United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 2, 2004, in 11 states and two territories. There was no net gain in seats for either party, as Democrats picked up an open seat in
Montana while defeating incumbent
Craig Benson in
New Hampshire, while Republicans defeated incumbent
Joe Kernan Joe Kernan or Joseph Kernan may refer to:
* Joe Kernan (baseball), 19th-century American baseball player
* Joe Kernan (Gaelic footballer) (born 1954)
* Joe Kernan (politician) (1946–2020), American politician
* Joseph D. Kernan (born 1955), Uni ...
in
Indiana and won
Missouri after
Bob Holden lost in the primary. These elections coincided with the
presidential election
A presidential election is the election of any head of state whose official title is President.
Elections by country
Albania
The president of Albania is elected by the Assembly of Albania who are elected by the Albanian public.
Chile
The pre ...
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Election results
States
Territories
Closest races
States where the margin of victory was under 1%:
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Washington, 0.005%
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Puerto Rico, 0.2%
States where the margin of victory was under 5%:
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New Hampshire, 2.1%
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Missouri, 3.0%
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Montana, 4.4%
States where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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Delaware, 5.1%
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Indiana, 7.7%
See also
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2004 United States elections
The 2004 United States elections were held on November 2. Republican President George W. Bush won re-election and Republicans retained control of Congress.
Democratic Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts won his party's nomination after defeati ...
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2004 United States presidential election
The 2004 United States presidential election was the 55th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. The Republican ticket of incumbent President George W. Bush and his running mate incumbent Vice President Dick Chene ...
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2004 United States Senate elections
The 2004 United States Senate elections were held on November 2, 2004, with all Class 3 Senate seats being contested. They coincided with the re-election of George W. Bush as president and the United States House election, as well as many state ...
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2004 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2004 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 2, 2004 to elect all 435 seats of the chamber. It coincided with the reelection of President George W. Bush as well as many Senate elections and gubernatorial elect ...
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