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Tennessee state elections in 2004 were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004.
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s for the
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,
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, Tennessee Senate, and
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, were held on August 5, 2004.


Presidential election


President of the United States

In 2004, Tennessee had 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College. In the general election, Incumbent Republican
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won the state with 56.81% of the to Democratic candidate John Kerry's 42.51%. The presidential primaries were held on February 10, 2004.
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President
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won Tennessee's Republican primary.
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won the Democratic primary.


Results

February 10, 2004, Primary Results


United States Congress


House of Representatives

Tennessee elected nine
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s, each representing one of Tennessee's nine
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s.


Results


State legislature


State Senate

Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 2, 2004. After this election, Republicans had 17 seats while Democrats had 16 seats, with Republicans gaining two seats, flipping the Senate chamber.


State House of Representatives

The election of all 99 seats in the
Tennessee House of Representatives The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Constitutional requirements According to the state constitution of 1870, this body is to consis ...
occurred on November 2, 2004. Democrats won 53 seats, while Republicans won 46 seats. Democrats gained a seat during this election.


See also

*
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* Political party strength in Tennessee *
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* Tennessee Republican Party * Government of Tennessee *
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References

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Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...