2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota
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Elections in Minnesota |
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The 2004 congressional elections in Minnesota were held on November 2, 2004, to determine who would represent the state of Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives.
Minnesota had eight seats in the House, apportioned according to the
2004 presidential election. All of the incumbents who represented Minnesota in the United States House of Representative in the 108th Congress
were re-elected to the 109th Congress.
Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2004 [1] | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
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1,399,624 | 51.42% | 4 | — | |
Republican | 1,236,094 | 45.42% | 4 | — | |
Independence
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56,490 | 2.08% | 0 | — | |
Green | 26,917 | 0.99% | 0 | — | |
Others | 2,556 | 0.09% | 0 | — | |
Totals | 2,721,681 | 100.00% | 8 | — |
District 1
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Precinct results Gutknecht: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Pomeroy: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90% Tie: 40–50% 50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent
Independence Party
. Gutknecht easily won a fifth term, defeating second-place Pomeroy by a comfortable 24 percent margin, as Mikkelson placed at an even more distant third.
DFL primary
Candidates
- Leigh Pomeroy, university professor
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Leigh Pomeroy | 12,682 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 12,682 | 100.00 |
Independence primary
Candidates
- Gregory Mikkelson
- David Pechulis
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independence
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Gregory Mikkelson | 765 | 67.11 | |
Independence
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David Pechulis | 375 | 32.89 | |
Total votes | 1,140 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Gil Gutknecht, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1994
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gil Gutknecht (Incumbent) | 17,651 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 17,651 | 100.00 |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gil Gutknecht (Incumbent) | 193,132 | 59.60 | |
Democratic (DFL)
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Leigh Pomeroy | 115,088 | 35.52 | |
Independence
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Gregory Mikkelson | 15,569 | 4.80 | |
Write-in | 266 | 0.08 | ||
Total votes | 324,055 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 2
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Precinct results Kline: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Daly: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent
Independence Party
. Kline won a second term, defeating Daly by a 16 percent margin, as Williams finished a very distant third.
DFL primary
Candidates
- Teresa Daly, Burnsville City Councilor
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Teresa Daly | 10,206 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 10,206 | 100.00 |
Independence primary
Candidates
- Doug Williams
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independence
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Doug Williams | 493 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 493 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
- John Kline, incumbent U.S. Representative since 2003
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Kline (Incumbent) | 12,710 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 12,710 | 100.00 |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Kline (Incumbent) | 206,313 | 56.38 | |
Democratic (DFL)
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Teresa Daly | 147,527 | 40.38 | |
Independence
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Doug Williams | 11,822 | 3.23 | |
Write-in | 283 | 0.08 | ||
Total votes | 365,945 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 3
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Precinct results Ramstad: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Watts: 50–60% 60–70% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent
DFL
challenger Deborah Watts, easily winning election to his eighth term in Congress.
DFL primary
Candidates
- Deborah Watts
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Deborah Watts | 7,438 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 7,438 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Burton Hanson
- Jim Ramstad, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1991
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Ramstad (Incumbent) | 19,232 | 89.91 | |
Republican | Burton Hanson | 2,159 | 10.09 | |
Total votes | 21,391 | 100.00 |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Ramstad (Incumbent) | 231,871 | 64.61 | |
Democratic (DFL)
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Deborah Watts | 126,665 | 35.29 | |
Write-in | 356 | 0.10 | ||
Total votes | 358,892 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 4
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Precinct results McCollum: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Bataglia: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% No votes | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent
Independence Party of Minnesota
. Defeating Bataglia by a comfortable 24 percent margin, McCollum easily won re-election to her third term in Congress, as Vento finished a distant third
DFL primary
Candidates
- Betty McCollum, incumbent U.S. Representative since 2001
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Betty McCollum (Incumbent) | 16,529 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 16,529 | 100.00 |
Independence primary
Candidates
- Bob Cardinal
- Peter F. Vento
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independence
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Peter F. Vento | 754 | 60.86 | |
Independence
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Bob Cardinal | 485 | 39.14 | |
Total votes | 1,239 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Patrice Bataglia, Dakota County commissioner
- Jack Shepard, fugitive, alleged arsonist, and former Minneapolis dentist who fled the country after allegedly attempting to burn down his own dental office[3]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Patrice Bataglia | 7,969 | 76.73 | |
Republican | Jack Shepard | 2,417 | 23.27 | |
Total votes | 10,386 | 100.00 |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL)
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Betty McCollum (Incumbent) | 182,387 | 57.48 | |
Republican | Patrice Bataglia | 105,467 | 33.24 | |
Independence
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Peter F. Vento | 29,099 | 9.17 | |
Write-in | 346 | 0.11 | ||
Total votes | 317,299 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic (DFL) hold
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District 5
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Precinct results Sabo: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% No votes | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent
1978, was challenged for the nomination by Dick Franson, but Sabo won the primary election by a landslide 82 percent margin. In the general election, Sabo had no difficulty winning his 14th term in Congress, defeating Republican challenger Daniel Mathias by a margin of more than 45 percent, while Green
candidate Jay Pond finished a distant third.
DFL primary
Candidates
- "Dick" Franson, perennial candidate[4]
- Martin Olav Sabo, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Martin Olav Sabo (Incumbent) | 23,047 | 91.06 | |
Democratic (DFL) | "Dick" Franson | 2,264 | 8.94 | |
Total votes | 25,311 | 100.00 |
Green primary
Candidates
- Jay Pond
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Green | Jay Pond | 665 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 665 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Daniel Mathias
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Daniel Mathias | 5,840 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 5,840 | 100.00 |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL)
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Martin Olav Sabo (Incumbent) | 218,434 | 69.67 | |
Republican | Daniel Mathias | 76,600 | 24.43 | |
Green | Jay Pond | 17,984 | 5.74 | |
Write-in | 508 | 0.16 | ||
Total votes | 313,526 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic (DFL) hold
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District 6
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Precinct results Kennedy: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Wetterling: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent
DFL challenger, child safety advocate Patty Wetterling
, by a margin of about 8 percent.
DFL primary
Candidates
- Jacob Wetterling
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Patty Wetterling | 10,385 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 10,385 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Mark Kennedy, incumbent U.S. Representative since 2001
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Kennedy (Incumbent) | 11,817 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 11,817 | 100.00 |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Kennedy (Incumbent) | 203,669 | 53.99 | |
Democratic (DFL)
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Patty Wetterling | 173,309 | 45.94 | |
Write-in | 246 | 0.07 | ||
Total votes | 377,224 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 7
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Precinct results Peterson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Sturrock: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Tie: 50% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent
1990, faced no difficulty winning his eighth term in Congress, defeating Republican
challenger David Sturrock by a landslide 32 percent margin.
DFL primary
Candidates
- Collin C. Peterson, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1991
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Collin C. Peterson (Incumbent) | 16,036 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 16,036 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
- David E. Sturrock
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David E. Sturrock | 10,882 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 10,882 | 100.00 |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL)
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Collin C. Peterson (Incumbent) | 207,628 | 66.07 | |
Republican | David E. Sturrock | 106,349 | 33.84 | |
Write-in | 280 | 0.09 | ||
Total votes | 314,257 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic (DFL) hold
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District 8
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Precinct results Oberstar: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Groettum: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Write-Ins: 30–40% Tie: 40–50% 50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent
1974, was challenged for the nomination by Michael H. Johnson, but Oberstar won the primary election by a landslide 71 percent margin. In the general election, Oberstar had no difficulty winning his 16th term in Congress, defeating Republican challenger Mark Groettum by a margin of more than 33 percent, while Green
candidate Van Presley finished a very distant third.
DFL primary
Candidates
- Michael H. Johnson
- James L. Oberstar, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1975
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | James L. Oberstar (Incumbent) | 37,353 | 85.54 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Michael H. Johnson | 6,314 | 14.46 | |
Total votes | 43,667 | 100.00 |
Green primary
Candidates
- Van Presley
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Green | Van Presley | 516 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 516 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Mark Groettum
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Daniel Mathias | 13,429 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 13,429 | 100.00 |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL)
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James L. Oberstar (Incumbent) | 228,586 | 65.22 | |
Republican | Mark Groettum | 112,693 | 32.15 | |
Green | Van Presley | 8,933 | 2.55 | |
Write-in | 271 | 0.08 | ||
Total votes | 350,483 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic (DFL) hold
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Home - Election Results".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Home - Election Results".
- ^ "Support Jack Shepard, the Arsonist, for Congress". HuffPost. May 20, 2010.
- ^ Russell, Scott (July 26, 2004). "Downtown candidates file for election". The Journal. Retrieved July 13, 2021.