U.S. presidential election, 2004

Presidential Candidate	Electoral Vote	Popular Vote	Pct	Party	Running Mate (Electoral Votes)
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Source: U.S. Office of the Federal Register

The next U.S. presidential election is scheduled to occur November 2, 2004.

For the same date is scheduled:

• the U.S. House election, 2004, see United States House of Representatives
• the U.S. Senate election, 2004, see United States Senate#Composition and elections

(the entire House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate are elected simultaneously with the President).

The newly elected or newly re-elected President will be inaugurated on January 20, 2005.

Table of contents

1 Timeline 2 Important future dates 3 Candidates 4 Electoral College changes from 2000 5 External links and references 5.1 Election 2004 link directories 5.2 Election 2004 global debate and voting 5.3 Election news wires 5.4 News articles 5.5 Election campaign funding

Timeline

• January 2, 2003- Senator John Edwards of North Carolina announces formation of exploratory committee.
• January 4, 2003 - Represenative Richard Gephardt of Missouri announces his candidacy.
• January 5, 2003 - Reverend Al Sharpton of New York announces his candidacy.
• January 13, 2003 - Senator Joseph Lieberman from Connecticut announces his candidacy.
• January 17, 2003 - Libertarian Gary Nolan, former syndicated talk radio host, files papers to form an exploratory committee for a presidential run and announces his candidacy.
• January 22, 2003 - A campaign to draft Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs is launched at http://www.jobs4president.org/. The site was announced on Slashdot, overloading the server within ten minutes. Before the owners of the site could bring the site back up, Jobs declines interest in running. [1]
• May 7, 2003 - Vice President Dick Cheney announces he will be President Bush's running mate again in 2004. Cheney's position on the ticket had been the subject of some speculation because he has had four heart attacks, though none as Vice President. Bush had still not formally announced he would seek re-election yet.
• May 16, 2003 - President Bush formally files papers with the Federal Election Commission seeking a second term as President.
• June 23, 2003 - Former Governor Howard Dean from Vermont announces canidacy.
• July 14, 2003 - Edie Bukewihge, Republican, formally filed papers with the Federal Election Commission seeking a first term as President of the United States.
• September 16, 2003 - John Edwards officially announces his candidacy on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
• September 17, 2003 - retired General Wesley Clark announces his candidacy.
• September 25, 2003 - Natural Law Party endorses Dennis Kucinich for President.
• Oct 10-12, 2003 - Reform Party convention in Diamondhead, Mississippi apparently decides not to run a candidate for President.
• Oct 22, 2003 - Ralph Nader removed his name from the California Green Party presidential primary ballot.

See also: 2004 Democratic Primary Timeline

Important future dates

• January 19, 2004 - Iowa Caucus
• January 27, 2004 - New Hampshire primary
• February 3, 2004 - First date for Democratic primaries and caucuses other than New Hampshire and Iowa
  • South Carolina primary
  • Missouri primary
  • Arizona primary
• February 10, 2004 - Virginia primary
• March 2, 2004 - California, New York and Texas primaries
• March 9, 2004 - Florida primary
• May 28-May 31, 2004 - Libertarian National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia
• June 24-June 27, 2004 - Green Party of the United States National convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
• July 26-July 29, 2004 - Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts
• August 30-September 2, 2004 - Republican National Convention in New York City, New York
• November 2, 2004 - General election.
• December 13, 2004 - U.S. Electoral College meets to elect the President.
• January 6, 2005 - Electoral votes officially tallied before both Houses of Congress.
• January 20, 2005 - Inauguration day.

Click here for a map of all primary dates

Candidates

• Democrats: The candidate will be chosen in the 2004 Democratic Primaries. The vice presidential candidate will also be chosen at the convention, with the goal of balancing the ticket and gaining extra votes, rather than choosing the 2nd place finisher in the primary. If no candidate gains a majority of the delegates in the primary, a deal may be struck, but in recent years the candidate has always clinched the nomination before all primaries are completed.
  • Filed:
    • Represenative Richard Gephardt,
    • Senator John Kerry,
    • Represenative Dennis Kucinich,
    • Former Senator Carol Moseley Braun,
    • Reverend Al Sharpton
  • Announced:
    • General Wesley Clark,
    • Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean,
    • Senator John Edwards,
    • Lyndon LaRouche,
    • Senator Joseph Lieberman
  • Dropped out:
    • Senator Bob Graham (October 7, 2003)
  • Declined: Al Gore, Hillary Clinton, Joseph Biden, Tom Daschle, Christopher Dodd, Gary Hart

• Republicans
  • Filed: George W. Bush, President of the United States. Note: An incumbent president in the U.S. seeking reelection has nearly always won his party's nomination (Franklin Pierce, Grover Cleveland, and arguably Lyndon Johnson are exceptions). It is almost certain that President Bush will be the Republican candidate in 2004.
  • Filed: Edie Bukewihge, Note: A challenger for president of the United States seeking to eliminate George W Bush in the primary election this 2004.

• Libertarians: The candidate will be chosen by delegates to the Libertarian Party National Convention on May 30, 2004 in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Filed
    • Gary Nolan, Talk radio host
    • Michael Badnarik, former State House candidate from Texas
  • Announced
  • Considering
    • Gary E. Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico
    • Ed Thompson, former Mayor of Tomah, Wisconsin
  • Declined
    • James Gray, presiding Superior Court Judge, Orange County, California
    • Carla Howell, former candidate for Governor and U.S. Senate from Massachusetts
  • Withdrew candidacy
    • David Hollist, from California
    • Ken Krawchuk, former candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania (withdrew April 2003)

• Greens
  • Announced
    • Carol Miller, New Mexico
    • David Cobb, legal advisor to the party and former candidate for Texas attorney general
  • Considering
    • Cynthia McKinney, former Congresswoman from Georgia
    • Jello Biafra, former lead singer of the Dead Kennedys and candidate for the 2000 nomination
    • Paul Glover, creator of Ithaca Hours
  • Declined
    • Ralph Nader, consumer rights advocate and 1996 and 2000 nominee

• Constitution Party

Electoral College changes from 2000

With the completion of the 2000 census, Congressional re-apportionment took place, moving some representative districts from the slowest growing states to the fastest growing. As a result, some states will send a different number of electors to the U.S. Electoral College, since the number of electors allotted to a state is equal to the sum of the number of Senators and Representatives from that state. Since the results were so close in 2000, this could potentially impact the outcome of the 2004 election.

The following table shows the change in electors from the 2000 election. Red (+7) states represent those that Bush won in 2000 and blue (-7) states Gore won.

Arizona (+2) California (+1) Colorado (+1) Connecticut (-1) Florida (+2) Georgia (+2) Illinois (-1) Indiana (-1) Michigan (-1)

Mississippi (-1) Nevada (+1) New York (-2) North Carolina (+1) Ohio (-1) Oklahoma (-1) Pennsylvania (-2) Texas (+2) Wisconsin (-1)

See also: President of the United States, U.S. presidential election, U.S. Democratic Party Presidential Primary, 2004, U.S. Republican Party Presidential Primary, 2004, 2004

External links and references

Election 2004 link directories

• E-Democracy.US Election 2004 Links

Election 2004 global debate and voting

• The world votes

Election news wires

• Associated Press news wire
• Washington Post Election 2004 coverage

News articles

• Green Party considers 2004 strategy - MSNBC, July 2003

Election campaign funding

• 2004 Center for Responsive Politics compiles data about who gives and who receives
• Money Maps