2004 Presidential Election
286
Electoral votes — George W. Bush
251
Electoral votes — John F. Kerry
270
Needed for a majority
50.7%
Popular vote — George W. Bush
Electoral College record, as published by the National Archives
President
George W. Bush [R]
Main Opponent
John F. Kerry [D]
Electoral Vote
Winner: 286 · Main Opponent: 251 · Total/Majority: 538/270
Vice President
Richard B. Cheney (286)
V.P. Opponent:
John Edwards (252)
Notes
During the counting of the vote in Congress, Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-Ohio) and Sen. Barabara Boxer (D-Calif.) raised objections to the Ohio Certificate of Vote alleging that the votes were not regularly given. Both houses voted to override the objection, 74 to 1 in the Senate and 267 to 31 in the House of Representatives.
Popular vote — national
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush | R | 62,040,610 | 50.7% |
| John F. Kerry | D | 59,028,444 | 48.3% |
| Ralph Nader | I | 465,660 | 0.4% |
| Michael Badnarik | LBT | 397,265 | 0.3% |
| Michael Anthony Peroutka | CON | 143,630 | 0.1% |
| All other candidates and write-ins (61) | — | 219,736 | 0.2% |
| Total | 122,295,345 | 100% |
National figures are the sum of the FEC's certified state-by-state results below. Candidate names and party labels are as the FEC published them; party labels can differ by state.
Popular vote — by state
| State | George W. Bush | John F. Kerry | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1,176,39462.5% | 693,93336.8% | 13,1220.7% | 1,883,449 |
| Alaska | 190,88961.1% | 111,02535.5% | 10,6843.4% | 312,598 |
| Arizona | 1,104,29454.9% | 893,52444.4% | 14,7670.7% | 2,012,585 |
| Arkansas | 572,89854.3% | 469,95344.5% | 12,0941.1% | 1,054,945 |
| California | 5,509,82644.4% | 6,745,48554.3% | 166,5411.3% | 12,421,852 |
| Colorado | 1,101,25551.7% | 1,001,73247.0% | 27,3431.3% | 2,130,330 |
| Connecticut | 693,82643.9% | 857,48854.3% | 27,4551.7% | 1,578,769 |
| Delaware | 171,66045.8% | 200,15253.3% | 3,3780.9% | 375,190 |
| District of Columbia | 21,2569.3% | 202,97089.2% | 3,3601.5% | 227,586 |
| Florida | 3,964,52252.1% | 3,583,54447.1% | 61,7440.8% | 7,609,810 |
| Georgia | 1,914,25458.0% | 1,366,14941.4% | 21,4720.7% | 3,301,875 |
| Hawaii | 194,19145.3% | 231,70854.0% | 3,1140.7% | 429,013 |
| Idaho | 409,23568.4% | 181,09830.3% | 8,1141.4% | 598,447 |
| Illinois | 2,345,94644.5% | 2,891,55054.8% | 36,8260.7% | 5,274,322 |
| Indiana | 1,479,43859.9% | 969,01139.3% | 19,5530.8% | 2,468,002 |
| Iowa | 751,95749.9% | 741,89849.2% | 13,0530.9% | 1,506,908 |
| Kansas | 736,45662.0% | 434,99336.6% | 16,3071.4% | 1,187,756 |
| Kentucky | 1,069,43959.5% | 712,73339.7% | 13,7100.8% | 1,795,882 |
| Louisiana | 1,102,16956.7% | 820,29942.2% | 20,6381.1% | 1,943,106 |
| Maine | 330,20144.6% | 396,84253.6% | 13,7091.9% | 740,752 |
| Maryland | 1,024,70342.9% | 1,334,49355.9% | 27,4821.2% | 2,386,678 |
| Massachusetts | 1,071,10936.8% | 1,803,80061.9% | 37,4791.3% | 2,912,388 |
| Michigan | 2,313,74647.8% | 2,479,18351.2% | 46,3231.0% | 4,839,252 |
| Minnesota | 1,346,69547.6% | 1,445,01451.1% | 36,6781.3% | 2,828,387 |
| Mississippi | 684,98159.5% | 458,09439.8% | 9,0700.8% | 1,152,145 |
| Missouri | 1,455,71353.3% | 1,259,17146.1% | 16,4800.6% | 2,731,364 |
| Montana | 266,06359.1% | 173,71038.6% | 10,6722.4% | 450,445 |
| Nebraska | 512,81465.9% | 254,32832.7% | 11,0441.4% | 778,186 |
| Nevada | 418,69050.5% | 397,19047.9% | 13,7071.7% | 829,587 |
| New Hampshire | 331,23748.9% | 340,51150.2% | 5,9900.9% | 677,738 |
| New Jersey | 1,670,00346.2% | 1,911,43052.9% | 30,2580.8% | 3,611,691 |
| New Mexico | 376,93049.8% | 370,94249.0% | 8,4321.1% | 756,304 |
| New York | 2,962,56740.1% | 4,314,28058.4% | 114,1891.5% | 7,391,036 |
| North Carolina | 1,961,16656.0% | 1,525,84943.6% | 13,9920.4% | 3,501,007 |
| North Dakota | 196,65162.9% | 111,05235.5% | 5,1301.6% | 312,833 |
| Ohio | 2,859,76850.8% | 2,741,16748.7% | 26,9730.5% | 5,627,908 |
| Oklahoma | 959,79265.6% | 503,96634.4% | 00.0% | 1,463,758 |
| Oregon | 866,83147.2% | 943,16351.3% | 26,7881.5% | 1,836,782 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,793,84748.4% | 2,938,09550.9% | 37,6480.7% | 5,769,590 |
| Rhode Island | 169,04638.7% | 259,76559.4% | 8,3231.9% | 437,134 |
| South Carolina | 937,97458.0% | 661,69940.9% | 18,0571.1% | 1,617,730 |
| South Dakota | 232,58459.9% | 149,24438.4% | 6,3871.6% | 388,215 |
| Tennessee | 1,384,37556.8% | 1,036,47742.5% | 16,4670.7% | 2,437,319 |
| Texas | 4,526,91761.1% | 2,832,70438.2% | 51,1440.7% | 7,410,765 |
| Utah | 663,74271.5% | 241,19926.0% | 22,9032.5% | 927,844 |
| Vermont | 121,18038.8% | 184,06758.9% | 7,0622.3% | 312,309 |
| Virginia | 1,716,95953.7% | 1,454,74245.5% | 26,6660.8% | 3,198,367 |
| Washington | 1,304,89445.6% | 1,510,20152.8% | 43,9891.5% | 2,859,084 |
| West Virginia | 423,77856.1% | 326,54143.2% | 5,5680.7% | 755,887 |
| Wisconsin | 1,478,12049.3% | 1,489,50449.7% | 29,3831.0% | 2,997,007 |
| Wyoming | 167,62968.9% | 70,77629.1% | 5,0232.1% | 243,428 |
“Others” is the state's certified total minus the candidates shown. Every candidate's state result is in the archived FEC workbook.
Electoral votes by state
| State | Electoral Vote of each State | For President | For Vice-President | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush, of Texas | John F. Kerry, of Massachusetts | John Edwards, of North Carolina | Richard B. Cheney, of Wyoming | John Edwards, of North Carolina | ||
| Alabama | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - |
| Alaska | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - |
| Arizona | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - |
| Arkansas | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - |
| California | 55 | - | 55 | - | - | 55 |
| Colorado | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - |
| Connecticut | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | 7 |
| Delaware | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Florida | 27 | 27 | - | - | 27 | - |
| Georgia | 15 | 15 | - | - | 15 | - |
| Hawaii | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| Idaho | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - |
| Illinois | 21 | - | 21 | - | - | 21 |
| Indiana | 11 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - |
| Iowa | 7 | 7 | - | - | 7 | - |
| Kansas | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - |
| Kentucky | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - |
| Louisiana | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - |
| Maine | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| Maryland | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | 10 |
| Massachusetts | 12 | - | 12 | - | - | 12 |
| Michigan | 17 | - | 17 | - | - | 17 |
| Minnesota | 10 | - | 9 | 1 | - | 10 |
| Mississippi | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - |
| Missouri | 11 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - |
| Montana | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - |
| Nebraska | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - |
| Nevada | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - |
| New Hampshire | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| New Jersey | 15 | - | 15 | - | - | 15 |
| New Mexico | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - |
| New York | 31 | - | 31 | - | - | 31 |
| North Carolina | 15 | 15 | - | - | 15 | - |
| North Dakota | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - |
| Ohio | 20 | 20 | - | - | 20 | - |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 7 | - | - | 7 | - |
| Oregon | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | 7 |
| Pennsylvania | 21 | - | 21 | - | - | 21 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| South Carolina | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - |
| South Dakota | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - |
| Tennessee | 11 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - |
| Texas | 34 | 34 | - | - | 34 | - |
| Utah | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - |
| Vermont | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Virginia | 13 | 13 | - | - | 13 | - |
| Washington | 11 | - | 11 | - | - | 11 |
| West Virginia | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - |
| Wisconsin | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | 10 |
| Wyoming | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - |
| Total | 538 | 286 | 251 | 1 | 286 | 252 |
One Minnesota elector voted for John Edwards for both President and Vice President.
Congressional results by state
Every candidate's certified vote in all 440 House races and 34 Senate races, from the Clerk's report. 467 of 474 races match the totals printed in the report's own recapitulation tables; 7 were unopposed with no vote count printed. Compared independently with the FEC's results, 462 of 467 races agree on every candidate's vote; races where the two federal sources differ are flagged on each state's page.
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Official records
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2004
Federal Election Commission
- Appendices
- Appendices
- Congressional election results
- Congressional election results
- Congressional maps
- Federal Elections — complete report
- Federal Elections — complete report
- Guide to party labels
- Preface
- Presidential election results
- Presidential election results
- Presidential maps
- Summary tables
- Summary tables
National Archives — Office of the Federal Register
- 2004 Electoral College Results
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Popular vote — 2004 PRES GENERAL RESULTS
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