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2004 presidential election | |
  Nominees Kerry and Edwards | |
| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | July 26–29, 2004 |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Venue | FleetCenter |
| Chair | Bill Richardson of New Mexico |
| Keynote speaker | Barack Obama of Illinois |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | John Kerry of Massachusetts |
| Vice-presidential nominee | John Edwards of North Carolina |
| Voting | |
| Total delegates | 4,322 |
| Votes needed for nomination | 2,164 |
| Results (president) | Kerry (MA): 4,253 (98.40%) Kucinich (OH): 43 (0.99%) Abstention: 26 (0.60%) |
| Results (vice president) | Edwards (NC): Acclamation |
| Ballots | 1 |
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The 2004 Democratic National Convention convened from July 26 to 29, 2004 at the FleetCenter (now the TD Garden) in Boston, Massachusetts, and nominated Senator John Kerry from Massachusetts for president and Senator John Edwards from North Carolina for vice president, respectively, in the 2004 presidential election.
The 2004 Democratic National Convention was famous because it included the keynote speech of Barack Obama, who would go on to be elected President four years later. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson served as chairman of the convention, while former presidential advisor to Bill Clinton, Lottie Shackelford, served as vice chairwoman of the convention.
The 2004 Democratic National Convention marked the formal end of the active primary election season, although all meaningful primary elections had finished months earlier. After the convention, John Kerry and John Edwards were defeated by the incumbent George W. Bush and Dick Cheney in the general election.