He ran for president in 1904 and won, and again in 1912, but lost.
Teddy Roosevelt- Bull Moose Party, 1912
The Democratic Party candidate for the 1904 presidential election was Alton B. Parker. Parker lost to the incumbent Republican candidate, Teddy Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt
In the 1912 presidential election, Teddy Roosevelt ran as a candidate for the Progressive Party after splitting from the Republican Party. He lost to the Democratic candidate, Woodrow Wilson, who won the presidency with a significant electoral majority. This election was notable for the presence of multiple candidates, including incumbent President William Howard Taft and Socialist candidate Eugene V. Debs. Wilson's victory was facilitated by the division of the Republican vote between Roosevelt and Taft.
Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt formed the third party. He had all ready served 8 years and decided to run again.
Teddy Roosevelt formed the third party. He had all ready served 8 years and decided to run again.
Former President Theodore Roosevelt created the Progressive Party (nicknamed the "Bull Moose Party") after he failed to receive the Republic nomination in the 1912 presidential election. Theodore Roosevelt received 88 electoral votes and 4,119,207 (27%) of the popular votes.
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt won the 1904 presidential election defeating Alton Parker. In the 1904 presidential election Teddy Roosevelt received 336 electoral votes and Alton Parker received 140 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Roosevelt 7,626,593 and Parker 5,082,898.
Teddy Roosevelt's election to the Presidency