Party Totals for 435 House seats in 2004

Here's the 4th and final report (1st and 2nd and 3rd)compiled from the 2004 House elections from Adam Tondowsky:
                            2002                2004

Total Votes                 73,280,244          111,855,563

Republican Votes            37,390,372          56,093,582
Democratic Votes            33,623,365          53,093,009  

Republican Candidates       399                 406
Democratic Candidates       391                 400

Republican Percentage       51.0%               50.1%
Democratic Percentage       47.5%               47.5%
The DCCC went from fielding 90% of the races in 2002 with candidates to 92% in 2004. At a minimum, the DCCC, if they expect national support from the netroots, should field more candidates than the Republicans each cycle. But really, there's no excuse for not the DCCC fielding a Democratic candidate in 100% of the federal House elections. The state by state numbers are in the extended entry:
2004 Results (2002 results in parenthesis)

               Votes        2004%     #candidates     2002%

Alabama        1,792,759 
Democratic       708,425    39.5%    6               (40.0%)
Republican     1,079,657    60.2%    7               (54.7%) 

Alaska           299,996
Democratic        67,074    22.4%    1               (17.3%)
Republican       213,216    71.1%    1               (74.5%) 

Arizona        1,871,445
Democratic       597,526    31.9%    6               (39.5%)
Republican     1,127,591    60.3%    8               (57.1%) 

Arkansas         791,240
Democratic       426,380    53.9%    4               (57.0%) 
Republican       357,840    45.2%    3               (41.2%)
(1 Democratic incumbent faced no 
challenger and did not appear on the ballot) 

California    11,601,764
Democratic     6,214,652    53.6%    51              (51.4%) 
Republican     5,023,932    43.3%    50              (44.4%) 

Colorado       2,039,011
Democratic       995,283    48.8%     7              (42.2%)
Republican       991,835    48.6%     7              (53.9%) 

Connecticut    1,428,738
Democratic       785,747    55.0%     5              (51.5%)
Republican       629,934    44.1%     5              (47.1%) 

Delaware         356,045
Democratic       105,716    29.7%     1              (26.7%)
Republican       245,978    69.1%     1              (72.1%) 

Florida        5,627,494
Democratic     2,212,324    39.3%     19             (40.8%)
Republican     3,319,296    59.0%     20             (57.4%)
2 Democratic and 3 Republican incumbents 
faced no challenger and did not appear on the ballot. 

Georgia        2,960,686
Democratic     1,140,869    38.5%     9              (42.4%)
Republican     1,819,817    61.5%     11             (57.6) 

Hawaii           416,570
Democratic       261,884    62.9%     2              (64.5%)
Republican       148,443    35.6%     2              (32.4%) 

Idaho            572,426
Democratic       171,060    29.9%     2              (34.1%)
Republican       401,366    70.1%     2               63.3%) 

Illinois       4,986,848
Democratic     2,674,375    53.6%     19             (50.8%)
Republican     2,270,757    45.5%     18             (48.3%) 

Indiana        2,416,251
Democratic       999,082    41.3%     9              (42.1%)
Republican     1,381,699    57.2%     9              (55.2%) 

Iowa           1,458,161
Democratic       624,620    42.8%     5              (44.8%)
Republican       822,653    56.4%     5              (54.0%) 

Kansas         1,156,383
Democratic       386,970    33.5%     3              (31.3%)
Republican       723,794    62.6%     4              (64.6%) 

Kentucky       1,635,042
Democratic       602,085    36.8%     5              (32.1%)
Republican     1,017,379    62.2%     6              (63.4%) 

Louisiana      1,545,982
Democratic       609,181    39.4%     6              (31.4%)
Republican       936,801    60.6%     7              (61.4%)
Based on Nov 5 returns, not on the runoff numbers
1 Republican incumbent faced no challenger and did 
not appear on the ballot 

Maine            710,176
Democratic       418,380    58.9%     2              (58.5%)
Republican       283,210    39.9%     2              (41.5%) 

Maryland       2,253,520
Democratic     1,310,791    58.2%     8              (54.4%)
Republican       896,232    39.8%     8              (45.3%) 

Massachusetts  2,580,955
Democratic     2,059,984    79.8%     10             (83.0%)
Republican       435,239    16.9%     5              (15.8%) 

Michigan       4,631,058
Democratic     2,242,435    48.4%     15             (49.3%)
Republican     2,288,594    49.4%     15             (48.2%) 

Minnesota      2,721,681
Democratic     1,399,624    51.4%     8              (49.9%)
Republican     1,236,094    45.4%     8              (46.8%) 

Mississippi    1,088,712
Democratic       322,946    29.7%     2              (47.2%)
Republican       647,065    59.4%     4              (50.0%) 

Missouri       2,667,023
Democratic     1,192,674    44.7%     9              (44.7%)
Republican     1,429,767    53.6%     9              (53.2%) 

Montana          444,230
Democratic       145,606    32.8%     1              (32.7%)
Republican       286,076    64.4%     1              (64.6%) 

Nebraska         764,972
Democratic       230,697    30.2%     3              (9.9%)
Republican       515,115    67.3%     3              (81.6%) 

Nevada           791,433
Democratic       333,912    42.2%     3              (34.2%)
Republican       420,711    53.2%     3              (60.2%) 

New Hampshire    651,566
Democratic       243,506    37.4%     2              (39.7%)
Republican       396,024    60.8%     2              (57.5%) 

New Jersey     3,284,595
Democratic     1,721,392    52.4%     13             (51.4%)
Republican     1,514,784    46.1%     12             (46.6%) 

New Mexico       742,899
Democratic       384,900    51.8%     3              (59.9%)
Republican       357,805    48.2%     3              (40.1%)

New York       6,222,418
Democratic     3,681,789    59.2%     28             (50.4%)
Republican     2,448,345    39.3%     27             (46.3%)

North Carolina 3,413,071
Democratic     1,669,864    48.9%     13             (43.3%)
Republican     1,743,131    51.1%     13             (53.9%) 

North Dakota     310,814
Democratic       185,130    59.6%     1              (52.4%) 
Republican       125,684    40.4%     1              (47.6%) 

Ohio           5,183,296
Democratic     2,514,479    48.5%     18             (42.1%)
Republican     2,650,045    51.1%     16             (56.3%) 

Oklahoma       1,374,610
Democratic       389,029    28.3%     3              (39.1%)
Republican       875,033    63.7%     5              (54.6%) 

Oregon         1,772,306
Democratic       951,688    53.7%     5              (54.6%)
Republican       761,545    43.0%     5              (42.7%) 

Pennsylvania   5,151,135
Democratic     2,478,239    48.1%     16             (40.8%)
Republican     2,565,077    49.8%     16             (56.2%) 

Rhode Island     402,175
Democratic       279,315    69.5%     2              (68.4%)
Republican       112,958    28.1%     2              (29.6%) 

South Carolina 1,439,118
Democratic       486,479    33.8%     4              (35.4%)
Republican       917,325    63.7%     6              (57.6%) 

South Dakota     389,468
Democratic       207,837    53.4%     1              (45.6%)
Republican       178,823    45.9%     1              (53.4%) 

Tennessee      2,218,738
Democratic     1,031,959    46.5%     8              (46.3%)
Republican     1,160,821    52.3%     9              (50.4%) 

Texas          6,958,603
Democratic     2,727,929    39.2%     29             (43.9%)
Republican     4,012,534    57.7%     29             (53.3%) 

Utah             908,857
Democratic       361,628    39.8%    3               (39.7%)
Republican       520,403    57.3%    3               (57.8%) 

Vermont          305,008
Democratic        21,684     7.1%    1
Republican        74,271    24.3%    1 

Virginia       3,004,007
Democratic     1,023,187    34.1%    8               (29.0%)
Republican     1,817,422    60.5%    11              (66.5%) 

Washington     2,729,995
Democratic     1,608,751    58.9%    9               (52.2%)
Republican     1,095,493    40.1%    9               (44.8%) 

West Virginia    721,656
Democratic       415,396    57.6%    3               (53.1%)
Republican       303,042    42.0%    3               (46.9%) 

Wisconsin      2,821,613
Democratic     1,368,537    48.5%    8               (41.3%)
Republican     1,380,819    48.9%    7               (54.3%) 

Wyoming          239,034
Democratic        99,989    41.8%    1               (36.2%)
Republican       132,107    55.3%    1               (60.5%) 

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Comments

11 Comments

Seeds of Albion?
Take the state line between the Carolinas, run it up to the state line between Kentucky and Tennessee, then run it all the way west to the state line between Nevada and Arizona.

With the exceptions of Louisiana and Idaho, every major (>4%) Democratic gain was north of that line while every major GOP gain was south of that line.

by rtung 2005-01-13 10:50AM | 0 recs
Poo
Look at Arkansas's totals:

Arkansas         791,240
Democratic       426,380    53.9%    4               (57.0%)
Republican       357,840    45.2%    3               (41.2%)
(1 Democratic incumbent faced no
challenger and did not appear on the ballot)

How the heck can this state not go Democratic in a presidential run?  The cabability is there (ask Clinton, lol).

If Clark ran, kept Iowa and New Mexico (quite possible with a non-New England non-rich four star general), gained New Hampshire (where the difference between Gore and Bush in 2000 was less than half of Nader's total (assuming the other half stayed home)), and then gained his home state of Arkansas, the electoral college would be 270-268 in favor of Clark.  I think that would have been the WORST case scenerio for Clark.

by Geotpf 2005-01-13 10:59AM | 0 recs
I agree...
I voted for Clark (who placed 2nd in my New Mexico Caucus)and he could've possibly swept the south...
by NM Dem 2005-01-13 11:27AM | 0 recs
Re: I agree...
AR yes, VA and FL maybe, but nothing else.
by Chris Bowers 2005-01-13 12:00PM | 0 recs
Re: Poo
Clark would keep all the Kerry states and win Arkansas, Iowa, New Mexico, and probably Ohio too, which seems to like Southern Democrats (Carter, Clinton...). At least. He'd likely also get "red states" that aren't really red like Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, and Florida. He's a great candidate.
by raginillinoian 2005-01-13 07:07PM | 0 recs
Re: Poo
AND probably Missouri and Virginia.
by raginillinoian 2005-01-13 07:10PM | 0 recs
Great work
Great work, as usual!

I'm a big advocate of challenging every seat.  In 2006 we should aim for 435 Democrats running for the House.  This might mean grassroots activists (including anyone reading this, especially if you live in a district where no Democrat ran in 2004), getting on the ballot in 2006.

Obviously we have to be selective and target the most winnable seats, and party funds can't be spread too thin, but there were some in 2004 that I think were winnable (e.g. CA-26) that the party virtually ignored.  The actblue.com site was a great idea to allow for more netroots fundraising.    While the party concentrates its funds on targeted seats, the netroots can pick out other races to target too.

In a Democratic sweep year, we can win many seats that normally wouldn't be considered pickups, and having a Democratic candidate in every possible race, from U.S. Senate to local dog catcher, will help.

A Democratic sweep year for 2006 is what we should be laying the groundwork for now.  I sent a lot of donations to Democratic House and Senate candidates in 2004, the first time I had ever done so - unfortunately none of the candidates I donated to (including Charlie Stenholm, Brad Carson, Cynthia Matthews, Jeff Seemann, Matt Connealy, Stu Starky etc.) won, but in an off year like 2006, with no Presidential campaign, a lot more of the netroots fundraising can go to taking back the House and Senate.  

Maybe even more important than fundraising to laying the groundwork for a 2006 sweep is to rebuild the liberal base in this country.

by ACSR 2005-01-13 02:05PM | 0 recs
Kudos to ActBlue
I totally agree - the ActBlue PAC was a huge help this year for grassroots fundrasing for Congressional elections.  I helped organize a fundraiser for all of the Democratic Congressional candidates in VA which raised around $4,000 online, and we couldn't have done it without ActBlue.  

ActBlue even charged much lower transaction fees than most of the Congressional campaigns were charged for online contibutions on their own sites.

by Maura in CT 2005-01-13 02:16PM | 0 recs
Virginia
Good to see the Democratic percentage in Virginia go up so much this year, but we still have a lot of work to do -- primarily in actually fielding candidates in every single race, federal and state.

Leaving three Congressional races totally uncontested, one contested by a kid in his early 20's (who actually did fairly well!), and one in Northern Virginia contested by someone who didn't even enter the race 'till June, it's clear that there is a LOT of room for improvement in Virginia.

The problem is much worse in state races.  Virginia has a 100-member House of Delegates, and 43 Republican members RAN UNOPPOSED.  If we don't even bother to run ANYONE in those races, if we don't even bother to TRY to win, it can be no surprise when the legislature comes out with the insane wingnuttery they pass every year.

by Maura in CT 2005-01-13 02:14PM | 0 recs
I believe we have to contest every district and...
I think if 2 Democrats are running in the same media market, they could do tv ads with both of them in the ads as a way of saving money and getting the name ID of each canidate up.  And I think the DCCC should give pretty much every canidate a hundred thousand give them a chance to run a semi capaign if the race gets closer then they can give more money to race that otherwise would not have been competitive without the initial investment.
by Painter2004 2005-01-13 03:05PM | 0 recs
Presidential results by congressional district
How can I find the results of the Presidential race by congressional district for 2004, I have the results for 92, 96, and 2000 for the state of Pennsylvania here http://www.polidata.us/books/PA/default.htm
by Painter2004 2005-01-13 03:13PM | 0 recs

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