United States Senate election in California, 2004

Infobox Election
election_name = United States Senate election in California, 2004
country = California
type = presidential
ongoing = no
previous_election = United States Senate election in California, 1998
previous_year = 1998
next_election = United States Senate election in California, 2010
next_year = 2010
election_date = November 2 2004


nominee1 = Barbara Boxer
party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1 = 6,955,728
percentage1 = 57.71


nominee2 = Bill Jones
party2 = Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2 = 4,555,922
percentage2 = 37.80
map_

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map_size = 300px
map_caption = Election results by county
title = Senator
before_election = Barbara Boxer
before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
after_election = Barbara Boxer
after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

The 2004 United States Senate election in California was held November 2, 2004. Incumbent Barbara Boxer was easily elected to a third term as United States Senator over Republican former Secretary of State Bill Jones, setting the all time record for the most votes cast for one candidate in one state in one election.

Primary results

Final results from the Secretary of State of California. [http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2004_primary/ssov/us_senate_statewide_summary.pdf]

Republican

Election box winning candidate no party no change
candidate = Bill Jones
votes = 1,015,748
percentage = 44.81Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Rosario Martin
votes = 454,176
percentage = 20.03Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Howard Kaloogian
votes = 253,331
percentage = 11.17Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Toni Casey
votes = 142,080
percentage = 6.27Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Tim Stoen
votes = 124,940
percentage = 5.51Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = James Stewart
votes = 78,264
percentage = 3.45Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Barry L. Hatch
votes = 71,244
percentage = 3.14Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = John M. Van Zandt
votes = 56,925
percentage = 2.51Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Danney Ball
votes = 37,745
percentage = 1.66Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Bill Quraishi
votes = 32,515
percentage = 1.43Election box total no party no change
votes = 2,266,968
percentage = 100.00

Libertarian

Election box winning candidate no party no change
candidate = James P. "Jim" Gray
votes = 13,656
percentage = 57.30Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Gail Lightfoot
votes = 10,177
percentage = 42.70Election box total no party no change
votes = 23,833
percentage = 100.00

Others

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Barbara Boxer
votes = 2,566,298
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Don J. Grundmann
votes = 32,025
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Marsha Feinland
votes = 4,864
percentage = 100.00

Results

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Barbara Boxer
votes = 6,955,728
percentage = 57.71Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bill Jones
votes = 4,555,922
percentage = 37.80Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Marsha Feinland
votes = 243,846
percentage = 2.02Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = James P. "Jim" Gray
votes = 216,522
percentage = 1.80Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Don J. Grundmann
votes = 81,244
percentage = 0.67Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Dennis Richter (write-in)
votes = 43
percentage = 0.00Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Howard Johnson (write-in)
votes = 8
percentage = 0.00Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = John Emery Jones (write-in)
votes = 2
percentage = 0.00Election box invalid no change
votes = 536,388
percentage = 4.26Election box total no change
votes = 12,589,703
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = 57.03Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

Results by county

Final results from the Secretary of State of California. [http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2004_general/ssov/formatted_us_sen_detail.pdf]

External links

*JoinCalifornia [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/2004-11-02 2004 General Election]
* [http://www.smartvoter.org/2004/03/02/ca/state/us_senate.html SmartVoter.org page on the California Senate race.]

ee also