1904 United States presidential election in West Virginia
County Results
Roosevelt
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Parker
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
The 1904 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 8, 1904. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1904 United States presidential election . Voters chose seven electors to the Electoral College , which selected the president and vice president .
West Virginia was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Theodore Roosevelt of New York and his running mate Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana . They defeated the Democratic nominees, former Chief Judge of New York Court of Appeals Alton B. Parker and his running mate, former US Senator Henry G. Davis , of which West Virginia was his home state. Roosevelt won the state by a margin of 13.23%.
Despite the over 13 point victory in the state, it was 5 points more Democratic than the national average, making the state close by comparison to the national standard of margin [citation needed ] .