United States presidential election, 2004 (Kerry Victorious)

The United States presidential election of 2004, the 55th quadrennial presidential election, was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush lost re-election, defeated by candidate John Kerry, U.S. Senator from. Bush and incumbent Vice President Dick Cheney were renominated by their party with no difficulty. , former, was initially the frontrunner for the Democratic Party's nomination, but Kerry won nearly all of the primaries and caucuses. Kerry chose Senator John Edwards of, who had himself sought that party's 2004 presidential nomination, to be his running mate.

Foreign policy was the dominant theme throughout the election campaign, particularly Bush's conduct of the War on Terrorism and the aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Domestic issues were debated as well, including the economy and jobs, health care, and moral values.