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The 2004 Kentucky Republican presidential primary was held on June 1, 2004, along with primaries in Arkansas and Oregon. Registered Republican voters chose the state's 43 pledged delegates to the 2004 Republican National Convention.
Incumbent president George W. Bush won the primary and all of the state's delegates.
Kentucky was allocated 46 delegates to the Republican National Convention: 43 were allocated based on the results of the primary, with the other three being unpledged superdelegates. [1]
All 43 pledged delegates were awarded based on the statewide popular vote, with a 15% threshold for qualifying for delegates. [1]
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates [1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush | 108,603 | 92.52% | 43 |
| Uncommitted | 8,776 | 7.48% | |
| Total | 117,379 | 100% | 43 |
| 2004 Kentucky Republican presidential primary (results by county) [3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | George W. Bush | Uncommitted | Total votes cast | ||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Adair | 873 | 94.69% | 49 | 5.31% | 922 |
| Allen | 346 | 93.51% | 24 | 6.49% | 370 |
| Anderson | 559 | 95.56% | 26 | 4.44% | 585 |
| Ballard | 45 | 93.75% | 3 | 6.25% | 48 |
| Barren | 444 | 96.10% | 18 | 3.90% | 462 |
| Bath | 51 | 92.73% | 4 | 7.27% | 55 |
| Bell | 765 | 91.40% | 72 | 8.60% | 837 |
| Boone | 5,727 | 94.19% | 353 | 5.81% | 6,080 |
| Bourbon | 255 | 91.73% | 23 | 8.27% | 278 |
| Boyd | 1,115 | 92.68% | 88 | 7.32% | 1,203 |
| Boyle | 855 | 95.42% | 41 | 4.58% | 896 |
| Bracken | 107 | 98.17% | 2 | 1.83% | 109 |
| Breathitt | 68 | 98.55% | 1 | 1.45% | 69 |
| Breckinridge | 797 | 93.65% | 54 | 6.35% | 851 |
| Bullitt | 943 | 95.06% | 49 | 4.94% | 992 |
| Butler | 709 | 93.29% | 51 | 6.71% | 760 |
| Caldwell | 143 | 95.97% | 6 | 4.03% | 149 |
| Calloway | 252 | 94.38% | 15 | 5.62% | 267 |
| Campbell | 2,896 | 93.06% | 216 | 6.94% | 3,112 |
| Carlisle | 38 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 38 |
| Carroll | 69 | 94.52% | 4 | 5.48% | 73 |
| Carter | 720 | 91.72% | 65 | 8.28% | 785 |
| Casey | 1,054 | 94.53% | 61 | 5.47% | 1,115 |
| Christian | 645 | 96.13% | 26 | 3.87% | 671 |
| Clark | 1,092 | 93.90% | 71 | 6.10% | 1,163 |
| Clay | 2,505 | 91.02% | 247 | 8.98% | 2,752 |
| Clinton | 307 | 92.75% | 24 | 7.25% | 331 |
| Crittenden | 195 | 94.66% | 11 | 5.34% | 206 |
| Cumberland | 239 | 91.92% | 21 | 8.08% | 260 |
| Daviess | 2,607 | 91.63% | 238 | 8.37% | 2,845 |
| Edmonson | 304 | 93.54% | 21 | 6.46% | 325 |
| Elliott | 11 | 91.67% | 1 | 8.33% | 12 |
| Estill | 734 | 94.47% | 43 | 5.53% | 777 |
| Fayette | 7,914 | 90.94% | 788 | 9.06% | 8,702 |
| Fleming | 247 | 94.64% | 14 | 5.36% | 261 |
| Floyd | 279 | 93.00% | 21 | 7.00% | 300 |
| Franklin | 1,225 | 89.74% | 140 | 10.26% | 1,365 |
| Fulton | 84 | 96.55% | 3 | 3.45% | 87 |
| Gallatin | 109 | 94.78% | 6 | 5.22% | 115 |
| Garrard | 621 | 93.10% | 46 | 6.90% | 667 |
| Grant | 382 | 96.22% | 15 | 3.78% | 397 |
| Graves | 189 | 94.50% | 11 | 5.50% | 200 |
| Grayson | 1,815 | 93.70% | 122 | 6.30% | 1,937 |
| Green | 289 | 92.63% | 23 | 7.37% | 312 |
| Greenup | 806 | 95.38% | 39 | 4.62% | 845 |
| Hancock | 231 | 92.77% | 18 | 7.23% | 249 |
| Hardin | 1,653 | 93.44% | 116 | 6.56% | 1,769 |
| Harlan | 497 | 93.42% | 35 | 6.58% | 532 |
| Harrison | 297 | 92.81% | 23 | 7.19% | 320 |
| Hart | 332 | 92.22% | 28 | 7.78% | 360 |
| Henderson | 210 | 92.92% | 16 | 7.08% | 226 |
| Henry | 274 | 95.47% | 13 | 4.53% | 287 |
| Hickman | 36 | 94.74% | 2 | 5.26% | 38 |
| Hopkins | 291 | 94.79% | 16 | 5.21% | 307 |
| Jackson | 1,332 | 94.33% | 80 | 5.67% | 1,412 |
| Jefferson | 16,447 | 90.67% | 1,693 | 9.33% | 18,140 |
| Jessamine | 1,293 | 94.04% | 82 | 5.96% | 1,375 |
| Johnson | 724 | 88.51% | 94 | 11.49% | 818 |
| Kenton | 5,849 | 93.48% | 408 | 6.52% | 6,257 |
| Knott | 34 | 89.47% | 4 | 10.53% | 38 |
| Knox | 712 | 91.40% | 67 | 8.60% | 779 |
| LaRue | 252 | 97.67% | 6 | 2.33% | 258 |
| Laurel | 4,854 | 92.42% | 398 | 7.58% | 5,252 |
| Lawrence | 435 | 92.16% | 37 | 7.84% | 472 |
| Lee | 270 | 95.41% | 13 | 4.59% | 283 |
| Leslie | 1,269 | 89.49% | 149 | 10.51% | 1,418 |
| Letcher | 384 | 89.93% | 43 | 10.07% | 427 |
| Lewis | 1,000 | 88.34% | 132 | 11.66% | 1,132 |
| Lincoln | 385 | 95.77% | 17 | 4.23% | 402 |
| Livingston | 68 | 95.77% | 3 | 4.23% | 71 |
| Logan | 331 | 90.19% | 36 | 9.81% | 367 |
| Lyon | 91 | 91.00% | 9 | 9.00% | 100 |
| Madison | 1,248 | 93.27% | 90 | 6.73% | 1,338 |
| Magoffin | 248 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 248 |
| Marion | 90 | 94.74% | 5 | 5.26% | 95 |
| Marshall | 282 | 98.60% | 4 | 1.40% | 286 |
| Martin | 380 | 89.41% | 45 | 10.59% | 425 |
| Mason | 265 | 92.66% | 21 | 7.34% | 286 |
| McCracken | 874 | 93.48% | 61 | 6.52% | 935 |
| McCreary | 799 | 88.38% | 105 | 11.62% | 904 |
| McLean | 83 | 91.21% | 8 | 8.79% | 91 |
| Meade | 518 | 95.57% | 24 | 4.43% | 542 |
| Menifee | 110 | 94.83% | 6 | 5.17% | 116 |
| Mercer | 684 | 93.70% | 46 | 6.30% | 730 |
| Metcalfe | 155 | 96.88% | 5 | 3.13% | 160 |
| Monroe | 366 | 94.33% | 22 | 5.67% | 388 |
| Montgomery | 244 | 93.85% | 16 | 6.15% | 260 |
| Morgan | 60 | 95.24% | 3 | 4.76% | 63 |
| Muhlenberg | 178 | 93.68% | 12 | 6.32% | 190 |
| Nelson | 648 | 95.58% | 30 | 4.42% | 678 |
| Nicholas | 48 | 90.57% | 5 | 9.43% | 53 |
| Ohio | 600 | 90.91% | 60 | 9.09% | 660 |
| Oldham | 1,976 | 93.52% | 137 | 6.48% | 2,113 |
| Owen | 133 | 95.00% | 7 | 5.00% | 140 |
| Owsley | 345 | 94.01% | 22 | 5.99% | 367 |
| Pendleton | 277 | 95.85% | 12 | 4.15% | 289 |
| Perry | 451 | 94.55% | 26 | 5.45% | 477 |
| Pike | 1,028 | 94.75% | 57 | 5.25% | 1,085 |
| Powell | 285 | 98.62% | 4 | 1.38% | 289 |
| Pulaski | 4,537 | 93.70% | 305 | 6.30% | 4,842 |
| Robertson | 27 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 27 |
| Rockcastle | 618 | 92.65% | 49 | 7.35% | 667 |
| Rowan | 337 | 91.33% | 32 | 8.67% | 369 |
| Russell | 1,893 | 91.45% | 177 | 8.55% | 2,070 |
| Scott | 653 | 93.29% | 47 | 6.71% | 700 |
| Shelby | 539 | 94.89% | 29 | 5.11% | 568 |
| Simpson | 58 | 96.67% | 2 | 3.33% | 60 |
| Spencer | 222 | 96.94% | 7 | 3.06% | 229 |
| Taylor | 582 | 95.88% | 25 | 4.12% | 607 |
| Todd | 48 | 97.96% | 1 | 2.04% | 49 |
| Trigg | 122 | 94.57% | 7 | 5.43% | 129 |
| Trimble | 125 | 98.43% | 2 | 1.57% | 127 |
| Union | 31 | 96.88% | 1 | 3.13% | 32 |
| Warren | 1,799 | 93.70% | 121 | 6.30% | 1,920 |
| Washington | 160 | 93.57% | 11 | 6.43% | 171 |
| Wayne | 1,170 | 91.84% | 104 | 8.16% | 1,274 |
| Webster | 42 | 93.33% | 3 | 6.67% | 45 |
| Whitley | 1,627 | 85.77% | 270 | 14.23% | 1,897 |
| Wolfe | 54 | 98.18% | 1 | 1.82% | 55 |
| Woodford | 603 | 91.64% | 55 | 8.36% | 658 |
| Total | 108,603 | 92.52% | 8,776 | 7.48% | 117,379 |
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