2004 U.S. General Election
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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.
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
- Richard C. Shelby, Republican 1,242,200
- Wayne Sowell, Democrat 595,018
- Write-in 1,848
Alaska
- Lisa Murkowski, Republican 149,773
- Tony Knowles, Democrat 140,424
- Marc J. Millican, Nonpartisan 8,885
- Jerry Sanders, Alaskan Independence 3,785
- Jim Sykes, Green 3,053
- Scott A. Kohlhaas, Alaska Libertarian 1,240
- Ted "Big" Gianoutsos, Nonpartisan 732
- Write-in 423
Arizona
- John McCain, Republican 1,505,372
- Stuart Starky, Democrat 404,507
- Ernest Hancock, Libertarian 51,798
Arkansas
- Blanche L. Lincoln, Democrat 580,973
- Jim Holt, Republican 458,036
- Glen A. Schwarz, Write-in 212
- Gene Mason, Write-in 128