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The1904 United States presidential election in Texas took place on November 8, 1904. All contemporary 45 states were part of the1904 United States presidential election. Texas voters chose 18 electors to theElectoral College, which selected thepresident andvice president.
Texas was won by theDemocratic nominees,Chief JudgeAlton B. Parker ofNew York and his running mateHenry G. Davis ofWest Virginia. They defeated theRepublican nominees, incumbent PresidentTheodore Roosevelt and his running mateCharles W. Fairbanks ofIndiana. Parker won Texas by a margin of 49.55%.
This election arguably marked the end ofReconstruction in Texas, with voter turnout plunging by over half following the introduction ofpoll taxes in the state two years prior. With 71.45% of the popular vote, Texas would prove to be Parker's fifth strongest state in the 1904 presidential election afterSouth Carolina,Mississippi, neighboringLouisiana andAlabama.Duval County would not vote Republican for president again until2024.[1]
| 1904 United States presidential election in Texas[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Alton B. Parker | 167,200 | 71.45% | 18 | |
| Republican | Theodore Roosevelt (incumbent) | 51,242 | 21.90% | 0 | |
| Populist | Thomas E. Watson | 8,062 | 3.45% | 0 | |
| Prohibition | Silas C. Swallow | 4,292 | 1.83% | 0 | |
| Social Democratic | Eugene V. Debs | 2,791 | 1.19% | 0 | |
| Socialist Labor | Charles Hunter Corregan | 421 | 0.18% | 0 | |
| Totals | 234,008 | 100.00% | 18 | ||
| Voter turnout | — | ||||
State and district results of the1904 United States presidential election | ||
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