1904 Election Cycle

Teddy Roosevelt recorded the most dominating victory in Minnesota presidential election history garnering 74 percent of the vote and defeating Alton Parker by 55.1 points. That marked Roosevelt’s largest victory in the Midwest and his second biggest victory nationwide behind only Vermont (59.1 points).

Despite Roosevelt’s landslide win, former Democratic state Senator John Johnson picked up the Governor’s seat for his party with a 2.6-point win over former state legislator and Auditor Robert Dunn. However, as has been the case in each of the few cycles in which Democrats were able to win a statewide race since 1857, Republicans swept all other statewide offices for Lieutenant Governor (incumbent Ray Jones), Secretary of State (incumbent Peter Hanson), Attorney General (Edward Young), Treasurer (incumbent Julius Block), Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner (incumbent Ira Mills and William Young), and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (incumbent Charles Lewis, Charles Elliott, and Edwin Jaggard; Republican Associate Justice Calvin Brown was also reelected and by the GOP and Democrats).

With Congressman John Lind not running for reelection in the 5th CD, Republicans picked up his seat and swept all nine districts.

Elections

Date Office Stage Winners Details
11/08/1904 State House, District 38 General Karl DeLaittre (Republican) won with 2,043 votes (26.33%) and a winning margin of +1.69
Patrick F. (P.F.) Herbert (Democrat) won with 2,024 votes (26.09%) and a winning margin of +1.44
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Karl DeLaittre Man Republican 2,043 26.33
Patrick F. (P.F.) Herbert Incumbent Man Democrat 2,024 26.09
Charles Fust Incumbent Man Democrat 1,912 24.65
George T.D. Baxter Man Republican 1,779 22.93
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11/08/1904 State House, District 37 General Alwin Rowe (Republican) won with 3,034 votes (32.63%) and a winning margin of +13.89
Thomas C. Fulton (Republican) won with 2,810 votes (30.22%) and a winning margin of +11.48
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Alwin Rowe Man Republican 3,034 32.63
Thomas C. Fulton Man Republican 2,810 30.22
Joseph Jacoby Incumbent Man Democrat 1,743 18.75
John Clarkin Man Democrat 1,710 18.39

Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Wards of St. Paul and country towns.

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11/08/1904 State House, District 36 General Mark D. (M.D.) Flower (Republican) won with 3,192 votes (100.00%) and a winning margin of +100.00
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Mark D. (M.D.) Flower Man Republican 3,192 100.00

Seventh Ward and parts of Eighth Ward of St. Paul.

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11/08/1904 State House, District 36 General James R. Hickey (Democrat) won with 1,365 votes (55.92%) and a winning margin of +11.84
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
James R. Hickey Incumbent Man Democrat 1,365 55.92
Frank E. Hall Man Republican 1,076 44.08

Fourth Ward of St. Paul.

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11/08/1904 U.S. House, District 01 General James A. Tawney (Republican) won with 23,188 votes (64.48%) and a winning margin of +28.97
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
James A. Tawney Incumbent Man Republican 23,188 64.48
Hans (H.C.) Nelson Man Democrat 12,770 35.51
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