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Thirtieth United States presidential election of 1904

AndyHogan14, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Date

The 1904 election took place on Tuesday, November 8, 1904.

Candidates

• President
• Theodore Roosevelt, incumbent president (winner)
• Mark Hanna, former campaign manager for William McKinley (died before nomination)
• Vice President
• Charles Fairbanks, Senator from Indiana

• President
• Alton Parker, Chief Justice of the New York Court of Appeals (winner)
• William Randolph Hearst, Representative from New York
• Francis Cockrell, Senator from Missouri
• Richard Olney, former US Secretary of State
• Edward Wall, former Chair of the Democratic party of Wisconsin
• George Gray, Judge of the Third Circuit for the Court of Appeals
• John Sharp Williams, House Minority Leader
• Robert Pattison, former governor of Pennsylvania
• George McClellan Jr, mayor of New York City (also son of George McClellan, who ran in 1864)
• Nelson Miles, Commanding General of the US Army
• Vice President
• Henry Davis, Senator from West Virginia (winner)
• James Williams, former Representative from Illinois
• George Turner, Senator from Washington
• William Harris, Senator from Kansas

• President
• Eugene Debs, Socialist candidate for president in 1900 (winner)
• Vice President
• Ben Hanford, printere from Ohio (winner)

Final tickets

Theodore Roosevelt for president & Charles Fairbanks for vice president

Alton Parker for president & Henry Davis for vice president

Eugene Debs for president & Ben Hanford for vice president

Campaining & major issues

Shortly after William McKinley's second term began, he was shot by an assassin and died eight days later. Vice president Theodore Roosevelt then took over as president. Roosevelt would turn out to be even more popular than his predecessor. Not only was he charismatic, but he was also progressive and prioritized many things that hadn't been focused on before, such as wildlife conservation and restricting big business. Due to his immense popularity by 1904, it was unlikely the Democrats had a chance, especially as Alton Parker was not as energetic. He called out Roosevelt for being a radical and harming the economy, but these statements were weak in the eyes of a lot of Americans. However, he was still able to get votes from the South, who believed the former claim. The Socialist party, though still not likely having a chance, gained momentum in the 1902 elections and would have Eugene Debs run again.

Electoral college & turn-out

The electoral college increased to 476 electors; 239 needed to win. 13,525,002 people voted in this election.

Results

• 336/476 electoral votes
• 56.42% of the popular vote

• 140/476 electoral votes
• 37.59% of the popular vote

• No electoral votes
• 2.98% of the popular vote

Other attributions (listed from top to bottom)

Kurz & Allison.., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Heritage Auctions / Kurz & Allison (Chicago), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Socialist Party of America, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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