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The2004 Missouri Democratic presidential primary on February 3, 2004 determined the recipient ofthe state's 88 delegates to theDemocratic National Convention in the process to elect the democratic nominee forpresident of the United States. It was anopen primary.[1]
Several majorendorsements, such as theSt. Louis Post-Dispatch, helped John Kerry to clinch the primary. John Edwards got former speaker of the houseJim Kreider andBuchanan County AuditorSusan Montee as endorsements. GovernorHoward Dean got the endorsement of Chairman and CEO of King Hershey Richard A. King.
| Candidate | 22 January 2004 | 29 January 2004 | 29 January 2004 | 1 February 2004 |
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| John Kerry | 25% | 37% | 44% | 56% |
| John Edwards | 9% | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| Howard Dean | 6% | 7% | 9% | 9% |
| Wesley Clark | 3% | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Al Sharpton | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% |
| Joe Lieberman | 2% | 6% | 5% | 3% |
| Dennis Kucinich | 1% | - | 1% | - |
| Dick Gephardt | 3% | - | 1% | - |
Source:Missouri - 2004 Presidential Polls
John Kerry won a majority of the Missouri vote. He won every congressional district and county exceptKnox County andLawrence County, which Edwards won.Howard Dean received 9%, Clark got 4%, and several other candidates split the remainder.
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry, John F. | 211,745 | 50.6% | 51 |
| Edwards, John | 103,088 | 24.6% | 23 |
| Dean, Howard | 36,288 | 8.7% | |
| Clark, Wesley K. | 18,340 | 4.4% | |
| Lieberman, Joe | 14,727 | 3.5% | |
| Sharpton, Alfred C. "Al" | 14,308 | 3.4% | |
| Gephardt, Richard "Dick" | 8,281 | 2.0% | |
| Kucinich, Dennis J. | 4,875 | 1.2% | |
| Uncommitted | 4,311 | 1.0% | 14 |
| Moseley Braun, Carol | 1,088 | 0.3% | |
| LaRouche, Lyndon H., Jr. | 953 | 0.2% | |
| Penna, Fern | 335 | 0.1% | |
| Total | 418,339 | 100.0% | 88 |
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