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2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Local Mass Meetings, Party Canvasses, Conventions: Wednesday 4 February - Sunday 4 April 2004
District Conventions: Friday 7 May - Saturday 22 May 2004
State Conventions: Friday 4 June - Saturday 5 June 2004
Republicans
CandidatePopular
Vote
Delegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor Vote
Bush, George W.  64 100.0%
Uncommitted 64 100.0% 
(available)   
Total 64 100.0%64 100.0%

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Virginia Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress

 
 

While the delegates are officially not bound to any Presidential candidate, they all support President George W. Bush.


Reference: http://www.vagop.com/rpvcontents/whoweare/partyplan.shtml

   

Wednesday 4 February - Sunday 4 April 2004: Local Mass Meetings, Party Canvasses, and Conventions:

The election of the actual National Convention delegates begins with local meetings held in each independent city and county of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The State Party Plan requires each independent city and county Republican Party to hold a Mass Meeting, Party Canvass or Convention to select delegates to the congressional district conventions and state convention and to elect local Party officials.

A Mass Meeting is comprised of Republican voters for the independent city or county. The Mass Meeting elects a chairman and a secretary. The chairman of the meeting appoints various committees to propose rules for the meeting, check voter registration credentials of the participants, review potential candidates for election at the meeting, and recommend resolutions. The Mass Meeting may have guest speakers in addition to voting. The Mass Meeting is thus a form of a first-tier caucus.
A Party Canvass is similar to a primary, but it is conducted by the Party rather than the government. Republican voters of the independent city or county may vote at scheduled times and places. A Party Canvass is thus a form of "party-run primary" at the most local level.
A local Convention is used less frequently than the other two methods. Delegates for the Independent City or County Convention are elected at either a mass meeting or party canvass that precedes the convention. Only Delegates may vote at an Independent City or County Convention. Large-population localities such as Fairfax County and Richmond City tend to hold such conventions because of the high number of participants which would be involved in either a mass meeting or party canvass without a convention.
 

Friday 7 May - Saturday 22 May 2004: Congressional District Conventions.

Following the local elections, each of the 11 congressional districts will hold a convention and elect 3 Delegates to the Republican National Convention. These 33 delegates will attend the Republican National Convention officially unpledged to any Presidential Contender.

  • The district convention also nominates a Presidential Elector who would represent the district in the Electoral College if the Republican Presidential nominee carries Virginia on Tuesday 2 November 2004. Only duly elected Delegates representing the independent cities and counties of the congressional district may vote at the congressional district convention.

Congression District Convention Dates:

  • Saturday 22 May: CD 1
  • Saturday 15 May: CD 2
  • Saturday 15 May: CD 3
  • Saturday 8 May: CD 4
  • Saturday 22 May: CD 5
  • Saturday 15 May: CD 6
  • Saturday 15 May: CD 7
  • Saturday 15 May: CD 8
  • Saturday 22 May: CD 9
  • Saturday 15 May: CD 10
  • Saturday 22 May: CD 11
 

Friday 4 June - Saturday 5 June 2004: The State Convention convenes.

The State Convention elects 28 At-Large and 3 party leader delegates (a State Party Chairman, a National Committeeman and a National Committeewoman) all of whom will attend the Republican National Convention officially unpledged to any Presidential Contender.

  • The State Convention nominates two At-Large Presidential Electors to serve in the Electoral College if the Republican Presidential nominee carries Virginia on Tuesday 2 November 2004. Only duly elected Delegates representing the each of the independent cities and counties in Virginia may vote at the State Convention.

 


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