1904 United States presidential election in West Virginia

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1904 United States presidential election in West Virginia
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  1900 November 8, 1904 1908  
  Theodore Roosevelt by the Pach Bros (cropped 3x4).jpg AltonBParker.png
Nominee Theodore Roosevelt Alton B. Parker
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York New York
Running mate Charles W. Fairbanks Henry G. Davis
Electoral vote70
Popular vote132,620100,855
Percentage55.26%42.03%

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County Results

President before election

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

Elected President

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

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

Contents

West Virginia 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, former US Senator Henry G. Davis, of which West Virginia was his home state. Roosevelt won the state by a margin of 13.23%.

Despite the over 13-point victory in the state, it was 5 points more Democratic than the national average.

Results

1904 United States presidential election in West Virginia [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican Theodore Roosevelt (incumbent)132,62055.26%7
Democratic Alton B. Parker 100,85542.03%0
Prohibition Silas C. Swallow 4,5991.92%0
Social Democratic Eugene V. Debs 1,5730.66%0
Populist Thomas E. Watson 3390.14%0
Totals239,986100.00%7
Voter turnout

Results by county

1904 United States presidential election in West Virginia by county [2] [3]
CountyTheodore Roosevelt
Republican
Alton Parker
Democratic
Silas Swallow
Prohibition
Eugene V. Debs
Socialist
Thomas Watson
People's
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Barbour 1,86353.11%1,58545.18%561.60%40.11%00.00%2787.92%3,508
Berkeley 2,54849.68%2,48848.51%931.81%00.00%00.00%601.17%5,129
Boone 78445.77%91253.24%160.93%00.00%10.06%-128-7.47%1,713
Braxton 2,17747.58%2,32450.80%621.36%00.00%120.26%-147-3.21%4,575
Brooke 1,13058.46%74238.39%542.79%70.36%00.00%38820.07%1,933
Cabell 3,77852.55%3,19344.42%1171.63%1011.40%00.00%5858.14%7,189
Calhoun 1,12545.29%1,33753.82%160.64%40.16%20.08%-212-8.53%2,484
Clay 1,02547.85%1,05849.39%592.75%00.00%00.00%-33-1.54%2,142
Doddridge 1,77461.03%1,07637.01%481.65%60.21%30.10%69824.01%2,907
Fayette 6,50963.20%3,29531.99%3363.26%1551.51%40.04%3,21431.21%10,299
Gilmer 1,08041.97%1,43555.77%562.18%00.00%20.08%-355-13.80%2,573
Grant 1,29879.53%31219.12%221.35%00.00%00.00%98660.42%1,632
Greenbrier 2,29646.70%2,57352.33%450.92%00.00%30.06%-277-5.63%4,917
Hampshire 70026.44%1,87870.92%180.68%00.00%521.96%-1,178-44.49%2,648
Hancock 1,01063.32%50831.85%694.33%40.25%40.25%50231.47%1,595
Hardy 63833.85%1,23465.46%40.21%00.00%90.48%-596-31.62%1,885
Harrison 5,07560.04%2,92134.56%3694.37%210.25%660.78%2,15425.49%8,452
Jackson 2,59654.50%2,12244.55%280.59%10.02%160.34%4749.95%4,763
Jefferson 1,30833.41%2,55665.29%501.28%10.03%00.00%-1,248-31.88%3,915
Kanawha 8,85758.62%5,75638.10%2051.36%2901.92%00.00%3,10120.53%15,108
Lewis 2,13153.69%1,62140.84%1914.81%130.33%130.33%51012.85%3,969
Lincoln 2,08055.93%1,58642.65%511.37%20.05%00.00%49413.28%3,719
Logan 57033.06%1,12365.14%221.28%90.52%00.00%-553-32.08%1,724
Marion 4,77654.18%3,76242.68%2072.35%580.66%120.14%1,01411.50%8,815
Marshall 3,92460.76%2,11532.75%2463.81%1712.65%20.03%1,80928.01%6,458
Mason 2,98357.78%2,12541.16%310.60%240.46%00.00%85816.62%5,163
McDowell 5,22575.32%1,67624.16%360.52%00.00%00.00%3,54951.16%6,937
Mercer 3,64060.15%2,32738.45%631.04%200.33%20.03%1,31321.70%6,052
Mineral 1,80254.96%1,39742.60%571.74%220.67%10.03%40512.35%3,279
Mingo 1,60749.08%1,65250.46%140.43%10.03%00.00%-45-1.37%3,274
Monongalia 3,18864.70%1,59632.39%1132.29%260.53%40.08%1,59232.31%4,927
Monroe 1,48549.29%1,50349.88%100.33%00.00%150.50%-18-0.60%3,013
Morgan 1,09764.23%57633.72%311.81%40.23%00.00%52130.50%1,708
Nicholas 1,41647.20%1,39846.60%1846.13%00.00%20.07%180.60%3,000
Ohio 7,77157.95%5,12838.24%1270.95%3812.84%30.02%2,64319.71%13,410
Pendleton 92643.84%1,16955.35%170.80%00.00%00.00%-243-11.51%2,112
Pleasants 1,13053.66%94544.87%291.38%20.09%00.00%1858.78%2,106
Pocahontas 1,16749.70%1,13048.13%492.09%10.04%10.04%371.58%2,348
Preston 3,93573.86%1,24223.31%871.63%631.18%10.02%2,69350.54%5,328
Putnam 2,16157.05%1,56641.34%541.43%50.13%20.05%59515.71%3,788
Raleigh 1,84955.10%1,39441.54%1002.98%50.15%80.24%45513.56%3,356
Randolph 1,89242.49%2,47455.56%851.91%20.04%00.00%-582-13.07%4,453
Ritchie 2,62261.94%1,39332.91%1994.70%120.28%70.17%1,22929.03%4,233
Roane 2,29453.86%1,86343.74%531.24%00.00%491.15%43110.12%4,259
Summers 1,70246.35%1,93752.75%290.79%00.00%40.11%-235-6.40%3,672
Taylor 2,23758.82%1,46638.55%812.13%190.50%00.00%77120.27%3,803
Tucker 1,80059.29%1,13437.35%1003.29%10.03%10.03%66621.94%3,036
Tyler 2,30859.67%1,33234.44%1834.73%401.03%50.13%97625.23%3,868
Upshur 2,40572.05%82624.75%1033.09%00.00%40.12%1,57947.30%3,338
Wayne 2,36248.60%2,44950.39%350.72%20.04%120.25%-87-1.79%4,860
Webster 88342.23%1,20857.77%00.00%00.00%00.00%-325-15.54%2,091
Wetzel 2,49345.35%2,83351.54%1142.07%480.87%90.16%-340-6.19%5,497
Wirt 1,13450.09%1,09848.50%301.33%10.04%10.04%361.59%2,264
Wood 4,96955.81%3,74142.01%1331.49%460.52%150.17%1,22813.79%8,904
Wyoming 1,09357.62%79141.70%130.69%00.00%00.00%30215.92%1,897
Totals132,62855.26%100,88142.03%4,6001.92%1,5720.65%3470.14%31,74713.23%240,028

See also

Notes

    References

    1. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – West Virginia
    2. "Popular Vote for President, 1904". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)]
    3. "Popular Vote for Eugene V. Debs (1904)". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)