2004 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary and caucuses

The District of Columbia held a primary on January 13, 2004 and caucuses on February 14, 2004 during the 2004 Democratic presidential primary season. Delegates were only allocated in the February 14 caucuses.

Non-binding primary

2004 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary

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Non-binding preference poll
Candidate Howard Dean Al Sharpton Home state Vermont New York Popular vote 18,132 14,639 Percentage 42.65% 34.43%   Candidate Carol Moseley Braun Dennis Kucinich Home state Illinois Ohio Popular vote 4,924 3,481 Percentage 11.58% 8.19%

The primary was held on January 13, 2004, a week before the Iowa caucuses. Early favorite Howard Dean won the primary. Polling two months before had him leading civil rights activist Al Sharpton 45% to 11%. Then his poll numbers went down considerably, to 27% to 5%. The other candidates, John Kerry, John Edwards, Wesley Clark, Dick Gephardt and Joe Lieberman, were not on the ballot. Dean benefited from the endorsement of popular councilman Jack Evans. Following the primary, Carol Moseley Braun dropped out of the race and endorsed Dean.

Results

2004 District of Columbia Democratic
presidential primary^[1]

Candidate	Popular vote
	Count	Percentage
Howard Dean	18,132	42.65%
Al Sharpton	14,639	34.43%
Carol Moseley Braun	4,924	11.58%
Dennis Kucinich	3,481	8.19%
Lyndon LaRouche	522	1.23%
Florence Walker	257	0.60%
Aurther Jackson	241	0.57%
Vermin Supreme	149	0.35%
Harry Braun	85	0.20%
Jeanne Chebib	46	0.11%
Lucian Wojciechowski	40	0.09%
Total	42,516	100%

Caucuses

2004 District of Columbia Democratic presidential caucuses

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39 Democratic National Convention delegates (16 pledged, 23 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote
Candidate John Kerry Al Sharpton Home state Massachusetts New York Delegate count 9 4 Popular vote 4,278 1,824 Percentage 46.88% 19.99%   Candidate Howard Dean John Edwards Home state Vermont North Carolina Delegate count 3 0 Popular vote 1,596 927 Percentage 17.49% 10.16%

The District of Columbia caucuses were held on February 14, 2004. John Kerry won the caucuses.

Results

2004 District of Columbia Democratic
presidential caucuses^[2]

Candidate	Popular vote		Pledged delegates
	Count	Percentage
John Kerry	4,278	46.88%	9
Al Sharpton	1,824	19.99%	4
Howard Dean	1,596	17.49%	3
John Edwards	927	10.16%	0
Dennis Kucinich	303	3.32%	0
Wesley Clark (withdrawn)	93	1.02%	0
Write-ins	55	0.60%	0
Joe Lieberman (withdrawn)	31	0.34%	0
Uncommitted	19	0.21%	0
Total	9,126	100%	16