U.S. presidential election, 2004

The U.S. presidential election of 2004 was won by the incumbent President, Republican George W. Bush, who defeated his main rival, Democratic Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts. The election was fought primarily on the issue of the conduct of the War on Terror. Bush defended the actions of his administration, while Kerry contended that the war had been fought incompetently, and that the Iraq War was a distraction from the War on Terror, not a part of it.

See also

• Results of the U.S. presidential election, 2004
• U.S. gubernatorial elections, 2004
• U.S. House election, 2004
• U.S. Senate election, 2004
• Canada and the 2004 U.S. presidential election
• 2004 U.S. presidential election timeline
• History of the United States (1988-present)