| Election Name: | 2004 Missouri Democratic presidential primary |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2000 Missouri Democratic presidential primary |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Next Election: | 2008 Missouri Democratic presidential primary |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Candidate1: | John Kerry |
| Color1: | 00539f |
| Home State1: | Massachusetts |
| Delegate Count1: | 51 |
| Popular Vote1: | 211,745 |
| Percentage1: | 50.62% |
| Candidate2: | John Edwards |
| Color2: | e50100 |
| Home State2: | North Carolina |
| Delegate Count2: | 23 |
| Popular Vote2: | 103,088 |
| Percentage2: | 24.64% |
| Candidate3: | Howard Dean |
| Color3: | e7cf1e |
| Home State3: | Vermont |
| Delegate Count3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 36,288 |
| Percentage3: | 8.67% |
| Outgoing Members: | DE |
| Elected Members: | NM |
| Votes For Election: | 88 Democratic National Convention delegates (74 pledged, 14 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote |
| Map Size: | 250x250px |
The 2004 Missouri Democratic presidential primary on February 3, 2004 determined the recipient of the state's 88 delegates to the Democratic National Convention in the process to elect the democratic nominee for President of the United States. It was an open primary.[1]
Several major endorsements, such as the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, helped John Kerry to clinch the primary. John Edwards got former speaker of the house Jim Kreider and Buchanan County Auditor Susan Montee as endorsements. Governor Howard Dean got the endorsement of Chairman and CEO of King Hershey Richard A. King.
| Candidate | 22 January 2004 | 29 January 2004 | 29 January 2004 | 1 February 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kerry | 25% | 37% | 44% | 56% |
| John Edwards | 9% | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| Howard Dean | 6% | 7% | 9% | 9% |
| Wesley Clark | 3% | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Al Sharpton | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% |
| Joe Lieberman | 2% | 6% | 5% | 3% |
| Dennis Kucinich | 1% | - | 1% | - |
| Dick Gephardt | 3% | - | 1% | - |
John Kerry won a majority of the Missouri vote. He won every congressional district and county except Knox County and Lawrence County which Edwards won. Howard Dean received 9%, Clark got 4%, and several other candidates split the remainder.
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry, John F. | 211,745 | 50.6% | 51 | |
| Edwards, John | 103,088 | 24.6% | 23 | |
| 36,288 | 8.7% | |||
| 18,340 | 4.4% | |||
| 14,727 | 3.5% | |||
| 14,308 | 3.4% | |||
| 8,281 | 2.0% | |||
| Kucinich, Dennis J. | 4,875 | 1.2% | ||
| Uncommitted | 4,311 | 1.0% | 14 | |
| Moseley Braun, Carol | 1,088 | 0.3% | ||
| 953 | 0.2% | |||
| 335 | 0.1% | |||
| Total | 418,339 | 100.0% | 88 |