United States presidential election, 2004 (detail)
U.S. presidential election, 2004 detailed results.
Full results
The certified results in each state are as follows:
| State | Bush | Kerry | Nader | Badnarik | Peroutka | Cobb | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1,176,394 | 693,933 | 6,701 | 3,495 | 1,994 | - | write-in 898 |
| Alaska | 190,889 | 191,025 | 5,069 | 1,675 | 2,092 | 1,058 | write-in 790 |
| Arkansas | 573,182 | 470,230 | 6,172 | 2,352 | 2,083 | 1,491 | |
| Arizona | 1,104,294 | 893,524 | - | 11,856 | - | 138 | |
| California | 5,509,826 | 6,745,485 | - | 50,165 | 26,645 | 40,771 | Leonard Peltier 27,607, miscellaneous 140 |
| Colorado | 1,101,255 | 1,001,732 | 12,718 | 7,664 | 2,562 | 1,591 | Stanford Andress 804, Gene Amondson 378, Bill Van Auken 329, James Harris (politician) 241, Walt Brown 216, Earl Dodge 140 |
| Connecticut | 693,826 | 857,488 | 12,969 | 3,367 | 1,543 | 9,564 | Roger Calero 12 |
| Delaware | 171,660 | 200,152 | 2,153 | 586 | 289 | 250 | Walt Brown 100 |
| D.C. | 21,256 | 202,970 | 1,485 | 502 | - | 737 | write-in 506, James Harris 130 |
| Florida | 3,964,522 | 3,583,544 | 32,971 | 11,996 | 6,626 | 3,917 | Walt Brown 3,502, James Harris 2,732 |
| Georgia | 1,914,254 | 1,366,149 | - | 18,387 | - | - | |
| Hawaii | 194,191 | 231,708 | - | 1,377 | - | 1,737 | |
| Idaho | 409,235 | 181,098 | - | 3,844 | 3,084 | - | |
| Illinois | 2,346,608 | 2,891,989 | - | 32,452 | 435 | 240 | Peter Camejo 115, Lawson Bone 4, Ernest Virag 4, John Joseph Kennedy 3, David Cook 2, Margaret Trowe 1, Joann Breivogel 1, John Kennedy 1, Robert Christensen 1 |
| Indiana | 1,479,438 | 969,011 | - | 18,058 | - | 102 | John Joseph Kennedy 37, Walt Brown 22, Lawson Mitchell Bone 6 |
| Iowa | 751,957 | 741,898 | 5,973 | 2,992 | 1,304 | 1,141 | James Harris 373, Bill Van Auken 176 |
| Kansas | 736,456 | 434,993 | 9,348 | 4,013 | 2,899 | 33 | John Joseph Kennedy 5, Bill Van Auken 5, Walt Brown 4 |
| Kentucky | 1,069,439 | 712,733 | 8,856 | 2,619 | 2,213 | - | |
| Louisiana | 1,102,169 | 820,299 | 7,032 | 2,781 | 5,203 | 1,276 | Walt Brown 1,795, James Harris 985 |
| Maine | 330,201 | 396,842 | 8,069 | 1,965 | 735 | 2,936 | write-in 4 |
| Maryland | 1,024,703 | 1,334,493 | 11,854 | 6,094 | 3,421 | 3,632 | Joe Schriner 27, John Joseph Kennedy 7, Ted Brown (Libertarian) senior 4, Lawson Mitchell Bone 2, Robert Abraham Boyle II 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1,071,109 | 1,803,800 | - | 15,022 | - | 10,623 | write-in 7,028 |
| Michigan | 2,313,746 | 2,479,183 | 24,035 | 10,552 | 4,980 | 5,325 | Walt Brown 1,431 |
| Minnesota | 1,346,695 | 1,445,014 | 18,683 | 4,639 | 3,074 | 4,408 | write-in 2,521, Thomas Harens 2,387, Bill Van Auken 539, Roger Calero 416, John Joseph Kennedy 4, Debra Renderos 2, Martin Wishnatsky 2, Walt Brown 2, Joy Graham-Prendergast 1 |
| Mississippi | 672,660 | 457,766 | 3,175 | 1,793 | 1,758 | 1,073 | James Harris 1,599, write-in 215 |
| Missouri | 1,455,713 | 1,259,171 | - | 9,831 | 5,355 | - | |
| Montana | 266,063 | 173,710 | 6,168 | 1,733 | 1,764 | 996 | |
| Nebraska | 512,814 | 254,328 | 5,698 | 2,041 | 1,314 | 978 | write-in 931, Roger Calero 82 |
| Nevada | 418,690 | 397,190 | 4,838 | 3,176 | 1,152 | 853 | 'None of these candidates' 3,688 |
| New Hampshire | 331,237 | 340,511 | 4,479 | - | - | - | write-in 1,435 |
| New Jersey | 1,670,003 | 1,911,430 | 19,418 | 4,514 | 2,750 | 1,807 | Walt Brown 664, Bill Van Auken 575, Roger Calero 530 |
| New Mexico | 376,930 | 370,942 | 4,053 | 2,382 | 771 | 1,226 | |
| New York | 2,962,567 | 4,314,280 | 99,873 | 11,607 | 207 | 87 | Roger Calero 2,405, Michael Halpin 4, John Joseph Kennedy 4, Bill Van Auken 2 |
| North Carolina | 1,961,166 | 1,525,849 | - | 11,731 | - | 108 | Walt Brown 348 |
| North Dakota | 196,651 | 111,052 | 3,756 | 851 | 514 | - | Martin Wishnatsky 9 |
| Ohio | 2,858,727 | 2,739,952 | - | 14,695 | 11,907 | 186 | Joe Schriner 114, James Harris (politician) 22, Richard Duncan 16, Thomas Zych 10, John Thompson Parker 2 |
| Oklahoma | 959,792 | 503,966 | - | - | - | - | |
| Oregon | 866,831 | 943,163 | - | 7,260 | 5,257 | 5,315 | miscellaneous 8,956 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,793,847 | 2,938,095 | - | 21,185 | 6,318 | 6,319 | |
| Rhode Island | 169,046 | 259,760 | 4,651 | 907 | 339 | 1,333 | write-in 845, John Parker 253 |
| South Carolina | 937,974 | 661,699 | 5,520 | 3,608 | 5,317 | 1,488 | Walt Brown 2,124 |
| South Dakota | 232,584 | 149,244 | 4,320 | 964 | 1,103 | - | |
| Tennessee | 1,384,375 | 1,036,477 | 8,992 | 4,866 | 2,570 | 33 | Walt Brown 6 |
| Texas | 4,526,917 | 2,832,704 | - | 38,787 | 1,626 | 1,014 | Andrew Falk 219, John Joseph Kennedy 126, Walt Brown 111, Deborah Allen 92 |
| Utah | 663,742 | 241,199 | 11,305 | 3,375 | 6,841 | 39 | Charles Jay 946, James Harris (politician) 393, Larry Topham 2, John Joseph Kennedy 1, Joe Schriner 1. |
| Vermont | 121,180 | 184,067 | 4,494 | 1,102 | - | - | write-in 957, John Thompson Parker 265, Roger Calero 244 |
| Virginia | 1,716,959 | 1,454,742 | - | 11,032 | 10,161 | - | write-in 5,473 |
| Washington | 1,304,894 | 1,510,201 | 23,283 | 11,955 | 3,922 | 2,974 | John Thompson Parker 1,077, James Harris (politician) 547, Bill Van Auken 231 |
| West Virginia | 423,778 | 326,541 | 4,063 | 1,405 | 82 | 5 | John Joseph Kennedy 13 |
| Wisconsin | 1,478,120 | 1,489,504 | 16,390 | 6,464 | - | 2,661 | write-in 2,986, Walt Brown 471, James Harris (politician) 411 |
| Wyoming | 167,629 | 70,776 | 2,741 | 1,171 | 631 | - | write-in 480 |
Result by county/parish (Kerry vs. Bush)
This image shows the breakdown by county/parish.
Blue for the DNC candidate, red for the GOP candidate.
Grand Total
| Candidate | Votes | % | States led | Notional ECV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush | 62,040,606 | 50.77 | 31 | 286 |
| John Kerry | 59,028,109 | 48.31 | 19+DC | 251 |
| Ralph Nader | 411,304 | 0.34 | - | - |
| Michael Badnarik | 396,859 | 0.32 | - | - |
| Michael Peroutka | 140,524 | 0.11 | - | - |
| David Cobb | 117,477 | 0.096 | - | - |
| Leonard Peltier | 27,607 | 0.023 | - | - |
| Walt Brown | 10,303 | 0.009 | - | - |
| James Harris | 7,411 | 0.006 | - | - |
| Roger Calero | 3,698 | 0.003 | - | - |
| None of these candidates (Nevada) | 3,688 | 0.003 | - | - |
| Thomas Harens | 2,387 | 0.002 | - | - |
| Bill Van Auken | 1,850 | 0.002 | - | - |
| John Thompson Parker | 1,574 | 0.001 | - | - |
| Stanford Andress | 804 | 0.001 | - | - |
| Gene Amondson | 1,944 | 0.000 | - | - |
| John Joseph Kennedy | 200 | 0.000 | - | - |
| Joe Schriner | 142 | 0.000 | - | - |
| Earl Dodge | 140 | 0.000 | - | - |
| Peter Camejo | 115 | 0.000 | - | - |
| Lawson Mitchell Bone | 12 | 0.000 | - | - |
| Total | 122,267,553 | 100.000 | 50 + DC | 538 |
Notes on results
New Hampshire has held a recount, requested by Ralph Nader. In New York, Bush obtained 2,806,993 votes on the Republican ticket and 155,574 on the Conservative ticket. Kerry obtained 4,180,755 votes on the Democratic ticket and 133,525 votes on the Working Families ticket. Nader obtained 84,247 votes on the Independence ticket, and 15,626 votes on the Peace and Justice ticket.
Note also: [Official Federal Election Commission Report], with the latest, most final, and complete vote totals available.
See also: U.S. presidential election, 2000 (detail)