The Green Papers: Iowa 2004 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 8 June 2004
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Electoral Votes:7(1.30% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:5(1.15% of 435)
2000 Census:2,931,923 (1.04% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):2,165,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):1,841,346
Capital:Des Moines
Tuesday 8 June 2004 polls close 9:00p CDT (0200 UTC)
Tuesday 2 November 2004 polls close 9:00p CST (0300 UTC)
 

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Iowa State and Local Government

Iowa 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Democrats   Republicans   Third Parties

           
President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 7 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors. List of States: Details.
Up for election in 2004
  Elected Republican 751,957 49.90% President George W. Bush
(7 Electoral Votes)
• Vice President: Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney
Renominated by Convention - 2 September 2004
  Candidate Democrat 741,898 49.23% Senator John Kerry
• Vice President: Senator John Edwards
  Candidate By Petition 5,973 0.40% Ralph Nader
• Vice President: Peter Miguel Camejo
  Candidate Libertarian 2,992 0.20% Michael Badnarik
• Vice President: Richard V. Campagna
  Candidate Constitution 1,304 0.09% Michael Anthony Peroutka
• Vice President: Chuck Baldwin
  Candidate Green 1,141 0.08% David Keith Cobb
• Vice President: Patricia Helen "Pat" LaMarche
  Candidate --scatter-- 1,094 0.07% Write-In Votes
  Candidate Socialist Workers 373 0.02% James Harris
• Vice President: Margaret Trowe
  Candidate By Petition 176 0.01% Bill Van Auken
• Vice President Jim Lawrence
Socialist Equality Party
Total 1,506,908 100.00%  
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 108th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 2   Democrat   Senator Tom Harkin
• First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996; 2002
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982]
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Class 3
Seat up for election		   Republican   Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 1980; re-elected: 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004.
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1974, 1976, 1978]
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 8 June 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 1,038,175 70.18% Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley
  Candidate Democrat 412,365 27.88% Arthur "Art" Small
  Candidate Libertarian 15,218 1.03% Christy Ann Welty
  Candidate Green 11,121 0.75% Daryl A. Northrop
  Candidate Socialist Workers 1,874 0.13% Edwin B. Fruit
  Candidate --scatter-- 475 0.03% Write-in
Total 1,479,228 100.00%  
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None, All Governors
    Democrat   Governor Tom Vilsack
• First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Elected on a ticket with Governor.
    Democrat   Lieutenant Governor Sally Pederson
• First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
108th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit. 108th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Republicans (4 Renominated);
1 Democrat (1 Renominated)
CD 1
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Jim Nussle
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 1990
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 8 June 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 159,993 55.16% Congressman Jim Nussle
  Candidate Democrat 125,490 43.26% Bill Gluba
  Candidate Libertarian 2,727 0.94% Mark Nelson
  Candidate By Petition 1,756 0.61% Denny Heath
  Candidate --scatter-- 88 0.03% Write-in
Total 290,054 100.00%  
CD 2
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman James A. "Jim" Leach
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 1976
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 8 June 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 176,684 58.92% Congressman James A. "Jim" Leach
  Candidate Democrat 117,405 39.15% Dave Franker
  Candidate Libertarian 5,586 1.86% Kevin Litten
  Candidate --scatter-- 206 0.07% Write-in
Total 299,881 100.00%  
CD 3
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman Leonard L. Boswell
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 8 June 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 168,007 55.21% Congressman Leonard L. Boswell
  Candidate Republican 136,099 44.72% Stan Thompson
  Candidate --scatter-- 213 0.07% Write-in
Total 304,319 100.00%  
CD 4
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Tom Latham
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 1994
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 8 June 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 181,294 60.93% Congressman Tom Latham
  Candidate Democrat 116,121 39.02% Paul W. Johnson
  Candidate --scatter-- 151 0.05% Write-in
Total 297,566 100.00%  
CD 5
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Steve King
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 8 June 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 168,583 63.30% Congressman Steve King
  Candidate Democrat 97,597 36.64% E. Joyce Schulte
  Candidate --scatter-- 161 0.06% Write-in
Total 266,341 100.00%  
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
    Democrat   Secretary of State Chester "Chet" Culver
• First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
    Democrat   Attorney General Tom Miller
• First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1982, 1986; elected again: 1994, 1998, 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
    Democrat   Treasurer Mike Fitzgerald
• First elected: 1982; re-elected: 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
    Republican   Auditor Dave Vaudt
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
    Democrat   Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Patty Judge
• First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
2002-2010 Congressional Districts  2002-2010 CDs
CD per County
 
Adair: CD 5
Adams: CD 5
Allamakee: CD 4
Appanoose: CD 2
Audubon: CD 5
Benton: CD 3
Black Hawk: CD 1
Boone: CD 4
Bremer: CD 1
Buchanan: CD 1
Buena Vista: CD 5
Butler: CD 1
Calhoun: CD 4
Carroll: CD 5
Cass: CD 5
Cedar: CD 2
Cerro Gordo: CD 4
Cherokee: CD 5
Chickasaw: CD 4
Clarke: CD 5
Clay: CD 5
Clayton: CD 1
Clinton: CD 1
Crawford: CD 5
Dallas: CD 4
Davis: CD 2
Decatur: CD 5
Delaware: CD 1
Des Moines: CD 2
Dickinson: CD 5
Dubuque: CD 1
Emmet: CD 4
Fayette: CD 1
Floyd: CD 4
Franklin: CD 4
Fremont: CD 5
Greene: CD 4
Grundy: CD 3
Guthrie: CD 5
Hamilton: CD 4
Hancock: CD 4
Hardin: CD 4
Harrison: CD 5
Henry: CD 2
Howard: CD 4
Humboldt: CD 4
Ida: CD 5
Iowa: CD 3
Jackson: CD 1
Jasper: CD 3
Jefferson: CD 2
Johnson: CD 2
Jones: CD 1
Keokuk: CD 3
Kossuth: CD 4
Lee: CD 2
Linn: CD 2
Louisa: CD 2
Lucas: CD 3
Lyon: CD 5
Madison: CD 4
Mahaska: CD 3
Marion: CD 3
Marshall: CD 4
Mills: CD 5
Mitchell: CD 4
Monona: CD 5
Monroe: CD 3
Montgomery: CD 5
Muscatine: CD 2
O'Brien: CD 5
Osceola: CD 5
Page: CD 5
Palo Alto: CD 4
Plymouth: CD 5
Pocahontas: CD 4
Polk: CD 3
Pottawattamie: CD 5
Poweshiek: CD 3
Ringgold: CD 5
Sac: CD 5
Scott: CD 1
Shelby: CD 5
Sioux: CD 5
Story: CD 4
Tama: CD 3
Taylor: CD 5
Union: CD 5
Van Buren: CD 2
Wapello: CD 2
Warren: CD 4
Washington: CD 2
Wayne: CD 2
Webster: CD 4
Winnebago: CD 4
Winneshiek: CD 4
Woodbury: CD 5
Worth: CD 4
Wright: CD 4
 

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