Who were the US presidential candidates in 2004?
Party nominees
| Presidential candidate | Running mate | Party |
|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush (winner) | Richard Cheney | Republican |
| Róger Calero | Arrin Hawkins | Socialist Workers |
| David Cobb | Pat LaMarche | Green |
| Earl F. Dodge | Howard Lydick | Prohibition |
Who ran against Obama for President in 2004?
United States Senate election (2004)
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Barack Obama | 3,598,277 |
| Republican | Alan Keyes | 1,391,030 |
| Independent | Albert J. Franzen | 81,186 |
| Libertarian | Jerry Kohn | 69,276 |
What was special about the election of 2004?
Bush became the first President since Ronald Reagan in 1980 to see his party gain seats in both Houses of Congress during a Presidential election year and was the first incumbent Republican president to see his party gains seats in Congress in back to back elections since Teddy Roosevelt.
When was the 2004 election study administered?
The study was administered between October 24 and November 1, 2004, approximately a week before the election; the remainder of the procedure was identical to the previous study.
Who was the running mate of John Greeley?
^ Greeley and his running mate, Benjamin Gratz Brown, were originally nominated by the Liberal Republican Party, a splinter group of Republicans opposed to President Ulysses S. Grant.
Who was the only presidential candidate to lose the popular vote?
^ Though other losing candidates have won a plurality of the popular vote, Tilden is the only candidate in American history to lose a presidential election despite receiving a majority of the popular vote. ^ In 1896, after Bryan won the Democratic presidential nomination, he was also nominated by the Populist Party, a major third party.