1900  1904 Presidential Election Returns  1908

President Theodore Roosevelt became President because of William McKinley's assassination. In 1904, he decided to run for a full term as President. Roosevelt was popular because of his opposition to monopolies and success with foreign affairs. Republicans used this to their advantage. Democrats nominated Alton B. Parker to run against Roosevelt. His issue positions were not radically different from those of Roosevelt. The campaign was based more in how people perceived the candidates. Parker argued that Roosevelt was too inconsistent. Since Roosevelt was a Progressive, they tried to use Parker's conservatism to win over conservative Republicans. Republicans emphasized how efficiently Roosevelt had led the country in domestic and foreign affairs. In the end, Roosevelt was elected by wide margins. He now no longer considered himself to be a political accident!   UNITED STATES VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks* 7,630,557 56 336 Parker/Davis 5,084,537 38 140 Debs/Hanford 402,810 3 0 Swallow/Carroll 259,102 2 0 Watson/Tibbles 114,070 1 0 Corregan/Cox 33,454 0 0 All Other Candidates 1,229 0 0 ALABAMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks* 22,472 21 0 Parker/Davis 79,797 73 11 Watson/Tibbles 5,051 5 0 ARKANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks* 46,860 40 0 Parker/Davis 64,434 55 9 CALIFORNIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  205,226 62 10 Parker/Davis 89,404 27 0 Debs/Hanford 29,535 9 0 COLORADO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  134,661 55 5 Parker/Davis 100,105 41 0 CONNECTICUT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  111,089 58 7 Parker/Davis 72,909 38 0 DELAWARE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  23,705 54 3 Parker/Davis 19,347 44 0 FLORIDA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks* 8,314 21 0 Parker/Davis 26,449 68 5 Debs/Hanford 2,337 6 0 GEORGIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks* 24,004 18 0 Parker/Davis 83,466 64 13 Watson/Tibbles 22,635 17 0 IDAHO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  47,783 66 3 Parker/Davis 18,480 25 0 Debs/Hanford 4,949 7 0 ILLINOIS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  632,645 59 27 Parker/Davis 327,606 30 0 Debs/Hanford 69,225 6 0 INDIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  368,289 54 15 Parker/Davis 274,345 40 0 IOWA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  308,158 63 13 Parker/Davis 149,276 31 0 KANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  212,955 65 10 Parker/Davis 86,174 26 0 Debs/Hanford 15,869 5 0 KENTUCKY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks* 205,457 47 0 Parker/Davis 217,170 50 13 LOUISIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks* 5,205 10 0 Parker/Davis 47,708 89 9 MAINE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  65,432 67 6 Parker/Davis 27,642 28 0 MARYLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  109,497 49 1 Parker/Davis 109,446 49 7 MASSACHUSETTS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  257,822 58 16 Parker/Davis 165,746 37 0 MICHIGAN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  364,957 70 14 Parker/Davis 135,392 26 0 MINNESOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  216,651 74 12 Parker/Davis 55,187 19 0 MISSISSIPPI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks* 3,280 6 0 Parker/Davis 53,480 91 10 MISSOURI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  321,449 50 18 Parker/Davis 296,312 46 0 MONTANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  34,932 54 3 Parker/Davis 21,773 34 0 Debs/Hanford 5,676 9 0 NEBRASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  138,558 61 8 Parker/Davis 52,921 23 0 Watson/Tibbles 20,518 9 0 NEVADA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  6,864 57 3 Parker/Davis 3,982 33 0 Debs/Hanford 925 7 0 NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  54,163 60 4 Parker/Davis 34,074 38 0 NEW JERSEY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  245,164 57 12 Parker/Davis 164,566 38 0 NEW YORK VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  859,533 53 39 Parker/Davis 683,981 42 0 NORTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks* 82,442 40 0 Parker/Davis 124,091 60 12 NORTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  52,595 75 4 Parker/Davis 14,273 20 0 OHIO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  600,095 60 23 Parker/Davis 344,674 34 0 OREGON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  60,455 67 4 Parker/Davis 17,521 19 0 Debs/Hanford 7,619 8 0 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  840,949 68 34 Parker/Davis 337,998 27 0 RHODE ISLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  41,605 61 4 Parker/Davis 24,839 36 0 SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks* 2,554 5 0 Parker/Davis 52,563 95 9 SOUTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  72,083 71 4 Parker/Davis 21,969 22 0 TENNESSEE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks* 105,363 43 0 Parker/Davis 131,653 54 12 TEXAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks* 51,242 22 0 Parker/Davis 167,200 71 18 UTAH VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  62,446 61 3 Parker/Davis 33,413 33 0 Debs/Hanford 5,767 6 0 VERMONT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  40,459 78 4 Parker/Davis 9,777 19 0 VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks* 48,180 37 0 Parker/Davis 80,649 62 12 WASHINGTON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  101,540 70 5 Parker/Davis 28,098 19 0 Debs/Hanford 10,023 7 0 WEST VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  132,620 55 7 Parker/Davis 100,855 42 0 WISCONSIN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  280,315 63 13 Parker/Davis 124,205 28 0 Debs/Hanford 28,240 6 0 WYOMING VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Roosevelt/Fairbanks*  20,489 67 3 Parker/Davis 8,930 29 0 SYMBOLS KEY Republican Democratic Prohibition Socialist Socialist Labor Communist Populist Other Winner * Incumbent + Incumbent Party