The 1904 United States presidential election in Montana 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.
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Montana overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, President Theodore Roosevelt, over the Democratic nominee, former Chief Judge of New York Court of Appeals Alton B. Parker. Roosevelt won Montana by a landslide margin of 20.42%. It was the first time Montana was won by a Republican candidate since it was won by Benjamin Harrison in 1892, and the first time ever that the state backed the winning candidate.
Results
edit| 1904 United States presidential election in Montana[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Theodore Roosevelt (incumbent) | 34,932 | 54.21% | 3 | |
| Democratic | Alton B. Parker | 21,773 | 33.79% | 0 | |
| Socialist | Eugene V. Debs | 5,676 | 8.81% | 0 | |
| People's Party | Thomas E. Watson | 1,520 | 2.36% | 0 | |
| Prohibition | Silas C. Swallow | 335 | 0.52% | 0 | |
| Socialist Labor | Charles Hunter Corregan | 208 | 0.32% | 0 | |
| Totals | 64,236 | 100.00% | 3 | ||
Results by county
edit| County | Theodore Roosevelt Republican |
Alton Brooks Parker Democratic |
Eugene Victor Debs[2] Socialist |
Thomas Edward Watson[2] Populist |
Silas Comfort Swallow[2] Prohibition |
Charles Hunter Corregan[2] Socialist Labor |
Margin | Total votes cast[3] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Beaverhead | 1,021 | 59.81% | 650 | 38.08% | 24 | 1.41% | 10 | 0.59% | 1 | 0.06% | 1 | 0.06% | 371 | 21.73% | 1,707 |
| Broadwater | 392 | 44.90% | 403 | 46.16% | 64 | 7.33% | 10 | 1.15% | 2 | 0.23% | 2 | 0.23% | -11 | -1.26% | 873 |
| Carbon | 1,130 | 59.07% | 464 | 24.26% | 308 | 16.10% | 5 | 0.26% | 6 | 0.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 666 | 34.81% | 1,913 |
| Cascade | 2,405 | 55.34% | 1,385 | 31.87% | 470 | 10.81% | 69 | 1.59% | 14 | 0.32% | 3 | 0.07% | 1,020 | 23.47% | 4,346 |
| Chouteau | 1,517 | 70.62% | 568 | 26.44% | 52 | 2.42% | 3 | 0.14% | 7 | 0.33% | 1 | 0.05% | 949 | 44.18% | 2,148 |
| Custer | 824 | 72.22% | 285 | 24.98% | 21 | 1.84% | 8 | 0.70% | 2 | 0.18% | 1 | 0.09% | 539 | 47.24% | 1,141 |
| Dawson | 769 | 77.44% | 189 | 19.03% | 28 | 2.82% | 2 | 0.20% | 5 | 0.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 580 | 58.41% | 993 |
| Deer Lodge | 1,666 | 48.64% | 1,504 | 43.91% | 228 | 6.66% | 12 | 0.35% | 5 | 0.15% | 10 | 0.29% | 162 | 4.73% | 3,425 |
| Fergus | 1,599 | 63.23% | 780 | 30.84% | 131 | 5.18% | 9 | 0.36% | 9 | 0.36% | 1 | 0.04% | 819 | 32.38% | 2,529 |
| Flathead | 1,969 | 64.54% | 861 | 28.22% | 184 | 6.03% | 17 | 0.56% | 13 | 0.43% | 7 | 0.23% | 1,108 | 36.32% | 3,051 |
| Gallatin | 1,700 | 55.77% | 1,130 | 37.07% | 151 | 4.95% | 9 | 0.30% | 55 | 1.80% | 3 | 0.10% | 570 | 18.70% | 3,048 |
| Granite | 576 | 49.40% | 521 | 44.68% | 40 | 3.43% | 24 | 2.06% | 1 | 0.09% | 4 | 0.34% | 55 | 4.72% | 1,166 |
| Jefferson | 663 | 45.54% | 580 | 39.84% | 192 | 13.19% | 5 | 0.34% | 15 | 1.03% | 1 | 0.07% | 83 | 5.70% | 1,456 |
| Lewis and Clark | 2,505 | 54.60% | 1,543 | 33.63% | 472 | 10.29% | 27 | 0.59% | 20 | 0.44% | 21 | 0.46% | 962 | 20.97% | 4,588 |
| Madison | 1,314 | 55.16% | 971 | 40.76% | 61 | 2.56% | 24 | 1.01% | 9 | 0.38% | 3 | 0.13% | 343 | 14.40% | 2,382 |
| Meagher | 485 | 66.90% | 230 | 31.72% | 9 | 1.24% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 255 | 35.17% | 725 |
| Missoula | 2,239 | 59.90% | 996 | 26.65% | 463 | 12.39% | 9 | 0.24% | 20 | 0.54% | 11 | 0.29% | 1,243 | 33.25% | 3,738 |
| Park | 1,408 | 59.51% | 583 | 24.64% | 365 | 15.43% | 1 | 0.04% | 9 | 0.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 825 | 34.87% | 2,366 |
| Powell | 721 | 60.54% | 422 | 35.43% | 31 | 2.60% | 8 | 0.67% | 9 | 0.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 299 | 25.10% | 1,191 |
| Ravalli | 1,083 | 57.45% | 523 | 27.75% | 250 | 13.26% | 4 | 0.21% | 22 | 1.17% | 3 | 0.16% | 560 | 29.71% | 1,885 |
| Rosebud | 460 | 75.66% | 134 | 22.04% | 12 | 1.97% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.16% | 1 | 0.16% | 326 | 53.62% | 608 |
| Silver Bow | 5,149 | 36.07% | 5,686 | 39.83% | 1,978 | 13.86% | 1,235 | 8.65% | 100 | 0.70% | 126 | 0.88% | -537 | -3.76% | 14,274 |
| Sweet Grass | 538 | 70.51% | 174 | 22.80% | 48 | 6.29% | 1 | 0.13% | 2 | 0.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 364 | 47.71% | 763 |
| Teton | 808 | 64.23% | 420 | 33.39% | 17 | 1.35% | 8 | 0.64% | 0 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.40% | 388 | 30.84% | 1,258 |
| Valley | 742 | 67.70% | 335 | 30.57% | 11 | 1.00% | 6 | 0.55% | 1 | 0.09% | 1 | 0.09% | 407 | 37.14% | 1,096 |
| Yellowstone | 1,249 | 70.41% | 436 | 24.58% | 66 | 3.72% | 14 | 0.79% | 6 | 0.34% | 3 | 0.17% | 813 | 45.83% | 1,774 |
| Totals | 34,932 | 54.21% | 21,773 | 33.79% | 5,676 | 8.81% | 1,520 | 2.36% | 335 | 0.52% | 208 | 0.32% | 13,159 | 20.42% | 64,444 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ David Leip. "1904 Presidential General Election Results – Montana". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Géoelections; Popular Vote for Eugene V. Debs (1904) (.xlsx file for €15)
- ^ Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 256-261 ISBN 9780804716963