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
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
He swam naked in the Potomac River with his Presidential Cabinet.