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U.S. presidential election, 2004 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (5936 words) |
 | The 2004 election was the first to be affected by the campaign finance reforms mandated by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (also known as the McCain-Feingold Bill for its sponsors in the United States Senate). |
| Election watchers and political analysts forecast a number of contested election results in a manner similar to the Florida voting recount of 2000. |
| Although the overall result of the election was not challenged by the Kerry campaign, third-party presidential candidates David Cobb and Michael Badnarik obtained a recount in Ohio. |
| Australian legislative election, 2004 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4580 words) |
| This large election billboard by the Liberal Party was an example of an attack ad directed against Mark Latham's economic management credentials, and typical of many used during the campaign. |
| The election result was a triumph for Howard, who in December 2004 became Australia's second-longest serving Prime Minister, and who saw the election result as a vindication of his policies, particularly his decision to join in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. |
| This was born out in the election results when the Liberal first preference vote of 40.5 per cent was 3.4 percentage points higher than in 2001, while Labor’s first preference vote of 37.6 per cent was its lowest vote since the elections of 1931 and 1934 [13]. |
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