1904 United States presidential election in Nevada

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1904 United States presidential election in Nevada
Flag of Nevada (1905-1915).svg
  1900
November 8, 1904
1908  
  President Roosevelt - Pach Bros (cropped 3x4).jpg AltonBParker.png Debs-Eugene-circa1904.jpg
Nominee Theodore Roosevelt Alton B. Parker Eugene V. Debs
Party Republican Democratic Socialist
Home state New York New York Indiana
Running mate Charles W. Fairbanks Henry G. Davis Ben Hanford
Electoral vote300
Popular vote6,8643,982925
Percentage56.66%32.87%7.64%

Nevada Presidential Election Results 1904.svg
County Results
Roosevelt
  40–50%
  50–60%
  60–70%

The 1904 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 8, 1904, as part of the 1904 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Nevada was won by the Republican ticket of incumbent President Theodore Roosevelt of New York and his running mate Senator 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, former US Senator Henry G. Davis of West Virginia.

Roosevelt and Fairbanks would win the state by a margin of 23.79%, [1] roughly mirroring the results of the national popular vote. After the state had voted overwhelmingly for James B. Weaver and William Jennings Bryan during the three previous elections, Roosevelt claimed the state for the Republican Party for the only time between 1888 and 1920.

Roosevelt won every county in the state, becoming the first Republican presidential candidate to do so; this has since only been repeated by Richard Nixon in 1972, Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 1984, and George H.W. Bush in 1988. This election was the first time since its establishment in 1866 that Lincoln County backed a Republican candidate. Additionally, Humboldt County voted for a Republican for the first time since 1872.

Following this election, Nevada would eventually become a bellwether that has reflected the result in 26 of the 29 presidential elections since (the exceptions were in 1908, 1976 and 2016).

Results

General Election Results [2]
PartyPledged toElectorVotes
Republican Party Theodore RooseveltC. A. Ahern6,864
Republican Party Theodore RooseveltJames L. Butler6,850
Republican Party Theodore RooseveltW. L. Plumb6,768
Democratic Party & Silver Party Alton B. ParkerE. W. Clark3,982
Democratic Party & Silver Party Alton B. ParkerZeb Kendall3,982
Democratic Party & Silver Party Alton B. ParkerA. W. Hesson3,947
Socialist Party Eugene V. DebsWilliam H. Cordill925
Socialist Party Eugene V. DebsA. B. Anderson924
Socialist Party Eugene V. DebsV. L. Rose909
Stalwart Silver Party Thomas E. WatsonH. P. Beck344
Stalwart Silver Party Thomas E. WatsonJ. M. McCormack328
Stalwart Silver Party Thomas E. WatsonJ. B. McCullough326
Votes cast [a] 12,115

Results by county

CountyTheodore Roosevelt
Republican
Alton Brooks Parker
Democratic & Silver
Eugene Victor Debs
Socialist
Thomas Edward Watson
Stalwart Silver
MarginTotal votes cast [b]
#%#%#%#%#%
Churchill 18549.47%16544.12%143.74%102.67%205.35%374
Douglas 26268.59%11229.32%20.52%61.57%15039.27%382
Elko 71854.07%50838.25%695.20%332.48%21015.81%1,328
Esmeralda 49042.20%38032.73%27323.51%181.55%1109.47%1,161
Eureka 23562.50%10728.46%51.33%297.71%12834.04%376
Humboldt 61057.44%35633.52%646.03%323.01%25423.92%1,062
Lander 22761.85%9325.34%143.81%338.99%13436.51%367
Lincoln 40553.08%29538.66%526.82%111.44%11014.42%763
Lyon 39267.82%16428.37%193.29%30.52%22839.45%578
Nye 51150.74%38938.63%848.34%232.28%12212.12%1,007
Ormsby 40960.15%21832.06%395.74%142.06%19128.09%680
Storey 62761.47%32231.57%282.75%434.22%30529.90%1,020
Washoe 1,51759.44%72128.25%2459.60%692.70%79631.19%2,552
White Pine 27659.35%15232.69%173.66%204.30%12426.67%465
Totals6,86456.66%3,98232.87%9257.64%3442.84%2,88223.79%12,115

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

Notes

  1. Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
  2. Based on highest elector on each ticket

References

  1. Dave Leip’s U.S Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Nevada
  2. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State 1903-1904. Carson City, Nevada: State Printing Office. p. 104. Retrieved July 9, 2024.