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Review changes beginning Thursday, April 1, 2004.
- Sunday, March 28, 2004
- Democrats Abroad Regional Caucuses and Global Convention. 7 delegate votes. The Saturday 27 March 2004 Regional Caucuses are followed by the
Sunday 28 March 2004 Global Convention. 9 regional, 3 at-large,
and 2 pledged PLEO delegates to the National Convention are elected
according to the preferences of the participants. Each of these
delegates will cast 1/2 of a vote at the National Convention.
- Saturday, March 27, 2004
- South Carolina Republican State Convention. The South Carolina State Republican Convention convenes. The State
Convention chooses 25 at-large delegates from South Carolina to the
Republican National Convention.
- Thursday, March 25, 2004
- Former Presidential candidate and former Vermont Governor Howard Dean, M.D., endorses Democratic Presidential candidate and Massachusetts Senator John Kerry for President.
- Saturday, March 20, 2004
- Alaska Democratic Precinct Caucuses and District Caucuses. These caucuses are the first step in allocating Alaska's 18 delegates.
Alaska's National Convention delegates are first allocated on Saturday
22 May 2004 at the State Convention. With 85% of the districts reporting: Kerry- 48%, Kucinich- 26%, no other candidate is above the 15% threshold.
- Guam Territorial Convention. The Guam Territorial Convention, originally scheduled for Saturday 20 March 2004, has been postponed until Saturday 24 April 2004.
- Wyoming Democratic County Caucuses. These caucuses are the first step in allocating Wyoming's 19 delegates.
Wyoming's National Convention delegates are first allocated beginning
on Saturday 15 May at the State Convention. With 98% of the state convention delegates selected: Kerry- 77%, no other candidate is above the 15% threshold.
- North Carolina Republican District Conventions. These caucuses will begin allocating North Carolina's 39 district
delegates. 25 at-large delegates will be allocated during the 20-23 May 2004
State Convention. Note: North Carolina's Presidential Primaries were cancelled due to the
originally co-scheduled State/Congressional Primaries having been postponed on
9 February 2004 (because the state's redistricting plan failed to comply with
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965) to a date which would have made it
too late to allocate National Convention delegates at the same time as the
state Primaries. North Carolina will use a caucus/convention process in 2004.
- Tuesday, March 16, 2004
- ILLINOIS PRIMARIES - Kerry rolls to easy landslide win in Illinois Democratic Primary; now appears to- when reported PLEO delegate pledges are added- have easily clinched Democratic Presidential Nomination with more than a majority of National Convention delegates allocated to the Bay State Senator. All 19 U.S. Congressmen, 9 Democrats and 10 Republicans, received their party's nomination for re-election. Nominations for the Class 3 Senate Seat, held by Senator Peter G. Fitzgerald (who is not running for re-election), were won by Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Jack Ryan.
- ILLINOIS Democratic Presidential Primary. 156 of 186 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Illinois Presidential Primary.
- ILLINOIS Republican Presidential Primary. 60 of 73 delegates to the Republican National Convention will be directly elected in the Illinois Presidential Primary.
[NOTE: This is a so-called "Loophole" primary (that is, a Delegate Selection Primary combined with an Advisory "beauty contest" presidential preference vote). The popular vote in the Illinois Republican Primary will have nothing whatsoever to do with the presidential preference of the 60 separately elected National Convention delegates.]
- ILLINOIS Congressional Primaries. Contested races: United States Senate (Class 3 seat): Democrat, Republican;
U.S. House of Representatives (109th Congress) - CD 2: Democrat (incumbent); CD 5: Democrat (incumbent); CD 6: Democrat;
CD 7: Democrat (incumbent); CD 8: Democrat; Republican (incumbent); CD 12: Democrat (incumbent); CD 15: Democrat.
Monday, March 15, 2004
- Democratic Presidential candidate Rev. Al Sharpton announces that he will support Senator John Kerry for the Democratic Presidential Nomination.
Saturday, March 13, 2004
- IOWA Democratic County
Conventions . These caucuses are the second step in
allocating Iowa's 56 delegates. Iowa's National Convention
delegates are first allocated on Saturday 26 June 2004 at the
State Convention.
- NEVADA Democratic County
Conventions . These caucuses are the second step in
allocating Nevada's 32 delegates. Nevada's National Convention
delegates are first allocated on Friday 16 April - Sunday 18 April
2004 at the State Convention.
- KANSAS Democratic Local
Unit Caucuses. These caucuses are the first step in
allocating Kansas' 56 delegates. Kansas' National Convention
delegates are first allocated on Saturday 3 April 2004 at the
District Caucuses.
Tuesday, March 9, 2004
- Senator Kerry wins the Democratic Primaries in
Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas; President Bush, in the
same States, receives the number of delegates necessary for
re-nomination.
- FLORIDA PRIMARIES
- FLORIDA Democratic Presidential Primary. 177 of 201 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Florida Presidential Primary.
- FLORIDA Republican Presidential Primary. 109 of 112 of Florida's delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated. Since President George W. Bush was the only candidate nominated for the primary ballot by the Florida Republican Party, the primary was cancelled.
- LOUISIANA PRIMARIES
- LOUISIANA Democratic Presidential Primary. 60 of 72 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Louisiana Presidential Primary.
- LOUISIANA Republican Presidential Primary. All 45 of Louisiana's delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders in today's Louisiana Presidential Primary.
- MISSISSIPPI PRIMARIES
- MISSISSIPPI Democratic Presidential Primary. 33 of 41 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Mississippi Presidential Primary.
- MISSISSIPPI Republican Presidential Primary. 35 of 38 of Mississippi's delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated. Since President George Bush was the only candidate to qualify for the primary, the primary was cancelled.
- MISSISSIPPI
CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARIES. If no candidate receives a
majority of the vote in the 9 March primary, the two top
vote-getters will proceed to a 30 March runoff. Contested
races - For U.S. House of Representatives: CD 2: Republican;
CD 4: Republican.
- TEXAS PRIMARIES
- TEXAS Democratic Presidential Primary. 127 of 232 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Texas Presidential Primary.
- TEXAS Republican Presidential Primary. 135 of 138 of Texas's delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders in today's Texas Presidential Primary.
- TEXAS STATE and CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARIES.
- Contested races: for State Railroad
Commissioner (one of three elected to staggered 6-year terms
every 2 years): Republican (incumbent); for U.S. House of
Representatives: (NOTE: Because of Congressional
redistricting, an incumbent in a given Primary race may
currently be representing a district with a different
Congressional District number) CD 1: Republican; CD 2:
Republican; CD 3: Republican (incumbent); CD 4: Democrat,
Republican (incumbent); CD 7: Republican (incumbent); CD 9:
Democrat (incumbent), Republican; CD 10: Republican; CD 11:
Republican; CD 15: Republican; CD 16: Republican; CD 17:
Republican; CD 19: Libertarian; CD 22: Democrat; CD 23:
Democrat; CD 24: Republican; CD 25: Democrat (incumbent);
Republican; CD 27: Republican; CD 28: Democrat (incumbent),
Republican; CD 31: Republican (incumbent).
- Contests proceeding to a 13 April runoff -
- CD 1 Republican: Louie Gohmert: 41.79% vs John Graves: 29.96%. Other candidates participating in 9 March 2004 Primary: Wayne Christian: 14.68%; Lyle Thorstenson: 9.89%; Emily Mathews: 2.72%; Larry Thornton: 0.97%.
- CD 10 Republican: Ben Streusand: 28.18% vs. Michael T. McCaul: 24.06%. Other candidates participating in 9 March 2004 runoff: John Devine: 21.42%; Dave Phillips: 13.45%; Teresa Doggett Taylor: 4.54%; Pat Elliott: 3.38%; John Kelley: 2.89%; Brad Tashenberg: 2.09%.
- CD 15 Republican: Alexander Hamilton: 41.74% vs. Michael D. Thamm: 36.52%. Other candidate participating in the 9 March 2004 primary: Paul B. Haring: 21.75%.
- CD 17 Republican: Arlene Wohlgemuth: 41.26% vs Dot Snyder: 30.54%. Other candidate participating in the 9 March 2004 primary: Dave McIntyre: 28.20%.
- CD 28 Republican: James "Jim" F. Hopson: 48.65% vs Francisco "Quico" Canseco: 22.58%. Other candidate participating in the 9 March 2004 primary: Chris Bellamy: 14.91%; Gabriel "Gabe" Perales, Jr.: 13.86%.
- Railroad Commissioner Republican: Pending any additional adjustments to the vote tally, this race is proceeding to an April 13 runoff - Railroad Commissioner Victor G. Carrillo: 281,562 votes (49.58%) Robert Butler: 133,562 votes (23.52%). Other candidates participating in the 9 March 2004 primary: Douglas G. Deffenbaugh: 72,852 votes (12.83%) K. Dale Henry: 79,925 votes (14.07%).
- WASHINGTON
Monday, March 8, 2004
- American Samoa Democratic Presidential Territorial Convention. A Territorial Convention meets to choose 6 of American Samoa's 12 delegates to the Democratic National Convention (together representing 3 pledged delegates of American Samoa's 6 total delegate votes at the National Convention). Results: Kerry: 83%, Kucinich: 17%.
Saturday, March 6, 2004
Wednesday, March 3, 2004
- U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell [R-Colorado] has announced he will not be seeking re-election to a third term. Senator Campbell was first elected to the Senate in 1992 as a Democrat, after having served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, but switched to the Republican Party 9 years ago this very day not long after that Party had taken control of both houses of Congress in the 1994 Midterm Elections. He was re-elected in 1998 as a Republican.
- Democratic Presidential candidate Senator John Edwards suspends his Presidential campaign.
Tuesday, March 2, 2004
- SUPER TUESDAY. Senator John Kerry [D-Massachusetts] all but sews up the Democratic Presidential Nomination tonight by being projected to win Primaries in the following States: California, Connecticut, Georgia Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio and Rhode Island; Kerry is also projected to win the Minnesota Caucuses; former Governor Howard Dean [D-Vermont] wins his home State's Democratic Primary; Senator John Edwards [D-North Carolina] will formally quit the race for his Party's Presidential Nomination tomorrow; Meanwhile, President Bush wins all 7 States which held GOP Primaries on Super Tuesday
- CALIFORNIA PRIMARIES
- CALIFORNIA Democratic Presidential Preference Primary. 370 of 440 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are
allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting
in today's California Presidential Primary. Results: Kerry wins in the Golden State.
- CALIFORNIA Republican Presidential Preference Primary. 170 of 173 of California's delegates to the Republican National
Convention are allocated to presidential contenders in today's
California Presidential Primary. Results: Bush wins in California.
- CALIFORNIA State Primary. Contested Primary Races:
United States Senate (Class 3 seat): Libertarian, Republican; U.S. House of Representatives (109th Congress):
CD 1: Green, Peace and Freedom;
CD 2: Democrat;
CD 3 (open seat): Republican;
CD 6: Democrat (incumbent);
CD 12: Democrat (incumbent), Green, Republican;
CD 17: Democrat (incumbent), Republican;
CD 18: Republican;
CD 20 (open seat): Democrat, Republican;
CD 25: Democrat;
CD 26: Democrat, Republican (incumbent);
CD 28: Democrat (incumbent);
CD 29: Republican;
CD 31: Democrat (incumbent);
CD 36: Republican;
CD 37: Democrat (incumbent);
CD 38: Democrat (incumbent);
CD 40: Democrat;
CD 44: Republican (incumbent);
CD 45: Democrat, Republican (incumbent);
CD 46: Democrat, Republican (incumbent);
CD 47: Republican;
CD 51: Democrat (incumbent), Republican.
- CONNECTICUT
- CONNECTICUT Democratic Presidential Preference Primary. 49 of 62 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated
to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in
today's Connecticut Presidential Primary. Results: Kerry wins in Connecticut.
- CONNECTICUT Republican (cancelled). President George Bush, the only candidate to qualify for the ballot,
will receive Connecticut's 30 delegates. By Connecticut law, if fewer
than two candidates qualify for the ballot, the primary is cancelled.
On 19 December 2003, Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz announced that
there would be no Republican Primary unless qualified Republican
candidates petition onto the ballot.
- GEORGIA PRIMARIES
- GEORGIA Democratic Presidential Preference Primary. 86 of 102 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated
to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in
today's Georgia Presidential Primary. Results: Kerry narrowly bests Edwards in Georgia.
- GEORGIA Republican Presidential Preference Primary. 66 of 69 of Georgia's delegates to the Republican National Convention
are allocated to presidential contenders in today's Georgia
Presidential Primary. Results: Bush wins Georgia's GOP Primary.
- MARYLAND PRIMARIES
- MARYLAND Democratic Presidential Preference Primary. 69 of 99 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated
to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in
today's Maryland Presidential Primary. Results: Kerry wins in Maryland.
- MARYLAND Republican Presidential Preference Primary. 36 of 39 of Maryland's delegates to the Republican National Convention
are allocated to presidential contenders in today's Maryland
Presidential Primary. Results: President Bush is victor in Maryland.
- MARYLAND State Primary. Contested Primary races:
United States Senate (Class 3 seat): Democrat (incumbent), Republican;
U.S. House of Representatives (109th Congress):
CD 1: Democrat, Republican (incumbent);
CD 2: Republican;
CD 3: Democrat (incumbent), Republican;
CD 4: Democrat (incumbent), Republican;
CD 5: Republican;
CD 6: Democrat, Republican (incumbent);
CD 7: Democrat (incumbent), Republican;
CD 8: Democrat (incumbent), Republican.
- MASSACHUSETTS PRIMARIES
- MASSACHUSETTS Democratic Presidential Preference Primary. 93 of 121 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to
presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's
Massachusetts Presidential Primary. Results: Kerry projected to win his home State's Primary.
- MASSACHUSETTS Republican Presidential Preference Primary. 41 of 44 of Massachusetts's delegates to the Republican National
Convention are allocated to presidential contenders in today's
Massachusetts Presidential Primary. Results: President Bush wins the GOP Primary in the Bay State.
- MINNESOTA CAUCUSES
- NEW YORK
- NEW YORK Democratic Presidential Preference Primary. 236 of 285 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are
allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting
in today's New York Presidential Primary. Results: Kerry wins in the Empire State.
- NEW YORK Republican The Republican Primary being uncontested, is cancelled. 87 of 102 of
New York's delegates to the Republican National Convention are to be
allocated to President George Bush. The remaining delegates will go to
the Republican National Convention officially Unpledged.
- OHIO PRIMARIES
- OHIO Democratic Presidential Preference Primary. 140 of 159 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are
allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting
in today's Ohio Presidential Primary. Results: Kerry is the winner in the Buckeye State.
- OHIO Republican Presidential Preference Primary 88 of 91 of Ohio's delegates to the Republican National Convention are
allocated to presidential contenders in today's Ohio Presidential
Primary. Results: Bush wins the GOP Primary in Ohio.
- OHIO State Primary. Contested Primary races:
United States Senate (Class 3 seat): Democrat, Republican (incumbent);
U.S. House of Representatives (109th Congress):
CD 1: Democrat;
CD 2: Democrat;
CD 6: Democrat (incumbent);
CD 9: Republican;
CD 10: Democrat (incumbent), Republican;
CD 13: Republican;
CD 14: Democrat;
CD 15: Democrat, Republican (incumbent);
CD 18: Democrat.
- RHODE ISLAND PRIMARIES
- VERMONT PRIMARIES
- VERMONT Democratic Presidential Preference Primary. 15 of 22 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated
to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in
today's Vermont Presidential Primary. Results: Dean finally wins one that counts, the Primary in his own home State; Kerry, in 2d, will still qualify for VT delegates; Edwards was not on the ballot in the Green Mountain State.
- VERMONT Republican Presidential Preference Primary. 15 of 18 of Vermont's delegates to the Republican National Convention
are allocated to presidential contenders in today's Vermont
Presidential Primary. Results: Bush wins in Vermont.
Monday, March 1, 2004
- 720 Democratic Unpledged
PLEO Delegates are certified today.. These delegates appear
as "Uncommitted" in our "hard" count and will attend the
Democratic Convention officially unpledged to any candidate. The
breakdown is: 413 DNC Members, 50 Democratic US Senate Members
(including the 2 Shadow Senators from the District of Columbia),
50 House Members (including the non-voting delegates, territorial
delegates, and resident commissioners from American Samoa, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands), 26
Governors (including the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the
Governors of American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands),
and 21 Distinguished Party Leaders. "The Green Papers"
lists DNC members who happen to be Governors, Senators and House
Members under their political office rather than as DNC
members.
Sunday, February 29, 2004
Saturday, February 28, 2004
Tuesday, February 24, 2004
- Kerry wins Hawaii, Idaho, and Utah by a wide margin. Second place finishes by Kucinich in Hawaii and Edwards in Idaho and Utah.
- HAWAII Democratic
Precinct Caucuses. Results: John Kerry-- 49%; Dennis
Kucinich-- 27%; John Edwards-- 13%; Howard Dean-- 8%;
Uncommitted-- 1%; Wesley Clark-- 1%; Joe Lieberman-- 0%. These
caucuses are the first step in allocating Hawaii's 29 delegates.
The National Convention delegates are allocated beginning on
Sunday 30 May 2004 at the State Convention.
- IDAHO Democratic
County Caucuses. Results: John Kerry-- 55%; John Edwards--
23%; Howard Dean-- 11%; Uncommited-- 7%; Dennis Kucinich-- 4%.
These caucuses are the first step in allocating Idaho's 23
delegates. The National Convention delegates are allocated
beginning on Thursday 19 June 2004 at the State Convention
- UTAH Democratic Party
Run Presidential Primary. Results: John Kerry-- 55%; John
Edwards-- 30%; Dennis Kucinich-- 7%; Howard Dean-- 4%; Wesley
Clark-- 1%; Joe Lieberman-- 1%; Uncommitted-- 1%; Dick
Gephardt-- 0%. 23 of the State' 29 delegates to the Democratic
National Convention will be allocated among the contenders for
that Party's presidential nomination as a result of the voting
in this Party Run Primary.
- Delegate Count Correction: On 11 February
we incorrectly reported that General Wesley Clark had withdrawn
from the Democratic Presidential race. Today we discovered that
General Clark sent a letter to Democratic Chairman Terry McAuliffe
specifying that his campaign was "suspended". Since
General Clark has not withdrawn from the race, he remains eligible
to receive statewide delegates per Democratic Party Rule 9.C. We
have corrected our statewide delegate count accordingly: Clark's
statewide delegate count is Arizona: 8, New Mexico: 3, North
Dakota: 2, Oklahoma: 5; and Tennessee: 6.
Sunday, February 22, 2004
- Commentary: TOO MUCH ADO ABOUT NADER ... unreasoning Fear and abject Hatred for President Bush fuels a Loser's Gambit by RICHARD E. BERG-ANDERSSON, TheGreenPapers.com Staff
- Nader to run for President as an Independent.
Ralph Nader, the 2000 Green Party candidate for President, has
announced- on NBC-TV's 'Meet the Press' this morning- that he
intends an independent bid for the Presidency this coming Fall.
Nader justified his candidacy on grounds that the Nation's Capital
has become "corporate occupied territory" resulting in a
"democracy gap" in which "too little wealth is in
too few hands" with both of the two Major Parties complicit
in the creation of this political situation.
Saturday, February 21, 2004
- Update: The North Carolina State Board of
Elections met on 9 February 2004 and unanimously voted to postpone
the state Primary election from 4 May
to 20 July 2004 and the Second Primary (runoff) from 1 June to 17
August 2004. The candidate filing period is 26 April to 7 May
2004. The Democratic and Republican parties must complete their
National Convention delegate selection process before this 20 July
primary and will do so by holding caucuses and conventions.
- Guam Republican
Caucuses.
- Oklahoma State
Convention.
Friday, February 20, 2004
- Nader to announce Presidential intentions on
Sunday morning Television. 70-year-old Ralph Nader, the 2000
Green Party candidate for President, will be publicly announcing
whether or not he intends an independent bid for the Presidency
this coming Fall on NBC-TV's 'Meet the Press' this Sunday (22
February) morning. Nader has already ruled out running again for
the White House as the 2004 nominee of the Green Party.
Wednesday, February 18, 2004
- Former Democratic Governor Howard Dean announces: "I am no longer actively pursuing the presidency."
- In an email to his supporters, Governor Dean writes: " ... keep active in the primary. We are still on the ballots. Sending delegates to the convention only continues to energize our party. Fight on in the caucuses. Use your network to send progressive delegates to the convention in Boston. We are not going away."
- Governor Dean has apparently suspended his
campaign for the Presidency. Democratic delegate selection rule
9.C states "If a presidential candidate entitled to an
allocation under this rule is no longer a candidate at the time
at-large delegates are selected, his/her allocation shall be
proportionally divided among the other preferences entitled to
an allocation.".
- As of 18 February, we had estimated that
Governor Dean had 112.5 district, at-large, and pledged PLEO
delegates. Had he withdrawn from the race, Governor Dean would
have lost an estimated 44 statewide delegates (Democrats Abroad:
2; District of Columbia: 1; Iowa: 3; Maine: 3; Michigan: 11;
Nevada: 2; New Hampshire: 3; New Mexico: 3: Washington: 11;
Wisconsin: 5).
Tuesday, February 17, 2004
- WISCONSIN Presidential Primaries. Kerry bests
Edwards in tight battle for Wisconsin; President Bush easy victor
on GOP side.
- Wisconsin Democratic
Primary. Kerry wins Wisconsin, Edwards a strong second,
with Dean far back in 3d place but still above 15% delegate
threshold. John Kerry-- 40% winner; John Edwards-- 34%; Howard
Dean-- 18%; Dennis Kucinich-- 3%; Al Sharpton-- 2%; Others
(including "Uncommitted")-- 3%. 72 of the State's 87 delegates
to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated among
the contenders for that Party's presidential nomination as a
result of the voting in this Primary.
- Wisconsin Republican
Primary. President Bush gains another easy Primary win in
Wisconsin. George W. Bush-- 99% winner; Uncommitted-- 1%. 37
of the State's 40 delegates to the Republican National
Convention will be allocated among the contenders for that
Party's presidential nomination as a result of the voting in
this Primary.
- Kentucky Special Election CD 6. Democrat Ben Chandler wins U.S. House seat from Kentucky's 6th District. This Special Election was held to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Ernie Fletcher on 9 December 2003, having been sworn in as Governor of the Commonwealth. Candidates in this Special Election: A.B. "Ben" Chandler (Democrat) winner; Mark Gailey (Libertarian); Alice Forgy Kerr (Republican).
Saturday, February 14, 2004
- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Democratic Ward Caucuses. Results: John F. Kerry-- 47%; Al
Sharpton-- 20%; Howard Dean-- 17%; John Edwards-- 10%; Dennis J.
Kucinich-- 3%; Wesley K. Clark-- 1%; Write In-- 1%; Joseph I.
Lieberman-- 0%; Uncommitted-- 0%. 10 of the Districts's 39
delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated
among the contenders for that Party's presidential nomination as a
result of these caucuses.
- NEVADA Democratic
Caucuses. Results: John F. Kerry-- 63%; Howard Dean-- 17%;
John Edwards-- 10%; Dennis J. Kucinich-- 7%; Uncommitted-- 3%; Al
Sharpton-- 1%; Wesley K. Clark-- 0%. These local caucuses are
the first step in allocating Nevada's 32 delegates. The delegates
are actually allocated on Saturday 17 April 2004 at the State
Convention.
Friday, February 13, 2004
- Former Democratic Presidential candidate Wesley Clark endorses Senator John Kerry for the Democratic Nomination for President.
Wednesday, February 11, 2004
- [See February 24 correction]
Democratic Presidential candidate Wesley Clark
withdraws from the Presidential race. When a Democratic
Presidential candidate withdraws from the race, that candidate
receives NO at-large or pledged PLEO delegates per Democratic
Party Rule 9.C. Clark will keep his District delegates but his
statewide delegates will be redistributed to the remaining
candidates. Clark's statewide delegate count is Arizona: 8, New
Mexico: 3, North Dakota: 2, Oklahoma: 5; Tennessee: 6.
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
- Senator Kerry wins both Southern Democratic
primaries tonight, firmly establishing himself as a "national"
candidate; Wesley Clark reportedly dropping out of presidential
race; President Bush formally allocated GOP Convention delegates
at DC caucus, easily wins in Tennessee.
- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Republican Caucus. Bush delegates selected at DC GOP mass
meeting. 16 delegates and 16 alternates to the Republican
National Convention in New York City this coming Summer, all
pledged to President George W. Bush, were chosen at the District
of Columbia Republican Caucus which met at the Hall of Flags in
the US Chamber of Commerce Building today. No delegates and
alternates for any candidate other than the President had
qualified for the caucus ballot.
- NEVADA Republican
Precinct Caucus. These precinct caucuses are the first step
in allocating Nevada's 33 delegates. The delegates are actually
allocated beginning on Thursday 29 April 2004 at the State
Convention.
- TENNESSEE Democratic
Presidential Primary. Kerry easy victor in Tennessee;
Edwards pulling away from Clark for 2d; other candidates, all
below 15% delegate threshold, trail badly. John Kerry-- 41%
winner; John Edwards-- 26%; Wesley Clark-- 23%; Howard Dean-- 4%;
Al Sharpton-- 2%; Uncommitted-- 1%; Others-- 3%. 69 of the
State's 85 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will
be allocated among the contenders for that Party's presidential
nomination as a result of the voting in this Primary.
- TENNESSEE Republican
Presidential Primary. Bush easily wins Tennessee GOP
contest. George W. Bush-- 96% winner; Uncommitted-- 4%. 39 of
the State's 55 delegates to the Republican National Convention
will be allocated among the contenders for that Party's
presidential nomination as a result of the voting in this
Primary.
- VIRGINIA Democratic
Presidential Primary. Kerry wins Virginia, holding bare
majority of the vote; Edwards a distant second but qualifies for
delegates; other candidates trail, all below 15% delegate
threshold. John Kerry-- 52% winner; John Edwards-- 27%; Wesley
Clark-- 9%; Howard Dean-- 7%; Al Sharpton-- 3%; Dennis Kucinich--
1%; Others-- 1%. 82 of the Commonwealth's 96 delegates to the
Democratic National Convention will be allocated among the
contenders for that Party's presidential nomination as a result
of the voting in this Primary.
Monday, February 9, 2004
- Democrats Abroad
Democrat Local Caucuses (caucuses began 6 February). John
Kerry-- 55%; Howard Dean-- 19%; Wesley Clark-- 10%; John Edwards--
9%; Dennis Kucinich-- 5%; Al Sharpton-- 1%; Joe Lieberman-- 0%.
These local caucuses are the first step in allocating the
Democrats Abroad 9 delegates. The delegates are actually
allocated beginning on Saturday 27 March 2004 at the Regional
Caucuses.
Sunday, February 8, 2004
- MAINE Democratic
Presidential Preference Municipal Caucuses. With 80% of the
municipalities reporting: John Kerry-- 45% winner; Howard Dean--
26%; Dennis Kucinich-- 16%; John Edwards-- 8%; Wesley Clark-- 4%;
Uncommitted-- 1%; Al Sharpton-- 0%. These municipal caucuses are
the first step in allocating Maine's 95 delegates. The delegates
are actually allocated beginning on Saturday 29 May 2004 at the
State Convention.
Saturday, February 7, 2004
- MICHIGAN Democratic
Party-run Presidential Preference Primary. Kerry wins Michigan
Party-run Primary, Dean 2d, Edwards 3d, Sharpton and Clark tied
for 4th. Kerry, Dean, Edwards, and Sharpton qualify for
delegates. John Kerry-- 52% winner; Howard Dean-- 17%; John
Edwards-- 14%; Al Sharpton-- 7%; Wesley Clark-- 7%; Dennis
Kucinich-- 3%. 111 of the State's 154 delegates to the Democratic
National Convention are allocated among the contenders for that
Party's presidential nomination as a result of the voting in this
Party-run Primary.
- LOUISIANA Republican
Presidential Preference Caucuses. These district caucuses are
the first step in allocating Louisiana's 45 delegates. The
delegates are actually allocated on Tuesday 9 March 2004 with a
Presidential Primary.
- WASHINGTON Democratic
Presidential Preference Caucuses. Kerry Wins Washington Caucuses,
Dean 2d, but above the delegate threshold. Kucinich, Edwards,
Clark, and Sharpton trail. With 92% of the precincts reporting
John Kerry-- 49% winner; Howard Dean-- 30%; Dennis Kucinich-- 8%;
John Edwards-- 7%; Wesley Clark-- 3%; Uncommitted-- 3%; Al
Sharpton-- 0%. These precinct caucuses are the first step in
allocating Washington's 95 delegates. The delegates are actually
allocated on Saturday 29 May 2004 at the District Caucuses.
Friday, February 6, 2004
- Missouri Congressman and Former Presidential Contender Richard "Dick" Gephardt endorses Senator John Kerry for the Democratic Nomination for President.
Tuesday, February 3, 2004
- Senator Joe Lieberman drops out of Dem Presidential race.
- Kerry victor in Delaware, Missouri and Arizona:
also wins Caucuses in New Mexico, North Dakota; Edwards wins South
Carolina Primary; Oklahoma called for Clark; Dean vows to fight on; President Bush
easy victor in both Missouri and Oklahoma GOP Primaries.
- ARIZONA Presidential Primary.
- ARIZONA Democrat
Presidential Primary. Kerry wins Arizona Primary; Clark 2d,
but above delegate threshold; Dean 3d; Edwards, Lieberman trail.
John Kerry-- 43% winner; Wesley Clark-- 27%; Howard Dean-- 14%;
John Edwards-- 7%; Joe Lieberman-- 7%; Dennis Kucinich-- 2%; Al
Sharpton-- 0%; Others-- 0%. 55 of the State's 64 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated among the contenders for that Party's presidential nomination as a result of the voting in this Primary.
- DELAWARE Presidential Primary.
- DELAWARE Democrat
Presidential Primary. Kerry has decisive win in Delaware;
Tight battle for 2d between Lieberman and Edwards: well under
15% threshold for delegates, however; Dean and Clark close
behind in tight battle for 4th Complete, albeit unofficial,
results: John Kerry-- 51% winner; Joe Lieberman-- 11%; John
Edwards-- 11%; Howard Dean-- 10%; Wesley Clark-- 10%; Al
Sharpton-- 6%; Dennis Kucinich-- 1%; Other-- 1%. 15 of the
State's 23 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will
be allocated among the contenders for that Party's presidential
nomination as a result of the voting in this Primary.
- MISSOURI Presidential Primaries.
- MISSOURI Democrat
Presidential Primary. Kerry easily wins Missouri Primary;
Edwards 2d but above delegate threshold; Dean, Clark, Lieberman,
Sharpton trail. Nearly complete returns: John Kerry-- 51%
winner; John Edwards-- 25%; Howard Dean-- 9%; Wesley Clark-- 4%;
Joe Lieberman-- 3%; Al Sharpton-- 3%; Dennis Kucinich-- 1%;
Uncommitted-- 1%; Other-- 3%. 74 of the State's 88 delegates to
the Democratic National Convention will be allocated among the
contenders for that Party's presidential nomination as a result
of the voting in this Primary.
- MISSOURI Republican
Presidential Primary. President Bush easily wins Missouri
GOP contest. Nearly complete returns: George W. Bush-- 95%
winner; Uncommitted-- 3%; Other-- 2%. All of the State's 57
delegates to the Republican National Convention will be
allocated among the contenders for that Party's presidential
nomination as a result of the voting in this Primary.
- NEW MEXICO Presidential Preference Caucuses.
- NEW MEXICO Democrat
Presidential Preference Caucus. Kerry wins the Caucus;
Clark and Dean follow - both above delegate threshold; Edwards
trails. Nearly complete returns: John Kerry-- 42% winner;
Wesley Clark-- 21%; Howard Dean-- 16%, John Edwards-- 11%;
Dennis Kucinich-- 6%; Joe Lieberman-- 3%; 26 of the State's 37
delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be
allocated among the contenders for that Party's presidential
nomination as a result of this Caucus.
- NORTH DAKOTA Presidential Caucuses.
- NORTH DAKOTA Democrat
Presidential Caucuses. Kerry easily wins the Caucus; Clark
2nd but above the delegate threshold; Dean trails. Nearly
complete returns: John Kerry-- 51% winner; Wesley Clark-- 24%;
Howard Dean-- 12%, John Edwards-- 10%; Dennis Kucinich-- 3%; Joe
Lieberman-- 1%. This is the first step in the process that
North Dakota will use to allocate 14 of the State's 22 delegates
to the Democratic National Convention.
- NORTH DAKOTA
Republican Presidential Caucuses. The North Dakota
Republican party reports "Tonight, President George W.
Bush won all 26 of North Dakota’s Delegates to the Republican
National Convention in tonight’s Republican Presidential
Preference Caucus".
- OKLAHOMA Presidential Primaries.
- OKLAHOMA Democrat
Presidential Primary. OKLAHOMA Democrat Presidential
Primary Clark narrowly defeats Edwards in Oklahoma; Kerry a
close 3d; Lieberman and Dean trail, far below 15% delegate
threshold. Nearly complete returns: Wesley Clark-- 30% winner;
John Edwards-- 30%; John Kerry-- 27%; Joe Lieberman-- 7%;
Howard Dean-- 4%; Al Sharpton-- 1%; Dennis Kucinich-- 1%;
Others-- 1%. 40 of the State's 47 delegates to the Democratic
National Convention will be allocated among the contenders for
that Party's presidential nomination as a result of the voting
in this Primary.
- OKLAHOMA Republican
Presidential Primary. President Bush easily wins Oklahoma's
GOP contest. Nearly complete returns: George W. Bush-- 90%
winner; Other-- 10%. All of the State's 41 delegates to the
Republican National Convention will be allocated among the
contenders for that Party's presidential nomination as a result
of the voting in this Primary.
- SOUTH CAROLINA Party-run Presidential Primary.
- SOUTH CAROLINA
Democrat Party-run Presidential Primary. Edwards wins SC
Primary; Kerry 2d but above delegate threshold; Sharpton, Clark,
Dean and Lieberman trail. Nearly complete returns: John
Edwards-- 45% winner; John Kerry-- 30%; Al Sharpton-- 10%;
Wesley Clark-- 7%; Howard Dean-- 5%; Joe Lieberman-- 2%; Dennis
Kucinich-- 0%; Others-- 0%. 45 of the State's 55 delegates to
the Democratic National Convention will be allocated among the
contenders for that Party's presidential nomination as a result
of the voting in this Primary.
- Democratic Delegate count update: the U.S. House
received notification on 25 January 2004 that effective 5 January 2004,
Congressman Ralph Hall (Texas CD
4) is no longer affiliated with the Democatic Caucus.
Accordingly, the number of Democratic National Convention PLEO
delegates has been decreased by 1. The number of unpledged PLEO
delegates from Texas is now 34. The
total number of Democratic delegates is
now 4,321.
Thursday, January 29, 2004
Tuesday, January 27, 2004
- NEW HAMPSHIRE Presidential Primaries. Kerry wins NH Dem primary by double-digit percentage; Dean comes in second; Clark in tight battle with Edwards for 3rd: both under 15% threshold for delegates; Lieberman trails, but not dropping out; President Bush easily wins GOP contest.
- NEW HAMPSHIRE Democrat Presidential Primary. 22 of the State's 27 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated among the contenders for that Party's presidential nomination as a result of the voting in this Primary. With 100% of the precincts reporting: John Kerry (13 delegates)-- 38.4% winner, Howard Dean (9 delegates)-- 26.3%, Wesley Clark-- 12.4%, John Edwards-- 12.1%, Joe Lieberman-- 8.6%, Dennis Kucinich-- 1.4%, Al Sharpton-- 0.2%
- NEW HAMPSHIRE Republican Presidential Primary. 29 of the State's 32 delegates to the Republican National Convention will be allocated among the contenders for that Party's presidential nomination as a result of the voting in this Primary. With 100% of the precincts reporting: George W. Bush (29 delegates plus 3 RNC delegates)-- 79.6% winner.
Sunday, January 25, 2004
- On 20 January 2004, the House received a communication from the Chairman of the Democratic Caucus notifying the House of the resignation of Congressman Ralph Hall (Texas CD 4) from the Democratic Caucus, effective 5 January 2004. Congressman Hall is now affiliated with the Republican Party.
Friday, January 23, 2004
Thursday, January 22, 2004
- Texas 9 March 2004 Congressional Primary candidate list updated per the court approved congressional map.
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
- The RNC reports that South Carolina's state party has passed a resolution supporting the re-election of President Bush. We had adjusted our delegate count for South Carolina's 46 delegates accordingly.
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
- President George W. Bush delivers his Annual "State of the Union" Message before a Joint Session of Congress this evening, Eastern Time.
- The 2d "even" session of the 108th Congress convenes today. Both houses of Congress convene at Noon, Eastern Time (1700 UTC).
- Republican Congressman William Janklow (South Dakota At-Large) resigns. In December 2003, the Congressman was found guilty of 3 misdemeanors and a fourth class felony after being involved in a fatal accident with a motorcyclist. A special election will be held Tuesday 1 June 2004 to fill this vacant seat.
- Congressman Richard Gephardt (Democrat, Missouri CD 3) drops out of the Presidential race after a 4th place showing in yesterday's Iowa caucuses.
Monday, January 19, 2004
- Iowa Democratic
Caucuses. Kerry wins; Edwards finishing second; Dean lags
behind; Gephardt, a poor 4th, will drop out of race. With
approximately 95% of the precincts reporting, NOTE: percentages
reflect apparent total number of delegates to all County
Conventions chosen at precinct caucuses and pledged to support the
candidate listed. John Kerry- 38%, John Edwards- 32% Howard Dean-
18%, Dick Gephardt- 11%, Dennis Kucinich- 1%. These are first-tier
caucuses at the election precinct level which will choose delegates
to second-tier (County) Conventions, thus being merely the first
step in an indirect process of allocating National Convention
delegates; none of IA's 56 delegates to the Democratic National
Convention will be allocated as a direct result of participation in
these caucuses. Senator Joe Lieberman and Retired General Wesley
Clark have announced that they will not campaign in Iowa.
- Iowa Republican
Caucuses. These are first-tier caucuses at the election
precinct level which will choose delegates to second-tier (County)
Conventions, thus being merely the first step in an indirect
process of allocating National Convention delegates; none of IA's
32 delegates to the Republican National Convention will be
allocated as a direct result of participation in these caucuses.
We estimate that President Bush, the only candidate participating
in today's 19 January caucuses, will receive Iowa's 32 delegates.
Since no national convention delegates were allocated today and all
of Iowa's delegates are unbound, we have listed the delegates as
"soft unpledged".
- Vox Populi (Letters to the Editor): Political Parties and your Proposed National Primary Constitutional Amendment by James Dayton
- The RNC reports that the Kansas Republican party's 39 delegates are bound to the President for the first ballot. We have adjusted our delegate count accordingly.
Saturday, January 17, 2004
Thursday, January 15, 2004
- Democratic Presidential candidate Carol Moseley Braun withdrew from the Presidential race and endorsed Howard Dean's candidacy for the Party's presidential nomination.
Wednesday, January 14, 2004
- Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland To Face Legislative Impeachment Probe. The Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives, Democrat Moira Lyons, announced today that the lower house of the State's General Assembly will begin investigating Republican Governor John Rowland with an eye towards possible impeachment of the three-term Chief Executive as a result of allegations of corruption.
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
Saturday, January 10, 2004
Thursday, January 8, 2004
Saturday, January 3, 2004
- Texas Congressman Ralph M. Hall (CD 4), who was first elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House in 1980, has filed to run as a Republican in 2004.
Review changes prior to Thursday, January 1, 2004.
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