Theodore Roosevelt
★ President
- Born
- October 27, 1858
- Died
- January 6, 1919
- Age at death
- 60
- Home state
- New York
- Party
- Republican
- In office
- 1901–1909
- On the ballot
- 1898–1912
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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Roosevelt19.6M
Opponents22.8M
Total Electoral Votes
Roosevelt716
Opponents738
4
Elections run
As a running mate, Roosevelt is credited with the ticket’s popular and electoral votes. A vote for the ticket counts for both names on it.
Between 1898 and 1912, Theodore Roosevelt ran in 4 elections across 2 offices (Governor and President), winning 3 and losing 1. Roosevelt's biggest single-election total was 7,623,486 votes, in the 1904 U.S. presidential election. Roosevelt's closest win came in the 1898 governor election in New York, decided by 17,786 votes.
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How many votes has Theodore Roosevelt received?
Theodore Roosevelt has received 19,612,323 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1, plus 716 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Presidentwith Hiram Johnson | Lost | 4,119,207 (27.4%)88 EV | Woodrow Wilson William Howard Taft Eugene V. Debs |
| 1904 | Presidentwith Charles W. Fairbanks | Won | 7,623,486 (56.4%)336 EV | Alton B. Parker |
| 1900 | Vice Presidentwith William McKinley | Won | 7,207,923 (51.7%)292 EV | William Jennings Bryan |
| 1898 | GovernorNew York | Won | 661,70749.02% | Augustus Van Wyck |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q33866). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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