2004 United States elections

none February 2026 January 2025 2004 Presidential election year November 2 Republican Party (US)George W. Bush (R) 109th Republican hold Republican +2.4% George W. Bush (R) 286 John Kerry (D) 251 2004 presidential election results map. Red denotes states/districts won by Republican George W. Bush, and Blue denotes those won by Democrat John Kerry. Numbers indicate electoral votes allotted to the winner of each state. 34 of 100 seats Republican hold Republican +4 2004 Senate election results map Republican hold Republican +2.6% Republican +3 350px|alt=2004 House election results map 2004 House election results map 13 (11 states, 2 territories) 0 2004 gubernatorial election results map #0272B1 Democratic gain #CB001A Republican gain#94C6DF Democratic hold #F48984 Republican hold#FF80C0 Popular Democratic hold #999999 Nonpartisan Elections were held in the United States on November 2, 2004, during the early years of the war on terror and after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Republican President George W. Bush won re-election and Republicans retained control of Congress. Democratic Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts won his party's nomination after defeating Senator John Edwards and several other candidates in the 2004 Democratic presidential primaries. In the general election, Bush won 286 of the 538 electoral votes and 50.7 percent of the popular vote. Foreign policy was the dominant theme throughout the election campaign, particularly Bush's conduct of the war on terrorism and the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Riding Bush's coattails, the Republicans picked up net gains of four Senate seats and three House seats. In the gubernatorial elections, neither party won a net gain of seats. Bush became the first president since Ronald Reagan in 1980 to see his party gain seats in both Houses of Congress during a presidential election year. Republicans would not win another trifecta until 2016. Future President Barack Obama was elected to the United States Senate in Illinois, and he was elected president in the next presidential election. As of 2024, this is the last time the incumbent party retained control over both the presidency and Congress after a single term. Democrats would maintain control of the presidency in 2012, but control of Congress remained split. Federal elections President 2004 United States presidential election Republican incumbent President George W. Bush was re-elected, defeating Democratic Senator John Kerry from Massachusetts. United States Senate 2004 United States Senate elections The 34 seats in the United States Senate Class 3 were up for election. Republicans had a net gain of 4 seats. Results summary United States House of Representatives 2004 United States House of Representatives elections Republicans gained a couple of seats in the House, mainly due to the 2003 Texas redistricting. Republicans won the national popular vote for the House of Representatives by a margin of 2.6 percentage points.Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 2004 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004election.pdf U.S. House of Reps, Office of the Clerk 10 April 2017 Results State elections Governors 2004 United States gubernatorial elections Eleven of the fifty United States governors were up for re-election, as were the governorships of two U.S. territories. The final results were a net change of zero between the political parties. The Democrats picked up the governorships in Montana and New Hampshire, but the Republicans picked up the ones in Indiana and Missouri. Other statewide elections In many states where if the following positions were elective offices, voters cast votes for candidates for state executive branch offices of Lieutenant Governor (though some were voted for on the same ticket as the gubernatorial nominee), Secretary of state, state Treasurer, state Auditor, state Attorney General, state Superintendent of Education, Commissioners of Insurance, Agriculture or, Labor, etc.) and state judicial branch offices (seats on state Supreme Courts and, in some states, state appellate courts). State legislative elections paragraphs 2004 United States state legislative elections Initiatives and referendums thumb|right|400px| Vote for same-sex marriage ban by counties: DarkGreen 90% – 100% 1px #AAAAAA solid ForestGreen 80% – 90% 1px #AAAAAA solid LimeGreen 70% – 80% 1px #AAAAAA solid Lime 60% – 70% 1px #AAAAAA solid GreenYellow 50% – 60% 1px #AAAAAA solid Vote against same-sex marriage ban by counties: #cc2f4a 60% – 70% 1px #AAAAAA solid #e27f90 50% – 60% 1px #AAAAAA solid State constitutional amendments prohibiting same-sex marriage are passed in eleven states: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Utah. The measures in Oregon, Mississippi, and Montana bans same-sex marriage only, while Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, and Utah bans both same-sex marriage and civil unions and Michigan bans granting any benefits whatsoever to same-sex couples.http://www.365gay.com/newscon04/11/110304amendments.htm (365Gay) 2013-06-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20080617223620/http://www.365gay.com/newscon04/11/110304amendments.htm 2008-06-17 dead Local elections Mayoral elections Some of the major American cities that held their mayoral elections in 2004 included: Chesapeake – Dalton S. Edge won an open seat race to succeed outgoing Mayor William E. Ward.Kevin Armstrong The Virginian-Pilot Chesapeake mayor Dalton Edge won't run for second term 2008-01-10 http://hamptonroads.com/2008/01/chesapeake-mayor-dalton-edge-wont-run-second-term Jersey City- In a special election triggered due to the passing of Glenn Cunningham (D), attorney Jerramiah Healy (D) defeated General Assemblyman Louis Manzo (D) and Acting Mayor L. Harvey Smith (D) to serve the rest of the unexpired term. San Diego – Incumbent Mayor Dick Murphy (R) was re-elected, but resigned five months later.Jeff Dillon San Diego Union-Tribune San Diego mayor announces departure less than 5 months into second term 2005-04-25 http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20050425-0947-murphy.html Notes References Further reading Ceaser, James W. and Andrew E. Busch. Red Over Blue: The 2004 Elections and American Politics (2005), narrative history. Greene, John C. and Mark J. Rozell, eds. The Values Campaign?: The Christian Right and the 2004 Elections (2006). Sabato, Larry J. Divided States of America: The Slash And Burn Politics of the 2004 Presidential Election (2005). Stempel III, Guido H. and Thomas K. Hargrove, eds. The 21st-Century Voter: Who Votes, How They Vote, and Why They Vote (2 vol. 2015). External links United States Election 2004 Web Archive from the U.S. Library of Congress 2004