2004 Kentucky Republican presidential primary explained

Election Name:2004 Kentucky Republican presidential primary
Country:Kentucky
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2000 Kentucky Republican presidential primary
Previous Year:2000
Next Election:2008 Kentucky Republican presidential primary
Next Year:2008
Candidate1:George W. Bush
Color1:d30036
Home State1:Texas
Delegate Count1:43
Popular Vote1:108,603
Percentage1:92.83%
Candidate2:Uncommitted
Color2:000000
Delegate Count2:0
Popular Vote2:8,776
Percentage2:7.48%
Elected Members:OR
Outgoing Members:AR

The 2004 Kentucky Republican presidential primary was held on June 1, 2004, along with primaries in Arkansas and Oregon. Registered Republican voters chose the state's 43 pledged delegates to the 2004 Republican National Convention.

Incumbent president George W. Bush won the primary and all of the state's delegates.

Procedure

Kentucky was allocated 46 delegates to the Republican National Convention: 43 were allocated based on the results of the primary, with the other three being unpledged superdelegates.[1]

All 43 pledged delegates were awarded based on the statewide popular vote, with a 15% threshold for qualifying for delegates.

Results

2004 Kentucky Republican presidential primary[2] ! style="text-align:left;"
CandidateVotes%Delegates
George W. Bush108,60392.52%43
Uncommitted8,7767.48%rowspan="1"
Total117,379100%43
2004 Kentucky Republican presidential primary
(results by county)
[3]
CountyGeorge W.
Bush
UncommittedTotal
votes
cast
Votes % Votes %
Adair87394.69%495.31%922
Allen34693.51%246.49%370
Anderson55995.56%264.44%585
Ballard4593.75%36.25%48
Barren44496.10%183.90%462
Bath5192.73%47.27%55
Bell76591.40%728.60%837
Boone5,72794.19%3535.81%6,080
Bourbon25591.73%238.27%278
Boyd1,11592.68%887.32%1,203
Boyle85595.42%414.58%896
Bracken10798.17%21.83%109
Breathitt6898.55%11.45%69
Breckinridge79793.65%546.35%851
Bullitt94395.06%494.94%992
Butler70993.29%516.71%760
Caldwell14395.97%64.03%149
Calloway25294.38%155.62%267
Campbell2,89693.06%2166.94%3,112
Carlisle38100%00%38
Carroll6994.52%45.48%73
Carter72091.72%658.28%785
Casey1,05494.53%615.47%1,115
Christian64596.13%263.87%671
Clark1,09293.90%716.10%1,163
Clay2,50591.02%2478.98%2,752
Clinton30792.75%247.25%331
Crittenden19594.66%115.34%206
Cumberland23991.92%218.08%260
Daviess2,60791.63%2388.37%2,845
Edmonson30493.54%216.46%325
Elliott1191.67%18.33%12
Estill73494.47%435.53%777
Fayette7,91490.94%7889.06%8,702
Fleming24794.64%145.36%261
Floyd27993.00%217.00%300
Franklin1,22589.74%14010.26%1,365
Fulton8496.55%33.45%87
Gallatin10994.78%65.22%115
Garrard62193.10%466.90%667
Grant38296.22%153.78%397
Graves18994.50%115.50%200
Grayson1,81593.70%1226.30%1,937
Green28992.63%237.37%312
Greenup80695.38%394.62%845
Hancock23192.77%187.23%249
Hardin1,65393.44%1166.56%1,769
Harlan49793.42%356.58%532
Harrison29792.81%237.19%320
Hart33292.22%287.78%360
Henderson21092.92%167.08%226
Henry27495.47%134.53%287
Hickman3694.74%25.26%38
Hopkins29194.79%165.21%307
Jackson1,33294.33%805.67%1,412
Jefferson16,44790.67%1,6939.33%18,140
Jessamine1,29394.04%825.96%1,375
Johnson72488.51%9411.49%818
Kenton5,84993.48%4086.52%6,257
Knott3489.47%410.53%38
Knox71291.40%678.60%779
LaRue25297.67%62.33%258
Laurel4,85492.42%3987.58%5,252
Lawrence43592.16%377.84%472
Lee27095.41%134.59%283
Leslie1,26989.49%14910.51%1,418
Letcher38489.93%4310.07%427
Lewis1,00088.34%13211.66%1,132
Lincoln38595.77%174.23%402
Livingston6895.77%34.23%71
Logan33190.19%369.81%367
Lyon9191.00%99.00%100
Madison1,24893.27%906.73%1,338
Magoffin248100%00%248
Marion9094.74%55.26%95
Marshall28298.60%41.40%286
Martin38089.41%4510.59%425
Mason26592.66%217.34%286
McCracken87493.48%616.52%935
McCreary79988.38%10511.62%904
McLean8391.21%88.79%91
Meade51895.57%244.43%542
Menifee11094.83%65.17%116
Mercer68493.70%466.30%730
Metcalfe15596.88%53.13%160
Monroe36694.33%225.67%388
Montgomery24493.85%166.15%260
Morgan6095.24%34.76%63
Muhlenberg17893.68%126.32%190
Nelson64895.58%304.42%678
Nicholas4890.57%59.43%53
Ohio60090.91%609.09%660
Oldham1,97693.52%1376.48%2,113
Owen13395.00%75.00%140
Owsley34594.01%225.99%367
Pendleton27795.85%124.15%289
Perry45194.55%265.45%477
Pike1,02894.75%575.25%1,085
Powell28598.62%41.38%289
Pulaski4,53793.70%3056.30%4,842
Robertson27100%00%27
Rockcastle61892.65%497.35%667
Rowan33791.33%328.67%369
Russell1,89391.45%1778.55%2,070
Scott65393.29%476.71%700
Shelby53994.89%295.11%568
Simpson5896.67%23.33%60
Spencer22296.94%73.06%229
Taylor58295.88%254.12%607
Todd4897.96%12.04%49
Trigg12294.57%75.43%129
Trimble12598.43%21.57%127
Union3196.88%13.13%32
Warren1,79993.70%1216.30%1,920
Washington16093.57%116.43%171
Wayne1,17091.84%1048.16%1,274
Webster4293.33%36.67%45
Whitley1,62785.77%27014.23%1,897
Wolfe5498.18%11.82%55
Woodford 603 91.64% 55 8.36% 658
Total108,60392.52% 8,776 7.48% 117,379

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kentucky Republican Delegation 2004 . 2024-04-04 . The Green Papers.
  2. https://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2004/Primary%20Election/STATEwidebyoffice.txt
  3. https://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2004/Primary%20Election/statewidebyCOUNTY.txt