teddy roosevelt question! i need history buffs right away!?

Question

Was he voted for in his first term? or did something else cause him to be president?

see im thinking he might have been voted into office because he just became vice president, but then again he could of had to take the so called throne because president Mckinley died. please please please i really need help! come all you history buffs!

Answer 1

No, he became president after McKinley's assassination in 1901.
He was, however, reelected.

Answer 2

He became president when MiKinley was assasinated. He was voted vice-president but not president.