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    Tennessee state elections in 2004 were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Primary elections for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, were held on August 5, 2004.[1]

    Presidential election

    [edit]

    President of the United States

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    Main articles: 2004 United States presidential election in Tennessee, 2004 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary, and 2004 Tennessee Republican presidential primary
    Final results by county
    Final results by county:
      Bush
    •   50–60%
    •   60–70%
    •   70–80%
      Kerry
    •   40–50%
    •   50–60%

    In 2004, Tennessee had 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College. In the general election, Incumbent Republican President George W. Bush won the state with 56.81% of the to Democratic candidate John Kerry's 42.51%.

    The presidential primaries were held on February 10, 2004. Incumbent President George W. Bush won Tennessee's Republican primary. John Kerry won the Democratic primary.

    Results

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    United States presidential election in Tennessee, 2004[2]
    PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
    RepublicanGeorge W. Bush (incumbent)Dick Cheney (incumbent)1,384,37556.81%11
    DemocraticJohn KerryJohn Edwards1,036,47742.51%0
    IndependentRalph NaderPeter Camejo8,9920.37%0
    LibertarianMichael BadnarikRichard Campagna4,8660.20%0
    Constitution PartyMichael PeroutkaChuck Baldwin2,5700.11%0
    Green PartyDavid CobbPat LaMarche330.00%0
    SocialistWalt BrownMary Alice Herbert60.00%0
    Totals2,437,919100.00%11
    Voter turnout (Voting age population)54.8%

    February 10, 2004, Primary Results

    Final results by county
    Final results by county:
      Kerry
    •   30–40%
    •   40–50%
    •   50–60%
      Edwards
    •   30–40%
    Tennessee Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2004[3]
    Party Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates[4]
    Democratic John Kerry 151,527 41.02% 31
    Democratic John Edwards 97,914 26.51% 20
    Democratic Wesley Clark 85,315 23.10% 18
    Democratic Howard Dean (withdrawn) 16,128 4.37% 0
    Democratic Al Sharpton 6,107 1.65% 0
    Democratic Joe Lieberman 3,213 0.87% 0
    Democratic Uncommitted 2,727 0.74% 0
    Democratic Carol Moseley Braun (withdrawn) 2,490 0.67% 0
    Democratic Dennis Kucinich 2,279 0.62% 0
    Democratic Dick Gephardt (withdrawn) 1,402 0.38% 0
    Democratic Lyndon LaRouche 283 0.08% 0
    Totals 626,738 100.00% 69
    Final results by county
    Final results by county:
      Bush
    •   85%
    •   90%
    •   95%
    2004 Tennessee Republican presidential primary[5]
    CandidateVotes%Delegates
    George W. Bush94,55795.45%52
    Write-ins4,5044.55%
    Total99,061100%52

    United States Congress

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    House of Representatives

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    Main article: 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
    District results
    District results:
      Democratic
    •   50–60%
    •   60–70%
    •   70–80%
    •   80–90%
      Republican
    •   60–70%
    •   70–80%
    •   >90%

    Tennessee elected nine U.S. representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts.

    Results

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    DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
    elected    		ResultCandidates
    Tennessee 1William L. JenkinsRepublican1996Incumbent re-elected.
    Tennessee 2Jimmy Duncan Jr.Republican1998Incumbent re-elected.
    Tennessee 3Zach WampRepublican1994Incumbent re-elected.
    Tennessee 4Lincoln DavisDemocratic2002Incumbent re-elected.
    Tennessee 5Jim CooperDemocratic1982
    1994 (retired)
    2002    		Incumbent re-elected.
    Tennessee 6Bart GordonDemocratic1984Incumbent re-elected.
    Tennessee 7Marsha BlackburnRepublican2002Incumbent re-elected.
    Tennessee 8John TannerDemocratic1988Incumbent re-elected.
    Tennessee 9Harold Ford Jr.Democratic1996Incumbent re-elected.
    Popular vote
    Republican
     
    		52.32%
    Democratic
     
    		46.51%
    Other
     
    		1.17%
    House seats
    Democratic
     
    		55.56%
    Republican
     
    		44.44%

    State legislature

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    State Senate

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    Main article: 2004 Tennessee Senate election
    See also: Tennessee General Assembly

    Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 2, 2004.

    After this election, Republicans had 17 seats while Democrats had 16 seats, with Republicans gaining two seats, flipping the Senate chamber.

    State House of Representatives

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    Main article: 2004 Tennessee House of Representatives election

    The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives occurred on November 2, 2004.

    Democrats won 53 seats, while Republicans won 46 seats. Democrats gained a seat during this election.

    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ "Historical Election Results | Tennessee Secretary of State". sos.tn.gov. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
    2. ^ "2004 Presidential General Election Results - Tennessee".
    3. ^ Leip, Dave. "2004 Presidential Democratic Primary Election Results - Tennessee". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. Archived from the original on March 16, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
    4. ^ "Tennessee Democratic Delegation 2004". www.thegreenpapers.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2004. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
    5. ^ "RptNewRepPrimary" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2004_Tennessee_elections&oldid=1251729565"

      2004 Tennessee elections

      Tennessee state elections in 2004 were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Primary elections for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, were held on August 5, 2004.[1]

      Presidential election

      President of the United States

      Final results by county
      Final results by county:
        Bush
      •   50–60%
      •   60–70%
      •   70–80%
        Kerry
      •   40–50%
      •   50–60%

      In 2004, Tennessee had 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College. In the general election, Incumbent Republican President George W. Bush won the state with 56.81% of the to Democratic candidate John Kerry's 42.51%.

      The presidential primaries were held on February 10, 2004. Incumbent President George W. Bush won Tennessee's Republican primary. John Kerry won the Democratic primary.

      Results

      United States presidential election in Tennessee, 2004[2]
      PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
      RepublicanGeorge W. Bush (incumbent)Dick Cheney (incumbent)1,384,37556.81%11
      DemocraticJohn KerryJohn Edwards1,036,47742.51%0
      IndependentRalph NaderPeter Camejo8,9920.37%0
      LibertarianMichael BadnarikRichard Campagna4,8660.20%0
      Constitution PartyMichael PeroutkaChuck Baldwin2,5700.11%0
      Green PartyDavid CobbPat LaMarche330.00%0
      SocialistWalt BrownMary Alice Herbert60.00%0
      Totals2,437,919100.00%11
      Voter turnout (Voting age population)54.8%

      February 10, 2004, Primary Results

      Final results by county
      Final results by county:
        Kerry
      •   30–40%
      •   40–50%
      •   50–60%
        Edwards
      •   30–40%
      Tennessee Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2004[3]
      Party Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates[4]
      Democratic John Kerry 151,527 41.02% 31
      Democratic John Edwards 97,914 26.51% 20
      Democratic Wesley Clark 85,315 23.10% 18
      Democratic Howard Dean (withdrawn) 16,128 4.37% 0
      Democratic Al Sharpton 6,107 1.65% 0
      Democratic Joe Lieberman 3,213 0.87% 0
      Democratic Uncommitted 2,727 0.74% 0
      Democratic Carol Moseley Braun (withdrawn) 2,490 0.67% 0
      Democratic Dennis Kucinich 2,279 0.62% 0
      Democratic Dick Gephardt (withdrawn) 1,402 0.38% 0
      Democratic Lyndon LaRouche 283 0.08% 0
      Totals 626,738 100.00% 69
      Final results by county
      Final results by county:
        Bush
      •   85%
      •   90%
      •   95%
      2004 Tennessee Republican presidential primary[5]
      CandidateVotes%Delegates
      George W. Bush94,55795.45%52
      Write-ins4,5044.55%
      Total99,061100%52

      United States Congress

      House of Representatives

      District results
      District results:
        Democratic
      •   50–60%
      •   60–70%
      •   70–80%
      •   80–90%
        Republican
      •   60–70%
      •   70–80%
      •   >90%

      Tennessee elected nine U.S. representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts.

      Results

      DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
      elected      		ResultCandidates
      Tennessee 1William L. JenkinsRepublican1996Incumbent re-elected.
      • ▌Green tickY William L. Jenkins (Republican) 73.9%
      • ▌Graham Leonard (Democratic) 24.1%
      • ▌Ralph Ball (Independent) 1.3%
      • ▌Michael Peavler (Independent) 0.7%
      Tennessee 2Jimmy Duncan Jr.Republican1998Incumbent re-elected.
      • ▌Green tickY Jimmy Duncan Jr. (Republican) 79.1%
      • ▌John Greene (Democratic) 19.1%
      • ▌Charles Howard (Independent) 1.8%
      Tennessee 3Zach WampRepublican1994Incumbent re-elected.
      • ▌Green tickY Zach Wamp (Republican) 64.7%
      • ▌John Wolfe (Democratic) 32.8%
      • ▌June Griffin (Independent) 1.2%
      • ▌Doug Vandagriff (Independent) 0.7%
      • ▌Jean Howard-Hill (Independent) 0.6%
      Tennessee 4Lincoln DavisDemocratic2002Incumbent re-elected.
      Tennessee 5Jim CooperDemocratic1982
      1994 (retired)
      2002      		Incumbent re-elected.
      Tennessee 6Bart GordonDemocratic1984Incumbent re-elected.
      • ▌Green tickY Bart Gordon (Democratic) 64.2%
      • ▌Nick Demas (Republican) 33.6%
      • ▌J. Patrick Lyons (Independent) 1.5%
      • ▌Norman Saliba (Independent) 0.7%
      Tennessee 7Marsha BlackburnRepublican2002Incumbent re-elected.
      Tennessee 8John TannerDemocratic1988Incumbent re-elected.
      Tennessee 9Harold Ford Jr.Democratic1996Incumbent re-elected.
      Popular vote
      Republican
       
      		52.32%
      Democratic
       
      		46.51%
      Other
       
      		1.17%
      House seats
      Democratic
       
      		55.56%
      Republican
       
      		44.44%

      State legislature

      State Senate

      Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 2, 2004.

      After this election, Republicans had 17 seats while Democrats had 16 seats, with Republicans gaining two seats, flipping the Senate chamber.

      State House of Representatives

      The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives occurred on November 2, 2004.

      Democrats won 53 seats, while Republicans won 46 seats. Democrats gained a seat during this election.

      See also

      References

      1. ^ "Historical Election Results | Tennessee Secretary of State". sos.tn.gov. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
      2. ^ "2004 Presidential General Election Results - Tennessee".
      3. ^ Leip, Dave. "2004 Presidential Democratic Primary Election Results - Tennessee". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. Archived from the original on March 16, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
      4. ^ "Tennessee Democratic Delegation 2004". www.thegreenpapers.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2004. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
      5. ^ "RptNewRepPrimary" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
      Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2004_Tennessee_elections&oldid=1251729565"