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Tennessee state elections in 2004 were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004.
In 2004, Tennessee had 11 electoral votes in the
Primary election
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s for the United States Senate
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, United States House of Representatives
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, Tennessee Senate
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, and Tennessee House of Representatives
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Constitutional requirements
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, were held on August 5, 2004.
Presidential election
President of the United States
In 2004, Tennessee had 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College
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. In the general election, Incumbent Republican President
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George W. Bush
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won the state with 56.81% of the to Democratic candidate John Kerry's 42.51%.
The presidential primaries were held on February 10, 2004. Incumbent
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President George W. Bush
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won Tennessee's Republican primary. John Kerry
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won the Democratic primary.
Results
February 10, 2004, Primary Results
United States Congress
House of Representatives
Tennessee elected nineU.S. representative
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s, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional district
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s.
Results
State legislature
State Senate
Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 2, 2004. After this election, Republicans had 17 seats while Democrats had 16 seats, with Republicans gaining two seats, flipping the Senate chamber.State House of Representatives
The election of all 99 seats in theTennessee House of Representatives
The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee.
Constitutional requirements
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occurred on November 2, 2004.
Democrats won 53 seats, while Republicans won 46 seats. Democrats gained a seat during this election.
See also
*Elections in Tennessee
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* Political party strength in Tennessee
Tennessee's politics are currently dominated by the Republican Party. Republicans currently hold both of the state's U.S. Senate seats, a majority of Congressional seats, and the state legislature. Democratic strength is largely concentrated in ...
* Tennessee Democratic Party
The Tennessee Democratic Party (TNDP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party in Tennessee. The party was founded in 1826 initially as the Jacksonian democracy, Jacksonian Party. The Tennessee Democratic Party w ...
* Tennessee Republican Party
The Tennessee Republican Party (TRP or TNGOP) is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Tennessee. Since the mid-1960s, the state
has become increasingly Republican. The current chairman of the Republican Party of Tennessee is Sco ...
* Government of Tennessee
The Government of Tennessee is organized under the provisions of the 1870 Constitution of Tennessee, first adopted in 1796. As set forth by the state constitution, administrative influence in Tennessee is divided among three branches of governme ...
* 2004 United States elections
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References
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