United States presidential election in Alaska, 2004
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| Nominee | George W. Bush | John Kerry | ||
| Party | Republican | Democratic | ||
| Home state | Texas | Massachusetts | ||
| Running mate | Dick Cheney | John Edwards | ||
| Electoral vote | 3 | 0 | ||
| Popular vote | 190,889 | 111,025 | ||
| Percentage | 61.1% | 35.5% | ||
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The 2004 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 2, 2004 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 2004 United States presidential election. Voters chose 3 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Alaska once again voted for the Republican presidential nominee in 2004, as it has in every presidential election since statehood except for 1964. The Democratic presidential ticket though did better here in 2004 compared to 2000, narrowing the Republican advantage from around 31 percentage points in 2000 to approximately 25 percentage points in 2004. John Kerry obtained nearly 36 percent of the vote, approximately 8 percentage points (or 32,021 votes) more than Al Gore's showing of around 28 percent in 2000. In comparison, incumbent President Bush only increased his vote in Alaska by around 2 percent (or 23,491 votes) from nearly 59 percent in 2000 to approximately 61 percent in 2004.
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[edit] Primaries
[edit] Election Results
| Presidential Candidate | Running Mate | Party | Electoral Vote (EV) | Popular Vote (PV) | |
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| George W. Bush of Texas | Richard Cheney of Wyoming | Republican | 3 | 190,889 | 61.07% |
| John Kerry of Massachusetts | John Edwards of North Carolina | Democrat | 0 | 111,025 | 35.52% |
| Ralph Nader of Connecticut | Peter Miguel Camejo of California | Reform | 0 | 5,069 | 1.62% |
| Michael Peroutka of Maryland | Chuck Baldwin of Florida | Alaska Independence Party | 0 | 2,092 | 0.67% |
| Michael Badnarik of Texas | Richard Campagna of Iowa | Libertarian | 0 | 1,675 | 0.54% |
| David Cobb of California | Patricia LaMarche of Maine | Green | 0 | 1,058 | 0.34% |
| Totals | 310,570 | 100.00% | |||
| Voter turnout (Registered Voters) | 93% | ||||
[edit] Electors
Technically the voters of Alaska cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Alaska is allocated 3 electors because it has 1 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 3 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 3 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for President and Vice President. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector.
The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 13, 2004 to cast their votes for President and Vice President. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols.
The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All were pledged to and voted for George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.[1][2]
- Gloria J. Tokar of Palmer, Alaska.
- Frederick H. Hahn of Anchorage, Alaska.
- Roberly R. Waldron of Anchorage, Alaska
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