2004 United States Senate election in Missouri
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The 2004 United States Senate election in Missouri was held November 2, 2004. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Kit Bond won re-election to a fourth term.[1]
Democratic primary
[edit]Results
[edit]- Nancy Farmer, State Treasurer of Missouri, former Missouri State Representative
- Charles Berry, Vietnam War veteran, teacher
- Ronald Bonar, perennial candidate
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nancy Farmer | 544,830 | 73.68% | |
| Democratic | Charles Berry | 143,229 | 19.37% | |
| Democratic | Ronald Bonar | 51,375 | 6.95% | |
| Total votes | 739,434 | 100.00% | ||
Libertarian primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Kevin Tull, activist
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Kevin Tull | 3,916 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 3,916 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Kit Bond, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1987
- Mike Steger
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kit Bond (Incumbent) | 541,998 | 88.08% | |
| Republican | Mike Steger | 73,354 | 11.92% | |
| Total votes | 615,352 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Kit Bond (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Nancy Farmer (D), State Treasurer of Missouri and former State Representative
- Don Griffin (C)
- Kevin Tull (L), activist
Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] | Safe R | November 1, 2004 |
Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Kit Bond (R) |
Nancy Farmer (D) |
Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA[4] | October 29–31, 2004 | 690 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 57% | 38% | 5% |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kit Bond (Incumbent) | 1,518,089 | 56.09% | +3.42% | |
| Democratic | Nancy Farmer | 1,158,261 | 42.80% | −0.97% | |
| Libertarian | Kevin Tull | 19,648 | 0.73% | −1.30% | |
| Constitution | Don Griffin | 10,404 | 0.38% | ||
| Majority | 359,828 | 13.30% | +4.39% | ||
| Turnout | 2,706,402 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]- Jefferson (Largest city: Arnold)
- New Madrid (Largest city: New Madrid)
- Pemiscot (Largest city: Caruthersville)
- Iron (Largest city: Ironton)
- Washington (Largest city: Potosi)
- Sainte Genevieve (Largest city: Ste. Genevieve)
- Pike (Largest city: Bowling Green)
- Ralls (Largest city: Hannibal)
- Lewis (Largest city: Canton)
- Reynolds (Largest city: Ellington)
- St. Francois (Largest city: Farmington)
- Clark (Largest city: Kahoka)
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]- Jackson (Largest city: Kansas City)
- St. Louis (Largest city: Florissant)
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
References
[edit]- ^ "All results". Archived from the original on March 12, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
- ^ a b c "All results". Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "The Final Predictions". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 2004. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ SurveyUSA
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".