Mini-Tuesday
Mini-Tuesday was the name given to the February 3, 2004
In 2004,
Of the seven Democratic primaries contested, five were won by Kerry, reinforcing his status as frontrunner for the 2004 nomination.2004 Results
Missouri
Kerry handily won the biggest prize of the day by securing 51% of the vote in Missouri. Edwards placed second with 25%. All other candidates were in the single digits.
Democratic Results:
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
---|---|---|---|
John Kerry | 211,737 | 50.6% | 48 |
John Edwards | 103,188 | 24.7% | 26 |
Howard Dean | 36,305 | 8.7% | 0 |
Wesley Clark | 18,328 | 4.4% | 0 |
Joseph Lieberman |
14,726 | 3.5% | 0 |
Al Sharpton | 14,312 | 3.4% | 0 |
Richard Gephardt |
8,306 | 2.0% | 0 |
Dennis Kucinich | 4,876 | 1.2% | 0 |
Uncommitted | 4,316 | 1.0% | 0 |
Republican Results:
Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
---|---|---|
George W. Bush | 117,007 | 95.1% |
Bill Wyatt | 1,268 | 1.0% |
Blake Ashby | 981 | 0.8% |
Uncommitted | 3,830 | 3.4% |
Libertarian Results:
Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Gary Nolan | 874 | 45.2% |
Ruben Perez | 164 | 8.5% |
Jeffrey Diket | 152 | 7.9% |
Uncommitted | 744 | 38.5% |
Source: Missouri Department of State
South Carolina
In a major victory, Edwards took his birth state of South Carolina, garnering 45% of the vote to Kerry's 30%.
Democratic Results:
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
---|---|---|---|
John Edwards | 126,320 | 45.0% | 28 |
John Kerry | 84,872 | 30.2% | 17 |
Al Sharpton | 26,946 | 9.6% | 0 |
Wesley Clark | 20,189 | 7.2% | 0 |
Howard Dean | 13,055 | 4.7% | 0 |
Joseph Lieberman |
6,853 | 2.4% | 0 |
Dennis Kucinich | 1,246 | 0.4% | 0 |
Richard Gephardt |
604 | 0.2% | 0 |
Carol Moseley Braun | 569 | 0.2% | 0 |
Republican Results:
On January 19, 2003, the Republican National Convention announced that the South Carolina Republican Party had passed a resolution granting George W. Bush South Carolina's 46 delegates.
Source: The Green Papers
Arizona
Kerry made a strong showing in Arizona by winning the support of 43% of voters. Clark placed second with 27%. Arizona was the only state primary in which Dean acquired any delegates. His 14% share of the vote netted him just one delegate.
Democratic Results:
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
---|---|---|---|
John Kerry | 101,809 | 42.5% | 30 |
Wesley Clark | 63,256 | 26.7% | 22 |
Howard Dean | 33,555 | 13.9% | 3 |
John Edwards | 16,596 | 6.9% | 0 |
Joseph Lieberman |
15,906 | 6.7% | 0 |
Dennis Kucinich | 3,896 | 1.6% | 0 |
Al Sharpton | 1,177 | 0.5% | 0 |
Richard Gephardt |
755 | 0.3% | 0 |
Carol Moseley Braun | 325 | 0.1% | 0 |
Lyndon LaRouche | 295 | 0.1% | 0 |
Dianne Barker | 257 | 0.1% | 0 |
Bill Wyatt | 233 | 0.1% | 0 |
Republican Results:
On March 12, 2003 - A state Senate committee in Arizona backed a Republican measure to save $3 million by forgoing that state's primary. District and county conventions will be held in April.
Sources: Arizona Department of State, The Green Papers
Oklahoma
Oklahoma was the most hotly contested state of Mini-Tuesday 2004. Clark needed it to stay in the race, while Edwards wanted it so that he could walk away with two victories. In the end, both candidates got 30% of the vote, with Clark slightly ahead of Edwards. Kerry also placed strongly with 27%.
Democratic Results:
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
---|---|---|---|
Wesley Clark | 90,453 | 29.93% | 15 |
John Edwards | 89,234 | 29.53% | 13 |
John Kerry | 81,015 | 26.81% | 12 |
Joseph Lieberman |
19,678 | 6.51% | 0 |
Howard Dean | 12,728 | 4.21% | 0 |
Al Sharpton | 3,939 | 1.30% | 0 |
Dennis Kucinich | 2,544 | 0.84% | 0 |
Richard Gephardt |
1,890 | 0.64% | 0 |
Lyndon LaRouche | 688 | 0.23% | 0 |
Republican Results:
Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
---|---|---|
George W. Bush | 59,562 | 89.99% |
Bill Wyatt | 6,622 | 10.01% |
Source: Oklahoma Department of State
Delaware
Lieberman took second place in Delaware with 11% of the vote. However, as this was insufficient to gain him any delegates, he dropped out of the race after a bad showing in the other primaries. Kerry carried the state with 50% of the vote and all thirteen delegates.
Democratic Results:
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
---|---|---|---|
John Kerry | 16,787 | 50.4% | 14 |
Joseph Lieberman |
3,706 | 11.1% | 0 |
John Edwards | 3,674 | 11.0% | 0 |
Howard Dean | 3,462 | 10.4% | 0 |
Wesley Clark | 3,165 | 9.5% | 0 |
Al Sharpton | 1,888 | 5.7% | 1 |
Dennis Kucinich | 344 | 1.0% | 0 |
Richard Gephardt |
187 | 0.6% | 0 |
Lyndon LaRouche | 78 | 0.2% | 0 |
Republican Results:
Regional meetings in April will choose delegates for a State Convention in mid-May.
Source: The Green Papers
Caucuses
In both New Mexico and North Dakota, Kerry placed first by a wide margin and Clark came in second to score a small number of delegates. Additionally, Dean achieved moderate success in New Mexico by netting 18% of the vote and three delegates.
Democratic Results:
New Mexico
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
---|---|---|---|
John Kerry | 43,553 | 42.6% | 14 |
Wesley Clark | 20,883 | 20.4% | 8 |
Howard Dean | 16,747 | 16.4% | 4 |
John Edwards | 11,440 | 11.2% | 0 |
Dennis Kucinich | 5,638 | 5.5% | 0 |
Joseph Lieberman |
2,578 | 2.5% | 0 |
Richard Gephardt |
653 | 0.6% | 0 |
Uncommitted | 479 | 0.5% | 10 |
write-in /others | 176 | 0.2% | 0 |
Fern Penna | 84 | 0.1% | 0 |
North Dakota
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
---|---|---|---|
John Kerry | 5,366 | 50.8% | 9 |
Wesley Clark | 2,502 | 23.7% | 5 |
Howard Dean | 1,231 | 11.7% | 4 |
John Edwards | 1,025 | 9.7% | 0 |
Dennis Kucinich | 308 | 2.9% | 0 |
Joseph Lieberman |
98 | 0.9% | 0 |
Al Sharpton | 28 | 0.3% | 0 |
Uncommitted | - | - | 7 |
Republican Results:
George W. Bush won all 26 of North Dakota's Delegates to the Republican National Convention in the Republican Presidential Preference Caucus.[citation needed]
See also
- Super Tuesday
- Super Tuesday (2008)
References
- ^ a b
"Q&A: US primary elections". BBC News. 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
In 2004, Super Tuesday split in two. There was a Mini-Tuesday (or Super Tuesday I) on 3 February, followed by a Super Tuesday II on 2 March.
- ^ a b Corn, David (2004-02-04). "Mini-Tuesday: Ten Talking Points". The Nation. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- ^ Schneider, Bill (2007-02-07). "It could all be over after 'Super Duper Tuesday'". CNN. Retrieved 2007-06-03.