2004 Milwaukee mayoral election

2004 Milwaukee mayoral election

February 17, 2004 (primary) April 6, 2004 (general)
Turnout	46.37%
Candidate Tom Barrett Marvin Pratt Popular vote 86,493 74,361 Percentage 53.45% 45.96%
Mayor before election Marvin Pratt (acting) Democratic Elected mayor Tom Barrett Democratic

The 2004 Milwaukee mayoral election was held on Tuesday, April 6, 2004, to elect the mayor for Milwaukee. Tom Barrett defeated incumbent acting mayor Marvin Pratt. This election coincided with other municipal elections.

Municipal elections in Wisconsin are non-partisan.

Primary election

Results

Non-partisan primary results, February 17, 2004

Candidate		Votes	%
Marvin Pratt (incumbent)		51,653	38.00%
Tom Barrett		44,342	32.62%
David Clarke		23,185	17.06%
Thomas G. Nardelli		4,863	3.58%
Sandy Folaron		4,318	3.18%
Vince Bobot		4,125	3.03%
Arthur L. Jones		1,180	0.87%
Frank Cumberbatch		814	0.60%
John V. Pitta		789	0.58%
Leon Todd		557	0.41%
Write-In		96	0.07%
Total votes		135,922	100
Voter turnout		39.65%

General election

Results

General election results, April 6, 2004

Candidate		Votes	%
Tom Barrett		86,493	53.45%
Marvin Pratt (incumbent)		74,361	45.96%
Write-In		957	0.59%
Total votes		161,811	100
Voter turnout		46.37%