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.

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

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%