The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2004 Provincial Enumeration and Monday, November 22, 2004 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-sixth Legislative Assembly. Upon the conclusion of an investigation, any penalties or reprimands issued will be made available here. The 2004 United States presidential election was the 55th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004.   North Carolina  PREVIEW: GENERAL ELECTION 2004. In accepting the nomination, he began his speech with, "I'm John Kerry and I'm reporting for duty." His late start left him with relatively few detailed policy proposals. During the counting of the vote in Congress, Rep. CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (, United States presidential election, 2004, George W. 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He later delivered what may have been the speech's most memorable line when he said, "the future doesn't belong to fear, it belongs to freedom", a quote that later appeared in a Kerry/Edwards television advertisement. Heading into the primaries, Kerry's campaign was largely seen as being in trouble, particularly after he fired campaign manager Jim Jordan. Senator John Kerry (Massachusetts) came in, and with the air of a war hero’s electability, the latter washed over front-runner and former Vermont governor Howard Dean in the caucuses and rode the current all the way to…, …securing the Democratic nomination in 2004, Kerry chose as his running mate John Edwards, a U.S. senator from North Carolina who had contended ably for the primary nomination. Kerry touted plans to reduce joblessness and the national deficit, increase access to health care, and roll back tax cuts that Bush had secured for America’s wealthiest. Voter turnout was unusually high. Senator Joe Lieberman, a liberal on domestic issues but a hawk on the War on Terror, began his candidacy in early 2003 but failed to gain traction with liberal Democratic primary voters. The morning after the election, the major candidates were neck and neck. The Provincial General Election was held on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Clark and Dean dropped out during this time, leaving Edwards as the only real threat to Kerry. The largest of the debates was held at Saint Anselm College, where both Kerry and Dean had strong performances. The Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act (EFCDA) imposes limits on the amount that can be spent on election expenses and advertising. Tom Vilsack. On October 29, four days before the election, excerpts of a video of Osama bin Laden addressing the American people were broadcast on al Jazeera. However, the Iowa caucuses yielded unexpectedly strong results for Democratic candidates Kerry, who earned 38% of the state's delegates, and John Edwards, who took 32%. That's what we suspect has happened. United States presidential election of 2004, American presidential election held on Nov. 2, 2004, in which Republican George W. Bush was elected to a second term, defeating Democrat John Kerry, a U.S senator from Massachusetts. View Volume 3 – Volume III is comprised of information on the financial activities of political participants relating to the election event under the EFCDA. The result of an electoral tie would cause the election to be decided in the House of Representatives with each state casting one vote, regardless of population. The move was met with opposition from some Republican lawmakers. Advertisements produced by political campaigns usually included the statement, "I'm [candidate's name], and I approve this message." As a result, central issues in the campaign were terrorism and, particularly, the Iraq War—with the lack of evidence that Iraq had stocks of weapons of mass destruction (one rationale given for the invasion) and with continuing American casualties. Blog Interactive Map Widget Code for This Contest (, November 2, 2004 - Election Night Timeline, 2004 Presidential General Election Results, In Minnesota, one Kerry Elector voted for John Edwards (President) and John Edwards (Vice President). [16], Between August and September 2004, there was an intense focus on events that occurred in the late-1960s and early-1970s.   New York  In 2004, the results were Bush 21,490 (64.1%), Kerry 11,781 (35.1%), Nader 196 (0.58%) and Badnarik 67 (0.2%). Results for and Individual County: Almost 1.5 million electors voted in this election, resulting in a final voter turnout of 56.7%. Most other states did not have updated polling numbers to give an accurate placing for Kerry's campaign before Iowa. The keynote address at the convention was delivered by Illinois State Senator (and future president) Barack Obama; the speech was well received, and it elevated Obama's status within the Democratic Party.[13]. Candidate spending, voter turnout, and partisan dissension were high, and Bush defeated Kerry in a contentious and close election, which, as in 2000, hinged on the electoral votes of a single state, this time Ohio rather than Florida. In the same article, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said "I'm not confident that the election in Ohio was fairly decided... We know that there was substantial voter suppression, and the machines were not reliable. By comparison, only a quarter lived in such counties in 1976. Bush was the first candidate since his father in the 1988 election to win over 50% of the popular vote, and is the most recent Republican candidate to have done so, as well as winning the overall popular vote. He also brought on the "magical" Michael Whouley who would be credited with helping bring home the Iowa victory the same as he did in New Hampshire for Al Gore in 2000 against Bill Bradley.   Wisconsin    Kentucky  The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2019 Provincial General Election was presented in three volumes, as follows: View Volume 1 – Volume I is comprised of information on the election, statistics, costs of the event and recommendations under the Election Act. He swept the South and the Mountain States and took the crucial swing states of Ohio, Iowa, and New Mexico, the latter two being flipped Republican.   New Hampshire  RACE NAME PARTY CANVASS VOTES PERCENT; President/Vice-President: George W. Bush/ Dick Cheney(I) REP: 4,526,917: 61.09%: John F. Kerry/ John Edwards: DEM: 2,832,704: ... SOS Home Page Election History Page Election Home Page For … According to one exit poll, people who voted for Bush cited the issues of terrorism and traditional values as the most important factors in their decision. Click on the following parts to download the full report in PDF format. 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Earlier, some 13 U.S. The following table shows the change in electors from the 2000 election. Howard Dean was a strong front-runner. Minor party candidates received many fewer votes, dropping from a total of 3.5% in 2000 to approximately one percent. Red states represent those won by Bush; and blue states, those won by both Gore and Kerry. [18] Serious doubts about the documents' authenticity quickly emerged,[19] leading CBS to appoint a review panel that eventually resulted in the firing of the news producer and other significant staffing changes.[20][21]. One of Kerry's slogans was "Stronger at home, respected in the world." If your registration is up-to-date, you’re ready to vote! 2004 marked the only time at which a president who lost the popular vote in the preceding election won it in the following election. This is the most recent election when a candidate won while earning less than 300 electoral votes. In sheer numbers, John Kerry had fewer endorsements than Dean, who was far ahead in the superdelegate race going into the Iowa caucuses in January 2004.   North Dakota  Edwards finished only slightly behind Kerry in Georgia, but after failing to win a single state other than South Carolina, he chose to withdraw from the presidential race.   Arizona  Although Guam has no votes in the Electoral College, they have held a straw poll for their presidential preferences since 1980. First, while the war itself was popular in the U.S., the reconstruction and attempted "democratization" of Iraq lost some support as months passed and casualty figures increased, with no decrease in violence nor progress toward stability or reconstruction. "[57], At the invitation of the United States government, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) sent a team of observers to monitor the presidential elections in 2004.   Colorado  His strength as a fund raiser was attributed mainly to his embrace of the Internet for campaigning. By December, the Taliban had been removed, although a long and ongoing reconstruction would follow. It was the first time the OSCE had sent observers to a U.S. presidential election, although they had been invited in the past. One Minnesota elector voted for Edwards for both president and vice president. Named for a section of the Internal Revenue Code, these groups were able to raise large amounts of money for various political causes as long as they do not coordinate their activities with political campaigns. During the debate, no Senator argued that the outcome of the election should be changed by either court challenge or revote. Examples of 527s include Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, MoveOn.org, the Media Fund, and America Coming Together. Find out how historical elections were decided, what candidates ran, which parties were involved, and more…. 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