<page_title> 1904 United States presidential election </page_title> <section_title> Democratic Party nomination </section_title> <table> <cell> Alton B. Parker <col_header> Presidential ballot </col_header> </cell> <cell> 679 <col_header> 1st (after shifts) </col_header> <row_header> Alton B. Parker </row_header> <row_header> 658 </row_header> </cell> <cell> William Randolph Hearst <col_header> Presidential ballot </col_header> <col_header> Alton B. Parker </col_header> </cell> <cell> 181 <col_header> 1st (after shifts) </col_header> <col_header> 679 </col_header> <row_header> William Randolph Hearst </row_header> <row_header> 200 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 42 <col_header> 1st (after shifts) </col_header> <col_header> 679 </col_header> <col_header> 181 </col_header> <row_header> Francis Cockrell </row_header> <row_header> 42 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 38 <col_header> 1st (after shifts) </col_header> <col_header> 679 </col_header> <col_header> 181 </col_header> <col_header> 42 </col_header> <row_header> Richard Olney </row_header> <row_header> 38 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 27 <col_header> 1st (after shifts) </col_header> <col_header> 679 </col_header> <col_header> 181 </col_header> <col_header> 42 </col_header> <col_header> 38 </col_header> <row_header> Edward C. Wall </row_header> <row_header> 27 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 12 <col_header> 1st (after shifts) </col_header> <col_header> 679 </col_header> <col_header> 181 </col_header> <col_header> 42 </col_header> <col_header> 38 </col_header> <col_header> 27 </col_header> <row_header> George Gray </row_header> <row_header> 12 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 8 <col_header> 1st (after shifts) </col_header> <col_header> 679 </col_header> <col_header> 181 </col_header> <col_header> 42 </col_header> <col_header> 38 </col_header> <col_header> 27 </col_header> <col_header> 12 </col_header> <row_header> John Sharp Williams </row_header> <row_header> 8 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 4 <col_header> 1st (after shifts) </col_header> <col_header> 679 </col_header> <col_header> 181 </col_header> <col_header> 42 </col_header> <col_header> 38 </col_header> <col_header> 27 </col_header> <col_header> 12 </col_header> <col_header> 8 </col_header> <row_header> Robert E. Pattison </row_header> <row_header> 4 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 3 <col_header> 1st (after shifts) </col_header> <col_header> 679 </col_header> <col_header> 181 </col_header> <col_header> 42 </col_header> <col_header> 38 </col_header> <col_header> 27 </col_header> <col_header> 12 </col_header> <col_header> 8 </col_header> <col_header> 4 </col_header> <row_header> George B. McClellan Jr. </row_header> <row_header> 3 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 3 <col_header> 1st (after shifts) </col_header> <col_header> 679 </col_header> <col_header> 181 </col_header> <col_header> 42 </col_header> <col_header> 38 </col_header> <col_header> 27 </col_header> <col_header> 12 </col_header> <col_header> 8 </col_header> <col_header> 4 </col_header> <col_header> 3 </col_header> <row_header> Nelson A. Miles </row_header> <row_header> 3 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 2 <col_header> 1st (after shifts) </col_header> <col_header> 679 </col_header> <col_header> 181 </col_header> <col_header> 42 </col_header> <col_header> 38 </col_header> <col_header> 27 </col_header> <col_header> 12 </col_header> <col_header> 8 </col_header> <col_header> 4 </col_header> <col_header> 3 </col_header> <col_header> 3 </col_header> <row_header> Charles A. Towne </row_header> <row_header> 2 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 1 <col_header> 1st (after shifts) </col_header> <col_header> 679 </col_header> <col_header> 181 </col_header> <col_header> 42 </col_header> <col_header> 38 </col_header> <col_header> 27 </col_header> <col_header> 12 </col_header> <col_header> 8 </col_header> <col_header> 4 </col_header> <col_header> 3 </col_header> <col_header> 3 </col_header> <col_header> 2 </col_header> <col_header>  </col_header> <row_header> Bird Sim Coler </row_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> </table>
Parker won the nomination on the first ballot with 679 votes, compared to 181 for Hearst and the rest scattered.