| Election Name: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1983 |
| Flag Image: | File:Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Seats For Election: | All 8 Minnesota seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Last Election1: | |
| Seats Before1: | 4 |
| Seats1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,399,624 |
| Percentage1: | 51.42% |
| Swing1: | 1.55% |
| Party2: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Seats Before2: | 4 |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,236,094 |
| Percentage2: | 45.42% |
| Swing2: | 1.34% |
The 2004 congressional elections in Minnesota were held on November 2, 2004, to determine who would represent the state of Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives.
Minnesota had eight seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 109th Congress from January 3, 2005, until January 3, 2007. The election coincided with the 2004 presidential election. All of the incumbents who represented Minnesota in the United States House of Representative in the 108th Congress were re-elected to the 109th Congress.
| United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2004 [1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 1,399,624 | 51.42% | 4 | — | |
| Republican | 1,236,094 | 45.42% | 4 | — | |
| Independence | 56,490 | 2.08% | 0 | — | |
| Green | 26,917 | 0.99% | 0 | — | |
| Others | 2,556 | 0.09% | 0 | — | |
| Totals | 2,721,681 | 100.00% | 8 | — | |
| Election Name: | 2004 Minnesota's 1st congressional district election |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1983 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 1 |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 1 |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Image1: | File:Gil Gutknecht, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Gil Gutknecht |
| Party1: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Popular Vote1: | 193,132 |
| Percentage1: | 59.6% |
| Nominee2: | Leigh Pomeroy |
| Party2: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 115,088 |
| Percentage2: | 35.5% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Gil Gutknecht |
| Before Party: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| After Election: | Gil Gutknecht |
| After Party: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
See also: Minnesota's 1st congressional district. Incumbent Republican Gil Gutknecht, who had represented Minnesota's 1st congressional district since 1994, ran against Leigh Pomeroy of the DFL and Gregory Mikkelson of the Independence Party. Gutknecht easily won a fifth term, defeating second-place Pomeroy by a comfortable 24 percent margin, as Mikkelson placed at an even more distant third.
| Election Name: | 2004 Minnesota's 2nd congressional district election |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1983 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Image1: | File:John Kline, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | John Kline |
| Party1: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Popular Vote1: | 206,313 |
| Percentage1: | 56.4% |
| Nominee2: | Teresa Daly |
| Party2: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 147,527 |
| Percentage2: | 40.4% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | John Kline |
| Before Party: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| After Election: | John Kline |
| After Party: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
See also: Minnesota's 2nd congressional district. Incumbent Republican John Kline, who was first elected in 2002, ran against Teresa Daly of the DFL and Doug Williams of the Independence Party. Kline won a second term, defeating Daly by a 16 percent margin, as Williams finished a very distant third.
| Election Name: | 2004 Minnesota's 3rd congressional district election |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1983 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 3 |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 3 |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Image1: | File:Jim Ramstad Portrait.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Jim Ramstad |
| Party1: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Popular Vote1: | 231,871 |
| Percentage1: | 64.6% |
| Nominee2: | Deborah Watts |
| Party2: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 126,665 |
| Percentage2: | 35.3% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Jim Ramstad |
| Before Party: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| After Election: | Jim Ramstad |
| After Party: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
See also: Minnesota's 3rd congressional district. Incumbent Republican Jim Ramstad, who was first elected in 1990, faced a primary challenge from Burton Hanson, but won renomination by a margin of nearly 80 percent in the Republican primary. In the general election, Ramstad defeated DFL challenger Deborah Watts, easily winning election to his eighth term in Congress.
| Election Name: | 2004 Minnesota's 4th congressional district election |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1983 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 4 |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 4 |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Image1: | File:Betty McCollum, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Betty McCollum |
| Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 182,387 |
| Percentage1: | 57.5% |
| Nominee2: | Patrice Bataglia |
| Party2: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Popular Vote2: | 105,467 |
| Percentage2: | 33.2% |
| Image3: | File:3x4.svg |
| Nominee3: | Peter F. Vento |
| Party3: | Independence Party of Minnesota |
| Popular Vote3: | 29,099 |
| Percentage3: | 9.2% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Betty McCollum |
| Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| After Election: | Betty McCollum |
| After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
See also: Minnesota's 4th congressional district. Incumbent DFLer Betty McCollum, who was first elected in 2000, faced off against Patrice Bataglia of the Republican Party of Minnesota and Peter F. Vento of the Independence Party of Minnesota. Defeating Bataglia by a comfortable 24 percent margin, McCollum easily won re-election to her third term in Congress, as Vento finished a distant third
| Election Name: | 2004 Minnesota's 5th congressional district election |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1983 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 5 |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 5 |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Image1: | File:MartinSabo.jpeg |
| Nominee1: | Martin Olav Sabo |
| Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 218,434 |
| Percentage1: | 69.7% |
| Nominee2: | Daniel Mathias |
| Party2: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Popular Vote2: | 76,600 |
| Percentage2: | 24.4% |
| Image3: | File:Jaypond in park (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee3: | Jay Pond |
| Party3: | Green Party of Minnesota |
| Popular Vote3: | 17,984 |
| Percentage3: | 5.7% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Martin Olav Sabo |
| Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| After Election: | Martin Olav Sabo |
| After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
See also: Minnesota's 5th congressional district. Incumbent DFLer Martin Sabo, who was first elected in 1978, was challenged for the nomination by Dick Franson, but Sabo won the primary election by a landslide 82 percent margin. In the general election, Sabo had no difficulty winning his 14th term in Congress, defeating Republican challenger Daniel Mathias by a margin of more than 45 percent, while Green candidate Jay Pond finished a distant third.
| Election Name: | 2004 Minnesota's 6th congressional district election |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1983 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 6 |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 6 |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Image1: | File:Mark Kennedy, official portrait, 107th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Mark Kennedy |
| Party1: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Popular Vote1: | 203,669 |
| Percentage1: | 54.0% |
| Nominee2: | Patty Wetterling |
| Party2: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 173,309 |
| Percentage2: | 45.9% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Mark Kennedy |
| Before Party: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| After Election: | Mark Kennedy |
| After Party: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
See also: Minnesota's 6th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Mark Kennedy, who was first elected in 2000, encountered little difficulty winning his third term in Congress, although the election in Minnesota's 6th congressional district was by far the closest congressional election in Minnesota in 2004. Kennedy defeated his DFL challenger, child safety advocate Patty Wetterling, by a margin of about 8 percent.
| Election Name: | 2004 Minnesota's 7th congressional district election |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1983 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 7 |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 7 |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Image1: | File:Collin Peterson, official portrait, 108th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Collin Peterson |
| Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 207,628 |
| Percentage1: | 66.1% |
| Nominee2: | David Sturrock |
| Party2: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Popular Vote2: | 106,349 |
| Percentage2: | 33.8% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Collin Peterson |
| Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| After Election: | Collin Peterson |
| After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
See also: Minnesota's 7th congressional district. Incumbent DFLer Collin Peterson, who was first elected in 1990, faced no difficulty winning his eighth term in Congress, defeating Republican challenger David Sturrock by a landslide 32 percent margin.
| Election Name: | 2004 Minnesota's 8th congressional district election |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1983 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 8 |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 8 |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Image1: | File:Oberstarj.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Jim Oberstar |
| Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 228,586 |
| Percentage1: | 65.2% |
| Nominee2: | Mark Groettum |
| Party2: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Popular Vote2: | 112,693 |
| Percentage2: | 32.2% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Jim Oberstar |
| Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| After Election: | Jim Oberstar |
| After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
See also: Minnesota's 8th congressional district. Incumbent DFLer Jim Oberstar, who was first elected in 1974, was challenged for the nomination by Michael H. Johnson, but Oberstar won the primary election by a landslide 71 percent margin. In the general election, Oberstar had no difficulty winning his 16th term in Congress, defeating Republican challenger Mark Groettum by a margin of more than 33 percent, while Green candidate Van Presley finished a very distant third.