2004 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary
August 25, 2023
The 2004 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary was held on January 27, 2004. Taking place eight days after the Iowa caucuses, it marked the second contest to take place during the Democratic party's 2004 primary season, as well as the first actual primary to take place.
Primary polling taken by American Research Group during the last few days of campaigning (January 23 to January 27, 2004) showed that former New Hampshire poll leader as well as national leader Howard Dean was steadily gaining ground to catch up to now front-runner John Kerry.
Candidate
January 23 to 25 poll tracking
January 24 to 26 poll tracking
John Kerry
38%
35%
Howard Dean
20%
25%
John Edwards
16%
15%
Wesley Clark
15%
13%
Joe Lieberman
5%
6%
Gathered from ARG's 2004 NH Democratic Tracking Poll[1]
Margin of Error +/- 4
Tracking polling showed that Dean had been catching up to Kerry in the days before the primary, cutting Kerry's 18 point lead to 10 points in a matter of days. With Dean dropping and Kerry rising, it became apparent that the battle for 1st place in New Hampshire would be close. Also, for third place, Wesley Clark, John Edwards and Joe Lieberman were the only ones fighting for third. With Clark and Edwards both taking hits going into the primary, a Lieberman on the rise, the fight for 1st place and third place, according to polls would be intense.
ResultsEdit
As results began to come in during Primary night, it became apparent Kerry had won the primary and was promptly projected the winner by several media outlets. Dean finished in second place. Clark and Edwards were in a dead-lock for third place, with both candidates at 12% during the night. Earlier returns showed Lieberman in a stronger position to tie with Clark and Edwards, allowing him to declare to his supporters that it was "a three-way split decision for third place."[2]
As final results were being tallied, Kerry won the primary with 84,277 votes and 38%, Dean finished second, with 57,761 and 26%, and Clark narrowly defeated Edwards for third place, with 27,314 votes and 12%.[3] Lieberman had fallen back in the count and didn't even reach 10%.
Kerry won huge margins of support amongst almost all constituencies, with his only weak point amongst Republicans, who made up 4% of the voting block and was Lieberman's strongest point. Dean repeatedly came distant second or third for almost all categories of voters. Edwards defeated Clark amongst male voters as well as voters under 65, but only by a very tiny margin. Lieberman finished in a distant third in almost all categories except for Republicans, in which he nearly defeated John Kerry.
2004, hampshire, democratic, presidential, primary, held, january, 2004, taking, place, eight, days, after, iowa, caucuses, marked, second, contest, take, place, during, democratic, party, 2004, primary, season, well, first, actual, primary, take, place, 2000,. The 2004 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary was held on January 27 2004 Taking place eight days after the Iowa caucuses it marked the second contest to take place during the Democratic party s 2004 primary season as well as the first actual primary to take place 2004 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary 2000 January 27 2004 2004 01 27 2008 IAAZ 27 Democratic National Convention delegates 22 pledged 5 unpledged The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote Candidate John Kerry Howard Dean Wesley ClarkHome state Massachusetts Vermont ArkansasDelegate count 13 9 0Popular vote 84 377 57 761 27 314Percentage 38 4 26 3 12 4 Candidate John Edwards Joe LiebermanHome state North Carolina ConnecticutDelegate count 0 0Popular vote 26 487 18 911Percentage 12 0 8 6 Election results by countyElection results by municipality John Kerry Howard Dean Wesley Clark Tie N A Contents 1 Polling 2 Results 2 1 Exit Polling 3 ReferencesPolling EditPrimary polling taken by American Research Group during the last few days of campaigning January 23 to January 27 2004 showed that former New Hampshire poll leader as well as national leader Howard Dean was steadily gaining ground to catch up to now front runner John Kerry Candidate January 23 to 25 poll tracking January 24 to 26 poll trackingJohn Kerry 38 35 Howard Dean 20 25 John Edwards 16 15 Wesley Clark 15 13 Joe Lieberman 5 6 Gathered from ARG s 2004 NH Democratic Tracking Poll 1 Margin of Error 4Tracking polling showed that Dean had been catching up to Kerry in the days before the primary cutting Kerry s 18 point lead to 10 points in a matter of days With Dean dropping and Kerry rising it became apparent that the battle for 1st place in New Hampshire would be close Also for third place Wesley Clark John Edwards and Joe Lieberman were the only ones fighting for third With Clark and Edwards both taking hits going into the primary a Lieberman on the rise the fight for 1st place and third place according to polls would be intense Results EditAs results began to come in during Primary night it became apparent Kerry had won the primary and was promptly projected the winner by several media outlets Dean finished in second place Clark and Edwards were in a dead lock for third place with both candidates at 12 during the night Earlier returns showed Lieberman in a stronger position to tie with Clark and Edwards allowing him to declare to his supporters that it was a three way split decision for third place 2 As final results were being tallied Kerry won the primary with 84 277 votes and 38 Dean finished second with 57 761 and 26 and Clark narrowly defeated Edwards for third place with 27 314 votes and 12 3 Lieberman had fallen back in the count and didn t even reach 10 Candidate Votes Percentage PotentialnationaldelegatesJohn Kerry 84 377 38 35 13Howard Dean 57 761 26 25 9Wesley Clark 27 314 12 41 0John Edwards 26 487 12 04 0Joe Lieberman 18 911 8 59 0Dennis Kucinich 3 114 01 42 0Exit Polling Edit Category All Clark Dean Edwards Kerry LiebermanMale 46 13 25 14 36 10 Female 54 12 26 11 41 8 18 64 Years 89 12 25 13 39 8 65 Years 11 10 28 10 38 13 Democrat 48 11 29 12 41 5 Republican 4 10 8 9 29 26 Independent 48 13 23 13 37 12 Source CNN com 2004 Primaries 4 Kerry won huge margins of support amongst almost all constituencies with his only weak point amongst Republicans who made up 4 of the voting block and was Lieberman s strongest point Dean repeatedly came distant second or third for almost all categories of voters Edwards defeated Clark amongst male voters as well as voters under 65 but only by a very tiny margin Lieberman finished in a distant third in almost all categories except for Republicans in which he nearly defeated John Kerry References Edit 2004 NH Democratic Tracking Lieberman vows to keep running CNN 2004 01 28 Retrieved 2017 05 18 2004 Primaries CNN 2004 Primaries CNN Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2004 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary amp oldid 1123464346, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,