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    The District of Columbia held a primary on January 13, 2004 and caucuses on February 14, 2004 during the 2004 Democratic presidential primary season. Delegates were only allocated in the February 14 caucuses.

    Non-binding primary

    2004 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary
    ← 2000 January 13, 2004 (2004-01-13) 2008 →
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    Non-binding preference poll
     
    Candidate Howard Dean Al Sharpton
    Home state Vermont New York
    Popular vote 18,132 14,639
    Percentage 42.65% 34.43%
     
    Candidate Carol Moseley Braun Dennis Kucinich
    Home state Illinois Ohio
    Popular vote 4,924 3,481
    Percentage 11.58% 8.19%

    The primary was held on January 13, 2004, a week before the Iowa caucuses. Early favorite Howard Dean won the primary. Polling two months before had him leading civil rights activist Al Sharpton 45% to 11%. Then his poll numbers went down considerably, to 27% to 5%. The other candidates, John Kerry, John Edwards, Wesley Clark, Dick Gephardt and Joe Lieberman, were not on the ballot. Dean benefited from the endorsement of popular councilman Jack Evans. Following the primary, Carol Moseley Braun dropped out of the race and endorsed Dean.

    Results

    2004 District of Columbia Democratic
    presidential primary[1]
    Candidate Popular vote
    Count Percentage
    Howard Dean 18,132 42.65%
    Al Sharpton 14,639 34.43%
    Carol Moseley Braun 4,924 11.58%
    Dennis Kucinich 3,481 8.19%
    Lyndon LaRouche 522 1.23%
    Florence Walker 257 0.60%
    Aurther Jackson 241 0.57%
    Vermin Supreme 149 0.35%
    Harry Braun 85 0.20%
    Jeanne Chebib 46 0.11%
    Lucian Wojciechowski 40 0.09%
    Total 42,516 100%

    Caucuses

    2004 District of Columbia Democratic presidential caucuses
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    39 Democratic National Convention delegates (16 pledged, 23 unpledged)
    The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote
     
    Candidate John Kerry Al Sharpton
    Home state Massachusetts New York
    Delegate count 9 4
    Popular vote 4,278 1,824
    Percentage 46.88% 19.99%
     
    Candidate Howard Dean John Edwards
    Home state Vermont North Carolina
    Delegate count 3 0
    Popular vote 1,596 927
    Percentage 17.49% 10.16%

    The District of Columbia caucuses were held on February 14, 2004. John Kerry won the caucuses.

    Results

    2004 District of Columbia Democratic
    presidential caucuses[2]
    Candidate Popular vote Pledged
    delegates
    Count Percentage
    John Kerry 4,278 46.88% 9
    Al Sharpton 1,824 19.99% 4
    Howard Dean 1,596 17.49% 3
    John Edwards 927 10.16% 0
    Dennis Kucinich 303 3.32% 0
    Wesley Clark (withdrawn) 93 1.02% 0
    Write-ins 55 0.60% 0
    Joe Lieberman (withdrawn) 31 0.34% 0
    Uncommitted 19 0.21% 0
    Total 9,126 100% 16

    References

    1. ^ "January 13 Presidential Preference Primary Election and Recall Election for Advisory Neighborhood Commission Single-Member District 4B07 - Summary Report" (PDF). District of Columbia Board of Elections. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
    2. ^ "District of Columbia Democratic Delegation 2004". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved March 30, 2020.