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Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt ran for president in 1904, 1912 and won once. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

1912 Lost

Progressive
Electoral votes
88of 531
Popular vote
4,120,20727.40%
States carried
6
Running mate
Hiram Johnson

Opponents: Woodrow Wilson (435 EV), William Howard Taft (8 EV), Eugene V. Debs (0 EV).

Alabama: lostAlaskaArizona: lostArkansas: lostCalifornia: wonColorado: lostConnecticut: lostDelaware: lostDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: lostGeorgia: lostHawaiiIdaho: lostIllinois: lostIndiana: lostIowa: lostKansas: lostKentucky: lostLouisiana: lostMaine: lostMaryland: lostMassachusetts: lostMichigan: wonMinnesota: wonMississippi: lostMissouri: lostMontana: lostNebraska: lostNevada: lostNew Hampshire: lostNew Jersey: lostNew Mexico: lostNew York: lostNorth Carolina: lostNorth Dakota: lostOhio: lostOklahoma: lostOregon: lostPennsylvania: wonRhode Island: lostSouth Carolina: lostSouth Dakota: wonTennessee: lostTexas: lostUtah: lostVermont: lostVirginia: lostWashington: wonWest Virginia: lostWisconsin: lostWyoming: lostVermont: lostNew Hampshire: lostMassachusetts: lostRhode Island: lostConnecticut: lostNew Jersey: lostDelaware: lostMaryland: lostDistrict of Columbia
States carried in 1912 (coloured), shaded by margin.

1904 Won

Republican
Electoral votes
336of 476
Popular vote
7,625,59956.40%
States carried
32
Running mate
Charles Fairbanks

Opponents: Alton B. Parker (140 EV).

Carried: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

Head-to-head

Questions and answers

How many times did Theodore Roosevelt run for president?

2 times (1904, 1912), winning in 1904.

How many electoral votes did Theodore Roosevelt win?

1912: 88; 1904: 336.

What share of the popular vote did Theodore Roosevelt get?

1912: 27.4% (4,120,207 votes); 1904: 56.4% (7,625,599 votes).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data