DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3 Electoral Votes
Population 
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Board of Elections and Ethics)
Total Population, July 1, 2003 est. 563,384
Total Registration, Nov. 2004 > 383,919
Dem. 286,084 (74.52%)   Rep. 30,179 (7.86%)   St.Grn. 5,215 (1.36%)   No Party 60,886 (15.86%)   Other 1,555  (0.41%)

Government
Mayor: Anthony Williams (D) elected in 1998, re-elected Nov. 2002.
Legislature: D.C. City Council
U.S. House: 1D -  Non-Voting Delegate E.H.Norton (D).
U.S. Senate: No Senate Representation. 


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General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004

Election Day Ballots Cast:  203,448 
Absentee and Special Ballots Cast:  26,657 
Total Ballots Cast:  230,105
(59.94% of registered)

+Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)
202,970
(89.18)
Bush/Cheney (Rep.) 
21,256
(9.34)
Nader/Camejo (Ind.) 1,485 (0.65)
Cobb/LaMarche (StGrn.)  737
(0.32)
Write in, if any
506
(0.22)
Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.)
502
(0.22)
Harris/Trowe (SWP)
130
(0.06)
Total........227,586
 
Note: Also 1,883 under votes and 624 over votes.
2004 Overview
Kerry-Edwards' 89.18 percent showing in the District of Columbia was the highest in the past four elections. 
General Election Details
(September 14, 2004 Primary Election)
 
Past Results
1996
Clinton (Dem.).....158,220
(85.19)
Dole (Rep.)............17,339 
(9.34)
Nader (Grn.)...........4,780
(2.57)
Perot (Ref.).............3,611
(1.94)
Others (3+w/ins).....1,776 
(0.95)
Total........185,726

1992
Clinton (Dem.)......192,619
84.64
Bush (Rep.)...........20,698
9.10
Perot (Ind.)...............9,681
4.25
Others (7+w/ins)......4,574
2.01
Total........227,572

2000
Browne/Olivier (Lib.)
669
 (0.33)
Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
18,073
(8.95)
Nader/LaDuke (DCSG)
10,576
(5.24)
Harris/Trowe (SWP)
114
(0.06)
+Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)
171,923
(85.16)
Write-in
539
(0.27)
Total........201,894

Turnout as a percentage of voting age population was 49.12%.  (U.S. avg: 53.76%).

2000 Overview
There were no surprises on Nov. 7 as the Gore-Lieberman ticket swamped Bush-Cheney in the District with a plurality of 153,850 votes (76.21 percentage points).  Ralph Nader made a point of campaigning for District votes, visiting Anacostia and holding a super-rally at MCI Center, but he did not make it into double figures. 

A surprising development did occur on Dec. 18, however.  Elector Barbara Lett-Simmons, 73, cast a blank ballot to protest DC's lack of voting representation in Congress, meaning that Gore gained only two of DC's three electoral votes.


Democratic Presidential Preference Primary (Non-binding) -- Tuesday, January 13, 2004


Presidential Preference Primary (Non-Binding) -- January 13, 2004
Most of the major candidates did not participate; no effect on selection of delegates:
Dean 17,736 (42.70%), Sharpton 14,248 (34.30%), Moseley Braun 4,824 (11.61%) and Kucinich 3,435 (8.27%)


Presidential Preference Caucuses -- February 14, 2004
official results, all wards reporting
. Percent
Howard Dean 17.49%
John Edwards 10.16%
John Kerry
46.88%
Dennis Kucinich
3.32%
Al Sharpton
19.99%

Congressional District Conventions -- March 6, 2004
10 district level delegates selected; allocations based on results of the Feb. 14, 2004 caucuses
Kerry: 6 Delegates   -  Sharpton: 2 Delegates  -  Dean: 2 Delegates

State Committee meeting -- April 29, 2004
4 At-large delegates and 2 Pledged PLEOs selected; allocations based on results of the Feb. 14, 2004 caucuses
Kerry: 4 Delegates   -  Dean: 1 Delegate   -  Sharpton: 1 Delegate

38 Delegates (16 Pledged, 22 Unpledged) and 4 Alternates
 

Republicans
Caucus on Feb. 10, 2004.  Winner-Take-All.  19 total delegates and 19 alternates.
 
 

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