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2004 Tennessee elections

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2004 Tennessee elections

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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

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President of the United States

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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]
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican George W. Bush (incumbent) Dick Cheney (incumbent) 1,384,375 56.81% 11
Democratic John Kerry John Edwards 1,036,477 42.51% 0
Independent Ralph Nader Peter Camejo 8,992 0.37% 0
Libertarian Michael Badnarik Richard Campagna 4,866 0.20% 0
Constitution Party Michael Peroutka Chuck Baldwin 2,570 0.11% 0
Green Party David Cobb Pat LaMarche 33 0.00% 0
Socialist Walt Brown Mary Alice Herbert 6 0.00% 0
Totals 2,437,919 100.00% 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Democratic Howard Dean (withdrawn) 16,128 4.37% 0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Democratic Carol Moseley Braun (withdrawn) 2,490 0.67% 0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Democratic Dick Gephardt (withdrawn) 1,402 0.38% 0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]
Candidate Votes % Delegates
George W. Bush 94,557 95.45% 52
Write-ins 4,504 4.55%
Total 99,061 100% 52

United States Congress

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House of Representatives

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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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District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Tennessee 1 William L. Jenkins Republican 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 2 Jimmy Duncan Jr. Republican 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 3 Zach Wamp Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 4 Lincoln Davis Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 1982
1994 (retired)
2002
Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 6 Bart Gordon Democratic 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 8 John Tanner Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 9 Harold Ford Jr. Democratic 1996 Incumbent 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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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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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.