1904 United States presidential election in Delaware

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1904 United States presidential election in Delaware

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Nominee Theodore Roosevelt Alton B. Parker Party Republican Democratic Home state New York New York Running mate Charles W. Fairbanks Henry G. Davis Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 23,712 19,359 Percentage 54.04% 44.12%

County Results Roosevelt   50–60%

President before election Theodore Roosevelt Republican Elected President Theodore Roosevelt Republican

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

Delaware was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Theodore Roosevelt of New York and his running mate Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana. They defeated the Democratic nominees, former Chief Judge of New York Court of Appeals Alton B. Parker and his running mate Henry G. Davis. Roosevelt won the state by a margin of 9.92%.

Results

General Election Results ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Pledged to	Elector	Votes
	Republican Party	Theodore Roosevelt	Manlove Hayes	23,712
	Republican Party	Theodore Roosevelt	Thomas H. Savery	23,705
	Republican Party	Theodore Roosevelt	William P. Orr	23,695
	Democratic Party	Alton B. Parker	Landreth L. Layton	19,359
	Democratic Party	Alton B. Parker	J. Harvey Whiteman	19,347
	Democratic Party	Alton B. Parker	Nicholas R. Johnson	19,341
	Prohibition Party	Silas C. Swallow	Richard W. Brown	607
	Prohibition Party	Silas C. Swallow	John Hutton	604
	Prohibition Party	Silas C. Swallow	John W. West	604
	Socialist Party	Eugene V. Debs	Max E. Goetz	146
	Socialist Party	Eugene V. Debs	Bernard Hohlfeldt	145
	Socialist Party	Eugene V. Debs	William F. Lynch	143
	People's Party	Thomas E. Watson	John McCrary	51
	People's Party	Thomas E. Watson	Charles G. Prettyman	51
	People's Party	Thomas E. Watson	William B. Pyle	51
Votes cast [a]				43,875

Results by county

County [1]	Theodore Roosevelt Republican		Alton B. Parker Democratic		Silas C. Swallow Prohibition		Eugene V. Debs Socialist		Thomas E. Watson Populist		Margin		Total votes cast [a]
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Kent	4,599	54.14%	3,779	44.48%	117	1.38%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	820	9.65%	8,495
New Castle	13,198	53.00%	11,170	44.85%	339	1.36%	146	0.59%	51	0.20%	2,028	8.14%	24,904
Sussex	5,915	56.46%	4,410	42.10%	151	1.44%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1,505	14.37%	10,476
Totals	23,712	54.04%	19,359	44.12%	607	1.38%	146	0.33%	51	0.12%	4,353	9.92%	43,875

See also

• United States presidential elections in Delaware

Notes

1. Based on highest elector on each ticket

References

1. "Proclamation - State of Delaware, Executive Department". The Morning News. Wilmington. November 25, 1904. p. 7. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
2. "Sample Ballot". The Evening Journal. Wilmington. November 7, 1904. p. 7. Retrieved December 17, 2025.