President / Vice President, 2004 Election

General

Date: November 2, 2004
Cycle: 2004
Office: President / Vice President
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Running mate Party Votes Percent Margin
John Kerry Man John Edwards (Man) Democratic-Farmer-Labor 1,445,014 51.09 +3.48
George W. Bush Incumbent Man Richard (Dick) Cheney (Man) Incumbent Republican 1,346,695 47.61
Ralph Nader Man Peter Camejo (Man) Better Life 18,683 0.66
Michael Badnarik Man Richard Campagna (Man) Libertarian 4,639 0.16
David Cobb Man Patricia LaMarche (Woman) Green 4,408 0.16
Michael Peroutka Man Charles (Chuck) Baldwin (Man) Constitution 3,074 0.11
Thomas Harens Man Jennifer Ryan (Woman) Christian Freedom 2,387 0.08
Bill Van Auken Man Jim Lawrence (Man) Socialist Equity 539 0.02
RĂ³ger Calero Man Arrin Hawkins (Woman) Socialist Workers 416 0.01
John Joseph Kennedy Man Daniel Robert Rezac (Man) Write-In 4 0.00
Walt Brown Man Mary Alice Herbert (Woman) Write-In 2 0.00
Debra Joyce Renderos Woman Oscar Renderos Castillo (Man) Write-In 2 0.00
Martin Wishnatsky Man Andrew Vanyo (Man) Write-In 2 0.00
Joy Elaina Graham-Pendergast Woman Ronald M. Lefeber (Man) Write-In 1 0.00

Kerry received nine of Minnesota's 10 Electoral College votes for president and Edwards received one. Edwards received 10 votes for vice-president. This cycle marked a party record eighth consecutive win in Minnesota for a Democratic presidential ticket. It was also just the third time in state history the state did not back the winning presidential candidate in back-to-back cycles (1912-1916, and 1980-1984-1988).

Sources

  • Report of the State Canvassing Board, Office of Secretary of State, State of Minnesota, November 16, 2004 (p. 1-7).