1904 United States presidential election in Texas
November 8, 1904
 
Nominee Alton B. Parker Theodore Roosevelt
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York New York
Running mate Henry G. Davis Charles W. Fairbanks
Electoral vote 18 0
Popular vote 167,200 51,242
Percentage 71.45% 21.90%
County Results
President before election

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

 Elected President

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

The 1904 United States presidential election in Texas took place on November 8, 1904. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1904 United States presidential election. Texas voters chose 18 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Texas was won by the Democratic nominees, Chief Judge Alton B. Parker of New York and his running mate Henry G. Davis of West Virginia. They defeated the Republican nominees, incumbent President Theodore Roosevelt and his running mate Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana. Parker won the Lone Star State by a margin of 49.55%.

With 71.45% of the popular vote, Texas would prove to be Parker's fifth strongest state in the 1904 presidential election after South Carolina, Mississippi, neighboring Louisiana and Alabama.[1]

As of the 2020 election, this was the last election which Duval County voted for the Republican candidate.

Results

1904 United States presidential election in Texas[2]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Alton B. Parker 167,200 71.45% 18
Republican Theodore Roosevelt (incumbent) 51,242 21.90% 0
Populist Thomas E. Watson 8,062 3.45% 0
Prohibition Silas C. Swallow 4,292 1.83% 0
Social Democratic Eugene V. Debs 2,791 1.19% 0
Socialist Labor Charles Hunter Corregan 421 0.18% 0
Totals 234,008 100.00% 18
Voter turnout —

See also

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "1904 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
    2. ↑ Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Texas
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