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2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota

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The 2004 congressional elections in Minnesota were held on November 2, 2004, to determine who would represent the state of Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives.

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota
← 2002 November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02) 2006 →
All 8 Minnesota seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Last election 4 seats, 49.87% 4 seats, 46.76%
Seats before 4 4
Seats won 4 4
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 1,399,624 1,236,094
Percentage 51.42% 45.42%
Swing Increase1.55% Decrease1.34%
Map of Minnesota showing all eight districts

Minnesota had eight seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 109th Congress from January 3, 2005, until January 3, 2007. The election coincided with the 2004 presidential election. All of the incumbents who represented Minnesota in the United States House of Representative in the 108th Congress were re-elected to the 109th Congress.

Overview

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United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2004 [1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Democratic-Farmer-Labor 1,399,624 51.42% 4 —
Republican 1,236,094 45.42% 4 —
Independence 56,490 2.08% 0 —
Green 26,917 0.99% 0 —
Others 2,556 0.09% 0 —
Totals 2,721,681 100.00% 8 —

District 1

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2004 Minnesota's 1st congressional district election
 
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Nominee Gil Gutknecht Leigh Pomeroy
Party Republican Democratic (DFL)
Popular vote 193,132 115,088
Percentage 59.6% 35.5%
 
Precinct results
Gutknecht:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Pomeroy:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No votes
U.S. Representative before election

Gil Gutknecht
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Gil Gutknecht
Republican

 
See also: Minnesota's 1st congressional district

Incumbent Republican Gil Gutknecht, who had represented Minnesota's 1st congressional district since 1994, ran against Leigh Pomeroy of the DFL and Gregory Mikkelson of the Independence Party. Gutknecht easily won a fifth term, defeating second-place Pomeroy by a comfortable 24 percent margin, as Mikkelson placed at an even more distant third.

DFL primary

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Candidates

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  • Leigh Pomeroy, university professor

Results

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Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Leigh Pomeroy 12,682 100.00
Total votes 12,682 100.00

Independence primary

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Candidates

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  • Gregory Mikkelson
  • David Pechulis

Results

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Independence Primary Election [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independence Gregory Mikkelson 765 67.11
Independence David Pechulis 375 32.89
Total votes 1,140 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican Primary Election [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gil Gutknecht (Incumbent) 17,651 100.00
Total votes 17,651 100.00

General election

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Results

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Minnesota's 1st Congressional district election, 2004 [1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gil Gutknecht (Incumbent) 193,132 59.60
Democratic (DFL) Leigh Pomeroy 115,088 35.52
Independence Gregory Mikkelson 15,569 4.80
Write-in 266 0.08
Total votes 324,055 100.00
Republican hold

District 2

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2004 Minnesota's 2nd congressional district election
 
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Nominee John Kline Teresa Daly
Party Republican Democratic (DFL)
Popular vote 206,313 147,527
Percentage 56.4% 40.4%
 
Precinct results
Kline:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Daly:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%
     No votes
U.S. Representative before election

John Kline
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

John Kline
Republican

 
See also: Minnesota's 2nd congressional district

Incumbent Republican John Kline, who was first elected in 2002, ran against Teresa Daly of the DFL and Doug Williams of the Independence Party. Kline won a second term, defeating Daly by a 16 percent margin, as Williams finished a very distant third.

DFL primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Teresa Daly 10,206 100.00
Total votes 10,206 100.00

Independence primary

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Candidates

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  • Doug Williams

Results

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Independence Primary Election [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independence Doug Williams 493 100.00
Total votes 493 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • John Kline, incumbent U.S. Representative since 2003

Results

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Republican Primary Election [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Kline (Incumbent) 12,710 100.00
Total votes 12,710 100.00

General election

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Results

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Minnesota's 2nd Congressional district election, 2004 [1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Kline (Incumbent) 206,313 56.38
Democratic (DFL) Teresa Daly 147,527 40.38
Independence Doug Williams 11,822 3.23
Write-in 283 0.08
Total votes 365,945 100.00
Republican hold

District 3

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2004 Minnesota's 3rd congressional district election
 
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2006 →
     
Nominee Jim Ramstad Deborah Watts
Party Republican Democratic (DFL)
Popular vote 231,871 126,665
Percentage 64.6% 35.3%
 
Precinct results
Ramstad:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Watts:      50–60%      60–70%
     No votes
U.S. Representative before election

Jim Ramstad
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Jim Ramstad
Republican

 
See also: Minnesota's 3rd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Jim Ramstad, who was first elected in 1990, faced a primary challenge from Burton Hanson, but won renomination by a margin of nearly 80 percent in the Republican primary. In the general election, Ramstad defeated DFL challenger Deborah Watts, easily winning election to his eighth term in Congress.

DFL primary

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Candidates

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  • Deborah Watts

Results

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Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Deborah Watts 7,438 100.00
Total votes 7,438 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • Burton Hanson
  • Jim Ramstad, incumbent U.S. Representative since 1991

Results

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Republican Primary Election [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Ramstad (Incumbent) 19,232 89.91
Republican Burton Hanson 2,159 10.09
Total votes 21,391 100.00

General election

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Results

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Minnesota's 3rd Congressional district election, 2004 [1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Ramstad (Incumbent) 231,871 64.61
Democratic (DFL) Deborah Watts 126,665 35.29
Write-in 356 0.10
Total votes 358,892 100.00
Republican hold

District 4

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2004 Minnesota's 4th congressional district election
 
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Nominee Betty McCollum Patrice Bataglia Peter F. Vento
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Independence
Popular vote 182,387 105,467 29,099
Percentage 57.5% 33.2% 9.2%
 
Precinct results
McCollum:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Bataglia:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
     No votes
U.S. Representative before election

Betty McCollum
Democratic (DFL)

Elected U.S. Representative

Betty McCollum
Democratic (DFL)

 
See also: Minnesota's 4th congressional district

Incumbent DFLer Betty McCollum, who was first elected in 2000, faced off against Patrice Bataglia of the Republican Party of Minnesota and Peter F. Vento of the Independence Party of Minnesota. Defeating Bataglia by a comfortable 24 percent margin, McCollum easily won re-election to her third term in Congress, as Vento finished a distant third

DFL primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Betty McCollum (Incumbent) 16,529 100.00
Total votes 16,529 100.00

Independence primary

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Candidates

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  • Bob Cardinal
  • Peter F. Vento

Results

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Independence Primary Election [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independence Peter F. Vento 754 60.86
Independence Bob Cardinal 485 39.14
Total votes 1,239 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • Patrice Bataglia, Dakota County commissioner
  • Jack Shepard, fugitive, alleged arsonist, and former Minneapolis dentist who fled the country after allegedly attempting to burn down his own dental office[3]

Results

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Republican Primary Election [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patrice Bataglia 7,969 76.73
Republican Jack Shepard 2,417 23.27
Total votes 10,386 100.00

General election

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Results

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Minnesota's 4th Congressional district election, 2004 [1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Betty McCollum (Incumbent) 182,387 57.48
Republican Patrice Bataglia 105,467 33.24
Independence Peter F. Vento 29,099 9.17
Write-in 346 0.11
Total votes 317,299 100.00
Democratic (DFL) hold

District 5

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2004 Minnesota's 5th congressional district election
 
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Nominee Martin Olav Sabo Daniel Mathias Jay Pond
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Green
Popular vote 218,434 76,600 17,984
Percentage 69.7% 24.4% 5.7%
 
Precinct results
Sabo:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     No votes
U.S. Representative before election

Martin Olav Sabo
Democratic (DFL)

Elected U.S. Representative

Martin Olav Sabo
Democratic (DFL)

 
See also: Minnesota's 5th congressional district

Incumbent DFLer Martin Sabo, who was first elected in 1978, was challenged for the nomination by Dick Franson, but Sabo won the primary election by a landslide 82 percent margin. In the general election, Sabo had no difficulty winning his 14th term in Congress, defeating Republican challenger Daniel Mathias by a margin of more than 45 percent, while Green candidate Jay Pond finished a distant third.

DFL primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Martin Olav Sabo (Incumbent) 23,047 91.06
Democratic (DFL) "Dick" Franson 2,264 8.94
Total votes 25,311 100.00

Green primary

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Candidates

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  • Jay Pond

Results

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Green Primary Election [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Jay Pond 665 100.00
Total votes 665 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • Daniel Mathias

Results

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Republican Primary Election [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Mathias 5,840 100.00
Total votes 5,840 100.00

General election

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Results

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Minnesota's 5th Congressional district election, 2004 [1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Martin Olav Sabo (Incumbent) 218,434 69.67
Republican Daniel Mathias 76,600 24.43
Green Jay Pond 17,984 5.74
Write-in 508 0.16
Total votes 313,526 100.00
Democratic (DFL) hold

District 6

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2004 Minnesota's 6th congressional district election
 
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Nominee Mark Kennedy Patty Wetterling
Party Republican Democratic (DFL)
Popular vote 203,669 173,309
Percentage 54.0% 45.9%
 
Precinct results
Kennedy:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Wetterling:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
     No votes
U.S. Representative before election

Mark Kennedy
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Mark Kennedy
Republican

 
See also: Minnesota's 6th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Mark Kennedy, who was first elected in 2000, encountered little difficulty winning his third term in Congress, although the election in Minnesota's 6th congressional district was by far the closest congressional election in Minnesota in 2004. Kennedy defeated his DFL challenger, child safety advocate Patty Wetterling, by a margin of about 8 percent.

DFL primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Patty Wetterling 10,385 100.00
Total votes 10,385 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican Primary Election [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Kennedy (Incumbent) 11,817 100.00
Total votes 11,817 100.00

General election

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Results

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Minnesota's 6th Congressional district election, 2004 [1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Kennedy (Incumbent) 203,669 53.99
Democratic (DFL) Patty Wetterling 173,309 45.94
Write-in 246 0.07
Total votes 377,224 100.00
Republican hold

District 7

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2004 Minnesota's 7th congressional district election
 
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Nominee Collin Peterson David Sturrock
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Popular vote 207,628 106,349
Percentage 66.1% 33.8%
 
Precinct results
Peterson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Sturrock:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Tie:      50%
U.S. Representative before election

Collin Peterson
Democratic (DFL)

Elected U.S. Representative

Collin Peterson
Democratic (DFL)

 
See also: Minnesota's 7th congressional district

Incumbent DFLer Collin Peterson, who was first elected in 1990, faced no difficulty winning his eighth term in Congress, defeating Republican challenger David Sturrock by a landslide 32 percent margin.

DFL primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Collin C. Peterson (Incumbent) 16,036 100.00
Total votes 16,036 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • David E. Sturrock

Results

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Republican Primary Election [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David E. Sturrock 10,882 100.00
Total votes 10,882 100.00

General election

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Results

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Minnesota's 7th Congressional district election, 2004 [1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Collin C. Peterson (Incumbent) 207,628 66.07
Republican David E. Sturrock 106,349 33.84
Write-in 280 0.09
Total votes 314,257 100.00
Democratic (DFL) hold

District 8

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2004 Minnesota's 8th congressional district election
 
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2006 →
     
Nominee Jim Oberstar Mark Groettum
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Popular vote 228,586 112,693
Percentage 65.2% 32.2%
 
Precinct results
Oberstar:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Groettum:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Write-Ins:      30–40%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No votes
U.S. Representative before election

Jim Oberstar
Democratic (DFL)

Elected U.S. Representative

Jim Oberstar
Democratic (DFL)

 
See also: Minnesota's 8th congressional district

Incumbent DFLer Jim Oberstar, who was first elected in 1974, was challenged for the nomination by Michael H. Johnson, but Oberstar won the primary election by a landslide 71 percent margin. In the general election, Oberstar had no difficulty winning his 16th term in Congress, defeating Republican challenger Mark Groettum by a margin of more than 33 percent, while Green candidate Van Presley finished a very distant third.

DFL primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic–Farmer–Labor Primary Election [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) James L. Oberstar (Incumbent) 37,353 85.54
Democratic (DFL) Michael H. Johnson 6,314 14.46
Total votes 43,667 100.00

Green primary

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Candidates

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  • Van Presley

Results

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Green Primary Election [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Van Presley 516 100.00
Total votes 516 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • Mark Groettum

Results

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Republican Primary Election [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Mathias 13,429 100.00
Total votes 13,429 100.00

General election

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Results

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Minnesota's 8th Congressional district election, 2004 [1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) James L. Oberstar (Incumbent) 228,586 65.22
Republican Mark Groettum 112,693 32.15
Green Van Presley 8,933 2.55
Write-in 271 0.08
Total votes 350,483 100.00
Democratic (DFL) hold

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Home - Election Results".
  3. ^ "Support Jack Shepard, the Arsonist, for Congress". HuffPost. May 20, 2010.
  4. ^ Russell, Scott (July 26, 2004). "Downtown candidates file for election". The Journal. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
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