Election 2004 | US Presidential Elections | Results by State
2004 U.S. Presidential Election Results: George W. Bush ✓
George W. Bush, the incumbent Republican president, was re-elected on November 2, 2004, defeating Democratic challenger Senator John Kerry by winning 286 electoral votes to Kerry’s 251 and securing roughly 50.73 percent of the popular vote to Kerry’s 48.27 percent.
251
John Kerry
Percent: 48.27%
Votes: 59,028,444
286
George W. Bush
Percent: 50.73%
Votes: 62,040,610
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Results by State
District of Columbia
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 89.18%
Votes: 202,970
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 9.34%
Votes: 21,256
South Carolina
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 57.98%
Votes: 937,974
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 40.90%
Votes: 661,699
West Virginia
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 56.06%
Votes: 423,778
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 43.20%
Votes: 326,541
New Hampshire
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 50.24%
Votes: 340,511
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 48.87%
Votes: 331,237
Montana
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 59.07%
Votes: 266,063
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 38.56%
Votes: 173,710
Pennsylvania
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 50.92%
Votes: 2,938,095
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 48.42%
Votes: 2,793,847
Maine
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 53.57%
Votes: 396,842
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 44.58%
Votes: 330,201