and former Republican) Barbara Hafer, Public Utilities Commissioner John Hanger, real estate mogul Howard Hanna, State Representative (and also former Republican) John Lawless, and State Senator (and future Congresswoman) Allyson Schwartz. Democratic Short List '04 PoliticsPA The Publius Group 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20030802092142/http://www.politicspa.com/features/shortlist04.htm http://www.politicspa.com/features/shortlist04.htm August 2, 2003 Congressman Hoeffel ended up running unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Software businessman Charlie Crystle was considered a strong possible candidate, but he dropped out before the election.Neri Al Albert J. Neri August 2003 District historically Republican The Insider http://www.insiderpa.com/archive/insider8-2003b.htm 2009-10-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20071013105059/http://www.insiderpa.com/archive/insider8-2003b.htm 2007-10-13 Democratic primary election Democratic Party (US) Joe Hoeffel 595,816 100.00 thumb|U.S. Representative Pat Toomey thumb|GOP Primary results by county #E27F7F Specter #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #FF9A50 Toomey #FF9A50 50–60% #ff7f2a 60–70% Specter faced a primary challenge from U.S. representative Pat Toomey. Despite the state Republican Party's strong history of embracing a moderate philosophy, the influence of conservatism among rank-and-file members had been steadily growing for decades; because of his liberal social views, Specter was often considered to be a "Republican in Name Only" by the right.https://books.google.com/books?id=1J_9q-lIWRkC&q=1998+ridge+itkin&pg=PA112 Pennsylvania Elections: Statewide Contests from 1950-2004 John J. Kennedy 20 December 2017 University Press of America 978-0-7618-3279-9 20 December 2017 Google Books Although Specter had a huge fundraising advantage, Toomey was aided by $2 million of advertising from the Club for Growth, a conservative political action committee that focuses on fiscal issues and targets moderate Republican incumbents. Toomey criticized Specter as a spendthrift on economic policy and as out of touch with his own party on social issues. Although Toomey had difficulty with name recognition early in the campaign, he built huge momentum over the final weeks preceding the primary, and Specter appeared to have transitioned from having a comfortable lead to being behind his challenger. Specter received a huge boost from the vocal support of President George W. Bush; most of the state's Republican establishment also closed ranks behind Specter. This included Pennsylvania's other U.S. senator, Rick Santorum, who was noted for his social conservative views. Multiple Republicans at the state and national level feared that if Toomey beat Specter, he would not be able to defend the seat against his Democratic opponent.27 April 2004 Sen. Specter ekes out narrow win in Pa. primary NBC News The Associated Press https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4847842 20 December 2017 Republican primary2004 General Primary Tuesday April 27th, 2004 Official Returns http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/Default.aspx?EID=13&ESTID=1&CID=0&OID=0&CDID=0&PID=0&DISTID=0&IsSpecial=0 electionreturns.state.pa.us https://web.archive.org/web/20140714152108/http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/Default.aspx?EID=13&ESTID=1&CID=0&OID=0&CDID=0&PID=0&DISTID=0&IsSpecial=0 2014-07-14 Republican Party (US) Arlen Specter (incumbent) 530,839 50.82 Republican Party (US) Pat Toomey 513,693 49.18 For Democrats, hope of winning the election centered on Toomey's defeat of Specter. However, after the challenge from the right failed, enthusiasm from the party establishment waned and Hoeffel had difficulty matching the name recognition and fundraising power of his opponent22 October 2004 Pennsylvania Senate 2004 - Republican Arlen Specter defends his seat against Joe Hoeffel http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/article.php?id%3DSPA2004102201 https://web.archive.org/web/20080213062620/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/article.php?id=SPA2004102201 February 13, 2008 April 30, 2009 centerforpolitics.org Despite contempt from conservatives, Specter enjoyed high levels of support from independent voters and, as in previous elections, a surprisingly large crossover from Democratic voters. Even in the areas in which Toomey performed best in the Republican primary (mainly the state's conservative, rural center), Specter performed well. Except for his large margin of victory in almost uniformly Democratic Philadelphia, Hoeffel was crushed at the polls; his only other wins came by close margins in three metro Pittsburgh counties; although President Bush proved to be unpopular in the state, voters were not willing to abandon Specter over party affiliation. Toomey would go on to be elected in the U.S. Senate in 2010.Samad Farouk 2004-09-27 Hoeffel trails Specter by large margin in Senate race http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2004/09/27/News/Hoeffel.Trails.Specter.By.Large.Margin.In.Senate.Race-2150770.shtml April 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090504141851/http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2004/09/27/News/Hoeffel.Trails.Specter.By.Large.Margin.In.Senate.Race-2150770.shtml May 4, 2009 Pennsylvania general electionhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004/2004Stat.htm#38 2004 ELECTION STATISTICS clerk.house.gov 20 December 2017 Republican Party (US) Arlen Specter (incumbent) 2,925,080 52.62 Democratic Party (US) Joe Hoeffel 2,334,126 41.99 Constitution Party (US) Jim Clymer 220,056 3.96 Libertarian Party (US) Betsy Summers 79,263 1.43 5,559,105 100.00 South Carolina South Carolina Election South Carolina presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in South Carolina 1998 2010 United States Senate election in South Carolina 2010 125x136px Jim DeMint headshot.jpg Jim DeMint Republican Party (US) 857,167 53.7% Inez Tenenbaum.jpg Inez Tenenbaum Democratic Party (US) 704,384 44.1% 2004 United States Senate election in South Carolina results map by county.svg 250px County results DeMint: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Tenenbaum: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% U.S. Senator Fritz Hollings Democratic Party (US) Jim DeMint Republican Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in South Carolina List of United States senators from South Carolina Incumbent Democrat Fritz Hollings decided to retire. Jim DeMint, a Republican U.S. representative won the open seat over Democrat Inez Tenenbaum, the South Carolina superintendent of education. Democratic primaryOFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS FOR UNITED STATES SENATE (2004). www.fec.gov. p. 72. Retrieved October 24, 2013. Democratic Party (US) Inez Tenenbaum 126,720 75.5 Democratic Party (US) Ben Frasier 41,070 24.5 The Senate election two years earlier in 2002 did not have a primary election because the South Carolina Republicans were more preoccupied with the gubernatorial contest, despite having the first open Senate seat in 40 years. The retirement of Democratic Senator Fritz Hollings gave the Republicans an opportunity to pick up the seat and with no other interesting positions up for election in 2004, a crowded field developed in the Republican primary. Furthermore, the Republicans were motivated by having President Bush at the top of the ticket, enabling them to ride his coattails to victory. Former governor David Beasley, from the Pee Dee, entered the race and quickly emerged as the frontrunner because of his support from the evangelical voters. However, during his term as governor from 1994 to 1998 he had greatly angered the electorate by proposing to remove the Confederate Naval Jack from the dome of the statehouse, and by opposing the adoption of a state lottery to provide for college scholarships. Both positions led to the loss of his re-election in 1998, and the issues continued to trouble him in the Senate race. The battle for second place in the primary was between Upstate Congressman Jim DeMint and Charleston developer Thomas Ravenel. DeMint was able to squeak out a second-place finish because Charlie Condon, a former attorney general of South Carolina, split the Lowcountry vote, with Ravenel thus providing DeMint the margin he needed. In addition, while a number of voters were attracted to the Ravenel campaign and felt that he had a future in politics, they believed that he should set his sights on a less high-profile office first before trying to become senator. Resigned to defeat, Ravenel endorsed DeMint in the runoff election. In the runoff election on June 22, 2004, DeMint scored a surprising victory over Beasley. Ravenel's endorsement of DeMint proved crucial as the Lowcountry counties heavily went for the representative from the Upstate. Also, Beasley had burned too many bridges while governor and was unable to increase his share of the vote in the runoff. Republican primary election Candidate Votes % David Beasley 107,847 36.6% Jim DeMint 77,567 26.3% Thomas Ravenel 73,167 24.8% Charlie Condon 27,694 9.4% Mark McBride 6,479 2.2% Orly Benny Davis 1,915 0.7% Republican primary election runoff Candidate Votes % ±% Jim DeMint 154,644 59.2% +32.9% David Beasley 106,480 40.8% +4.2% DeMint entered the general election campaign severely weakened from the primary fight, having spent most of his campaign funds. He stressed to the voters that he would follow conservative principles and provide an important Republican vote in the closely divided Senate. Democrats fared poorly in statewide elections in South Carolina, so Tenenbaum tried to make the race about issues rather than party identification. She attacked DeMint's support of the FairTax proposal because it would increase the sales tax by 23%. The election victory by DeMint merely cemented South Carolina's shift to the Republican column, as the best candidate the Democrats could offer was soundly defeated by the typical 10 point margin. South Carolina U.S. Senate election, 2004 Republican Party (US) Jim DeMint 857,167 53.6 +7.9% Democratic Party (US) Inez Tenenbaum 704,384 44.1 −8.6% Constitution Party (US) Patrick Tyndall 13,464 0.8 +0.8% Libertarian Party (US) Rebekah E. Sutherland 10,678 0.7 -0.9% United Citizens Party Tee Ferguson 5,859 0.4 +0.4% Green Party of the United States Efia Nwangaza* 4,245 0.3 +0.3% No party Write-Ins 1,286 0.1 +0.1% 152,783 9.5 +2.5% 1,597,221 69.0 +16.2% Efia Nwangaza ran under the Independence Party in Aiken and Calhoun counties; her totals are combined. South Dakota South Dakota Election South Dakota presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in South Dakota 1998 2010 United States Senate election in South Dakota 2010 125x136px John Thune official photo.jpg John Thune Republican Party (US) 197,848 50.6% Tom Daschle, official Senate photo.jpg Tom Daschle Democratic Party (US) 193,340 49.4% 2004 United States Senate election in South Dakota results map by county.svg 250px County resultsThune: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Daschle: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% U.S. Senator Tom Daschle Democratic Party (US) John Thune Republican Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in South Dakota List of United States senators from South Dakota In the 2004 congressional elections, Daschle lost his seat to Republican challenger and former U.S. representative John Thune in a bitterly contested battle. Thune prevailed by a narrow 50.6–49.4% margin, of 4,508 votes. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist visited South Dakota to campaign for Thune, breaking an unwritten tradition that one party's leader in the Senate would not campaign directly for the other's defeat. Daschle's loss resulted in the first defeat of a Senate floor leader since 1952 when Arizona Senator Ernest McFarland lost his seat to Barry Goldwater. Daschle's Senate term expired on January 3, 2005. Throughout the campaign, Thune, along with Frist, President Bush, and Vice President Cheney, frequently accused Daschle of being the "chief obstructionist" of Bush's agenda and charged him with using filibusters to block confirmation of several of Bush's nominees to the federal judiciary. Thune also used moral values such as issues surrounding same-sex marriage and abortion to convince South Dakota voters that Daschle's positions on such topics were out of sync with the state's residents. The Republican candidate also drove home his strong support for the president while blasting Daschle for his vehement opposition to Bush. He attempted to sway voters by remembering that Bush won South Dakota in a landslide in 2000 and had a high job-approval rating among South Dakotans. His opponent, the minority leader, repeatedly argued that he was funneling money into South Dakota for vital federal highway and water pet projects. Daschle responded to Thune's claim that he was a partisan anti-Bush obstructionist by pointing to his action just nine days after the September 11 attacks when he hugged President Bush on the Senate floor following Bush's address to Congress and the nation. He also hit back by alleging that Thune wanted to "rubber stamp what the administration is doing." Daschle's use of the video of his embrace of Bush forced the Republican National Committee to demand that the ad be pulled, claiming that it suggests that Bush endorses Daschle. Shortly following the airing of the ad, in a nationally televised debate on NBC's Meet the Press, Thune accused Daschle of "emboldening the enemy" in his skepticism of the Iraq War. Daschle also noticeably relied heavily on the power of incumbency to win a fourth term. Some also argued that Stephanie Herseth's election to the state's only House seat hurt Daschle, as voters may not have been comfortable sending an all-Democratic delegation to Congress for the first time in decades. Accusations that Daschle was possibly considering no longer being an official resident of South Dakota were believed to have offended voters there. Others have analyzed that Daschle's lengthy consideration and eventual rejection of a potential run for the presidency in 2004 took a toll on South Dakotans, who felt betrayed and used by Daschle as a result. When the race began in early 2004, Daschle led by 7 points in January and February. By May, his lead shrank to just 2 points, and into the summer polls showed a varying number of trends: either Daschle held a slim 1- to 2-point lead, Thune held a slim 1- to 2-point lead, or the race was tied. Throughout September, Daschle led Thune by margins of 2 to 5 percent while during the entire month of October into the November 2 election, most polls showed that Thune and Daschle were dead even, usually tied 49–49 among likely voters. Some polls showed either Thune or Daschle leading by extremely slim margins. Thune was an aide to former senator James Abdnor, the man Daschle defeated in 1986 to gain his seat in the Senate. Daschle spent a great deal of time and energy campaigning for his fellow Democrat Tim Johnson in 2002, who barely defeated Thune by 524 votes. He argued that by re-electing Johnson, South Dakota would be better off because Johnson would help to keep Daschle Majority Leader. However, in the end, while Johnson won, other states voted for enough Republicans that Daschle was no longer majority leader. Furthermore, Thune's whisker-close defeat in 2002 freed him up to run against Daschle in 2004. Had Daschle not put his considerable weight to re-electing Johnson, it seems likely that Thune would have beaten Johnson, leaving Daschle without a strong challenger for the upcoming election and making his re-election a certainty. South Dakota general electionhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004/2004Stat.htm#41 2004 ELECTION STATISTICS clerk.house.gov 20 December 2017 Republican Party (US) John Thune 197,848 50.58 +14.17% Democratic Party (US) Tom Daschle (incumbent) 193,340 49.42 −12.72% 4,508 1.15 −24.58% 391,188 Utah Utah Election Utah presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Utah 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Utah 2010 1913 125x136px Bob Bennett official portrait, 2009.jpg Bob Bennett Republican Party (US) 626,640 68.7% No image.svg Paul Van Dam Democratic Party (US) 258,955 28.4% 2004 United States Senate election in Utah results map by county.svg 200px County resultsBennett: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% U.S. Senator Bob Bennett Republican Party (US) Bob Bennett Republican Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Utah List of United States senators from Utah Incumbent Republican Bob Bennett won re-election to a third term easily beating Democrat Paul Van Dam, former attorney general of Utah and former Salt Lake County district attorney. Utah general electionhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004/2004Stat.htm#44 2004 ELECTION STATISTICS clerk.house.gov 20 December 2017 Republican Party (US) Bob Bennett (incumbent) 626,640 68.73 +4.75% Democratic Party (US) Paul Van Dam 258,955 28.40 −4.57% Constitution Party (US) Gary R. Van Horn 17,289 1.90 Personal Choice Party Joe LaBonte 8,824 0.97 Write-ins 18 0.00 367,685 40.33 +9.32% 911,726 Vermont Vermont Election Vermont presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Vermont 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Vermont 2010 125x136px Patrick Leahy official photo.jpg Patrick Leahy Democratic Party (US) 216,972 70.6% No image.svg Jack McMullen Republican Party (US) 75,398 24.5% x220px County results x220px Municipality results Leahy: #a5b0ff 40-50% #7996e2 50-60% #6674de 60-70% #584cde 70-80% #3933e5 80-90% McMullen: #e27f7f 50-60% U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy Democratic Party (US) Patrick Leahy Democratic Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Vermont List of United States senators from Vermont Incumbent Democrat Patrick Leahy won re-election to a sixth term. Democratic primaryhttp://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2004FinalPrimaryCanvass.pdf Official Report Of the Canvassing Committee - United States and Vermont Statewide Offices 2011-06-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20101227193807/http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2004FinalPrimaryCanvass.pdf 2010-12-27 Patrick Leahy (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 27,459 94.32 Craig Hill Democratic Party (US) 1,573 5.40 Write-ins Democratic Party (US) 81 0.28 29,113 100.00% Republican primary Jack McMullen Republican Party (US) 9,591 67.69 Peter D. Moss Republican Party (US) 2,058 14.52 Ben Mitchell Republican Party (US) 1,715 12.10 Write-ins Republican Party (US) 806 5.69 14,170 100.00 Vermont general electionhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004/2004Stat.htm#45 2004 ELECTION STATISTICS clerk.house.gov 20 December 2017 Democratic Party (US) Patrick Leahy (incumbent) 216,972 70.63 -1.59% Republican Party (US) Jack McMullen 75,398 24.54 +2.09% Independent Cris Ericson 6,486 2.11 Green Party of the United States Craig Hill 3,999 1.30 Independent Keith Stern 3,300 1.07 Liberty Union Party Ben Mitchell 879 0.29 -0.29% Write-ins 174 0.06 141,574 46.08 −3.68% 307,208 Washington Washington Election Washington presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Washington 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Washington 2010 125x136px Patty Murray official portrait.jpg Patty Murray Democratic Party (US) 1,549,708 55.0% Georgenethercutt.jpg George Nethercutt Republican Party (US) 1,204,584 42.7% 2004 United States Senate election in Washington results map by county.svg 250px County resultsMurray: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Nethercutt: #ffb2b2 40-50% #e27f7f 50-60% #d75d5d 60-70% U.S. Senator Patty Murray Democratic Party (US) Patty Murray Democratic Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Washington List of United States senators from Washington Incumbent Democrat Patty Murray won re-election. She became only the fourth Washington senator to win three consecutive terms, after fellow Democrats Warren G. Magnuson and Scoop Jackson.February 2010 Term limits became an issue in the campaign, as Democrats seized on Nethercutt's broken term-limits pledge that he had made when he unseated Speaker Tom Foley in 1994. Nethercutt was also hampered by his lack of name recognition in the more densely populated western part of the state, home to two-thirds of the state's population. Washington has not elected a senator from east of the Cascades since Miles Poindexter in 1916. Other important issues included national security and the war in Iraq. Nethercutt supported the invasion of Iraq, while Murray opposed it. Nethercutt was a heavy underdog from the start, and his campaign never gained much traction. In November, he lost by 12 points, receiving 43 percent of the vote to Murray's 55 percent. Washington general electionhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004/2004Stat.htm#47 2004 ELECTION STATISTICS clerk.house.gov 20 December 2017 Democratic Party (Washington) Patty Murray (incumbent) 1,549,708 54.98 Republican Party (Washington) George Nethercutt 1,204,584 42.74 Libertarian Party (US) J. Mills 34,055 1.21 Green Party of the United States Mark Wilson 30,304 1.08 2,818,651 100.00 Wisconsin Wisconsin Election Wisconsin presidential no 1998 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1998 2010 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 2010 125x136px Russ Feingold official photo 2.jpg Russ Feingold Democratic Party (US) 1,632,697 55.3% Tim Michels cropped.jpg Tim Michels Republican Party (US) 1,301,183 44.1% 2004 United States Senate election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg 220px Feingold: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Michels: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Russ Feingold Democratic Party (US) Russ Feingold Democratic Party (US) 2004 United States Senate election in Wisconsin List of United States senators from Wisconsin Incumbent Democrat Russ Feingold won re-election to a third term. Republican businessman and Army veteran Tim Michels insisted he had more real world experience than Feingold, someone he called an "extreme liberal" who was out of touch with Wisconsin voters.http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-112626866.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121104080030/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-112626866.html 4 November 2012 Michels Touts Rural Roots in Joining Gop Senate Race 27 January 2004 HighBeam Research subscription The Capital Times usurped 20 December 2017 Feingold countered by saying that any Republican would be a rubber stamp for President Bush. The incumbent had $2.2 million in the bank, while Michels had already spent $1 million in the primary and had only about $150,000 left.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_6caAAAAIBAJ&pg=6652,3445599&dq=tim+michels&hl=en Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Google News Archive Search news.google.com 20 December 2017June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes When the NRSC was finally convinced in October that Michels had a shot, they pledged $600,000 for him.http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PD&s_site=twincities&p_multi=SP&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1061D02F1E0B4413&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Pioneer Press: Search Results nl.newsbank.com 20 December 2017 On October 1, a poll showed Feingold leading 52% to 39%.Zielinski Graeme 1 October 2004 Feingold holds big lead over Michels, poll says http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1057665A96950BA6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM https://web.archive.org/web/20110609093231/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1057665A96950BA6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM 2011-06-09 2021-07-10 nl.newsbank.com Milwaukee Journal Sentinel In mid-October, another poll showed Feingold winning 48% to 43%. A poll at the end of the month showed him leading 51% to 36%.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PKgaAAAAIBAJ&pg=6021,4541874&dq=tim+michels+poll&hl=en Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Google News Archive Search news.google.com 20 December 2017June 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes Wisconsin general electionhttp://gab.wi.gov/sites/default/files/2004_FallElection_Results_Summary.pdf 2004 Fall General Election results Wisconsin Government Accountability Board November 2, 2004 March 30, 2015 August 13, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150813132113/http://www.gab.wi.gov/sites/default/files/2004_FallElection_Results_Summary.pdf Democratic Party (US) Russ Feingold (incumbent) 1,632,697 55.35 Republican Party (US) Tim Michels 1,301,183 44.11 Libertarian Party (US) Arif Khan 8,367 0.28 Independent Eugene A. Hem 6,662 0.23 Write-In Votes 834 0.03 2,949,743 100.00 See also 2004 United States elections 2004 United States gubernatorial elections 2004 United States presidential election 2004 United States House of Representatives elections 108th United States Congress 109th United States Congress Notes References 30em References List of the most expensive senatorial races, via Opensecrets.org Election results, via CNN United States Election 2004 Web Archive from the U.S. Library of Congress Peter E. Harrell South Carolina: Debate Poses Question of Who Has Momentum https://www.nytimes.com/cq/2004/10/14/news-1386206.html?pagewanted=print&position= The New York Times October 14, 2004 February 1, 2008 Michael Graham The Revolutionary http://www.nationalreview.com/mgraham/graham200411011102.asp National Review Online November 1, 2004 February 1, 2008 Henderson, Harold March 12, 2004 15 Candidates! We Can Help—The Reader's Guide to the Big Showdown Chicago Reader 1 https://securesite.chireader.com/cgi-bin/Archive/abridged2.bat?path=2004/040312/CNDIDATE January 24, 2009 etal July 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Mendell, David August 14, 2007 Obama: From Promise to Power 147–302 New York Amistad/HarperCollins 978-0-06-085820-9 https://archive.org/details/obamafrompromise00mend_0/page/147 January 27, 2009 registration Elections Division from the Louisiana Secretary of State 2004 North Dakota U.S. Senate Election results JoinCalifornia 2004 General Election SmartVoter.org page on the California Senate race. Final results from the secretary of state of California. Wayback Machine Category:Bill Frist