Tennessee Democratic primary, 2004
The 2004 Tennessee primary took place on February 10, 2004 as part of the 2004 United States Democratic presidential primaries. The delegate allocation is Proportional. the candidates are awarded delegates in proportion to the percentage of votes received and is open to anyone. A total of 69 (of 85) delegates are awarded proportionally. A 15 percent threshold is required to receive delegates. Frontrunner John Kerry won the primary with Senator John Edwards and former general Wesley Clark both obtaining over 20% and receiving delegates.
Results
| United States presidential primary election in Tennessee, 2004[1][2] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
Delegates |
|
Democratic |
John Kerry |
151,527 |
41.0% |
31 |
|
Democratic |
John Edwards |
97,914 |
26.5% |
20 |
|
Democratic |
Wesley Clark |
85,315 |
23.1% |
18 |
|
Democratic |
Howard Dean |
16,128 |
4.4% |
0 |
|
Democratic |
Al Sharpton |
6,107 |
1.7% |
0 |
|
Democratic |
Joe Lieberman |
3,213 |
0.9% |
0 |
|
Democratic |
Uncommitted |
2,727 |
0.7% |
0 |
|
Democratic |
Carol Moseley-Braun |
2,490 |
0.7% |
0 |
|
Democratic |
Dennis Kucinich |
2,279 |
0.6% |
0 |
|
Democratic |
Richard Gephardt |
1,402 |
0.4% |
0 |
|
Democratic |
Lyndon Larouche |
283 |
0.1% |
0 |
| Totals |
- |
100.00% |
69 |
| Voter turnout |
% |
— |
Analysis
Kerry won most of the counties and all the congressional districts. Although, Kerry didn't do well in the middle of the state, winning the 4th, 5th, and 6th CDs with less than 40% of the vote. Edwards won 4 counties in the state. In Sullivan County, Tennessee Edwards obtained 42% of the vote but lost to Kerry with a small margin. Clark gained over 30% of the vote in just 2 counties, including his best performance in Montgomery County, TN. The largest turnout came from Shelby County and Davidson county.
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