2004 Democratic National Convention

2004 Democratic National Convention
2004 presidential election
Nominees
Kerry and Edwards
Convention
Date(s)July 26–29, 2004
CityBoston, Massachusetts
VenueFleetCenter
ChairBill Richardson of New Mexico
Keynote speakerBarack Obama of Illinois
Candidates
Presidential nomineeJohn Kerry of Massachusetts
Vice-presidential nomineeJohn Edwards of North Carolina
Voting
Total delegates4,322
Votes needed for nomination2,164
Results (president)Kerry (MA): 4,253 (98.40%)
Kucinich (OH): 43 (0.99%)
Abstention: 26 (0.60%)
Results (vice president)Edwards (NC): Acclamation
Ballots1
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Boston mayor Thomas Menino welcomes delegates to the convention

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.