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Alton B. Parker

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Democrat · 1852–1926

Alton B. Parker

Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals

Alton Brooks Parker was an American judge. He was the Democratic nominee in the 1904 United States presidential election, losing in a landslide to incumbent Republican Theodore Roosevelt.

On the Ballot

One presidential run
1904Lost37.6% of the vote · 140 EV · v. Theodore Roosevelt

Strongest counties, 1904

Countytwo-party sharevotes
Bullock, AL100.0%728
Fairfield, SC100.0%723
Georgetown, SC100.0%728
Hampton, SC100.0%1,079
Greenwood, SC99.9%1,333

Weakest counties, 1904

Countytwo-party sharevotes
Keweenaw, MI4.2%697
Chisago, MN6.1%2,643
Burnett, WI6.1%1,459
Leslie, KY6.9%1,036
McIntosh, ND7.3%796