2004 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary and caucuses

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The District of Columbia held a primary on January 13, 2004 and caucuses on February 14, 2004 during the 2004 Democratic presidential primary season. Delegates were only allocated in the February 14 caucuses.

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Non-binding primary

2004 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary
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 2000January 13, 2004 (2004-01-13) 2008  
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Non-binding preference poll
  HowardDeanDNC-cropped.jpg Al Sharpton by David Shankbone (cropped).jpg
Candidate Howard Dean Al Sharpton
Home state Vermont New York
Popular vote18,13214,639
Percentage42.65%34.43%

  Sen. Carol Moseley Braun.jpg Dennis Kucinich (cropped).jpg
Candidate Carol Moseley Braun Dennis Kucinich
Home state Illinois Ohio
Popular vote4,9243,481
Percentage11.58%8.19%

The primary was held on January 13, 2004, a week before the Iowa caucuses. Early favorite Howard Dean won the primary. Polling two months before had him leading civil rights activist Al Sharpton 45% to 11%. Then his poll numbers went down considerably, to 27% to 5%. The other candidates, John Kerry, John Edwards, Wesley Clark, Dick Gephardt and Joe Lieberman, were not on the ballot. Dean benefited from the endorsement of popular councilman Jack Evans. Following the primary, Carol Moseley Braun dropped out of the race and endorsed Dean.

Results

2004 District of Columbia Democratic
presidential primary [1]
CandidatePopular vote
CountPercentage
Howard Dean 18,13242.65%
Al Sharpton 14,63934.43%
Carol Moseley Braun 4,92411.58%
Dennis Kucinich 3,4818.19%
Lyndon LaRouche 5221.23%
Florence Walker2570.60%
Aurther Jackson2410.57%
Vermin Supreme 1490.35%
Harry Braun 850.20%
Jeanne Chebib460.11%
Lucian Wojciechowski400.09%
Total42,516100%

Caucuses

2004 District of Columbia Democratic presidential caucuses
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 2000February 14, 2004 (2004-02-14) 2008  
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39 Democratic National Convention delegates (16 pledged, 23 unpledged)
The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote
  John F. Kerry (cropped).jpg Al Sharpton by David Shankbone (cropped).jpg
Candidate John Kerry Al Sharpton
Home state Massachusetts New York
Delegate count94
Popular vote4,2781,824
Percentage46.88%19.99%

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Candidate Howard Dean John Edwards
Home state Vermont North Carolina
Delegate count30
Popular vote1,596927
Percentage17.49%10.16%

The District of Columbia caucuses were held on February 14, 2004. John Kerry won the caucuses.

Results

2004 District of Columbia Democratic
presidential caucuses [2]
CandidatePopular votePledged
delegates
CountPercentage
John Kerry 4,27846.88%9
Al Sharpton 1,82419.99%4
Howard Dean 1,59617.49%3
John Edwards 92710.16%0
Dennis Kucinich 3033.32%0
Wesley Clark (withdrawn)931.02%0
Write-ins550.60%0
Joe Lieberman (withdrawn)310.34%0
Uncommitted190.21%0
Total9,126100%16

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References

  1. "January 13 Presidential Preference Primary Election and Recall Election for Advisory Neighborhood Commission Single-Member District 4B07 - Summary Report" (PDF). District of Columbia Board of Elections. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  2. "District of Columbia Democratic Delegation 2004". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved March 30, 2020.