Presidential elections were held in Argentina on 10 April 1904. Manuel Quintana was elected president.
Background Riding high after another term of prosperity and important diplomatic accomplishments such as the May 1902 Pact with neighboring Chile over a border dispute and Foreign Minister Luis Drago's settlement of imminent war between the German Empire and Venezuela, President Roca enlisted Congressman Manuel Quintana as the PAN standard bearer. Within the PAN itself, some dissent was evident over Roca's dominance. These voices rallied behind former Presidents Carlos Pellegrini (as an Autonomist) and José Evaristo Uriburu (as a Republican). The UCR maintained its boycott, and the aging Quintana was selected by the electoral college on 12 June 1904.
The year's legislative elections were more historically significant than the headline presidential selection: the Buenos Aires district of La Boca elected Alfredo Palacios, the first Socialist Congressman in the Western Hemisphere.Todo Argentina: 1904
Results President
By province Province Quintana J. E. Uriburu Avellaneda DaractPellegrini Buenos Aires City 18 12 13 1 Buenos Aires 60 Catamarca 9 Córdoba 23 Corrientes 18 Entre Ríos 22 Jujuy 8 La Rioja 8 Mendoza 12 Salta 12 San Juan 10 San Luis 10 Santa Fe 28 Santiago del Estero 12 1 Tucumán 12 6 Total 240 34 14 6 1
Vice president
By province Province Alcorta Udaondo Drago Romero F. Uriburu González Victorica Pellegrini Villanueva Buenos Aires City 21 12 11 Buenos Aires 60 Catamarca 9 Córdoba 22 1 Corrientes 18 Entre Ríos 21 1 Jujuy 3 5 La Rioja 8 Mendoza 11 1 Salta 12 San Juan 9 1 San Luis 10 Santa Fe 28 Santiago del Estero 13 Tucumán 12 6 Total 257 12 11 6 5 1 1 1 1
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