United States presidential election in Delaware, 2004

United States presidential election in Delaware, 2004

November 2, 2004

Nominee John Kerry George W. Bush Party Democratic Republican Home state Massachusetts Texas Running mate John Edwards Dick Cheney Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 200,152 171,660 Percentage 53.45% 45.75%

County Results

President before election George W. Bush Republican Elected President George W. Bush Republican

The 2004 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 2, 2004 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 2004 United States presidential election. Voters chose 3 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Delaware was won by Democrat nominee John Kerry by a 7.6% margin of victory. Prior to the election, all 12 news organizations considered this a state Kerry would win, or otherwise considered as a safe blue state.The state was once a Bellwether state, but has voted Democrat every presidential election since 1992. Kerry easily won this state, almost identical results to the 2000 election.

Primaries

• Delaware Democratic primary, 2004

Campaign

Predictions

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There were 12 news organizations who made state by state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day.^[1]

1. D.C. Political Report: Lean Democrat
2. Associated Press: Solid Kerry
3. CNN: Kerry
4. Cook Political Report: Lean Democrat
5. Newsweek: Solid Kerry
6. New York Times: Solid Kerry
7. Rasmussen Reports: Kerry
8. Research 2000: Solid Kerry
9. Washington Post: Kerry
10. Washington Times: Solid Kerry
11. Zogby International: Kerry
12. Washington Dispatch: Kerry

Polling

Just 2 pre-election polls were taken (specifically in September), and Kerry won both of them with 45% and 50% respecteviely. ^[2]

Fundraising

Bush raised $523,150.^[3] Kerry raised $260,657.^[4]

Advertising and visits

Neither campaign advertised or visited this state during the fall campaign.^{[5] [6]}

Analysis

Delaware, a blue state, had not voted for a Republican presidential nominee for two decades going into Election 2008. The last Republican to win Delaware was George H. W. Bush in 1988. Since then, the state has consistently delivered to the Democrats at the presidential level.

Results

Results breakdown

By county

By congressional district

Due to the state's low population, only one congressional district is allocated. This district, called the At-Large district, because it covers the entire state, and thus is equivalent to the statewide election results.

Electors

Technically the voters of Delaware cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Delaware is allocated 3 electors because it has 1 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 3 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 3 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for President and Vice President. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector.

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 13, 2004 to cast their votes for President and Vice President. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols.

The following were the members of the Electoral College from Delaware. All were pledged to and voted for John Kerry and John Edwards:^[8]

1. James Johnson
2. Nancy W. Cook
3. Timothy G. Willard

References

• "Federal Elections 2004: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). Federal Elections Commission. May 2005. p. 28. Retrieved 2008-01-13. 
• "New Castle County by Office" (PDF). 2004 General Election. State of Delaware Elections System. 2004-11-02. p. 1. Retrieved 2008-01-13. 

See also

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