2004 United States presidential election in Ohio

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Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox election {{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Template:ElectionsOH The 2004 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 2, 2004, and was part of the 2004 United States presidential election. Voters chose 20 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Ohio was won by incumbent President George W. Bush by a 2.11% margin of victory. Prior to the election, most news organizations considered Ohio as a swing state. The state's economic situation gave hope for John Kerry. In the end, the state became the deciding factor of the entire election. Kerry conceded the state, and the entire election, the morning following election night, as Bush won the state and its 20 electoral votes.

The close contest was the subject of the 2006 documentary film ...So Goes the Nation, the title of which is a reference to Ohio's 2004 status as a crucial swing state. Had Kerry won the state, he would have won the presidency with 272 electoral votes despite losing the popular vote, and would have been the first Democrat to achieve this feat; this also meant that if Bush lost the state, he would have lost re-election with 266 electoral votes, and been a one-term president despite winning the popular vote, which would have made him the first Republican to achieve this feat.

As of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, this is the last time Ohio voted more Democratic than the nation as a whole, as well as the last time where Hamilton County, the home of Cincinnati, voted for a Republican presidential candidate. Bush became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Stark County since Benjamin Harrison in 1888.

Primaries

Campaign

Predictions

There were 12 news organizations that made state-by-state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day.<ref>http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com/members/2004/Pred2.htm#NW Template:Dead link</ref>

Source Ranking
D.C. Political Report Template:USRaceRating
Associated Press Template:USRaceRating
CNN Template:USRaceRating
Cook Political Report Template:USRaceRating
Newsweek Template:USRaceRating
New York Times Template:USRaceRating
Rasmussen Reports Template:USRaceRating
Research 2000 Template:USRaceRating
Washington Post Template:USRaceRating
Washington Times Template:USRaceRating
Zogby International Template:USRaceRating
Washington Dispatch Template:USRaceRating

Polling

Pre-election polling showed a lot of volatility throughout the general election. In September, Bush was gaining momentum here, reaching over 50% in several polls and even reaching double digit margins in some. By October, Kerry gained back momentum as he started winning many of the polls, leading with from 48% to as high as 50%. The last 3 polls averaged Kerry leading 49% to 48%.<ref>2004 Presidential Election Polls. Ohio polls US Election Atlas</ref>

Fundraising

Bush raised $7,349,944,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> while Kerry raised $3,428,504.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Advertising and visits

Both candidates campaigned heavily. Bush visited the state 18 times to Kerry's 23 times.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Almost every week, over $10 million was spent on television advertising.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Analysis

CNN's exit polling showed that Bush barely won the state. He won with 52% among male voters, while it was tied 50–50 among female voters. 53% of the voters approved of Bush's job as president.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Bush dominated in the rural areas, while Kerry dominated and won most of the counties with large populations. Overall, Bush won most of the counties and congressional districts in the state. All the congressional districts Kerry won were in the northern section of the state.<ref name="auto">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Results

2004 United States presidential election in Ohio<ref name="auto"/>
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican George W. Bush (incumbent) 2,859,768 50.81% 20
Democratic John Kerry 2,741,167 48.71% 0
Independent Michael Badnarik 14,676 0.26% 0
Independent Michael Peroutka 11,939 0.21% 0
Others Others 358 0.01% 0
Totals 5,627,908 100.00% 20
Voter turnout (Voting age population) 65.3%

By county

County George W. Bush
Republican 		John Kerry
Democratic 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Template:Party shading/Republican |Adams Template:Party shading/Republican |7,653 Template:Party shading/Republican |63.78% Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,281 Template:Party shading/Democratic |35.67% Template:Party shading/Others |66 Template:Party shading/Others |0.55% Template:Party shading/Republican |3,372 Template:Party shading/Republican |28.11% Template:Party shading/Republican |12,000
Template:Party shading/Republican |Allen Template:Party shading/Republican |32,580 Template:Party shading/Republican |66.14% Template:Party shading/Democratic |16,470 Template:Party shading/Democratic |33.44% Template:Party shading/Others |206 Template:Party shading/Others |0.42% Template:Party shading/Republican |16,110 Template:Party shading/Republican |32.70% Template:Party shading/Republican |49,256
Template:Party shading/Republican |Ashland Template:Party shading/Republican |16,209 Template:Party shading/Republican |64.89% Template:Party shading/Democratic |8,576 Template:Party shading/Democratic |34.33% Template:Party shading/Others |194 Template:Party shading/Others |0.78% Template:Party shading/Republican |7,633 Template:Party shading/Republican |30.56% Template:Party shading/Republican |24,979
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Ashtabula Template:Party shading/Republican |21,038 Template:Party shading/Republican |46.33% Template:Party shading/Democratic |24,060 Template:Party shading/Democratic |52.99% Template:Party shading/Others |309 Template:Party shading/Others |0.68% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-3,022 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-6.66% Template:Party shading/Democratic |45,407
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Athens Template:Party shading/Republican |10,847 Template:Party shading/Republican |36.10% Template:Party shading/Democratic |18,998 Template:Party shading/Democratic |63.23% Template:Party shading/Others |200 Template:Party shading/Others |0.67% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-8,151 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-27.13% Template:Party shading/Democratic |30,045
Template:Party shading/Republican |Auglaize Template:Party shading/Republican |17,016 Template:Party shading/Republican |73.87% Template:Party shading/Democratic |5,903 Template:Party shading/Democratic |25.63% Template:Party shading/Others |115 Template:Party shading/Others |0.50% Template:Party shading/Republican |11,113 Template:Party shading/Republican |48.24% Template:Party shading/Republican |23,034
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Belmont Template:Party shading/Republican |15,589 Template:Party shading/Republican |46.78% Template:Party shading/Democratic |17,576 Template:Party shading/Democratic |52.75% Template:Party shading/Others |157 Template:Party shading/Others |0.47% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-1,987 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-5.97% Template:Party shading/Democratic |33,322
Template:Party shading/Republican |Brown Template:Party shading/Republican |12,647 Template:Party shading/Republican |63.58% Template:Party shading/Democratic |7,140 Template:Party shading/Democratic |35.89% Template:Party shading/Others |105 Template:Party shading/Others |0.53% Template:Party shading/Republican |5,507 Template:Party shading/Republican |27.69% Template:Party shading/Republican |19,892
Template:Party shading/Republican |Butler Template:Party shading/Republican |109,872 Template:Party shading/Republican |65.86% Template:Party shading/Democratic |56,243 Template:Party shading/Democratic |33.72% Template:Party shading/Others |704 Template:Party shading/Others |0.42% Template:Party shading/Republican |53,629 Template:Party shading/Republican |32.14% Template:Party shading/Republican |166,819
Template:Party shading/Republican |Carroll Template:Party shading/Republican |7,695 Template:Party shading/Republican |54.53% Template:Party shading/Democratic |6,300 Template:Party shading/Democratic |44.64% Template:Party shading/Others |117 Template:Party shading/Others |0.83% Template:Party shading/Republican |1,395 Template:Party shading/Republican |9.89% Template:Party shading/Republican |14,112
Template:Party shading/Republican |Champaign Template:Party shading/Republican |11,718 Template:Party shading/Republican |62.41% Template:Party shading/Democratic |6,968 Template:Party shading/Democratic |37.11% Template:Party shading/Others |90 Template:Party shading/Others |0.48% Template:Party shading/Republican |4,750 Template:Party shading/Republican |25.30% Template:Party shading/Republican |18,776
Template:Party shading/Republican |Clark Template:Party shading/Republican |34,941 Template:Party shading/Republican |50.78% Template:Party shading/Democratic |33,535 Template:Party shading/Democratic |48.74% Template:Party shading/Others |331 Template:Party shading/Others |0.48% Template:Party shading/Republican |1,406 Template:Party shading/Republican |2.04% Template:Party shading/Republican |68,807
Template:Party shading/Republican |Clermont Template:Party shading/Republican |62,949 Template:Party shading/Republican |70.67% Template:Party shading/Democratic |25,887 Template:Party shading/Democratic |29.06% Template:Party shading/Others |243 Template:Party shading/Others |0.27% Template:Party shading/Republican |37,062 Template:Party shading/Republican |41.61% Template:Party shading/Republican |89,079
Template:Party shading/Republican |Clinton Template:Party shading/Republican |12,938 Template:Party shading/Republican |70.26% Template:Party shading/Democratic |5,417 Template:Party shading/Democratic |29.42% Template:Party shading/Others |59 Template:Party shading/Others |0.32% Template:Party shading/Republican |7,521 Template:Party shading/Republican |40.84% Template:Party shading/Republican |18,414
Template:Party shading/Republican |Columbiana Template:Party shading/Republican |25,753 Template:Party shading/Republican |52.06% Template:Party shading/Democratic |23,429 Template:Party shading/Democratic |47.37% Template:Party shading/Others |283 Template:Party shading/Others |0.57% Template:Party shading/Republican |2,324 Template:Party shading/Republican |4.69% Template:Party shading/Republican |49,465
Template:Party shading/Republican |Coshocton Template:Party shading/Republican |9,839 Template:Party shading/Republican |56.86% Template:Party shading/Democratic |7,378 Template:Party shading/Democratic |42.64% Template:Party shading/Others |86 Template:Party shading/Others |0.50% Template:Party shading/Republican |2,461 Template:Party shading/Republican |14.22% Template:Party shading/Republican |17,303
Template:Party shading/Republican |Crawford Template:Party shading/Republican |13,885 Template:Party shading/Republican |63.69% Template:Party shading/Democratic |7,773 Template:Party shading/Democratic |35.65% Template:Party shading/Others |143 Template:Party shading/Others |0.66% Template:Party shading/Republican |6,112 Template:Party shading/Republican |28.04% Template:Party shading/Republican |21,801
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Cuyahoga Template:Party shading/Republican |221,600 Template:Party shading/Republican |32.89% Template:Party shading/Democratic |448,503 Template:Party shading/Democratic |66.57% Template:Party shading/Others |3,674 Template:Party shading/Others |0.54% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-226,903 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-33.68% Template:Party shading/Democratic |673,777
Template:Party shading/Republican |Darke Template:Party shading/Republican |18,306 Template:Party shading/Republican |69.57% Template:Party shading/Democratic |7,846 Template:Party shading/Democratic |29.82% Template:Party shading/Others |161 Template:Party shading/Others |0.61% Template:Party shading/Republican |10,460 Template:Party shading/Republican |39.75% Template:Party shading/Republican |26,313
Template:Party shading/Republican |Defiance Template:Party shading/Republican |11,397 Template:Party shading/Republican |61.55% Template:Party shading/Democratic |6,975 Template:Party shading/Democratic |37.67% Template:Party shading/Others |144 Template:Party shading/Others |0.78% Template:Party shading/Republican |4,422 Template:Party shading/Republican |23.88% Template:Party shading/Republican |18,516
Template:Party shading/Republican |Delaware Template:Party shading/Republican |53,143 Template:Party shading/Republican |66.05% Template:Party shading/Democratic |27,048 Template:Party shading/Democratic |33.62% Template:Party shading/Others |265 Template:Party shading/Others |0.33% Template:Party shading/Republican |26,095 Template:Party shading/Republican |32.43% Template:Party shading/Republican |80,456
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Erie Template:Party shading/Republican |18,597 Template:Party shading/Republican |46.39% Template:Party shading/Democratic |21,421 Template:Party shading/Democratic |53.44% Template:Party shading/Others |67 Template:Party shading/Others |0.17% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-2,824 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-7.05% Template:Party shading/Democratic |40,085
Template:Party shading/Republican |Fairfield Template:Party shading/Republican |42,715 Template:Party shading/Republican |62.92% Template:Party shading/Democratic |24,783 Template:Party shading/Democratic |36.51% Template:Party shading/Others |384 Template:Party shading/Others |0.57% Template:Party shading/Republican |17,932 Template:Party shading/Republican |26.41% Template:Party shading/Republican |67,882
Template:Party shading/Republican |Fayette Template:Party shading/Republican |7,376 Template:Party shading/Republican |62.74% Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,334 Template:Party shading/Democratic |36.86% Template:Party shading/Others |47 Template:Party shading/Others |0.40% Template:Party shading/Republican |3,042 Template:Party shading/Republican |25.88% Template:Party shading/Republican |11,757
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Franklin Template:Party shading/Republican |237,253 Template:Party shading/Republican |45.12% Template:Party shading/Democratic |285,801 Template:Party shading/Democratic |54.35% Template:Party shading/Others |2,773 Template:Party shading/Others |0.53% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-48,548 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-9.23% Template:Party shading/Democratic |525,827
Template:Party shading/Republican |Fulton Template:Party shading/Republican |13,640 Template:Party shading/Republican |62.13% Template:Party shading/Democratic |8,224 Template:Party shading/Democratic |37.46% Template:Party shading/Others |90 Template:Party shading/Others |0.41% Template:Party shading/Republican |5,416 Template:Party shading/Republican |24.67% Template:Party shading/Republican |21,954
Template:Party shading/Republican |Gallia Template:Party shading/Republican |8,576 Template:Party shading/Republican |61.29% Template:Party shading/Democratic |5,366 Template:Party shading/Democratic |38.35% Template:Party shading/Others |51 Template:Party shading/Others |0.36% Template:Party shading/Republican |3,210 Template:Party shading/Republican |22.94% Template:Party shading/Republican |13,993
Template:Party shading/Republican |Geauga Template:Party shading/Republican |30,370 Template:Party shading/Republican |60.21% Template:Party shading/Democratic |19,850 Template:Party shading/Democratic |39.35% Template:Party shading/Others |222 Template:Party shading/Others |0.44% Template:Party shading/Republican |10,520 Template:Party shading/Republican |20.86% Template:Party shading/Republican |50,442
Template:Party shading/Republican |Greene Template:Party shading/Republican |48,388 Template:Party shading/Republican |61.03% Template:Party shading/Democratic |30,531 Template:Party shading/Democratic |38.51% Template:Party shading/Others |363 Template:Party shading/Others |0.46% Template:Party shading/Republican |17,847 Template:Party shading/Republican |22.52% Template:Party shading/Republican |79,282
Template:Party shading/Republican |Guernsey Template:Party shading/Republican |9,962 Template:Party shading/Republican |55.84% Template:Party shading/Democratic |7,768 Template:Party shading/Democratic |43.54% Template:Party shading/Others |110 Template:Party shading/Others |0.62% Template:Party shading/Republican |2,194 Template:Party shading/Republican |12.30% Template:Party shading/Republican |17,840
Template:Party shading/Republican |Hamilton Template:Party shading/Republican |222,616 Template:Party shading/Republican |52.50% Template:Party shading/Democratic |199,679 Template:Party shading/Democratic |47.09% Template:Party shading/Others |1,730 Template:Party shading/Others |0.41% Template:Party shading/Republican |22,937 Template:Party shading/Republican |5.41% Template:Party shading/Republican |424,025
Template:Party shading/Republican |Hancock Template:Party shading/Republican |25,105 Template:Party shading/Republican |70.48% Template:Party shading/Democratic |10,352 Template:Party shading/Democratic |29.06% Template:Party shading/Others |162 Template:Party shading/Others |0.45% Template:Party shading/Republican |14,753 Template:Party shading/Republican |41.42% Template:Party shading/Republican |35,619
Template:Party shading/Republican |Hardin Template:Party shading/Republican |8,441 Template:Party shading/Republican |63.03% Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,891 Template:Party shading/Democratic |36.52% Template:Party shading/Others |60 Template:Party shading/Others |0.45% Template:Party shading/Republican |3,550 Template:Party shading/Republican |26.51% Template:Party shading/Republican |13,392
Template:Party shading/Republican |Harrison Template:Party shading/Republican |4,274 Template:Party shading/Republican |52.71% Template:Party shading/Democratic |3,780 Template:Party shading/Democratic |46.61% Template:Party shading/Others |55 Template:Party shading/Others |0.68% Template:Party shading/Republican |494 Template:Party shading/Republican |6.10% Template:Party shading/Republican |8,109
Template:Party shading/Republican |Henry Template:Party shading/Republican |9,902 Template:Party shading/Republican |65.55% Template:Party shading/Democratic |5,111 Template:Party shading/Democratic |33.84% Template:Party shading/Others |92 Template:Party shading/Others |0.61% Template:Party shading/Republican |4,791 Template:Party shading/Republican |31.71% Template:Party shading/Republican |15,105
Template:Party shading/Republican |Highland Template:Party shading/Republican |12,211 Template:Party shading/Republican |66.07% Template:Party shading/Democratic |6,194 Template:Party shading/Democratic |33.52% Template:Party shading/Others |76 Template:Party shading/Others |0.41% Template:Party shading/Republican |6,017 Template:Party shading/Republican |32.55% Template:Party shading/Republican |18,481
Template:Party shading/Republican |Hocking Template:Party shading/Republican |6,936 Template:Party shading/Republican |52.55% Template:Party shading/Democratic |6,175 Template:Party shading/Democratic |46.78% Template:Party shading/Others |88 Template:Party shading/Others |0.67% Template:Party shading/Republican |761 Template:Party shading/Republican |5.77% Template:Party shading/Republican |13,199
Template:Party shading/Republican |Holmes Template:Party shading/Republican |8,468 Template:Party shading/Republican |75.47% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,697 Template:Party shading/Democratic |24.02% Template:Party shading/Others |55 Template:Party shading/Others |0.51% Template:Party shading/Republican |5,771 Template:Party shading/Republican |51.45% Template:Party shading/Republican |11,220
Template:Party shading/Republican |Huron Template:Party shading/Republican |14,817 Template:Party shading/Republican |57.97% Template:Party shading/Democratic |10,568 Template:Party shading/Democratic |41.35% Template:Party shading/Others |173 Template:Party shading/Others |0.68% Template:Party shading/Republican |4,249 Template:Party shading/Republican |16.62% Template:Party shading/Republican |25,558
Template:Party shading/Republican |Jackson Template:Party shading/Republican |8,585 Template:Party shading/Republican |59.89% Template:Party shading/Democratic |5,700 Template:Party shading/Democratic |39.77% Template:Party shading/Others |49 Template:Party shading/Others |0.34% Template:Party shading/Republican |2,885 Template:Party shading/Republican |20.12% Template:Party shading/Republican |14,334
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Jefferson Template:Party shading/Republican |17,185 Template:Party shading/Republican |47.25% Template:Party shading/Democratic |19,024 Template:Party shading/Democratic |52.30% Template:Party shading/Others |163 Template:Party shading/Others |0.45% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-1,839 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-5.05% Template:Party shading/Democratic |36,372
Template:Party shading/Republican |Knox Template:Party shading/Republican |17,068 Template:Party shading/Republican |63.11% Template:Party shading/Democratic |9,820 Template:Party shading/Democratic |36.31% Template:Party shading/Others |157 Template:Party shading/Others |0.58% Template:Party shading/Republican |7,248 Template:Party shading/Republican |26.80% Template:Party shading/Republican |27,045
Template:Party shading/Republican |Lake Template:Party shading/Republican |62,193 Template:Party shading/Republican |51.05% Template:Party shading/Democratic |59,049 Template:Party shading/Democratic |48.47% Template:Party shading/Others |581 Template:Party shading/Others |0.48% Template:Party shading/Republican |3,144 Template:Party shading/Republican |2.58% Template:Party shading/Republican |121,823
Template:Party shading/Republican |Lawrence Template:Party shading/Republican |15,455 Template:Party shading/Republican |55.77% Template:Party shading/Democratic |12,120 Template:Party shading/Democratic |43.74% Template:Party shading/Others |135 Template:Party shading/Others |0.49% Template:Party shading/Republican |3,335 Template:Party shading/Republican |12.03% Template:Party shading/Republican |27,710
Template:Party shading/Republican |Licking Template:Party shading/Republican |49,016 Template:Party shading/Republican |61.72% Template:Party shading/Democratic |30,053 Template:Party shading/Democratic |37.84% Template:Party shading/Others |351 Template:Party shading/Others |0.44% Template:Party shading/Republican |18,963 Template:Party shading/Republican |23.88% Template:Party shading/Republican |79,420
Template:Party shading/Republican |Logan Template:Party shading/Republican |14,471 Template:Party shading/Republican |67.63% Template:Party shading/Democratic |6,825 Template:Party shading/Democratic |31.90% Template:Party shading/Others |102 Template:Party shading/Others |0.48% Template:Party shading/Republican |7,646 Template:Party shading/Republican |35.73% Template:Party shading/Republican |21,398
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Lorain Template:Party shading/Republican |61,203 Template:Party shading/Republican |43.49% Template:Party shading/Democratic |78,970 Template:Party shading/Democratic |56.11% Template:Party shading/Others |569 Template:Party shading/Others |0.40% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-17,767 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-12.62% Template:Party shading/Democratic |140,742
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Lucas Template:Party shading/Republican |87,160 Template:Party shading/Republican |39.54% Template:Party shading/Democratic |132,715 Template:Party shading/Democratic |60.21% Template:Party shading/Others |555 Template:Party shading/Others |0.25% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-45,555 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-20.67% Template:Party shading/Democratic |220,430
Template:Party shading/Republican |Madison Template:Party shading/Republican |11,117 Template:Party shading/Republican |63.90% Template:Party shading/Democratic |6,203 Template:Party shading/Democratic |35.65% Template:Party shading/Others |78 Template:Party shading/Others |0.45% Template:Party shading/Republican |4,914 Template:Party shading/Republican |28.25% Template:Party shading/Republican |17,398
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Mahoning Template:Party shading/Republican |48,761 Template:Party shading/Republican |36.69% Template:Party shading/Democratic |83,194 Template:Party shading/Democratic |62.60% Template:Party shading/Others |949 Template:Party shading/Others |0.71% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-34,433 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-25.91% Template:Party shading/Democratic |132,904
Template:Party shading/Republican |Marion Template:Party shading/Republican |17,171 Template:Party shading/Republican |58.69% Template:Party shading/Democratic |11,930 Template:Party shading/Democratic |40.78% Template:Party shading/Others |157 Template:Party shading/Others |0.54% Template:Party shading/Republican |5,241 Template:Party shading/Republican |17.91% Template:Party shading/Republican |29,258
Template:Party shading/Republican |Medina Template:Party shading/Republican |48,196 Template:Party shading/Republican |56.78% Template:Party shading/Democratic |36,272 Template:Party shading/Democratic |42.73% Template:Party shading/Others |410 Template:Party shading/Others |0.49% Template:Party shading/Republican |11,924 Template:Party shading/Republican |14.05% Template:Party shading/Republican |84,878
Template:Party shading/Republican |Meigs Template:Party shading/Republican |6,272 Template:Party shading/Republican |58.23% Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,438 Template:Party shading/Democratic |41.20% Template:Party shading/Others |61 Template:Party shading/Others |0.57% Template:Party shading/Republican |1,834 Template:Party shading/Republican |17.03% Template:Party shading/Republican |10,771
Template:Party shading/Republican |Mercer Template:Party shading/Republican |15,650 Template:Party shading/Republican |74.92% Template:Party shading/Democratic |5,118 Template:Party shading/Democratic |24.50% Template:Party shading/Others |122 Template:Party shading/Others |0.58% Template:Party shading/Republican |10,532 Template:Party shading/Republican |50.42% Template:Party shading/Republican |20,890
Template:Party shading/Republican |Miami Template:Party shading/Republican |33,992 Template:Party shading/Republican |65.67% Template:Party shading/Democratic |17,606 Template:Party shading/Democratic |34.01% Template:Party shading/Others |162 Template:Party shading/Others |0.32% Template:Party shading/Republican |16,386 Template:Party shading/Republican |31.66% Template:Party shading/Republican |51,760
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Monroe Template:Party shading/Republican |3,424 Template:Party shading/Republican |44.30% Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,243 Template:Party shading/Democratic |54.90% Template:Party shading/Others |62 Template:Party shading/Others |0.80% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-819 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-10.60% Template:Party shading/Democratic |7,729
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Montgomery Template:Party shading/Republican |138,371 Template:Party shading/Republican |48.97% Template:Party shading/Democratic |142,997 Template:Party shading/Democratic |50.60% Template:Party shading/Others |1,216 Template:Party shading/Others |0.43% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-4,626 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-1.63% Template:Party shading/Democratic |282,584
Template:Party shading/Republican |Morgan Template:Party shading/Republican |3,758 Template:Party shading/Republican |56.06% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,875 Template:Party shading/Democratic |42.89% Template:Party shading/Others |70 Template:Party shading/Others |1.04% Template:Party shading/Republican |883 Template:Party shading/Republican |13.17% Template:Party shading/Republican |6,703
Template:Party shading/Republican |Morrow Template:Party shading/Republican |10,474 Template:Party shading/Republican |64.15% Template:Party shading/Democratic |5,775 Template:Party shading/Democratic |35.37% Template:Party shading/Others |79 Template:Party shading/Others |0.48% Template:Party shading/Republican |4,699 Template:Party shading/Republican |28.78% Template:Party shading/Republican |16,328
Template:Party shading/Republican |Muskingum Template:Party shading/Republican |22,254 Template:Party shading/Republican |57.26% Template:Party shading/Democratic |16,421 Template:Party shading/Democratic |42.25% Template:Party shading/Others |191 Template:Party shading/Others |0.49% Template:Party shading/Republican |5,833 Template:Party shading/Republican |15.01% Template:Party shading/Republican |38,866
Template:Party shading/Republican |Noble Template:Party shading/Republican |3,841 Template:Party shading/Republican |58.73% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,654 Template:Party shading/Democratic |40.58% Template:Party shading/Others |45 Template:Party shading/Others |0.69% Template:Party shading/Republican |1,187 Template:Party shading/Republican |18.15% Template:Party shading/Republican |6,540
Template:Party shading/Republican |Ottawa Template:Party shading/Republican |12,073 Template:Party shading/Republican |51.91% Template:Party shading/Democratic |11,118 Template:Party shading/Democratic |47.80% Template:Party shading/Others |68 Template:Party shading/Others |0.29% Template:Party shading/Republican |955 Template:Party shading/Republican |4.11% Template:Party shading/Republican |23,259
Template:Party shading/Republican |Paulding Template:Party shading/Republican |6,206 Template:Party shading/Republican |62.82% Template:Party shading/Democratic |3,610 Template:Party shading/Democratic |36.54% Template:Party shading/Others |63 Template:Party shading/Others |0.64% Template:Party shading/Republican |2,596 Template:Party shading/Republican |26.28% Template:Party shading/Republican |9,879
Template:Party shading/Republican |Perry Template:Party shading/Republican |7,856 Template:Party shading/Republican |51.72% Template:Party shading/Democratic |7,257 Template:Party shading/Democratic |47.78% Template:Party shading/Others |76 Template:Party shading/Others |0.50% Template:Party shading/Republican |599 Template:Party shading/Republican |3.94% Template:Party shading/Republican |15,189
Template:Party shading/Republican |Pickaway Template:Party shading/Republican |14,161 Template:Party shading/Republican |61.97% Template:Party shading/Democratic |8,579 Template:Party shading/Democratic |37.54% Template:Party shading/Others |112 Template:Party shading/Others |0.49% Template:Party shading/Republican |5,582 Template:Party shading/Republican |24.43% Template:Party shading/Republican |22,852
Template:Party shading/Republican |Pike Template:Party shading/Republican |6,520 Template:Party shading/Republican |51.84% Template:Party shading/Democratic |5,989 Template:Party shading/Democratic |47.63% Template:Party shading/Others |67 Template:Party shading/Others |0.53% Template:Party shading/Republican |531 Template:Party shading/Republican |4.21% Template:Party shading/Republican |12,576
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Portage Template:Party shading/Republican |35,583 Template:Party shading/Republican |46.42% Template:Party shading/Democratic |40,675 Template:Party shading/Democratic |53.07% Template:Party shading/Others |389 Template:Party shading/Others |0.51% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-5,092 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-6.65% Template:Party shading/Democratic |76,647
Template:Party shading/Republican |Preble Template:Party shading/Republican |13,734 Template:Party shading/Republican |65.01% Template:Party shading/Democratic |7,274 Template:Party shading/Democratic |34.43% Template:Party shading/Others |119 Template:Party shading/Others |0.56% Template:Party shading/Republican |6,460 Template:Party shading/Republican |30.58% Template:Party shading/Republican |21,127
Template:Party shading/Republican |Putnam Template:Party shading/Republican |14,370 Template:Party shading/Republican |76.24% Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,392 Template:Party shading/Democratic |23.30% Template:Party shading/Others |87 Template:Party shading/Others |0.46% Template:Party shading/Republican |9,978 Template:Party shading/Republican |52.94% Template:Party shading/Republican |18,849
Template:Party shading/Republican |Richland Template:Party shading/Republican |36,872 Template:Party shading/Republican |59.62% Template:Party shading/Democratic |24,638 Template:Party shading/Democratic |39.84% Template:Party shading/Others |330 Template:Party shading/Others |0.53% Template:Party shading/Republican |12,234 Template:Party shading/Republican |19.78% Template:Party shading/Republican |61,840
Template:Party shading/Republican |Ross Template:Party shading/Republican |17,231 Template:Party shading/Republican |54.41% Template:Party shading/Democratic |13,978 Template:Party shading/Democratic |44.14% Template:Party shading/Others |462 Template:Party shading/Others |1.46% Template:Party shading/Republican |3,253 Template:Party shading/Republican |10.27% Template:Party shading/Republican |31,671
Template:Party shading/Republican |Sandusky Template:Party shading/Republican |16,224 Template:Party shading/Republican |55.92% Template:Party shading/Democratic |12,686 Template:Party shading/Democratic |43.72% Template:Party shading/Others |104 Template:Party shading/Others |0.36% Template:Party shading/Republican |3,538 Template:Party shading/Republican |12.20% Template:Party shading/Republican |29,014
Template:Party shading/Republican |Scioto Template:Party shading/Republican |18,259 Template:Party shading/Republican |51.87% Template:Party shading/Democratic |16,827 Template:Party shading/Democratic |47.80% Template:Party shading/Others |117 Template:Party shading/Others |0.33% Template:Party shading/Republican |1,432 Template:Party shading/Republican |4.07% Template:Party shading/Republican |35,203
Template:Party shading/Republican |Seneca Template:Party shading/Republican |15,886 Template:Party shading/Republican |58.86% Template:Party shading/Democratic |10,957 Template:Party shading/Democratic |40.60% Template:Party shading/Others |148 Template:Party shading/Others |0.55% Template:Party shading/Republican |4,929 Template:Party shading/Republican |18.26% Template:Party shading/Republican |26,991
Template:Party shading/Republican |Shelby Template:Party shading/Republican |16,204 Template:Party shading/Republican |70.90% Template:Party shading/Democratic |6,535 Template:Party shading/Democratic |28.59% Template:Party shading/Others |116 Template:Party shading/Others |0.51% Template:Party shading/Republican |9,669 Template:Party shading/Republican |42.31% Template:Party shading/Republican |22,855
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Stark Template:Party shading/Republican |92,215 Template:Party shading/Republican |48.93% Template:Party shading/Democratic |95,337 Template:Party shading/Democratic |50.59% Template:Party shading/Others |907 Template:Party shading/Others |0.48% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-3,122 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-1.66% Template:Party shading/Democratic |188,459
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Summit Template:Party shading/Republican |118,558 Template:Party shading/Republican |42.91% Template:Party shading/Democratic |156,587 Template:Party shading/Democratic |56.67% Template:Party shading/Others |1,175 Template:Party shading/Others |0.42% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-38,029 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-13.76% Template:Party shading/Democratic |276,320
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Trumbull Template:Party shading/Republican |40,977 Template:Party shading/Republican |37.89% Template:Party shading/Democratic |66,673 Template:Party shading/Democratic |61.65% Template:Party shading/Others |495 Template:Party shading/Others |0.46% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-25,696 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-23.76% Template:Party shading/Democratic |108,145
Template:Party shading/Republican |Tuscarawas Template:Party shading/Republican |23,829 Template:Party shading/Republican |55.54% Template:Party shading/Democratic |18,853 Template:Party shading/Democratic |43.94% Template:Party shading/Others |224 Template:Party shading/Others |0.52% Template:Party shading/Republican |4,976 Template:Party shading/Republican |11.60% Template:Party shading/Republican |42,906
Template:Party shading/Republican |Union Template:Party shading/Republican |15,870 Template:Party shading/Republican |70.13% Template:Party shading/Democratic |6,665 Template:Party shading/Democratic |29.45% Template:Party shading/Others |96 Template:Party shading/Others |0.42% Template:Party shading/Republican |9,205 Template:Party shading/Republican |40.68% Template:Party shading/Republican |22,631
Template:Party shading/Republican |Van Wert Template:Party shading/Republican |10,678 Template:Party shading/Republican |72.02% Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,095 Template:Party shading/Democratic |27.62% Template:Party shading/Others |54 Template:Party shading/Others |0.36% Template:Party shading/Republican |6,583 Template:Party shading/Republican |44.40% Template:Party shading/Republican |14,827
Template:Party shading/Republican |Vinton Template:Party shading/Republican |3,249 Template:Party shading/Republican |54.82% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,651 Template:Party shading/Democratic |44.70% Template:Party shading/Others |28 Template:Party shading/Others |0.47% Template:Party shading/Republican |598 Template:Party shading/Republican |10.12% Template:Party shading/Republican |5,928
Template:Party shading/Republican |Warren Template:Party shading/Republican |68,037 Template:Party shading/Republican |72.06% Template:Party shading/Democratic |26,044 Template:Party shading/Democratic |27.58% Template:Party shading/Others |341 Template:Party shading/Others |0.36% Template:Party shading/Republican |41,993 Template:Party shading/Republican |44.48% Template:Party shading/Republican |94,422
Template:Party shading/Republican |Washington Template:Party shading/Republican |17,532 Template:Party shading/Republican |58.02% Template:Party shading/Democratic |12,538 Template:Party shading/Democratic |41.49% Template:Party shading/Others |146 Template:Party shading/Others |0.48% Template:Party shading/Republican |4,994 Template:Party shading/Republican |16.53% Template:Party shading/Republican |30,216
Template:Party shading/Republican |Wayne Template:Party shading/Republican |31,879 Template:Party shading/Republican |61.49% Template:Party shading/Democratic |19,786 Template:Party shading/Democratic |38.16% Template:Party shading/Others |183 Template:Party shading/Others |0.35% Template:Party shading/Republican |12,093 Template:Party shading/Republican |23.33% Template:Party shading/Republican |51,848
Template:Party shading/Republican |Williams Template:Party shading/Republican |12,040 Template:Party shading/Republican |64.60% Template:Party shading/Democratic |6,481 Template:Party shading/Democratic |34.77% Template:Party shading/Others |118 Template:Party shading/Others |0.63% Template:Party shading/Republican |5,559 Template:Party shading/Republican |29.83% Template:Party shading/Republican |18,639
Template:Party shading/Republican |Wood Template:Party shading/Republican |33,592 Template:Party shading/Republican |53.03% Template:Party shading/Democratic |29,401 Template:Party shading/Democratic |46.41% Template:Party shading/Others |353 Template:Party shading/Others |0.56% Template:Party shading/Republican |4,191 Template:Party shading/Republican |6.62% Template:Party shading/Republican |63,346
Template:Party shading/Republican |Wyandot Template:Party shading/Republican |7,254 Template:Party shading/Republican |65.69% Template:Party shading/Democratic |3,708 Template:Party shading/Democratic |33.58% Template:Party shading/Others |81 Template:Party shading/Others |0.73% Template:Party shading/Republican |3,546 Template:Party shading/Republican |32.11% Template:Party shading/Republican |11,043
Totals 2,859,768 50.81% 2,741,167 48.71% 26,973 0.48% 118,601 2.10% 5,627,908
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

Bush won 13 of 18 congressional districts, including one held by a Democrat.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

District Bush Kerry Representative
Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr 50% 49% Template:Party shading/Republican|Steve Chabot
rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr 64% 36% Template:Party shading/Republican|Rob Portman
Template:Party shading/Republican|Jean Schmidt
Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr 54% 45% Template:Party shading/Republican|Mike Turner
Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr 65% 34% Template:Party shading/Republican|Mike Oxley
Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr 61% 39% Template:Party shading/Republican|Paul Gillmor
Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr 50% 49% Template:Party shading/Democratic|Ted Strickland
Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr 57% 42% Template:Party shading/Republican|David Hobson
Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr 64% 35% Template:Party shading/Republican|John Boehner
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Template:Ushr 42% 58% Template:Party shading/Democratic|Marcy Kaptur
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Template:Ushr 41% 58% Template:Party shading/Democratic|Dennis Kucinich
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Template:Ushr 18% 81% Template:Party shading/Democratic|Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr 51% 48% Template:Party shading/Republican|Pat Tiberi
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Template:Ushr 44% 55% Template:Party shading/Democratic|Sherrod Brown
Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr 53% 47% Template:Party shading/Republican|Steven LaTourette
Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr 50% 49% Template:Party shading/Republican|Deborah Pryce
Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr 54% 46% Template:Party shading/Republican|Ralph Regula
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Template:Ushr 37% 63% Template:Party shading/Democratic|Tim Ryan
Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr 57% 42% Template:Party shading/Republican|Bob Ney

Electors

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Technically the voters of Ohio cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Ohio is allocated 20 electors because it has 18 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 20 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 20 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector. The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 13, 2004, to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols. The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All 20 were pledged for Bush/Cheney.

  1. Spencer R. Raleigh
  2. Joyce M. Houck
  3. Betty Jo Sherman
  4. Gary C. Suhadolnik
  5. Randy Law
  6. Leslie J. Spaeth
  7. David Whipple Johnson
  8. Robert S. Frost
  9. Alex R. Arshinkoff
  10. Phil A. Bowman
  11. Jon Allison
  12. Katharina Hooper
  13. Pernel Jones
  14. Henry M. Butch O'Neill
  15. William O. Dewitt
  16. Karyle Mumper
  17. Owen V. Hall
  18. Merom Brachman
  19. Kirk Schuring
  20. Billie Jean Fiore

Objection to certification of Ohio's electoral votes

Template:See also On January 6, 2005, Senator Barbara Boxer joined Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio in filing a congressional objection to the certification of Ohio's Electoral College votes due to alleged irregularities including disqualification of provisional ballots, alleged misallocation of voting machines, and disproportionately long waits in predominantly African-American communities.<ref name="CNN objection">Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref> Ohio's polling locations and equipment are determined by two Democrats and two Republicans serving on the county's Board of Elections, which ensures that any decision made about polling resources is bipartisan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Senate voted the objection down 74–1; the House voted the objection down 267–31.<ref name="CNN objection"/> At the time, it was only the second congressional objection to an entire U.S. state's electoral delegation in American history; the first instance was in 1877, when all the electors from three Southern states in the 1876 United States presidential election were challenged, and one from Oregon.<ref name="CNN objection"/><ref>Template:Citation</ref> The third instance was in 2021, when Republicans objected to the certification of the electors from Arizona and Pennsylvania. An objection to a single faithless elector was also filed in 1969.<ref name="CNN objection"/>

See also

References

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