2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota

November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02)
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 Popular vote 1,399,624 1,236,094 Percentage 51.42% 45.42% Swing 1.55% 1.34%

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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.

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

District 1

2004 Minnesota's 1st congressional district election

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

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.

District 2

2004 Minnesota's 2nd congressional district election

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

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.

District 3

2004 Minnesota's 3rd congressional district election

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

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.

District 4

2004 Minnesota's 4th congressional district election

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)

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

District 5

2004 Minnesota's 5th congressional district election

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)

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.

District 6

2004 Minnesota's 6th congressional district election

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

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.

District 7

2004 Minnesota's 7th congressional district election

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)

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.

District 8

2004 Minnesota's 8th congressional district election

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)

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.

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