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2004 Arizona Democratic presidential primary

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Field	Value
election_name	2004 Arizona Democratic presidential primary
image5	File:Joe Lieberman official portrait 2 (cropped) (cropped).jpg
image_size	150x150px
popular_vote3	33,555
percentage3	14.04%
image4	Image:John Edwards, official Senate photo portrait (cropped).jpg
candidate4	John Edwards
color4	e50100
home_state4	North Carolina
delegate_count4	0
popular_vote4	16,596
percentage4	6.95%
candidate5	Joe Lieberman
home_state3	Vermont
color5	8E2791
home_state5	Connecticut
delegate_count5	0
popular_vote5	15,906
percentage5	6.66%
outgoing_members	[NH](2004-new-hampshire-democratic-primary)
elected_members	[DE](2004-delaware-democratic-primary)
votes_for_election	64 pledged delegates to the
[2004 Democratic National Convention](2004-democratic-national-convention)
map_image	File:2004 Arizona Democratic presidential primary - Results by county.svg
delegate_count3	3
color3	e7cf1e
country	Arizona
home_state1	Massachusetts
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	2000 Arizona Democratic presidential primary
previous_year	2000
next_election	2008 Arizona Democratic presidential primary
next_year	2008
election_date
image1	File:John F. Kerry (cropped).jpg
candidate1	John Kerry
color1	00539f
delegate_count1	30
candidate3	Howard Dean
popular_vote1	101,809
percentage1	42.61%
image2	File:General Wesley Clark official photograph (cropped).jpg
candidate2	Wesley Clark
color2	039042
home_state2	Arkansas
delegate_count2	22
popular_vote2	63,256
percentage2	26.47%
image3	File:HowardDeanDNC-cropped.jpg
map_size	200px
map_caption	Election results by county

2004 Democratic National Convention

In 2003 the Arizona primary had been moved up from February 24 on Tuesday February 3, 2004 by Democratic Governor Janet Napolitano in order to give the state more influence in the nomination contest.

Campaign

The candidates began campaigning in Arizona in September 2003 and by the time of the primary had spent 2.5 million dollars on television adverts in the state. Arizona was the first primary in the Western United States and as such was regarded as the first chance to see how the candidates appealed among Hispanic voters.

Howard Dean was the early favourite for the primary but by the time of the primary he had lost ground to both Wesley Clark and John Kerry. Kerry surged strongly in the polls after he had established himself as the strong frontrunner for the nomination in Iowa and New Hampshire. Exit polls showed Kerry did well among the half of voters who made up their minds in the last week before the primary.

Endorsements

Wesley Clark got the endorsement of former Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona Paul Johnson while Kerry got the endorsements of several state officials. Howard Dean received the endorsement of former Governor Bruce Babbitt.

Joe Lieberman made the most visits of any of the candidates to Arizona and this helped him to get the endorsement of Phoenix newspaper, The Arizona Republic.

Polling

Candidate	22 December 2003	9 January 2004	24 January 2004	29 January 2004	1 February 2004
John Kerry	6%	3%	24%	29%	42%
Wesley Clark	15%	34%	21%	22%	28%
Howard Dean	26%	27%	10%	13%	15%
John Edwards	1%	3%	15%	8%	7%
Joe Lieberman	9%	6%	7%	3%	6%
Dick Gephardt	-	6%	-	-	-
Dennis Kucinich	1%	-	-	2%	1%
Al Sharpton	-	-	-	1%	-
Carol Moseley Braun	-	1%	-	-	-

Source: Arizona - 2004 Presidential Polls

Statewide results

United States presidential primary election in Arizona, 2004	Party	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Democratic	John F. Kerry	101,809	42.6%	30
Democratic	Wesley Clark	63,256	26.5%	22
Democratic	Howard Dean	33,555	14.0%	3
Democratic	John Edwards	16,596	7.0%	0
Democratic	Joe Lieberman	15,906	6.7%	0
Democratic	others	7,820	3.3%	0
Totals	100.00%	54
Voter turnout	%	—

Reaction

John Kerry welcomed the results saying "I am stunned by the results and truly honored and humbled by the confidence that so many voters in Arizona have shown me today".

Analysis

On Mini Tuesday, John F. Kerry won the Arizona Primary election with about 43% of the vote. He also won every congressional district and county, except Greenlee County which voted for Clark. The largest turnouts in the state came from Maricopa County and Pima County. Exit polls showed he did well among older voters, Hispanics and veterans. He defeated his rivals among liberals, moderates and conservatives.

References

(2004-01-29). "Ariz. hosts first primary test out West". [[USA Today]].
(2004-02-03). "Kerry wins Arizona primary". [[Arizona Daily Star]].
(2003-12-12). "Dean coming to Arizona to get Babbitt's endorsement". [[Arizona Daily Star]].
(2008-01-11). "Napolitano endorsing Obama". [[Arizona Daily Star]].
"Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
"CNN.com 2004 Primaries". CNN.

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