Missouri Democratic primary, 2004
The 2004 Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary on February 3, 2004 determined the recipient of the state's 88 delegates to the Democratic National Convention in the process to elect the 44th President of the United States. It was an open primary.[1]
Endorsements
Several major endorsements, such as the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, helped John Kerry to clinch the primary. John Edwards got former speaker of the house Jim Kreider and Buchanan County Auditor Susan Montee as endorsements. Governor Howard Dean got the endorsement of Chairman and CEO of King Hershey Richard A. King.
Polling
Candidate |
22 January 2004 |
29 January 2004 |
29 January 2004 |
1 February 2004 |
John Kerry |
25% |
37% |
44% |
56% |
John Edwards |
9% |
11% |
14% |
17% |
Howard Dean |
6% |
7% |
9% |
9% |
Wesley Clark |
3% |
6% |
5% |
6% |
Al Sharpton |
1% |
2% |
2% |
4% |
Joe Lieberman |
2% |
6% |
5% |
3% |
Dennis Kucinich |
1% |
- |
1% |
- |
Dick Gephardt |
3% |
- |
1% |
- |
Source: Missouri - 2004 Presidential Polls
Results
On Mini Tuesday, John Kerry won once again, winning with a majority of over 50%. He won every congressional district and county except Knox County and Lawrence County which Edwards won. Howard Dean received 9%, Clark gets 4%, and several other candidates.
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
Delegates |
Kerry, John F. |
211,745 |
50.6% |
51 |
Edwards, John |
103,088 |
24.6% |
23 |
Dean, Howard |
36,288 |
8.7% |
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Clark, Wesley K. |
18,340 |
4.4% |
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Lieberman, Joe |
14,727 |
3.5% |
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Sharpton, Alfred C. "Al" |
14,308 |
3.4% |
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Gephardt, Richard "Dick" |
8,281 |
2.0% |
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Kucinich, Dennis J. |
4,875 |
1.2% |
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Uncommitted |
4,311 |
1.0% |
14 |
Moseley Braun, Carol |
1,088 |
0.3% |
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LaRouche, Lyndon H., Jr. |
953 |
0.2% |
|
Penna, Fern |
335 |
0.1% |
|
Total |
418,339 |
100.0% |
88 |
See also
References
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National polling |
Democratic Party: 2008 · Republican Party: 2008
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State polling |
Democratic Party: 2008 · Republican Party: 2008
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Fundraising |
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Debates |
Democratic Party: 2008 · Republican Party: 2008
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Major Events |
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Caucuses
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Results breakdown |
Republican Party: 2008 · Democratic Party: 2008
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National
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Reforms |
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