2004 U.S. General Election

The U.S. election of 2004 was held on November 2 of that year.

U.S. President

Results -- blue represents Bush states, red represents Kerry states.

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

Results -- light blue represents Republican holds, dark blue Republican pickups, pink Democratic holds, red Democratic pickups.

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%