George W. Bush Republican George W. Bush Republican The 2004 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 2, 2004, as part of the 2004 United States presidential election.

Prior to the election, most news organizations considered it as a major swing state in 2004 based on pre-election polling.

[2] Minnesota was considered a swing state based on its tight poll numbers.

In the last poll by Rasmussen Reports, Kerry won with 48% to 47%, but left a lot of undecided voters.

[3] The last poll average by Real Clear Politics showed Kerry leading 49% to 45%.

Both campaigns invested resources in it, and it ultimately stayed in the Democratic column both times but by relatively narrow margins.

Bush became the first ever Republican to win the White House without carrying Nicollet County.

Despite losing the state, Bush won 5 of 8 congressional districts, including one held by a Democrat.

In 2016, Jean Schiebel told MinnPost that she and some of her fellow electors had an inkling who it was, but declined to publicly identify anyone.

[10] The same article also noted that another ballot had both Kerry and Edwards' names written on the line for president, but this did not affect how the vote was interpreted.