1904 United States presidential election in Texas

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1904 United States presidential election in Texas
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  1900 November 8, 1904 1908  
  AltonBParker.png Theodore Roosevelt by the Pach Bros (cropped 3x4).jpg
Nominee Alton B. Parker Theodore Roosevelt
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York New York
Running mate Henry G. Davis Charles W. Fairbanks
Electoral vote180
Popular vote167,20051,242
Percentage71.45%21.90%

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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.

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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 Texas by a margin of 49.55%.

This election arguably marked the end of Reconstruction in Texas, with voter turnout plunging by over half following the introduction of poll taxes in the state two years prior. 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. Duval County would not vote Republican for president again until 2024. [1]

Results

1904 United States presidential election in Texas [2]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Alton B. Parker 167,20071.45%18
Republican Theodore Roosevelt (incumbent)51,24221.90%0
Populist Thomas E. Watson 8,0623.45%0
Prohibition Silas C. Swallow 4,2921.83%0
Social Democratic Eugene V. Debs 2,7911.19%0
Socialist Labor Charles Hunter Corregan 4210.18%0
Totals234,008100.00%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