2004 Virginia Democratic presidential primary
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 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[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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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
Albemarle County
, where he obtained almost 12% of the vote.
References
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