2004 Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary

2004 Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary

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87 delegates to the 2004 Democratic National Convention (72 pledged, 15 unpledged)
Candidate John Kerry John Edwards Howard Dean Home state Massachusetts North Carolina Vermont Delegate count 32 26 14 Popular vote 328,358 284,163 150,845 Percentage 39.64% 34.30% 18.21%
County results Kerry:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%     60-70% Edwards:     30-40%     40-50% Tie:     30-40%

The 2004 Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary took place on February 17, 2004 as part of the 2004 Democratic Party presidential primaries. The delegate allocation is Proportional. The candidates are awarded delegates in proportion to the percentage of votes received and is open to registered Democrats only. A total of 72 (of 87) delegates are awarded proportionally. A 15 percent threshold is required to receive delegates. John Kerry won the primary with John Edwards coming in second.

Results

2004 United States presidential primary election in Wisconsin [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
	Democratic	John Forbes Kerry	328,358	39.6%	32
	Democratic	John Reid Edwards	284,163	34.3%	26
	Democratic	Howard Dean	150,845	18.2%	14
	Democratic	Dennis Kucinich	27,353	3.3%	0
	Democratic	Al Sharpton	14,701	1.8%	0
	Democratic	Wesley Clark	12,713	1.5%	0
	Democratic	Joe Lieberman	3,929	0.5%	0
	Democratic	Lyndon LaRouche	1,637	0.2%	0
	Democratic	Carol Moseley-Braun	1,590	0.2%	0
	Democratic	Richard Gephardt	1,263	0.2%	0
Totals				100.00%	72
Voter turnout				%		—

Analysis

Although Kerry was gaining momentum, he won Wisconsin with just 39.6% of the vote and won with a margin of slightly over 5%. Edwards did very well in the state, winning several counties and even won Wisconsin's 5th congressional district. Edwards reached 40% in 5 counties, and Kerry did win a majority of the counties in the state. One of Kerry's keys to victory was winning the heavily populated and the county with the highest turnout, Milwaukee County, with 40% of the vote.

Following a poor third place finish, Dean, who just a few months ago was seen as the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, suspended his campaign.

See also

• 2004 Democratic Party presidential primaries

References

1. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".