Election day November 2 John Kerry (D) 251 Net change Republican +4 Date 2 November 2004 | George W. Bush (R) 286 Seats contested 34 seats of Class III Net change Republican +3 Location United States of America | |
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The 2004 United States elections were held on November 2, with President George W. Bush winning re-election. Riding Bush's coattails, the Republicans picked up net gains of 4 Senate seats and 3 House seats, increasing their majorities in both House in Congress. In the state governorships up for election, there was no net gain in seats for either party. Foreign policy was the dominant theme throughout the election campaign, particularly Bush's conduct of the War on Terrorism and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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President
Republican incumbent President George W. Bush was re-elected, defeating Democratic Senator John Kerry from Massachusetts.
United States House of Representatives
Republicans gained a couple of seats in the House, mainly due to the 2003 Texas redistricting.
United States Senate
The 34 seats in the United States Senate Class 3 were up for election. Republicans had a net gain of 4 seats.
Summary of the United States Senate elections, 2004 results []
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Governors
Eleven of the fifty United States governors were up for re-election, as were the governorships of two U.S. territories. The final results were a net change of zero between the political parties. The Democrats picked up the governorships in Montana and New Hampshire, but the Republicans picked up the ones in Indiana and Missouri.
Other state-wide Officer elections
In many states where if the following positions were elective offices, voters cast votes for candidates for state executive branch offices of Lieutenant Governor (though some were voted for on the same ticket as the gubernatorial nominee), Secretary of state, state Treasurer, state Auditor, state Attorney General, state Superintendent of Education, Commissioners of Insurance, Agriculture or, Labor, etc.) and state judicial branch offices (seats on state Supreme Courts and, in some states, state appellate courts).
State Legislative elections
Many states across the nation held elections for their state legislatures.
Initiatives and Referenda
Mayoral elections
Some of the major American cities that held their mayoral elections in 2004 included: