United States presidential election in New York, 1904

United States presidential election in New York, 1904

November 8, 1904

Nominee Theodore Roosevelt Alton B. Parker Party Republican Democratic Home state New York New York Running mate Charles W. Fairbanks Henry G. Davis Electoral vote 39 0 Popular vote 859,533 683,981 Percentage 53.13% 42.28%

County Results   Parker—50-60%   Parker—<50%   Roosevelt—<50%   Roosevelt—50-60%   Roosevelt—60-70%   Roosevelt—70-80%

President before election Theodore Roosevelt Republican Elected President Theodore Roosevelt Republican

The 1904 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 8, 1904. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1904 United States presidential election. New York voters chose 39 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the President and Vice President.

New York was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Theodore Roosevelt of New York and his running mate incumbent Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana. Roosevelt and Fairbanks defeated the Democratic nominees, Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals Alton B. Parker of New York and his running mate Senator Henry G. Davis of West Virginia. Also in the running was the Socialist Party candidate, Eugene V. Debs, who ran with Ben Hanford.

Roosevelt carried New York State with 53.13% of the vote to Parker's 42.28%, a victory margin of 10.85%. Debs finished a distant third, receiving 2.28% of the vote in the state.

New York weighed in for this election as about 8% more Democratic than the national average.

Being the home state of both major party candidates in 1904, New York State's results were relatively close despite Roosevelt's nationwide landslide. The state was substantially more Democratic than the nation primarily due to Alton Parker's popularity in the New York City area, with Parker winning majorities in Manhattan, The Bronx, and Queens, and winning a plurality on Staten Island.

United States presidential election in New York, 1904[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Theodore Roosevelt	859,533	53.13%	39
	Democratic	Alton B. Parker	683,981	42.28%	0
	Socialist	Eugene V. Debs	36,883	2.28%	0
	Prohibition	Silas C. Swallow	20,787	1.28%	0
	Socialist Labor	Charles H. Corregan	9,127	0.56%	0
	People's	Thomas E. Watson	7,459	0.46%	0
Totals			1,617,770	100.0%	39

See also

• Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt

References

1. "1904 Presidential Election Results - New York". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2013-10-05.