ARIZONA 10 Electoral Votes
Arizona went from 8 electoral votes to 10 as a result of the 2000 Census
Population 
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Arizona Secretary of State)
Total Population, July 1, 2004 est. 5,743,834
Total Registration, Nov. 2004 2,643,331
Rep. 1,055,252 (39.92%)   Dem. 914,264 (34.59%)   Lib. 18,261 (0.69%)  Other 655,554 (24.80%)  Grn., Ref., NLP not recognized.
Arizona has: 15 counties.
Two largest counties: Maricopa, Pima.
Five largest cities: Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa, Glendale, Scottsdale.

Government
Governor: Janet Napolitano (D) elected Nov. 2002.
State Legislature: Arizona State Legislature   House: 60 seats  Senate: 30 seats
Local: Cities and Counties...   NACO counties
U.S. House: 6R, 2D - 1. R.Renzi (R) | 2. T.Franks (R) | 3. J.Shadegg (R) | 4. E.Pastor (D) | 5. J.Hayworth (R) | 6. J.Flake (R) | 7. R.Grijalva (D) | 8. J.Kolbe (R) *2 new seats in 2002 as a result of the 2000 Census. 
U.S. Senate: John Kyl (R) re-elected in 2000, John McCain (R) re-elected in 2004.
All eight congressmen and Sen. John McCain were re-elected with comfortable margins. Republicans also kept significant majorities in both houses of the State Legislature (the Senate went from 17R-13D to 18R-12D and the House from 40R-20D to 38R-22D); there were few competitive seats and the legislative map was being challenged. >>

The Grand Canyon State
 

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Politics1-AZ
 
General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004
Registration closed October 4, 2004 at midnight.
Early voting began September 30, 2004.
Official Results 
Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)
893,524
(44.40)
Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.) 
11,856
(0.59)
+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
1,104,294
 (54.87)
w/in Cobb/LaMarche 138  - 
w/in Nader/Camejo 2,773
(0.14)
Total........2,012,585
Registered voters:  2,643,331
Total ballots cast:  2,038,069 
Turnout:  77.10 % 
2004 Overview
Although Arizona was classified as a battleground state, Bush more than doubled his plurality, winning by 210,770 votes (10.47 percentage points).  480,569 more votes were cast in the presidential race in 2004 than in 2000, a 31.4% increase.  As in 2000 Bush carried 11 counties including the largest, Maricopa County, while the Democratic ticket won in four counties (Apache and Coconino in the North and Pima and Santa Cruz in the South) (results by county).
General Election Details
Kerry/Allies  |  Bush-Cheney '04
(Primary Election: September 7, 2004)
Past Results
1996
Clinton (Dem.)......653,288
(46.52)
Dole (Rep.)...........622,073
(44.29)
Perot (Ref.)..........112,072
(7.98)
Browne (Lib.).........14,358
(1.02)
Write-ins.................2,614
(0.19)
Total........1,404,405

1992
Bush (Rep.)..........572,086
(38.47)
Clinton (Dem.)......543,050
(36.52)
Perot (Ind.)...........353,741
(23.79)
Others (4+w/in)......18,098
(1.22)
Total........1,486,975

2000
Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)
685,341
(44.73)
Nader/LaDuke (Grn.)
45,645
(2.98)
Smith/Suprynowicz (Lib.)
5,775
(0.38)
Hagelin/Goldhaber (NLP)
1,120
(0.07)
Buchanan/Foster (Ref.)
12,373
(0.81)
+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
781,652
(51.02)
Phillips/Frazier (Write-in)
110
(0.01)
Total........1,532,016
Registered Voters:  2,173,122
Total ballots cast 1,559,520
Turnout as a percentage of registered voters:  71.76%

According to the Committee for the Study of the American Electorate, Arizona had the second lowest turnout as a percentage of voting age population of any state including the District of Columbia: 42.26%.  (U.S. avg. 53.76%). 

 2000 Overview
In the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections, Arizona ended up as one of the closest states; Bush won by about 30,000 votes or less than 3% in 1992 and Clinton won by about 30,000 votes or less than 3% in 1996.  This time around the state went a bit more solidly back into the Republican column as Gov. Bush won with a plurality of 96,311 votes (6.29 percentage points).  Libertarian Harry Browne was kept off the ballot in the state where he achieved his strongest 1996 showing because of a conflict that split the state party into two factions.  In addition to candidate races, Arizona voters faced 14 propositions on the Nov. 7 ballot. 
General Election Activity
Democrats:   Presidential Primary -- Tuesday, February 3, 2004
On February 10, 2003, Gov. Janet Napolitano signed a proclamation moving Arizona's primary from the fourth Tuesday in February up to the first Tuesday in February.
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Democratic Presidential Primary Results
Tuesday, February 3, 2004
Active Voter Registration as of the 
January 5, 2004 PPE cutoff:
Dem.
796,571
35.35%
Lib.
16,474
0.73%
Rep.
920,183
40.84%
Other
520,142
23.08%
2,253,370
 .

 
Total Eligible Reg.:
Total Ballots Cast:
Voter Turnout: 
796,571
239,340
30.05%

 
official results details by county | by CD
Total Vote
Percent
Wesley K. Clark
63,256
26.5%
Howard Dean
33,555
14.0%
John Edwards
16,596
6.9%
+John F. Kerry
101,809
42.6%
Dennis J. Kucinich
3,896
1.6%
Joe Lieberman
15,906
6.7%
Al Sharpton
1,177
0.5%
Others (11)
2,747
1.15%
Total
238,942
Others: William Barchilon (136), Dianne Barker (257), Keith Brand (225), Carol Moseley Braun (325), Ray Caplette (77), Dick Gephardt (755), Lyndon LaRouche (295), Huda Muhammad (119), Fern Penna (208), Evelyn L. Vitullo (117), Bill Wyatt (233)		 64 Delegates (55 Pledged, 9 Unpledged) and 8 Alternates

Arizona Democratic Party: Delegate Selection Plan
Republicans:   Caucus/Convention
 
County Conventions:  April 3-17, 2004

CD Caucus:   May 8, 2004

State Convention:   May 8, 2004

 52 Delegates (24 District level and 28 At-large) and 49 Alternates

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