| Election Name | United States presidential election in Minnesota, 2004 |
Country | Minnesota |
Type | presidential |
Ongoing | no |
Previous Election | United States presidential election in Minnesota, 2000 |
Previous Year | 2000 |
Next Election | United States presidential election in Minnesota, 2008 |
Next Year | 2008 |
Election Date | November 2, 2004 |
Nominee1 | John Kerry |
Party1 | Democratic Party (United States) |
Home State1 | Massachusetts |
Running Mate1 | John Edwards |
Electoral Vote1 | 9 |
Popular Vote1 | 1,445,014 |
Percentage1 | 51.1% |
Nominee2 | George W. Bush |
Party2 | Republican Party (United States) |
Home State2 | Texas |
Running Mate2 | Dick Cheney |
Electoral Vote2 | 0 |
Popular Vote2 | 1,346,695 |
Percentage2 | 47.6% |
Map Image | Minnesota2004USPresElection.PNG |
Map Size | 200px |
Map Caption | County Results |
Title | President |
Before Election | George W. Bush |
Before Party | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election | George W. Bush |
After Party | Republican Party (United States) |
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The 2004 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 2, 2004 throughout all 50 states and the District of Columbia, which was part of the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Voters chose 9 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Minnesota was won by Democrat nominee John Kerry by a 3.4% margin of victory. Prior to the election, most news organizations considered it as a major swing state in 2004 based on pre-election polling. Although, this state is historically a blue state based on the fact that the last Republican to carry the state in a presidential election was Richard Nixon in 1972. However, in 2000 Al Gore carried the state with just 48% of the vote with a very small margin. In 2004, Minnesota was the only state to split its electoral votes, as a faithless elector pledged to Kerry cast a ballot for John R. Edwards, his vice president.
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United States presidential election in Minnesota, 2004 Video