2004 Milwaukee mayoral election
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April 6, 2004
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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.
Advanced to general election
- Tom Barrett, U.S. congressman[2]
- Marvin Pratt, acting mayor[2]
Eliminated in nonpartisan primary election
- Vince Bobot, former municipal judge[2]
- David Clarke, sheriff of Milwaukee County[2]
- Frank Cumberbatch, lobbyist[2]
- Sandy Foloran, business owner[2]
- Arthur L. Jones, former Milwaukee police chief[2]
- Thomas G. Nardelli, alderman[2]
- John V. Pitta, teacher[2]
- Leon Todd, former member of the Milwaukee School Board [2]
Campaign
The 2004 election was only the third instance since 1948 that Milwaukee had had a race for mayor in which an elected incumbent was not a candidate[2] (after only 1960 and 1988.
Barrett, whose congressional district covered most of the northern half of the city, was widely viewed as the front-runner. As acting mayor, Pratt was a de-facto incumbent. No incumbent had been unseated for mayor in Milwaukee since 1940.[2]
Clarke was a rising name in conservative politics. He had been first appointed sheriff in 2002 by Republican Governor Scott McCallum, but had won election to a full term later that year as the Democratic nomination.[2]