Party Nomination

Party Nomination

·       Kerry won the Iowa Caucuses and New Hampshire primary, which gave him enough momentum to carry the majority of the rest of the states.

·       On caucus night, as results were being tallied, it became evident that Kerry and Edwards were in a battle for first and Dean and Gephardt were in a battle for third in the Iowa caucuses. Results of the 2004 Iowa Caucuses, Red indicates a county that went for Kerry, green for Edwards, yellow for Dean, and gray is a split county. After all votes were tallied, John Kerry received 38% of the votes, John Edwards received 32%, Howard Dean received 18%, and Richard Gephardt received 11%

·       In Super Tuesday, March 2, Kerry won decisive victories in the California, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, and Rhode Island primaries and the Minnesota caucuses.

·       On March 11, Kerry accumulated the 2,162 delegates required to clinch the nomination.

·       On July 6, John Kerry selected John Edwards as his running mate shortly before the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts, held later that month