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Revision as of 19:57, 19 August 2005
The U.S. election of 2004 was held on November 2 of that year.
U.S. President
George W. Bush of the Republican Party defeated John Kerry of the Democratic Party with 50.7% of the vote and 286 Electoral Votes to 48.3% of the vote and 251 Electoral Votes. Detailed election results available on the Atlas 2004 Summary Page
U.S. Senate
Republicans picked up 5 open seats in the South, and defeated one Democratic incumbent -- Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota.
Democrats, meanwhile, took open seats from the Republicans in Colorado and Illinois.
The net result was a four seat pickup for the GOP, giving them a more formidable majority. However, they fell 5 seats short of the 60 votes needed to end a filibuster.
Alabama
Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage |
Richard Shelby | Republican | 1,242,200 | 67.5% |
Wayne Sowell | Democratic | 595,018 | 32.4% |
Write-in | — | 1,848 | 0.1% |
Alaska
Incumbent | Party | Percent | Challenger | Party | Percent | Challenger | Party | Percent |
Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 48.6% | Tony Knowles | Democratic | 45.5% | Mark Millican | Non-Partisan | 2.9% |
Arizona
Incumbent | Party | Percent | Challenger | Party | Percent | Challenger | Party | Percent |
John McCain | Republican | 76.7% | Staurt Starkey | Democratic | 20.6% | Ernest Hancock | Libertarian | 2.6% |
Arkansas
Incumbent | Party | Percent | Challenger | Party | Percent |
Blanche Lincoln | Democratic | 55.9% | Jim Holt | Republican | 44.1% |