1904 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

none June 2025 September 2023 1904 United States presidential election 1904 United States presidential election in Washington (state) Washington (state) 1923 presidential no 1900 United States presidential election in Washington (state) 1900 1908 United States presidential election in Washington (state) 1908 November 8, 1904 x160px President Roosevelt - Pach Bros (cropped 3x4).jpg Theodore Roosevelt Republican Party (United States) New York Charles W. Fairbanks 5 101,540 69.95% AltonBParker.png Alton B. Parker Democratic Party (United States) New York Henry G. Davis 0 28,098 19.36% Debs-Eugene-circa1904.jpg Eugene V. Debs Socialist Party of America Indiana Ben Hanford 0 10,023 6.91% 1904 United States presidential election in Washington results map by county.svg 380px County results Roosevelt #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% President Theodore Roosevelt Republican Party (United States) Theodore Roosevelt Republican Party (United States) The 1904 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 8, 1904. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1904 United States presidential election. Voters chose five electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. This election would solidify the State of Washington as a one-party Republican bastion, which it would remain at a Presidential level apart from the 1910s GOP split until Franklin D. Roosevelt rose to power in 1932, and more or less continuously at state level during this era.Burnham, Walter Dean; ‘The System of 1896’, in Kleppner, Paul (editor), The Evolution of American Electoral Systems, pp. 176-179 0313213798 Democratic representation in the Washington legislature would during this period at times be countable on one hand,Schattschneider, Elmer Eric; The Semisovereign People: A Realist's View of Democracy in America, pp. 76-84 0030133661 and no Democrat other than Woodrow Wilson in 1916 would henceforth carry even one county in the state before Catholic Al Smith carried German-settled Ferry County in 1928. Republican primaries would take over as the chief mode of political competition when introduced later in the decade.Murray, Keith; ‘Issues and Personalities of Pacific Northwest Politics, 1889-1950’, The Pacific Northwest Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3 (July 1950), pp. 213-233 President Roosevelt was extremely popular in Washington State because of his policies of reforming the railroads, creating a Department of Commerce and Labor and conserving the forest resources that were at the time heavily exploited by big business. Parker's re-emphasis on the Gold Standard, which harked back to Grover Cleveland, aroused no enthusiasm in Washington State.Archer, Clark; Martis, Kenneth C. and Shelley, Fred M.; Historical Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 1788-2004, p. 99 1568029551 Nor did Parker's opposition to Roosevelt's policy of imperialism in the Pacific,Warren, Kenneth F.; Encyclopedia of U.S. campaigns, elections, and electoral behavior: A-M, p. 609 1412954894 with the result that Roosevelt's performance remains the best ever by any Presidential candidate since Washington's statehood in 1889. Parker did not win one third of the vote in a single county, and overall took just a little over nineteen percent of Washington State's ballots. Roosevelt would win Washington by a landslide margin of 50.59%. In fact, with 69.95% of the popular vote, Washington would be Roosevelt's fifth strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont, North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1904&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1904 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05 Socialist nominee Eugene V. Debs, whose campaign focused on trust-busting and monopoly,Egbert, Donald Drew and Bassett, Thomas D.; Socialism and American Life; p. 278 1400875080 received almost three percent of the popular vote nationwide and 6.91% in the state of Washington. In two counties Debs received more votes than the Democratic nominee Alton B. Parker, however Debs was still far below the incumbent President Roosevelt. Results + General Election ResultsAbstract of Votes Polled in the State of Washington at the General Election held November 8, 1904.Party Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party Theodore Roosevelt Samuel G. Cosgrove101,540 Republican Party Theodore Roosevelt L. B. Nash100,797 Republican Party Theodore Roosevelt George W. Bassett100,685 Republican Party Theodore Roosevelt Alfred J. Munson100,623 Republican Party Theodore Roosevelt Herman D. Crow100,449 Democratic Party Alton B. Parker Fred Thiel28,098 Democratic Party Alton B. Parker John Trumbull27,974 Democratic Party Alton B. Parker Simon Peter Richardson27,969 Democratic Party Alton B. Parker John J. Carney27,956 Democratic Party Alton B. Parker J. S. Darnell27,938 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs DeForest Sanford10,023 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs O. Lund9,975 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs D. M. Angus9,971 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs P. R. Pratt9,955 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs D. G. Crow9,936 Prohibition Party Silas C. Swallow John Ovall3,229 Prohibition Party Silas C. Swallow George P. Silvers3,207 Prohibition Party Silas C. Swallow William Alvin Spalding3,201 Prohibition Party Silas C. Swallow George R. Varney3,199 Prohibition Party Silas C. Swallow Wallace W. Potter3,189 Socialist Labor Party Charles H. Corregan P. Driscoll1,592 Socialist Labor Party Charles H. Corregan A. Sanders1,546 Socialist Labor Party Charles H. Corregan H. Anderson1,545 Socialist Labor Party Charles H. Corregan T. Bernett1,541 Socialist Labor Party Charles H. Corregan G. Rush1,538 People's Party Thomas E. Watson J. G. Wolfe669 People's Party Thomas E. Watson George F. Cotterill668 People's Party Thomas E. Watson W. H. Runner661 People's Party Thomas E. Watson H. Clayson652 People's Party Thomas E. Watson Alexander McDonald650Votes castBased on totals for highest elector on each ticket 145,151 Results by county County Theodore RooseveltRepublican Alton B. ParkerDemocratic Eugene V. DebsSocialist Silas C. SwallowProhibition Charles H. CorreganSocialist Labor Thomas E. WatsonPopulist MarginTotal votescastBased on highest elector on each ticket # % # % # % # % # % # % # %Adams1,13864.44%54831.03%412.32%301.70%80.45%10.06%59033.41%1,766Asotin74772.59%22722.06%313.01%121.17%80.78%40.39%52050.53%1,029 Chehalis 2,589 68.13% 624 16.42% 460 12.11% 76 2.00% 39 1.03% 12 0.32% 1,965 51.71% 3,800 Chelan 1,248 72.18% 372 21.52% 49 2.83% 26 1.50% 16 0.93% 18 1.04% 876 50.67% 1,729 Clallam 903 68.15% 273 20.60% 125 9.43% 0 0.00% 14 1.06% 10 0.75% 630 47.55% 1,325 Clarke 2,436 71.88% 515 15.20% 257 7.58% 134 3.95% 24 0.71% 23 0.68% 1,921 56.68% 3,389 Columbia 1,089 65.72% 482 29.09% 37 2.23% 39 2.35% 9 0.54% 1 0.06% 607 36.63% 1,657 Cowlitz 1,589 77.32% 317 15.43% 91 4.43% 40 1.95% 8 0.39% 10 0.49% 1,272 61.90% 2,055 Douglas 1,722 71.30% 577 23.89% 51 2.11% 28 1.16% 11 0.46% 26 1.08% 1,145 47.41% 2,415 Ferry 511 54.89% 297 31.90% 102 10.96% 4 0.43% 15 1.61% 2 0.21% 214 22.99% 931 Franklin 572 69.25% 223 27.00% 12 1.45% 9 1.09% 7 0.85% 3 0.36% 349 42.25% 826 Garfield 777 70.32% 267 24.16% 35 3.17% 19 1.72% 6 0.54% 1 0.09% 510 46.15% 1,105 Island 424 71.99% 83 14.09% 56 9.51% 15 2.55% 2 0.34% 9 1.53% 341 57.89% 589 Jefferson 962 73.60% 283 21.65% 38 2.91% 6 0.46% 16 1.22% 2 0.15% 679 51.95% 1,307 King 20,434 70.39% 5,266 18.14% 2,126 7.32% 597 2.06% 448 1.54% 158 0.54% 15,168 52.25% 29,029 Kitsap 1,736 69.19% 320 12.75% 329 13.11% 85 3.39% 30 1.20% 9 0.36% 1,407"DebsdParker" In this county where Parker ran third behind Debs, margin given is Roosevelt vote minus Debs vote and percentage margin Roosevelt percentage minus Debs percentage. 56.08% 2,509 Kittitas 1,787 64.86% 523 18.98% 291 10.56% 78 2.83% 72 2.61% 4 0.15% 1,264 45.88% 2,755 Klickitat 1,370 70.65% 362 18.67% 124 6.40% 69 3.56% 7 0.36% 7 0.36% 1,008 51.99% 1,939 Lewis 3,098 69.93% 896 20.23% 251 5.67% 129 2.91% 31 0.70% 25 0.56% 2,202 49.71% 4,430 Lincoln 2,472 67.41% 1,004 27.38% 107 2.92% 45 1.23% 7 0.19% 32 0.87% 1,468 40.03% 3,667 Mason 661 63.50% 315 30.26% 19 1.83% 17 1.63% 13 1.25% 16 1.54% 346 33.24% 1,041 Okanogan 1,192 66.63% 435 24.32% 98 5.48% 9 0.50% 32 1.79% 23 1.29% 757 42.31% 1,789 Pacific 1,354 76.98% 258 14.67% 122 6.94% 16 0.91% 9 0.51% 0 0.00% 1,096 62.31% 1,759 Pierce 9,773 70.63% 2,351 16.99% 1,102 7.96% 312 2.25% 245 1.77% 53 0.38% 7,422 53.64% 13,836 San Juan 554 71.95% 113 14.68% 67 8.70% 23 2.99% 8 1.04% 5 0.65% 441 57.27% 770 Skagit 3,051 69.93% 880 20.17% 284 6.51% 82 1.88% 36 0.83% 30 0.69% 2,171 49.76% 4,363 Skamania 297 68.43% 61 14.06% 68 15.67% 6 1.38% 2 0.46% 0 0.00% 229"DebsdParker" 52.76% 434 Snohomish 6,025 71.69% 1,405 16.72% 592 7.04% 252 3.00% 100 1.19% 30 0.36% 4,620 54.97% 8,404 Spokane 10,258 71.71% 2,602 18.19% 944 6.60% 335 2.34% 125 0.87% 41 0.29% 7,656 53.52% 14,305 Stevens 2,369 63.31% 872 23.30% 393 10.50% 42 1.12% 44 1.18% 22 0.59% 1,497 40.01% 3,742 Thurston 2,121 68.51% 668 21.58% 234 7.56% 48 1.55% 16 0.52% 9 0.29% 1,453 46.93% 3,096 Wahkiakum 473 72.88% 101 15.56% 63 9.71% 7 1.08% 3 0.46% 2 0.31% 372 57.32% 649 Walla Walla 2,824 71.99% 956 24.37% 56 1.43% 55 1.40% 22 0.56% 10 0.25% 1,868 47.62% 3,923 Whatcom 5,410 70.41% 1,174 15.28% 693 9.02% 273 3.55% 100 1.30% 34 0.44% 4,236 55.13% 7,684 Whitman 4,090 66.48% 1,519 24.69% 317 5.15% 178 2.89% 24 0.39% 24 0.39% 2,571 41.79% 6,152 Yakima 3,484 70.36% 929 18.76% 358 7.23% 133 2.69% 35 0.71% 13 0.26% 2,555 51.60% 4,952Totals101,54069.95%28,09819.36%10,0236.91%3,2292.22%1,5921.10%6690.46%73,44250.60%145,151 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Adams Douglas Ferry Franklin Lincoln Okanogan Skamania Stevens Whitman See also United States presidential elections in Washington (state) Notes References 2 Washington (state) 1904 Category:1904 Washington (state) elections