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The District of Columbia held a primary on January 13, 2004 and caucuses on February 14, 2004 during the 2004 Democratic presidential primary season. Delegates were only allocated in the February 14 caucuses.

Non-binding primary

2004 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary

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Non-binding preference poll
Candidate Howard Dean Al Sharpton Home state Vermont New York Popular vote 18,132 14,639 Percentage 42.65% 34.43%   Candidate Carol Moseley Braun Dennis Kucinich Home state Illinois Ohio Popular vote 4,924 3,481 Percentage 11.58% 8.19%

The primary was held on January 13, 2004, a week before the Iowa caucuses. Early favorite Howard Dean won the primary. Polling two months before had him leading civil rights activist Al Sharpton 45% to 11%. Then his poll numbers went down considerably, to 27% to 5%. The other candidates, John Kerry, John Edwards, Wesley Clark, Dick Gephardt and Joe Lieberman, were not on the ballot. Dean benefited from the endorsement of popular councilman Jack Evans. Following the primary, Carol Moseley Braun dropped out of the race and endorsed Dean.

Results

Caucuses

2004 District of Columbia Democratic presidential caucuses

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39 Democratic National Convention delegates (16 pledged, 23 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote
Candidate John Kerry Al Sharpton Home state Massachusetts New York Delegate count 9 4 Popular vote 4,278 1,824 Percentage 46.88% 19.99%   Candidate Howard Dean John Edwards Home state Vermont North Carolina Delegate count 3 0 Popular vote 1,596 927 Percentage 17.49% 10.16%

The District of Columbia caucuses were held on February 14, 2004. John Kerry won the caucuses.

Results

References

1. "January 13 Presidential Preference Primary Election and Recall Election for Advisory Neighborhood Commission Single-Member District 4B07 - Summary Report" (PDF). District of Columbia Board of Elections. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
2. "District of Columbia Democratic Delegation 2004". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved March 30, 2020.

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