Democratic presidential primaries results by county , 2004 '' ( exceptions : Alaska , American Samoa , Guam , Maine , Michigan , Minnesota , Nevada , North Dakota , – at-large ) '' There were 4,353 total delegates to the 2004 Democratic National Convention , of which 802 were superdelegates : party leaders , even including some of the candidates , who were not bound by any state 's primary or caucus votes and could change their support at any time . A candidate needed 2,162 delegates to become the nominee . Except for the Northern Mariana Islands and Midway Atoll , all states , territories , and other inhabited areas of the United States offered delegates to the 2004 Democratic National Convention . John Kerry won 4,255 votes at the Convention , including those won by all of his former rivals except Dennis Kucinich , who received 37 votes . There were 26 abstentions
2004 Democratic National Convention
2004 Democratic National Convention
2004 Democratic Party presidential primaries