2004 Election Calendar

2004 Election Calendar

Note: The Democratic nominee will be determined by 4,317 delegate votes. A simple majority (2,159) is needed to win. State primaries and caucuses determine how the 3,520 “pledged delegates” vote (the number of delegates allotted to each state is listed below in parentheses). The remaining 797 “unpledged” delegates (or “superdelegates”) are party leaders and elected officials. They may vote for whomever they please. The nominee is officially declared at the Democratic party’s convention in Boston, July 26-29, 2004.

Month / Date / Election
January / 13 / District of Columbia, non-binding presidential primary (0)
19 / Iowa caucuses (45)
27 / New Hampshire presidential primary (22)
February / 3 / Arizona presidential primary (55)
Delaware presidential primary (15)
Missouri presidential primary (74)
New Mexico Democratic caucuses (26)
Oklahoma presidential primary (40)
South Carolina Democratic presidential primary (45)
Virginia GOP caucuses
North Dakota caucuses (14)
7 / Michigan Democratic caucuses (128)
Washington Democratic caucuses (76)
8 / Maine Democratic caucuses (24)
10 / Tennessee presidential primary (69)
Virginia presidential primary (82)
14 / District of Columbia Democratic caucuses (16)
Nevada Democratic caucuses (24)
17 / Wisconsin presidential primary (72)
24 / Hawaii Democratic caucuses (20)
Idaho Democratic caucuses (18)
Michigan GOP presidential primary
Utah Democratic presidential primary (23)
27 / Utah Democratic caucuses
29 / Hawaii GOP caucuses (starting Jan. 1)
March
“SUPER TUESDAY” / 2 / California presidential/state primary (370)
Connecticut presidential primary (49)
Georgia presidential primary (86)
Maryland presidential/state primary (69)
Massachusetts presidential primary (93)
Minnesota caucuses (72)
New York presidential primary (236)
North Dakota Democratic caucuses
Ohio presidential/state primary (140)
Rhode Island presidential primary (21)
Vermont presidential primary (15)
Washington presidential primary
9 / Florida presidential primary (177)
Louisiana presidential primary (60)
Mississippi presidential/state primary (33)
Texas presidential/state primary (195)
13 / Kansas Democratic caucuses (33)
16 / Illinois presidential/state primary (156)
19 / Maine GOP caucuses (starting Jan. 1)
20 / Wyoming Democratic caucuses (13)
Alaska Democratic caucuses (26)
30 / Mississippi runoff
April / 13 / Texas runoff
Colorado caucuses (53)
27 / Pennsylvania presidential/state primary (151)
May / 4 / Indiana presidential/state primary (67)
North Carolina presidential/state primary (90)
11 / Nebraska presidential/state primary (24)
West Virginia presidential/state primary (28)
18 / Arkansas presidential/state primary (36)
Kentucky presidential/state primary (49)
Oregon presidential/state primary (46)
25 / Idaho presidential/state primary
June / 1 / Alabama presidential/state primary
New Mexico presidential/state primary
North Carolina runoff
South Dakota presidential/state primary
8 / Arkansas runoff
Iowa state primary
Maine state primary
Montana presidential/state primary (15)
New Jersey presidential/state primary (107)
North Dakota state primary
South Carolina state primary
Virginia state primary
22 / South Carolina runoff
Utah state primary
29 / Alabama runoff
July / 20 / Georgia state primary
26-29 / Democratic National Convention — Boston
27 / Oklahoma state primary
August / 3 / Kansas state primary
Michigan state primary
Missouri state primary
5 / Tennessee state primary
10 / Colorado state primary
Connecticut state primary
Georgia runoff
17 / Wyoming state primary
24 / Alaska state primary
Aug. 30- Sept. 2 / GOP National Convention — New York
31 / Florida state primary
September / 7 / Arizona state primary
Nevada state primary
11 / Delaware state primary
14 / District of Columbia district primary
Massachusetts state primary
Minnesota state primary
New Hampshire state primary
New York state primary
Rhode Island state primary
Vermont state primary
Wisconsin state primary
18 / Hawaii state primary
Louisiana state primary
21 / Washington state primary
November / 2 / General election
December / 4 / Louisiana congressional runoff