The Green Papers: Tennessee 2004 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Thursday 5 August 2004
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Electoral Votes:11(2.04% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:9(2.07% of 435)
2000 Census:5,700,037 (2.02% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):4,221,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):3,181,108
Capital:Nashville
Thursday 5 August 2004 polls close 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC) / 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC). The polls close at the same GMT/UTC time, that is, polls close at a particular local time in the advanced time zone and close one hour earlier local time in the lagging time zone.
Tuesday 2 November 2004 polls close 8:00p EST (0100 UTC) / 7:00p CST (0100 UTC). The polls close at the same GMT/UTC time, that is, polls close at a particular local time in the advanced time zone and close one hour earlier local time in the lagging time zone.
 

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Tennessee State and Local Government

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

           
President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 11 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors. List of States: Details.
Up for election in 2004
  Elected Republican 1,384,375 56.80% President George W. Bush
(11 Electoral Votes)
• Vice President: Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney
Renominated by Convention - 2 September 2004
  Candidate Democrat 1,036,477 42.53% Senator John Kerry
• Vice President: Senator John Edwards
  Candidate Independent 8,992 0.37% Ralph Nader
• Vice President: Peter Miguel Camejo
  Candidate Independent 4,866 0.20% Michael Badnarik
• Vice President: Richard V. Campagna
Libertarian
  Candidate Independent 2,570 0.11% Michael Anthony Peroutka
• Vice President: Chuck Baldwin
Constitution
  Candidate Write-In 33 0.00% David Keith Cobb
• Green Party
  Candidate Write-In 6 0.00% Walter F. Brown
• Socialist
Total 2,437,319 100.00%  
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 108th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1   Republican   Senator Bill Frist
• First elected: 1994; re-elected 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Class 2   Republican   Senator Lamar Alexander
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, All Governors
    Democrat   Governor Phil Bredesen
• First elected: 2002
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
108th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit. 108th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Republicans (4 Renominated);
5 Democrats (5 Renominated)
CD 1
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman William L. "Bill" Jenkins
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 5 August 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 172,543 73.88% Congressman William L. "Bill" Jenkins
  Candidate Democrat 56,361 24.13% Graham Leonard
  Candidate Independent 3,061 1.31% Ralph J. Ball
  Candidate Independent 1,595 0.68% Michael Peavler
Total 233,560 100.00%  
CD 2
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 5 August 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 215,795 79.07% Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr.
  Candidate Democrat 52,155 19.11% John Greene
  Candidate Independent 4,978 1.82% Charles E. Howard
Total 272,928 100.00%  
CD 3
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Zach Wamp
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 5 August 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 166,154 64.74% Congressman Zach Wamp
  Candidate Democrat 84,295 32.85% John Wolfe
  Candidate Independent 3,018 1.18% June Griffin
  Candidate Independent 1,696 0.66% Doug Vandagriff
  Candidate Independent 1,473 0.57% Jean Howard-Hill
Total 256,636 100.00%  
CD 4
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman Lincoln Davis
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 5 August 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 138,459 54.80% Congressman Lincoln Davis
  Candidate Republican 109,993 43.54% Janice Bowling
  Candidate Independent 4,194 1.66% Ken Martin
Total 252,646 100.00%  
CD 5
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman Jim Cooper
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 3 August 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 168,970 69.26% Congressman Jim Cooper
  Candidate Republican 74,978 30.73% Scott Knapp
  Candidate Write-In 15 0.01% Thomas F. Kovach
Total 243,963 100.00%  
CD 6
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman Bart Gordon
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 5 August 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 167,448 64.24% Congressman Bart Gordon
  Candidate Republican 87,523 33.58% Nick Demas
  Candidate Independent 3,869 1.48% J. Patrick Lyons
  Candidate Independent 1,802 0.69% Norman R. Saliba
Total 260,642 100.00%  
CD 7
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Marsha Blackburn
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 3 August 2004 Primary
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Republican 232,404 100.00% Congressman Marsha Blackburn
Total 232,404 100.00%  
CD 8
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman John S. Tanner
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 3 August 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 173,623 74.34% Congressman John S. Tanner
  Candidate Republican 59,853 25.63% James L. Hart
  Candidate Write-In 91 0.04% Dennis Bertrand
Total 233,567 100.00%  
CD 9
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman Harold E. Ford, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 3 August 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 190,648 82.04% Congressman Harold E. Ford, Jr.
  Candidate Republican 41,578 17.89% Ruben M. Fort
  Candidate Write-In 166 0.07% Jim Maynard
Total 232,392 100.00%  
 

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