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2004 Virginia Democratic presidential primary

← 2000 February 10, 2004 (2004-02-10) 2008 →
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Candidate John Kerry John Edwards
Home state Massachusetts North Carolina
Delegate count 54 28
Popular vote 204,142 105,504
Percentage 51.5% 26.6%

 
Candidate Wesley Clark Howard Dean
Home state Arkansas Vermont
Delegate count 0 0
Popular vote 36,572 27,637
Percentage 9.2% 7.0%

Primary results by county
Kerry:      30-40%            50–60%      60–70%
Edwards:      40–50%      50–60%
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The 2004 Virginia Democratic presidential primary took place on February 10, 2004 as part of the 2004 United States Democratic presidential primaries. The delegate allocation is proportional; the candidates are awarded delegates in proportion to the percentage of votes received and is open to anyone. A total of 82 (of 98) delegates are awarded proportionally. A 15 percent threshold is required to receive delegates. Frontrunner John Kerry won the primary with Senator John Edwards obtaining over 20% and receiving delegates.

Virginia Democratic presidential primary, 2004
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
John Kerry 204,142 51.5% 54
John Edwards 105,504 26.6% 28
Wesley Clark 36,572 9.2% 0
Howard Dean 27,637 7.0% 0
Al Sharpton 12,864 3.3% 0
Dennis Kucinich 5,016 1.3% 0
Joe Lieberman 2,866 0.7% 0
Lyndon LaRouche 1,042 0.3% 0
Richard Gephardt 580 0.2% 0
Total 396,223 100.00% 82

Analysis

Kerry won most of the counties and all the congressional districts in the state. His key to victory was winning Fairfax County, Virginia with almost 56% of the vote. Fairfax had by far the largest turnout in the state. Edwards won several counties in the southern portion of the state, including his best performance in Wythe County, which he won with almost 58%. Clark's best performance was by far in Lynchburg City, which he obtained almost 24% of the vote. Dean's strongest performance was in Albemarle County, where he obtained almost 12% of the vote.

References

  1. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
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