page_title: Timeline of the 2004 United States presidential election
section_title: November 2004
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of the 2004 United States presidential election / 2004 / November 2004
context_page_description: The following is a timeline of events during the 2004 U.S. presidential election:
context_section_description: November 2 –
  General nationwide voting takes place.
  Attorney General John Ashcroft submits a letter of resignation, later followed by Commerce Secretary Donald Evans. These resignations are not announced until November 9.
  November 3 –
  Republican President George W. Bush wins the popular vote, receiving 3.58 million more votes than Democratic Senator John Kerry. (51.6% to 48.4%, 59.0 million to 55.4 million) Claiming victory in the swing state of Ohio, Bush is expected to have more than the 270 votes needed when the U.S. Electoral College meets on December 13.
  Senator John Kerry concedes to President George W. Bush "The outcome should be decided by voters, not a protracted legal process", Kerry said. "I would not give up if there was a chance we could prevail." (Reuters) (BBC)
  Three hundred protesters in Bellingham, Washington join in a spontaneous demonstration against Bush's victory. Over 100 protesters also march in Portland, Oregon, and a smaller protest occurs in Eugene, Oregon.
caption: President George W. Bush receives a phone call from Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry in which the senator concedes defeat in the 2004 presidential election Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004.
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