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| Richard Shelby  
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| Republican&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
| 1,242,200&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
| 1,242,200&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
| 67.5%
 
| 67.5%
 
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| Wayne Sowell&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| <font color="#CC0033">Wayne Sowell</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
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| 0.1%
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=== Alaska ===
 
=== Alaska ===
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| '''Party'''
 
| '''Percent'''
 
| '''Challenger'''
 
| '''Party
 
| '''Percent'''
 
 
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| Lisa Murkowski
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| <font color="#0000CC">Lisa Murkowski</font>
 
| Republican
 
| Republican
 
| 48.6%
 
| 48.6%
| Tony Knowles  
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| <font color="#CC0033">Tony Knowles</font>
 
| Democratic
 
| Democratic
 
| 45.5%
 
| 45.5%
| Mark Millican
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| Non-Partisan
 
| Non-Partisan
 
| 2.9%
 
| 2.9%
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| '''Challenger'''
 
| '''Party
 
| '''Percent'''
 
 
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| John McCain
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| <font color="#0000CC">John McCain</font>
 
| Republican
 
| Republican
 
| 76.7%
 
| 76.7%
| Staurt Starkey  
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|-
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| <font color="#CC0033">Staurt Starkey </font>
 
| Democratic
 
| Democratic
 
| 20.6%
 
| 20.6%
| Ernest Hancock
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|-
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| <font color="#FFCC00">Ernest Hancock</font>
 
| Libertarian
 
| Libertarian
 
| 2.6%
 
| 2.6%
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=== Arkansas ===
 
=== Arkansas ===
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| '''Percent'''
 
 
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| Blanche Lincoln
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| <font color="#CC0033">Blanche Lincoln</font>
 
| Democratic
 
| Democratic
 
| 55.9%
 
| 55.9%
| Jim Holt  
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|-
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| <font color="#0000CC">Jim Holt</font>
 
| Republican
 
| Republican
 
| 44.1%
 
| 44.1%
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| Barbara Boxer
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| Democratic
 
| Democratic
| 58%
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| 58.3%
| William Jones  
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| <font color="#0000CC">William Jones</font>
 
| Republican
 
| Republican
| 38%
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| 38.1%
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| Others
 
| Others
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| -
| 4%
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| 3.6%
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| '''Party'''
 
| '''Percent'''
 
 
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| Ken Salazar
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| <font color="#CC0033">Ken Salazar</font>
 
| Democratic
 
| Democratic
 
| 51%
 
| 51%
| Pete Coors
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|-
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| <font color="#0000CC">Pete Coors</font>
 
| Republican
 
| Republican
 
| 47%
 
| 47%
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| Others
 
| Others
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[[Category:Election Results]]
 
[[Category:Election Results]]

Revision as of 23:39, 20 August 2005

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.

Republican incumbent George W. Bush defeated Democratic Senator John Kerry 286 to 251 in the Electoral College, and 62,040,610 to 59,028,111 in the Popular Vote.

Percentages and 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

Incumbent 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 Percentage
Lisa Murkowski Republican 48.6%
Tony Knowles Democratic 45.5%
Mark Millican Non-Partisan 2.9%

Arizona

Incumbent Party Percentage
John McCain Republican 76.7%
Staurt Starkey Democratic 20.6%
Ernest Hancock Libertarian 2.6%

Arkansas

Incumbent Party Percentage
Blanche Lincoln Democratic 55.9%
Jim Holt Republican 44.1%

California

Incumbent Party Percentage
Barbara Boxer Democratic 58.3%
William Jones Republican 38.1%
Others - 3.6%

Colorado

Incumbent Party Percentage
Ken Salazar Democratic 51%
Pete Coors Republican 47%
Others - 2%