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United States Senate elections, 2014
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← 2012 November 4, 2014 2016 →

33 of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate and 3 mid-term special elections
51 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Mitch McConnell Harry Reid
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 3, 2007 January 3, 2005
Leader's seat Kentucky Nevada
Seats before 45 53
Seats won 24 12
Seats after 55 43
Seat change Increase 10 Decrease 10
Popular vote 24,639,488 20,862,493
Percentage 51.8% 43.7%
Swing Increase 9.7% Decrease 10.0%
Seats up 15 21

  Third party
 
Party Independent
Seats before 2[Note 1]
Seats won 0
Seats after 2[Note 1]
Seat change Steady
Seats up 0

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     Democratic hold      Republican hold      Republican gain
Line through state means both Senate seats were up for election.
  1. ^ a b Both Independents caucus with the Democrats.

Majority Leader before election

Harry Reid
Democratic

Elected Majority Leader

Mitch McConnell
Republican

United States Senate election in Virginia, 2014

← 2008 November 4, 2014 2020 →
 
Nominee Mark Warner Ed Gillespie
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,060,391 1,062,830
Percentage 48.6% 48.8%

U.S. senator before election

Mark Warner
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Ed Gillespie
Republican

United States House of Representatives elections, 2014

← 2012 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) 2016 →

All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives
and 5 (of the 6) non-voting members
218 seats needed for a majority
Turnout36.5%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader John Boehner Nancy Pelosi
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 3, 2007 January 3, 2003
Leader's seat Ohio-8th California-12th
Last election 234 seats, 47.7% 201 seats, 48.8%
Seats won 254 181
Seat change Increase 20 Decrease 20
Popular vote 40,108,282[1] 35,596,357[1]
Percentage 51.9% 44.8%
Swing Increase 4.3% Decrease 3.9%

Speaker before election

John Boehner
Republican

Elected Speaker

John Boehner
Republican

A HOUSE DIVIDED

2004 United States House of Representatives elections

← 2002 November 2, 2004 2006 →

All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 5 non-voting members
218 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Nancy Pelosi Dennis Hastert
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 3, 2003 January 3, 1999
Leader's seat California 8th Illinois 14th
Seats before 205 229
Seats won 223 212
Seat change Increase 18 Decrease 18
Popular vote 54,236,894 52,897,812
Percentage 50.3% 49.1%

Speaker before election

Dennis Hastert
Republican

Elected Speaker

Nancy Pelosi
Democratic

2004 United States presidential election

← 2000 November 2, 2004 2008 →

538 members of the Electoral College
270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout56.7%[2] Increase 5.5 pp
 
Nominee John Kerry George W. Bush
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Massachusetts Texas
Running mate John Edwards Dick Cheney
Electoral vote 272 266[3]
States carried 20 + DC 30
Popular vote 59,028,444 62,040,610
Percentage 48.3% 50.7%

President before election

George W. Bush
Republican

Elected President

John F. Kerry
Democratic

2004 United States Senate elections

← 2002 November 2, 2004 2006 →

34 of the 100 seats (Class 3) in the United States Senate
51 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Tom Daschle Bill Frist
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 3, 1995 January 3, 2003
Leader's seat South Dakota Tennessee
Seats before 49
(including one Independent Senator caucusing with Democrats)
51
Seats after 51
(including one Independent Senator caucusing with Democrats)
49
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 44,754,618 39,920,562
Percentage 50.8% 45.3%
Swing Increase 5.3% Decrease 4.2%

Majority Leader before election

Bill Frist
Republican

Elected Majority Leader

Tom Daschle
Democratic

2004 United States presidential election

← 2000 November 2, 2004 2008 →

538 members of the Electoral College
270 electoral votes needed to win
 
Nominee John Kerry George W. Bush
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Massachusetts Texas
Running mate John Edwards Dick Cheney
Electoral vote 272 266
States carried 20 + DC 30
Popular vote 59,028,444 62,040,610
Percentage 48.3% 50.6%

President before election

George W. Bush
Republican

Elected President

John F. Kerry
Democratic

2004 United States presidential election in Ohio

← 2000 November 2, 2004 2008 →
 
Nominee John Kerry George W. Bush
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Massachusetts Texas
Running mate John Edwards Dick Cheney
Electoral vote 20 0
Popular vote 2,762,325 2,749,589
Percentage 49.1% 48.9%

President before election

George W. Bush
Republican

Elected President

John Kerry
Democratic

2004 South Dakota Senate Election

← 1998
2010 →
 
Nominee Tom Daschle John Thune
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 196,987 194,201
Percentage 50.4% 49.6%

U.S. senator before election

Tom Daschle
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Tom Daschle
Democratic

2004 Florida Senate Election

← 1998
2010 →
 
Nominee Betty Castor Mel Martínez
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 3,621,589 3,564,859
Percentage 48.7% 47.8%

U.S. senator before election

Bob Graham
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Betty Castor
Democratic

2004 Alaska Senate Election

← 1998
2010 →
 
Nominee Tony Knowles Lisa Murkowski
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 143,798 140,321
Percentage 46.6% 45.5%

U.S. senator before election

Lisa Murkowski
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Tony Knowles
Democratic

Battle of Camp Stalwart
Part of Iraq War

US soldiers take up positions during the Battle of Camp Stalwart, October 29th,2004
DateOctober 29th, 2004
Location
Result Tactical U.S. Armed Forces Victory, Strategic insurgent victory
Belligerents
United States United States
New Iraqi Army

Mujahideen Shura Council

Commanders and leaders
United States GEN George W. Casey, Jr.
United States MG Walter L. Sharp
United States Cpt Gergory Harting
Unknown
Strength
United States 78 soldiers
Iraq 36 soldiers, 23 police members
400+ al-Qaeda militants (U.S. estimate)
Casualties and losses
US:
41 killed
17 wounded
Iraq:
41 troops and policemen killed
268 militans killed, unknown number of woundeds
61 civilians killed, 24 injured
  1. ^ a b Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Office of the Clerk. U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "Voter Turnout in Presidential Elections". Presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  3. ^ "Federal Elections 2004: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. May 2005. Retrieved November 20, 2012.