The Green Papers: Mississippi 2004 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
First Party Primary: Tuesday 9 March 2004
Second Party Primary (Runoff, if necessary): Tuesday 30 March 2004 (cancelled)
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
General Election Run-off (no statewide offices are subject to runoff): Tuesday 16 November 2004 (cancelled)
Electoral Votes:6(1.12% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:4(0.92% of 435)
2000 Census:2,852,927 (1.01% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):2,047,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):1,739,858
Capital:Jackson
Tuesday 9 March 2004 polls close 7:00p CST (0100 UTC)
Tuesday 30 March 2004 polls close 7:00p CST (0100 UTC)
Tuesday 2 November 2004 polls close 7:00p CST (0100 UTC)
Tuesday 16 November 2004 polls close 7:00p CST (0100 UTC)
 

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Mississippi State and Local Government

Mississippi 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Democrats   Republicans   Third Parties


If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the 9 March primary, the two top vote-getters will proceed to a 30 March runoff. A voter who votes in the primary of one party may not "crossover" to vote in the runoff of another party.

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 6 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors. List of States: Details.
Up for election in 2004
  Elected Republican 672,660 59.01% President George W. Bush
(6 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney
Renominated by Convention - 2 September 2004
  Candidate Democrat 457,766 40.16% Senator John Kerry
Vice President: Senator John Edwards
  Candidate Reform 3,175 0.28% Ralph Nader
Vice President: Peter Miguel Camejo
  Candidate Libertarian 1,793 0.16% Michael Badnarik
Vice President: Richard V. Campagna
  Candidate Constitution 1,758 0.15% Michael Anthony Peroutka
Vice President: Chuck Baldwin
  Candidate Independent 1,599 0.14% James Harris
Vice President: Margaret Trowe
Socialist Workers
  Candidate Green 1,073 0.09% David Keith Cobb
Vice President: Patricia Helen "Pat" LaMarche
Total 1,139,824 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 108th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1   Republican   Senator Trent Lott
First elected: 1988; re-elected: 1994, 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Class 2   Republican   Senator Thad Cochran
First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2003, 2007. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors

    Republican   Governor Haley Barbour
First elected: 2003
Chair up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2007
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2003, 2007

    Republican   Lieutenant Governor Amy Tuck
First elected: 1999 (ran as a Democrat)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2007
Tuesday 5 August 2003 Primary

108th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit. 108th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Republicans (2 Renominated);
2 Democrats (2 Renominated)

CD 1
Seat up for election
  Republican   Congressman Roger F. Wicker
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1994
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 9 March 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 219,328 79.01% Congressman Roger F. Wicker
  Candidate Reform 58,256 20.99% Barbara Dale Washer
Total 277,584 100.00%  

CD 2
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Congressman Bennie G. Thompson
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected in Special Election, 13 April 1993, re: resignation of Congressman Mike Espy, 21 January 1993
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 9 March 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 154,626 58.38% Congressman Bennie G. Thompson
  Candidate Republican 107,647 40.64% Clinton B. LeSueur
  Candidate Reform 2,596 0.98% Shawn O'Hara
Total 264,869 100.00%  

CD 3
Seat up for election
  Republican   Congressman Charles W. "Chip" Pickering, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 9 March 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 234,874 80.06% Congressman Charles W. "Chip" Pickering, Jr.
  Candidate Independent 40,426 13.78% Jim Giles
  Candidate Reform 18,068 6.16% Lamonica L. Magee
Total 293,368 100.00%  

CD 4
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Congressman Gene Taylor
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 9 March 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 179,979 64.19% Congressman Gene Taylor
  Candidate Republican 96,740 34.50% Michael Lott
  Candidate Reform 3,663 1.31% Tracella Lou O'Hara Hill
Total 280,382 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2003, 2007

    Democrat   Secretary of State Eric Clark
First elected: 1995; re-elected: 1999, 2003
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2007
Tuesday 5 August 2003 Primary

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2003, 2007

    Democrat   Attorney General Jim Hood
First elected: 2003
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2007

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2003, 2007

    Republican   Treasurer Tate Reeves
First elected: 2003
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2007

Auditor of Public Accounts  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2003, 2007

    Republican   Auditor of Public Accounts Phil Bryant
Appointed: 1996; first elected: 1999, 2003
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2007
Tuesday 5 August 2003 Primary

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2003, 2007

    Democrat   A & C Commissioner Lester Spell, Jr.
First elected: 1995; re-elected: 1999, 2003
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2007
Tuesday 5 August 2003 Primary

Commissioner of Insurance  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2003, 2007

    Democrat   Insurance Commissioner George Dale
First elected: 1975, re-elected: 1979, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2007

 


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