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2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Precinct Caucuses: Tuesday 9 March 2004
State Convention: Friday 28 May - Saturday 29 May 2004
Republicans
CandidatePopular
Vote
Delegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor Vote
Bush, George W.  41 100.0%
Uncommitted 41 100.0% 
(available)   
Total 41 100.0%41 100.0%

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The delegates to the State Convention elected the National Convention Delegates without taking a vote for Presidential Preference. While the delegates are officially not bound to any candidate, we have "soft counted" the delegates as Bush supporters.


30 October 2004: Governor Gary Locke called a Special Session of the Legislature to be held on Friday 5 December 2003. As a cost-saving measure, he wants to cancel the Presidential Primary currently scheduled for Tuesday 2 March 2004.

http://www.theolympian.com/home/specialsections/Election2004/20031031/137645.shtml
http://www.wsrp.org/news2003/2003_09_22.htm.

   

Tuesday 9 March 2004: Precinct Caucuses.

Republican Party Caucuses meet in each precinct. Participants are required to sign a form stating they are Republicans (as voters do not have to declare political party membership to vote in the state's regular primaries or general elections). Each Precinct Caucus chooses the precinct's delegates to the County Convention. The County Conventions will, in turn, choose delegates to the State Convention. There is no formal system applied in the Precinct Caucuses to relate the presidential preference of the Caucus participants to the choice of the precinct's delegates. The participants at each Precinct Caucus alone determine if presidential preference is to be a factor in such choice and, if so, how it is to be applied.

 

Friday 28 May - Saturday 29 May 2004: The State Convention convenes.

There is no formal system applied in the State Convention to relate the presidential preference of the Caucus participants to the choice of the National Convention delegates. The participants at the State Convention alone determine if presidential preference is to be a factor in such choice and, if so, how it is to be applied.

  • The State convention elects 38 (27 district and 11 at-large) delegates. These delegates will attend the Republican National Convention officially "Unpledged".
  • 3 party leaders, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the Washington's Republican Party, will attend the convention as unpledged delegates by virtue of their position.

 


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