The American Vote
2024 result
Candidate

Alton B. Parker

Democratic

Elections
1
Won
0
Electoral votes, all elections
140
Years
1904

Record

Alton B. Parker: result of each presidential election
YearElectoral votesPopular voteResult
1904
140
of 476
5,098,225
37.7%
Lost

Popular vote is the sum of the sourced state counts, shown only where every state that held a popular vote has one; sums from county returns (1868–1972) can run a few tenths of a point below national totals published elsewhere.

Electoral votesNational Archives, Electoral College results: 1904 (public domain, read 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

SourceThe World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1905 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

Election by election

1904Democratic · Lost

States carried · 12 of 45
Closest states won
  1. Kentuckyby 11,893 · 2.7 pts
  2. Tennesseeby 26,284 · 10.8 pts
  3. Arkansasby 17,574 · 15.1 pts
Closest states lost
  1. MarylandRoosevelt by 51 · 0.02 pts
  2. MissouriRoosevelt by 25,137 · 3.9 pts
  3. DelawareRoosevelt by 4,354 · 9.9 pts

Margins computed for 45 of 45 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Parker.

SourceThe World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1905 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

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