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Tuesday, November 8, 1904

1904 presidential election results

Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) and running mate Charles Fairbanks won with 336 electoral votes and 56.4% of the popular vote.

Tipping-point state: New Jersey, R+18.6 (nation R+18.8). It delivered electoral vote number 239 for the winner. What is a tipping-point state?

Nominees
CandidateRunning matePartyElectoral votesPopular voteShareStates won
Theodore Roosevelt Won Charles Fairbanks Republican 336 7,625,59956.40% 32
Alton B. Parker Henry Davis Democratic 140 5,083,50137.60% 13
Total popular votes counted13,519,139

Electoral College map

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Alabama: Alton B. Parker +52.7 (11 EV)AlaskaArizonaArkansas: Alton B. Parker +15.2 (9 EV)California: Theodore Roosevelt +34.9 (10 EV)Colorado: Theodore Roosevelt +14.2 (5 EV)Connecticut: Theodore Roosevelt +20.0 (7 EV)Delaware: Theodore Roosevelt +9.9 (3 EV)District of ColumbiaFlorida: Alton B. Parker +47.7 (5 EV)Georgia: Alton B. Parker +45.4 (13 EV)HawaiiIdaho: Theodore Roosevelt +40.4 (3 EV)Illinois: Theodore Roosevelt +28.3 (27 EV)Indiana: Theodore Roosevelt +13.8 (15 EV)Iowa: Theodore Roosevelt +32.7 (13 EV)Kansas: Theodore Roosevelt +38.7 (10 EV)Kentucky: Alton B. Parker +2.7 (13 EV)Louisiana: Alton B. Parker +78.8 (9 EV)Maine: Theodore Roosevelt +38.3 (6 EV)Maryland: Alton B. Parker +0.0 (8 EV), electoral votes splitMassachusetts: Theodore Roosevelt +20.7 (16 EV)Michigan: Theodore Roosevelt +43.8 (14 EV)Minnesota: Theodore Roosevelt +55.1 (11 EV)Mississippi: Alton B. Parker +85.5 (10 EV)Missouri: Theodore Roosevelt +3.9 (18 EV)Montana: Theodore Roosevelt +19.2 (3 EV)Nebraska: Theodore Roosevelt +37.9 (8 EV)Nevada: Theodore Roosevelt +23.8 (3 EV)New Hampshire: Theodore Roosevelt +22.3 (4 EV)New Jersey: Theodore Roosevelt +18.6 (12 EV)New MexicoNew York: Theodore Roosevelt +10.9 (39 EV)North Carolina: Alton B. Parker +20.0 (12 EV)North Dakota: Theodore Roosevelt +54.5 (4 EV)Ohio: Theodore Roosevelt +25.4 (23 EV)OklahomaOregon: Theodore Roosevelt +47.9 (4 EV)Pennsylvania: Theodore Roosevelt +40.7 (34 EV)Rhode Island: Theodore Roosevelt +24.4 (4 EV)South Carolina: Alton B. Parker +90.8 (9 EV)South Dakota: Theodore Roosevelt +49.4 (4 EV)Tennessee: Alton B. Parker +10.8 (12 EV)Texas: Alton B. Parker +49.6 (18 EV)Utah: Theodore Roosevelt +28.6 (3 EV)Vermont: Theodore Roosevelt +59.1 (4 EV)Virginia: Alton B. Parker +24.9 (12 EV)Washington: Theodore Roosevelt +50.6 (5 EV)West Virginia: Theodore Roosevelt +13.2 (7 EV)Wisconsin: Theodore Roosevelt +35.2 (13 EV)Wyoming: Theodore Roosevelt +37.8 (3 EV)Vermont: Theodore Roosevelt +59.1 (4 EV)New Hampshire: Theodore Roosevelt +22.3 (4 EV)Massachusetts: Theodore Roosevelt +20.7 (16 EV)Rhode Island: Theodore Roosevelt +24.4 (4 EV)Connecticut: Theodore Roosevelt +20.0 (7 EV)New Jersey: Theodore Roosevelt +18.6 (12 EV)Delaware: Theodore Roosevelt +9.9 (3 EV)Maryland: Alton B. Parker +0.0 (8 EV), electoral votes splitDistrict of Columbia
Tap a state for its full result. Shading shows the winning margin.

Margin:<55–1010–2020+points. Grey: no popular vote / no data.

Results by state

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State Theodore Roosevelt Alton B. Parker MarginEVTotal votes
Alabama 20.7% 73.4% 11 52.7 11 108,785
Arkansas 40.2% 55.4% 9 15.2 9 116,328
California 61.9% 10 26.9% 34.9 10 331,768
Colorado 55.3% 5 41.1% 14.2 5 243,667
Connecticut 58.1% 7 38.1% 20.0 7 191,136
Delaware 54.1% 3 44.1% 9.9 3 43,856
Florida 21.2% 68.8% 5 47.7 5 39,302
Georgia 18.3% 63.7% 13 45.4 13 130,986
Idaho 65.8% 3 25.5% 40.4 3 72,577
Illinois 58.8% 27 30.4% 28.3 27 1,076,495
Indiana 54.0% 15 40.2% 13.8 15 682,206
Iowa 63.4% 13 30.7% 32.7 13 485,703
Kansas 64.9% 10 26.2% 38.7 10 329,047
Kentucky 47.1% 49.8% 13 2.7 13 435,946
Louisiana 9.7% 88.5% 9 78.8 9 53,908
Maine 67.1% 6 28.8% 38.3 6 96,036
Maryland 48.8% 1 48.8% 7 0.0 8 224,229
Massachusetts 57.9% 16 37.2% 20.7 16 445,100
Michigan 69.5% 14 25.8% 43.8 14 520,443
Minnesota 74.0% 11 18.8% 55.1 11 292,860
Mississippi 5.6% 91.1% 10 85.5 10 58,721
Missouri 49.9% 18 46.0% 3.9 18 643,861
Montana 53.5% 3 34.3% 19.2 3 63,568
Nebraska 61.4% 8 23.4% 37.9 8 225,732
Nevada 56.7% 3 32.9% 23.8 3 12,115
New Hampshire 60.1% 4 37.8% 22.3 4 90,151
New Jersey 56.7% 12 38.0% 18.6 12 432,547
New York 53.1% 39 42.3% 10.9 39 1,617,765
North Carolina 39.7% 59.7% 12 20.0 12 207,818
North Dakota 74.8% 4 20.3% 54.5 4 70,279
Ohio 59.7% 23 34.3% 25.4 23 1,004,395
Oregon 67.3% 4 19.3% 47.9 4 89,656
Pennsylvania 68.0% 34 27.3% 40.7 34 1,236,738
Rhode Island 60.6% 4 36.2% 24.4 4 68,656
South Carolina 4.6% 95.4% 9 90.8 9 55,890
South Dakota 71.1% 4 21.7% 49.4 4 101,395
Tennessee 43.4% 54.2% 12 10.8 12 242,750
Texas 22.0% 71.5% 18 49.6 18 233,609
Utah 61.4% 3 32.9% 28.6 3 101,626
Vermont 78.0% 4 18.8% 59.1 4 51,888
Virginia 36.9% 61.8% 12 24.9 12 130,410
Washington 70.0% 5 19.4% 50.6 5 145,151
West Virginia 55.3% 7 42.0% 13.2 7 239,986
Wisconsin 63.2% 13 28.0% 35.2 13 443,440
Wyoming 66.9% 3 29.2% 37.8 3 30,614

Shares are of the votes counted for president; bold numbers are electoral votes won. Margin is the winner’s lead over the runner-up in points.

Closest states in 1904

  1. Kentucky Alton B. Parker by 11,713 votes (2.69 pts)
  2. Missouri Theodore Roosevelt by 25,137 votes (3.90 pts)
  3. Delaware Theodore Roosevelt by 4,358 votes (9.94 pts)
  4. Tennessee Alton B. Parker by 26,290 votes (10.83 pts)
  5. New York Theodore Roosevelt by 175,552 votes (10.85 pts)
  6. West Virginia Theodore Roosevelt by 31,765 votes (13.24 pts)
  7. Indiana Theodore Roosevelt by 93,933 votes (13.77 pts)
  8. Colorado Theodore Roosevelt by 34,556 votes (14.18 pts)

Flipped since 1900

  • Colorado: Democratic → Republican (5 EV)
  • Idaho: Democratic → Republican (3 EV)
  • Maryland: Republican → Democratic (8 EV)
  • Missouri: Democratic → Republican (18 EV)
  • Montana: Democratic → Republican (3 EV)
  • Nevada: Democratic → Republican (3 EV)

Swing in every state, 1900 to 1904 →

Source: 1904

Questions and answers

Who won the 1904 presidential election?

Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) won the 1904 election with 336 electoral votes, with Charles Fairbanks as vice president.

How many electoral votes did each candidate win in 1904?

Theodore Roosevelt 336; Alton B. Parker 140 (out of 476).

Who won the popular vote in 1904?

Theodore Roosevelt received the most popular votes: 7,625,599 (56.4%) of 13,519,139 counted.

What was the closest state in 1904?

Kentucky, which Alton B. Parker won by 11,713 votes (2.69 points).

Which states flipped in 1904?

Compared with 1900, 6 states changed party: Colorado (to Republican), Idaho (to Republican), Maryland (to Democratic), Missouri (to Republican), Montana (to Republican) and Nevada (to Republican).

What was the tipping-point state in 1904?

New Jersey. Ranking the states by the winner's margin, it delivered electoral vote number 239; it voted Republican by 18.6 points, against Republican by 18.8 points nationally.

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

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