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1904 United States presidential election in California
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1904 United States presidential election in California |
| country | California |
| flag_year | 1846 |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1900 United States presidential election in California |
| previous_year | 1900 |
| next_election | 1908 United States presidential election in California |
| next_year | 1908 |
| election_date | November 8, 1904 |
| image_size | x160px |
| image1 | President Roosevelt - Pach Bros (cropped 3x4).jpg |
| nominee1 | **Theodore Roosevelt** |
| party1 | Republican Party (United States) |
| home_state1 | New York |
| running_mate1 | **Charles W. Fairbanks** |
| electoral_vote1 | **10** |
| popular_vote1 | **205,226** |
| percentage1 | **61.84%** |
| image2 | AltonBParker.png |
| nominee2 | Alton B. Parker |
| party2 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| home_state2 | New York |
| running_mate2 | Henry G. Davis |
| electoral_vote2 | 0 |
| popular_vote2 | 89,404 |
| percentage2 | 26.94% |
| image3 | Debs-Eugene-circa1904.jpg |
| nominee3 | Eugene V. Debs |
| party3 | Socialist Party of America |
| home_state3 | Indiana |
| running_mate3 | Ben Hanford |
| electoral_vote3 | 0 |
| popular_vote3 | 29,535 |
| percentage3 | 8.90% |
| map_image | California Presidential Election Results 1904.svg |
| map_size | 300px |
| map_caption | County Results |
| title | President |
| before_election | Theodore Roosevelt |
| before_party | Republican Party (United States) |
| after_election | Theodore Roosevelt |
| after_party | Republican Party (United States) |
Main article: 1904 United States presidential election
Roosevelt Parker The 1904 United States presidential election in California took place on November 8, 1904, as part of the 1904 United States presidential election. State voters chose 10 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
California voted for the Republican incumbent, Theodore Roosevelt 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 West Virginia. Roosevelt won the state by a wide margin of 34.9%. This was the first election in which a Republican carried Fresno County, Glenn County, Kern County, Lake County, Merced County, Modoc County, San Benito County, Stanislaus County, and Tulare County. Additionally, this was first time since 1872 that a Republican carried El Dorado County and Yolo County.
Results
| Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | Votes cast | 331,878 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party | Theodore Roosevelt | William S. Wood | 205,226 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party | Theodore Roosevelt | Ulysses S. Grant Jr. | 204,856 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party | Theodore Roosevelt | Edward Sweeney | 204,578 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party | Theodore Roosevelt | Charles M. Hammond | 204,552 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party | Theodore Roosevelt | Francis M. Smith | 204,425 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party | Theodore Roosevelt | Morris B. Harris | 204,250 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party | Theodore Roosevelt | Charles J. Walker | 204,210 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party | Theodore Roosevelt | William J. Dingee | 204,158 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party | Theodore Roosevelt | George H. Pippy | 204,157 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party | Theodore Roosevelt | Richard Melrose | 203,779 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}} | Democratic Party | Alton B. Parker | James G. Maguire | 89,404 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}} | Democratic Party | Alton B. Parker | John Garber | 89,294 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}} | Democratic Party | Alton B. Parker | Edward White | 89,284 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}} | Democratic Party | Alton B. Parker | Frank J. Sullivan | 89,235 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}} | Democratic Party | Alton B. Parker | J. Ross Clark | 89,223 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}} | Democratic Party | Alton B. Parker | Thomas Blair | 89,138 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}} | Democratic Party | Alton B. Parker | A. F. Jones | 89,118 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}} | Democratic Party | Alton B. Parker | Eugene Germain | 88,980 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}} | Democratic Party | Alton B. Parker | J. W. Barneberg | 88,870 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}} | Democratic Party | Alton B. Parker | W. M. S. Beebe | 88,818 | ||
| Socialist Party USA}} | Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | Joseph Lawrence | 29,535 | ||
| Socialist Party USA}} | Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | J. G. Hurst | 29,424 | ||
| Socialist Party USA}} | Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | H. C. Tuck | 29,414 | ||
| Socialist Party USA}} | Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | L. E. Leonard | 29,389 | ||
| Socialist Party USA}} | Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | Thomas Booth | 29,383 | ||
| Socialist Party USA}} | Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | Oswald Seifert | 29,370 | ||
| Socialist Party USA}} | Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | Carl Bracher | 29,366 | ||
| Socialist Party USA}} | Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | G. S. Brower | 29,323 | ||
| Socialist Party USA}} | Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | W. A. Corey | 29,312 | ||
| Socialist Party USA}} | Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | G. W. Woodbey | 29,174 | ||
| Prohibition Party}}" | Prohibition Party | Silas C. Swallow | Charles T. Clark | 7,380 | ||
| Prohibition Party}}" | Prohibition Party | Silas C. Swallow | Adams C. Bane | 7,369 | ||
| Prohibition Party}}" | Prohibition Party | Silas C. Swallow | Adams C. Bane | 7,353 | ||
| Prohibition Party}}" | Prohibition Party | Silas C. Swallow | Joseph E. McComas | 7,347 | ||
| Prohibition Party}}" | Prohibition Party | Silas C. Swallow | John A. B. Wilson | 7,347 | ||
| Prohibition Party}}" | Prohibition Party | Silas C. Swallow | William O. Clark | 7,343 | ||
| Prohibition Party}}" | Prohibition Party | Silas C. Swallow | Joel G. Wright | 7,335 | ||
| Prohibition Party}}" | Prohibition Party | Silas C. Swallow | Albert H. Southwick | 7,334 | ||
| Prohibition Party}}" | Prohibition Party | Silas C. Swallow | William T. Eddy | 7,333 | ||
| Prohibition Party}}" | Prohibition Party | Silas C. Swallow | Joel H. Smith | 7,329 | ||
| Independent}}" | Write-in | Scattering | 333 |
Results by county
| County | Theodore Roosevelt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Alton B. Parker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Democratic | Eugene V. Debs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socialist | Silas C. Swallow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prohibition | Scattering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Write-in | Margin | Total votes cast | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total | 205,226 | 61.84% | 89,404 | 26.94% | 29,535 | 8.90% | 7,380 | 2.22% | 333 | 0.10% | 115,822 | 34.90% | 331,878 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alameda | 19,065 | 70.32% | 4,399 | 16.23% | 3,293 | 12.15% | 353 | 1.30% | 0 | 0.00% | 14,666 | 54.10% | 27,110 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alpine | 74 | 89.16% | 9 | 10.84% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 65 | 78.31% | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amador | 1,279 | 54.45% | 915 | 38.95% | 128 | 5.45% | 27 | 1.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 364 | 15.50% | 2,349 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butte | 2,799 | 58.84% | 1,574 | 33.09% | 273 | 5.74% | 111 | 2.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,225 | 25.75% | 4,757 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Calaveras | 1,571 | 58.75% | 844 | 31.56% | 244 | 9.12% | 15 | 0.56% | 0 | 0.00% | 727 | 27.19% | 2,674 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colusa | 885 | 46.78% | 900 | 47.57% | 92 | 4.86% | 15 | 0.79% | 0 | 0.00% | -15 | -0.79% | 1,892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contra Costa | 2,833 | 62.54% | 1,257 | 27.75% | 391 | 8.63% | 48 | 1.06% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,576 | 34.79% | 4,530 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Del Norte | 429 | 60.17% | 187 | 26.23% | 83 | 11.64% | 14 | 1.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 242 | 33.94% | 713 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| El Dorado | 1,248 | 54.10% | 865 | 37.49% | 174 | 7.54% | 20 | 0.87% | 0 | 0.00% | 383 | 16.60% | 2,307 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno | 4,929 | 55.78% | 2,815 | 31.86% | 762 | 8.62% | 330 | 3.73% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,114 | 23.92% | 8,836 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glenn | 765 | 50.03% | 725 | 47.42% | 24 | 1.57% | 15 | 0.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 40 | 2.62% | 1,529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt | 4,930 | 72.46% | 1,249 | 18.36% | 457 | 6.72% | 97 | 1.43% | 71 | 1.04% | 3,681 | 54.10% | 6,804 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inyo | 452 | 55.73% | 231 | 28.48% | 84 | 10.36% | 44 | 5.43% | 0 | 0.00% | 221 | 27.25% | 811 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kern | 2,359 | 51.61% | 1,724 | 37.72% | 436 | 9.54% | 52 | 1.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 635 | 13.89% | 4,571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kings | 1,110 | 58.67% | 595 | 31.45% | 121 | 6.40% | 66 | 3.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 515 | 27.22% | 1,892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lake | 641 | 45.40% | 594 | 42.07% | 124 | 8.78% | 53 | 3.75% | 0 | 0.00% | 47 | 3.33% | 1,412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lassen | 573 | 62.69% | 301 | 32.93% | 35 | 3.83% | 5 | 0.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 272 | 29.76% | 914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 32,507 | 66.25% | 10,030 | 20.44% | 4,047 | 8.25% | 2,299 | 4.69% | 184 | 0.37% | 22,477 | 45.81% | 49,067 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Madera | 784 | 51.85% | 610 | 40.34% | 92 | 6.08% | 26 | 1.72% | 0 | 0.00% | 174 | 11.51% | 1,512 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marin | 2,199 | 70.71% | 772 | 24.82% | 127 | 4.08% | 12 | 0.39% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,427 | 45.88% | 3,110 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mariposa | 461 | 42.88% | 486 | 45.21% | 121 | 11.26% | 7 | 0.65% | 0 | 0.00% | -25 | -2.33% | 1,075 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mendocino | 2,904 | 61.55% | 1,489 | 31.56% | 235 | 4.98% | 90 | 1.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,415 | 29.99% | 4,718 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merced | 972 | 49.07% | 863 | 43.56% | 108 | 5.45% | 38 | 1.92% | 0 | 0.00% | 109 | 5.50% | 1,981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Modoc | 559 | 53.91% | 444 | 42.82% | 18 | 1.74% | 16 | 1.54% | 0 | 0.00% | 115 | 11.09% | 1,037 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mono | 245 | 64.64% | 82 | 21.64% | 47 | 12.40% | 5 | 1.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 163 | 43.01% | 379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monterey | 2,453 | 59.17% | 1,415 | 34.13% | 167 | 4.03% | 111 | 2.68% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,038 | 25.04% | 4,146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Napa | 2,425 | 63.30% | 1,135 | 29.63% | 177 | 4.62% | 94 | 2.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,290 | 33.67% | 3,831 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 2,249 | 58.72% | 1,167 | 30.47% | 340 | 8.88% | 74 | 1.93% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,082 | 28.25% | 3,830 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orange | 2,665 | 59.54% | 1,034 | 23.10% | 501 | 11.19% | 276 | 6.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,631 | 36.44% | 4,476 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Placer | 2,050 | 62.60% | 1,023 | 31.24% | 153 | 4.67% | 48 | 1.47% | 1 | 0.03% | 1,027 | 31.36% | 3,275 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plumas | 707 | 65.28% | 347 | 32.04% | 23 | 2.12% | 6 | 0.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 360 | 33.24% | 1,083 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riverside | 2,638 | 65.23% | 678 | 16.77% | 534 | 13.20% | 194 | 4.80% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,960 | 48.47% | 4,044 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento | 6,666 | 65.16% | 2,384 | 23.30% | 1,060 | 10.36% | 110 | 1.08% | 10 | 0.10% | 4,282 | 41.86% | 10,230 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Benito | 888 | 54.51% | 645 | 39.59% | 34 | 2.09% | 62 | 3.81% | 0 | 0.00% | 243 | 14.92% | 1,629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Bernardino | 3,884 | 58.23% | 1,573 | 23.58% | 796 | 11.93% | 417 | 6.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,311 | 34.65% | 6,670 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 4,303 | 59.51% | 1,398 | 19.33% | 1,377 | 19.04% | 152 | 2.10% | 1 | 0.01% | 2,905 | 40.17% | 7,231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 39,816 | 60.86% | 18,027 | 27.55% | 7,250 | 11.08% | 334 | 0.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 21,789 | 33.30% | 65,427 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Joaquin | 4,498 | 61.65% | 2,293 | 31.43% | 387 | 5.30% | 118 | 1.62% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,205 | 30.22% | 7,296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Luis Obispo | 2,015 | 54.79% | 1,167 | 31.73% | 353 | 9.60% | 132 | 3.59% | 11 | 0.30% | 848 | 23.06% | 3,678 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Mateo | 2,146 | 68.45% | 851 | 27.15% | 124 | 3.96% | 14 | 0.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,295 | 41.31% | 3,135 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 2,676 | 62.85% | 1,152 | 27.05% | 353 | 8.29% | 77 | 1.81% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,524 | 35.79% | 4,258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 8,274 | 66.10% | 3,100 | 24.77% | 743 | 5.94% | 400 | 3.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,174 | 41.34% | 12,517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Cruz | 2,626 | 60.66% | 1,105 | 25.53% | 407 | 9.40% | 191 | 4.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,521 | 35.14% | 4,329 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shasta | 1,891 | 55.10% | 935 | 27.24% | 543 | 15.82% | 63 | 1.84% | 0 | 0.00% | 956 | 27.86% | 3,432 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sierra | 791 | 65.05% | 376 | 30.92% | 45 | 3.70% | 4 | 0.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 415 | 34.13% | 1,216 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siskiyou | 2,104 | 59.67% | 1,219 | 34.57% | 184 | 5.22% | 19 | 0.54% | 0 | 0.00% | 885 | 25.10% | 3,526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Solano | 3,176 | 61.37% | 1,555 | 30.05% | 326 | 6.30% | 118 | 2.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,621 | 31.32% | 5,175 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sonoma | 5,269 | 61.63% | 2,816 | 32.94% | 345 | 4.04% | 118 | 1.38% | 2 | 0.02% | 2,453 | 28.69% | 8,550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanislaus | 1,437 | 52.39% | 1,110 | 40.47% | 101 | 3.68% | 95 | 3.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 327 | 11.92% | 2,743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sutter | 872 | 60.81% | 488 | 34.03% | 53 | 3.70% | 21 | 1.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 384 | 26.78% | 1,434 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tehama | 1,234 | 56.32% | 720 | 32.86% | 191 | 8.72% | 46 | 2.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 514 | 23.46% | 2,191 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity | 467 | 54.11% | 308 | 35.69% | 84 | 9.73% | 4 | 0.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 159 | 18.42% | 863 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulare | 2,221 | 48.54% | 1,643 | 35.90% | 574 | 12.54% | 131 | 2.86% | 7 | 0.15% | 578 | 12.63% | 4,576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuolumne | 1,280 | 48.30% | 1,006 | 37.96% | 296 | 11.17% | 43 | 1.62% | 25 | 0.94% | 274 | 10.34% | 2,650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ventura | 1,995 | 63.86% | 840 | 26.89% | 227 | 7.27% | 62 | 1.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,155 | 36.97% | 3,124 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yolo | 1,702 | 51.87% | 1,301 | 39.65% | 190 | 5.79% | 88 | 2.68% | 0 | 0.00% | 401 | 12.22% | 3,281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yuba | 1,235 | 62.72% | 633 | 32.15% | 81 | 4.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 20 | 1.02% | 602 | 30.57% | 1,969 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- El Dorado
- Fresno
- Glenn
- Inyo
- Kern
- Lake
- Merced
- Modoc
- San Benito
- San Luis Obispo
- Shasta
- Stanislaus
- Tulare
- Tuolumne
- Yolo
Notes
References
References
- "California Blue Book or State Roster 1907".
- California State Archives, Abstract State of the Vote Polled in California, so far as the same relates to the vote given for persons for Electors of President and Vice-President of the United States, Election held November 8, A.D. 1904.
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