District of Columbia primary, 2004
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It was held on Janauary 13th 2004 a week before the Iowa caucas were Howard Dean was leading too. Frontrunner Howard Dean easily took a win in the District of Columbia primary. Polling 2 months before had him leading civil rights activist Al Sharpton 45% to 11%. But then his polls went down considerable he now was leadin Sharpton 27% to 5%. Although it was big he went down 18-points. Kerry, Edwards, Clark, Gephardt and Lieberman all were not on the ballot. Dean got the endorsement of popular counicalmen Jack Evans. The results were Dean 42% to Sharpton 34% and Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun got only 11%. She dropped out and endorse Dean. Dean was on his way to swepping the primaries.
[edit] Results
| Candidate | No. State Delegates | Percentage | Potential National delegates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Dean | 17,736 | 42.70 | - |
| Al Sharpton | 14,248 | 34.30 | - |
| Carol Moseley Braun | 4,824 | 11.61 | - |
| Dennis Kucinich | 3,435 | 8.27 | - |
