United States Senate election in Maryland, 2004

United States Senate election in Maryland, 2004

1998 ← November 2, 2004 → 2010

Nominee Barbara Mikulski E. J. Pipkin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,504,691 783,055 Percentage 64.8% 33.7%

County results

U.S. Senator before election Barbara Mikulski Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski Democratic

The 2004 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 2, 2004. Incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski won re-election to a fourth term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Barbara Mikulski, incumbent U.S. Senator
• Robert Kaufman, social organizer
• Sid Altman, accountant

Results

Democratic Primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Barbara A. Mikulski (inc.)	408,848	89.88%
	Democratic	A. Robert Kaufman	32,127	7.06%
	Democratic	Sid Altman	13,901	3.06%
Totals			454,876	100%

Republican primary

Candidates

• E. J. Pipkin, State Senator
• John Stafford, government bureaucrat
• Eileen Martin, educator
• Dorothy Curry Jennings, educator
• Earl S. Gordon, surveyor
• Gene Zarwell, perennial candidate
• Ray Bly, Vietnam War veteran
• James A. Kodak, research associate at the University of Maryland
• Corrogan R. Vaughn, Baptist deacon

Results

Republican Primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	E. J. Pipkin	70,229	50.58%
	Republican	John Stafford	14,661	10.56%
	Republican	Eileen Martin	11,748	8.46%
	Republican	Dorothy Curry Jennings	10,401	7.49%
	Republican	Earl S. Gordon	8,233	5.93%
	Republican	Gene Zarwell	6,865	4.94%
	Republican	Ray Bly	6,244	4.50%
	Republican	James A. Kodak	5,328	3.84%
	Republican	Corrogan R. Vaughn	5,146	3.71%
Totals			138,855	100%

General election

Candidates

• Maria Allwine (G)
• Barbara Mikulski (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
• E. J. Pipkin (R), State Senator
• Thomas Trump (C)

Results

United States Senate election in Maryland, 2004[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barbara A. Mikulski (inc.)	1,504,691	64.80%	-5.70%
	Republican	E. J. Pipkin	783,055	33.72%	+4.23%
	Green	Maria Allwine	24,816	1.07%
	Constitution	Thomas Trump	9,009	0.39%
	Write-ins		360	0.02%
Majority			721,636	31.08%	-9.93%
Total votes			2,321,931	100%
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Maryland State Board of Elections. Elections.state.md.us (2004-04-06). Retrieved on 2011-06-17.
2. ^ 2004 ELECTION STATISTICS. Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved on 2011-06-17.

See also