2004 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary

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2004 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary
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 2000March 2, 2004 (2004-03-02) 2008  
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21 delegate to the 2004 Republican National Convention
  George-W-Bush (cropped).jpeg Uncommitted Delegates portrait.svg
Candidate George W. Bush Uncommitted (voting option)
Home state Texas
Delegate count18
Popular vote2,152314
Percentage84.9%12.4%

The 2004 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary was held on March 2, 2004, as part of the 2004 Republican Party primaries for the 2004 presidential election. 18 delegates to the 2004 Republican National Convention were allocated to the presidential candidates. [1]

Contents

The contest was along with Massachusetts and also with Super Tuesday but there were only two primaries there, called Mini-Tuesday. [2]

Background

In the 2000 primaries, George W. Bush lost to John McCain by 25 delegates to McCain. [3]

Candidates

The following candidates were on the ballot: [4]

Results

Incumbent President George W. Bush won by a total of 18 delegates to the 2004 Republican National Convention and 2,152 popular votes (84.9%) from the state of Rhode Island, Uncommitted received 314 popular votes (12.4%) and finally Write-in candidate received 69 popular votes (2.7%), Bush continued to win.

Results:

Rhode Island Republican primary, March 2, 2004
CandidateVotesPercentageActual delegate count
BoundUnboundTotal
George W. Bush 2,15284.9%1818
Uncommitted (voting option) 31412.4%
Write-in candidate 692.7%
Total:2,535100.00%1818
Source: [5]

See also

References

  1. "2004 Presidential and Congressional Primary Dates" (PDF). May 26, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 11, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  2. Maya, King (October 3, 2020). "How to watch Mini-Tuesday like a pro". Politico . Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  3. "Rhode Island Republican Delegation 2000". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  4. "Rhode Island Republican Delegation 2004". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  5. "Rhode Island Republican". The Green Papers . Retrieved April 12, 2024.