2004 Oregon Democratic presidential primary

none June 2025 March 2020 2004 Oregon Democratic presidential primary Oregon presidential no 2000 Oregon Democratic presidential primary 2000 2008 Oregon Democratic presidential primary 2008 2004 05 18 59 Democratic National Convention delegates (46 pledged, 13 unpledged)The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote File:John F. Kerry (cropped).jpg John Kerry 00539f Massachusetts 40 289,804 78.63% File:Dennis Kucinich (cropped).jpg Dennis Kucinich ff69b4 Ohio 6 60,019 16.29% 280px File:2004 Oregon Democratic presidential primary election results map by county (vote share).svg County resultsKerry: #2376c3 60–70% #1b5c97 70–80% #13426c 80–90% KY AL The 2004 Oregon Democratic presidential primary was held on May 18 in the U.S. state of Oregon as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 2004 presidential election. Background Through the first months of 2004, the Democratic Party presidential primaries took place throughout the United States to determine which candidate would run against incumbent Republican president George W. Bush in the general election. By the time of the May 18 primary, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry had already attained enough delegates to ensure his nomination, and most other candidates had dropped out of the race. Campaign Although Kerry had already secured the nomination, Kucinich spent weeks actively campaigning in the state, making public appearances and running TV ads. He hoped that a successful showing in Oregon would influence Kerry to adopt more liberal issue positions. Kucinich's best showings in the primary had been in the Hawaii and Alaska caucuses, having won over a quarter of the vote in each. Results 2004 Oregon Democratic presidential primaryhttps://www.thegreenpapers.com/P04/OR-D.phtml#0518 Oregon Democratic Delegation 2004 www.thegreenpapers.com 2020-03-19CandidateVotes%PledgeddelegatesJohn Kerry289,80478.6340Dennis Kucinich60,01916.296Write-ins10,1502.750Lyndon LaRouche8,5712.330Total368,544100%46 Analysis Although the Oregon primary coincided with primaries in Kentucky and Arkansas, analysts were especially interested in the results in Oregon, as the state was expected to be a battleground in the general election.Rainey James Kerry Snares 3 More Primaries https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-may-19-na-oregon19-story.html Los Angeles Times October 3, 2023 May 19, 2004 The Los Angeles Times quoted an Oregon pollster who interpreted the results as an indication that "Democrats will stomach a lot to get rid of George Bush this year", regardless of their feelings about Kerry. References Oregon Democratic presidential primary 2004