Sage-Tips

What did John Kerry do in 2004?

Kerry won the Democratic Party presidential nomination in 2004, alongside vice presidential nominee and North Carolina Senator John Edwards. Kerry campaigned as a critic of Republican President George W. Bush’s prosecution of the Iraq War and advocated a liberal domestic policy.

Who ran for president for the Democrats in 2004?

Results

Presidential candidate	Party	Electoral vote
George Walker Bush	Republican	286
John Forbes Kerry	Democratic	251
John Edwards	Democratic	1

Who was the independent candidate in 2004?

Party nominees

Presidential candidate	Running mate	Party
John Kerry	John Edwards	Democratic
Ralph Nader	Peter Camejo	Independent, Reform
John Parker	Teresa Gutierrez	Workers World
Michael Peroutka	Chuck Baldwin	Constitution

Who ran against George Bush in 2004 presidential election?

The election took place on November 2, 2004 and ended with Bush gaining 286 electoral votes and Kerry garnering 251 electoral votes. Ironically, one vote went to Kerry’s running mate and former presidential candidate, John Edwards, when one of the electors (pledged to Kerry) voted for John Edwards by mistake.

How many times did John Kerry run for president?

The electoral history of John Kerry, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (1983–1985), United States Senator (1985–2013), United States Secretary of State (2013–2017), and 2004 Democratic presidential nominee.

Who won the 2004 popular vote?

Democratic Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts won his party’s nomination after defeating Senator John Edwards and several other candidates in the 2004 Democratic presidential primaries. In the general election, Bush won 286 of the 538 electoral votes and 50.7 percent of the popular vote.

Who was the Senate majority leader in 2004?

2004 United States Senate elections

Leader	Bill Frist	Tom Daschle (lost re-election)
Party	Republican	Democratic
Leader since	January 3, 2003	January 3, 1995
Leader’s seat	Tennessee	South Dakota
Seats before	51	48