See main article: 1904 United States presidential election.
Election Name: | 1904 United States presidential election in Mississippi |
Country: | Mississippi |
Flag Year: | 1894 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1900 United States presidential election in Mississippi |
Previous Year: | 1900 |
Next Election: | 1908 United States presidential election in Mississippi |
Next Year: | 1908 |
Election Date: | November 8, 1904 |
Image1: | AltonBParker.png |
Nominee1: | Alton B. Parker |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Home State1: | New York |
Running Mate1: | Henry G. Davis |
Electoral Vote1: | 10 |
Popular Vote1: | 53,480 |
Percentage1: | 91.07% |
Nominee2: | Theodore Roosevelt |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Home State2: | New York |
Running Mate2: | Charles W. Fairbanks |
Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 3,280 |
Percentage2: | 5.59% |
Map Size: | 205 |
President | |
Before Election: | Theodore Roosevelt |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Theodore Roosevelt |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1904 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 8, 1904. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1904 United States presidential election. Voters chose ten electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Mississippi was won by the Democratic nominees, Chief Judge Alton B. Parker of New York and his running mate Henry G. Davis of West Virginia. They defeated the Republican nominees, incumbent President Theodore Roosevelt of New York and his running mate Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana. Parker won the state by a landslide margin of 85.48%.
With 91.07% of the popular vote, Mississippi would prove to be Parker's second strongest state in the 1904 presidential election only after South Carolina.[1]
1904 United States presidential election in Mississippi[2] | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
Democratic | Alton B. Parker | 53,480 | 91.07% | 10 | ||
Republican | Theodore Roosevelt (incumbent) | 3,280 | 5.59% | 0 | ||
Populist | Thomas E. Watson | 1,499 | 2.55% | 0 | ||
Social Democratic | Eugene V. Debs | 462 | 0.79% | 0 | ||
Totals | 58,721 | 100.00% | 10 | |||
Voter turnout | — |