| Election Name: | 2004 Nebraska Democratic presidential primary |
| Country: | Nebraska |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2000 Nebraska Democratic presidential primary |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Next Election: | 2008 Nebraska Democratic presidential caucuses |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Elected Members: | WV |
| Outgoing Members: | IN |
| Votes For Election: | 24 pledged delegates to the 2004 Democratic National Convention |
| Candidate1: | John Kerry |
| Color1: | 00539f |
| Home State1: | Massachusetts |
| Popular Vote1: | 52,479 |
| Percentage1: | 72.22% |
| Delegate Count1: | 24 |
| Candidate2: | John Edwards (withdrawn) |
| Color2: | e50100 |
| Home State2: | North Carolina |
| Popular Vote2: | 10,031 |
| Percentage2: | 13.81% |
| Delegate Count2: | 0 |
| Candidate3: | Howard Dean (withdrawn) |
| Color3: | e7cf1e |
| Home State3: | Vermont |
| Popular Vote3: | 5,400 |
| Percentage3: | 7.43% |
| Delegate Count3: | 0 |
The 2004 Nebraska Democratic presidential primary took place on May 11, 2004, along with West Virginia's primary. Nebraska's 24 pledged delegates were allocated based on the results of the primary.
Having already been the presumptive nominee for over two months,[1] John Kerry won the primary by a considerable margin and earned all of the state's 24 delegates.
| Pledged national convention delegates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | ||
| CD 1 | 6 | |
| CD 2 | 5 | |
| CD 3 | 5 | |
| 5 | ||
| At-large | 3 | |
| Total pledged delegates | 24 | |
In order to qualify for delegates, a candidate had to receive at least 15% of the vote statewide or in at least one congressional district. 16 of Nebraska's delegates were allotted among the state's three congressional districts. The remaining eight delegates were allocated based on the statewide popular vote, consisting of three at-large delegates and five pledged PLEOs (party leaders and elected officials).
Having won enough delegates to secure the nomination on Super Tuesday, John Kerry faced only minor opposition from Dennis Kucinich, the only other candidate on the ballot who was still campaigning.[2] Kerry won over 72% of the vote and netted all 24 of the state's pledged delegates.
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates[5] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kerry | 52,479 | 72.22 | 24 | |
| John Edwards (withdrawn) | 10,031 | 13.81 | rowspan="6" | |
| Howard Dean (withdrawn) | 5,400 | 7.43 | ||
| Dennis Kucinich | 1,490 | 2.05 | ||
| Al Sharpton (withdrawn) | 1,367 | 1.88 | ||
| Write-ins | 1,090 | 1.50 | ||
| Lyndon LaRouche | 805 | 1.11 | ||
| Total | 72,662 | 100% | 24 |