1904 United States presidential election in Nevada

The 1904 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 8, 1904, as part of the 1904 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1904 United States presidential election in Nevada

November 8, 1904
 
Nominee Theodore Roosevelt Alton B. Parker Eugene V. Debs
Party Republican Democratic Socialist
Home state New York New York Indiana
Running mate Charles W. Fairbanks Henry G. Davis Benjamin Hanford
Electoral vote 3 0 0
Popular vote 6,864 3,982 925
Percentage 56.66% 32.87% 7.64%

County results

President before election

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

Elected President

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

Nevada was won by the Republican ticket of incumbent President Theodore Roosevelt (NY) and Senator Charles W. Fairbanks (IN) by margin of 23.79%,[1] roughly mirroring the results of the national popular vote. After the state had voted overwhelmingly for James B. Weaver and William Jennings Bryan during the three previous elections, Roosevelt claimed the state for the Republican Party for the only time between 1888 and 1920.

Roosevelt won ever county in the state, becoming the first Republican presidential candidate to do so. He would also be the only one to do so until Richard Nixon in 1972.

Following this election, Nevada would eventually become a bellwether that reflected the results of every presidential election with the exceptions of 1908, 1976 and 2016.

1904 United States presidential election in Nevada
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican Theodore Roosevelt of New York Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana 6,864 56.66% 3 100.00%
Democratic Alton B. Parker of New York Henry G. Davis of West Virginia 3,982 32.87% 0 0.00%
Socialist Eugene V. Debs of Indiana Ben Hanford of New York 925 7.64% 0 0.00%
People's Thomas E. Watson of Georgia Thomas Tibbles of Nebraska 344 2.84% 0 0.00%
Total 12,115 100.00% 3 100.00%

References

  1. Dave Leip’s U.S Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Nevada
  2. Géoelections; Popular Vote for Eugene V. Debs (1904) (.xlsx file for €15)
  3. Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 268-270 ISBN 9780804716963
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