2004 U.S. Presidential Election
Who won the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election?
George W. Bush won the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election. George W. Bush received 62,040,610 popular votes (50.7%) and 286 electoral votes. The main challenger was John Kerry (48.3%).
See the full head-to-head between Bush and Kerry
Bush won the electoral college 286–251
Popular-vote counts come from official certified totals (1976–2024) and official public returns for earlier years, cross-checked against the MIT Election Lab. The 1824 count is partial. Six states chose electors through their legislatures.