Election Timeline
November 2, 2004
- 5:30 a.m. —
New Voters Project’s Get Out the Vote effort starts
- 6 a.m. —
New Voters Project starts its day of informing people of voting locations, poll watching and making phone calls
- 7 a.m. —
Iowa polling places open
- 9 a.m. —
Informational GoTV starts
- 9 a.m. —
ISU Democrats will be handing out information and selling buttons at the South Hub
- 4 p.m. —
CNN (channel 17) begins election coverage
- 6 p.m. —
WOI (channel 5) begins election coverage
- 6:30 p.m. —
KCCI (channel 8) begins election coverage
- 7 p.m. —
KDSM (cable channel 6) and WHO (channel 13) begin election coverage
- 8 p.m. —
Republican Party of Iowa victory party at the Iowa Ballroom of the Marriott Hotel Downtown, 700 Grand Ave., Des Moines
- 8 p.m. —
Political Science Club and the Society of Professional Journalists co-sponsor an election watch in 172 Hamilton Hall
- 9 p.m. —
Iowa polling places close
- 9 p.m. —
IPTV Channel 11 starts election coverage
- 9 p.m. —
Iowa Student Public Interest Research Group election reception begins at 2121 Martin Hall
- 9 p.m. —
Republican Sen. Charles Grassley arrives at Marriott Hotel Downtown, 700 Grand Ave., Des Moines
- 9 p.m. —
Congressman Tom Latham arrives at The Hotel at Gateway Center, U.S. Highway 30 and Elwood Drive, Ames
- 9 p.m. —
Iowa Democrats victory party at Hotel Fort Des Moines, 1000 Walnut St., Des Moines. Most of the Democratic candidates will be arriving shortly after the start
- 9 p.m. —
Story County Democrats Victory Party at Lucullan’s Italian Grill, 400 Main St.
— Compiled by Chris Maiers