2004 Presidential Election

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2004 Presidential Election George W. Bush vs. John Kerry

Let’s Meet the Candidates

George W. Bush Elected president in 2000 and 2004 Former governor of Texas Former owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team Father (George Bush) was president from 1988-1992 Has twin daughters, and is married to Laura Bush Enjoys pets and fishing www.pbs.org/.../frontline/ shows/choice2004/bush/

John Kerry Senator from Massachusetts Married to Teresa Heinz Kerry Served time in the United States Military and won several medals for his service www.nndb.com

Presidential Elections Citizens who are registered may vote in a presidential election on the first Tuesday, after the first Monday, in November. This occurs every four years. Each state in the U.S. holds the election on the same day. The number of votes a candidate receives is called the popular vote. The winner of each state’s election gets that state’s electoral votes. A candidate needs to get 270 electoral votes to become President of the United States.

Popular Vote Popular vote is the actual number of votes a candidate receives from voters Each state has an election and the winner of the popular vote gets that state’s electoral votes Popular vote does not guarantee victory in a presidential election

Popular Vote for 2004 Presidential Election George Bush 62,040,606 votes John Kerry 59,028,109 votes Others also received votes, but not a significant amount Vote Percentage Information obtained from CNN.com

Electoral Votes Each State has a certain amount of electoral votes depending on the state’s population A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to become President of the United States There are 538 total electoral votes

2004 Electoral Votes John Kerry received 252 electoral votes George Bush received 286 electoral votes George Bush received more than 270 electoral votes, so he won the presidency

2004 Electoral Map Bush Kerry www.presidentelect.org

Bush Wins! George W. Bush won re-election in 2004 and was inaugurated in January 2005 George Bush takes the oath of office at the Capitol http://www.house.gov/shimkus/inauguration6.htm

Something to Think About.. What is your opinion of how the country elects its leader? What would happen if the country no longer had a popular vote? How does this system compare to electing the governors of each state?