1912 United States presidential election in Arizona

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1912 United States presidential election in Arizona
Flag of Arizona.svg
November 5, 1912 1916  
  Woodrow Wilson-H&E.jpg Unsuccessful 1912 2.jpg
Nominee Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt
Party Democratic Progressive
Home state New Jersey New York
Running mate Thomas R. Marshall Hiram Johnson
Electoral vote30
Popular vote10,3246,949
Percentage43.52%29.29%

  Eugene Debs portrait.jpeg William Howard Taft Portrait (3x4 cropped).jpg
Nominee Eugene V. Debs William Howard Taft
Party Socialist Republican
Home state Indiana Ohio
Running mate Emil Seidel Nicholas M. Butler
Electoral vote00
Popular vote3,1633,021
Percentage13.33%12.74%

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County Results
Wilson
  30–40%
  40–50%
  50–60%

The 1912 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. In Arizona, voters voted for electors individually instead of as a state, as in the other states.

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This was the first presidential election Arizona participated in, as it had been admitted as the 48th state on February 14 of the same year. The state was won by Democratic Governor of New Jersey Woodrow Wilson, running with Indiana Governor Thomas R. Marshall, with 43.52% of the popular vote. Wilson defeated three other major candidates including former progressive Republican President Theodore Roosevelt who ran under the Progressive Party challenging then current Republican conservative President William Howard Taft and earning nearly 29% of the total vote. Another third party candidate, Eugene V. Debs ran under the Socialist Party of America garnering a large left wing voting base of 13%. President Taft finished fourth place at under 13% of the popular vote, the lowest support for a Republican nominee in Arizona state history due to his low approval ratings and a severe split in the GOP causing Democrat Woodrow Wilson to win the state despite receiving only 43.52% in total. [1]

In 1912, more than 87% of Arizonans voted for one of three economically left-leaning candidates (Wilson, Roosevelt, Debs). Only 13% of the state sided with the conservative incumbent President Taft, who moved further to the right during his one term presidency. Arizona also voted in large numbers for two major third party candidates; Theodore Roosevelt and Eugene Debs, both of whom won a combined 43% of the popular vote, nearly the same as Wilson's vote total. Roosevelt's 29.29% remains the best-ever third-party presidential performance in Arizona history.

Party division among Republican voters helped Wilson carry every single county in Arizona, winning all but three of them with less than a majority.

Arizona was one of only three states outside the former Confederate States of America in which the combined total of Roosevelt and Taft would not have defeated Wilson, the other two being Kentucky and Oklahoma (although the latter did not have Roosevelt on the ballot). This makes Arizona the sole non-southern or border state in which Wilson would have won over the combined Republican vote (though Arizonan territory was claimed by the Confederacy in the Civil War).

Beginning with this election, Arizona voted for every presidential election winner until 1960. [2]

Results

1912 United States presidential election in Arizona [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Woodrow Wilson 10,324 43.52%
Progressive Theodore Roosevelt 6,94929.29%
Socialist Eugene V. Debs 3,16313.33%
Republican William Howard Taft (incumbent)3,02112.74%
Prohibition Eugene Wilder Chafin 2651.12%
Total votes23,722 100%
General election results [3]
PartyPledged toElectorVotes
Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson Wiley E. Jones10,324
Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson V. T. Webb10,174
Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson John R. Hampton10,130
Progressive Party Theodore Roosevelt E. S. Clark6,949
Progressive Party Theodore Roosevelt John C. Greenway6,879
Progressive Party Theodore Roosevelt Dwight B. Heard6,873
Socialist Party of America Eugene V. Debs J. L. Brooks3,163
Socialist Party of America Eugene V. Debs E. B. Simanton3,139
Socialist Party of America Eugene V. Debs Paul E. White3,132
Republican Party William Howard Taft Hoval A. Smith3,021
Republican Party William Howard Taft Fred S. Breen2,986
Republican Party William Howard Taft Walter Talbot2,975
Prohibition Party Eugene Wilder Chafin Thomas F. Wilson265
Prohibition Party Eugene Wilder Chafin J. Stanley Howard221
Prohibition Party Eugene Wilder Chafin Roy E. Sibley219
Total votes23,722

Results by county

CountyWoodrow Wilson [4]
Democratic
William Howard Taft [a]
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt [4]
Progressive
Eugene V. Debs [5]
Socialist
Eugene Chafin [5]
Prohibition
Total votes cast
#%#%#%#%#%
Apache 10842.35%5621.96%7930.98%103.92%20.78%255
Cochise 1,97342.71%403 [a] 8.72%1,39630.22%81917.73%280.61%4,619
Coconino 33939.65%237 [a] 27.72%17820.82%9611.23%50.58%855
Gila 77938.09%210 [a] 10.27%54226.50%50124.50%130.64%2,045
Graham 54051.09%103 [a] 9.74%24322.99%16415.52%70.66%1,057
Greenlee 65255.54%109 [a] 9.28%28724.45%12210.39%40.34%1,174
Maricopa 2,60645.97%642 [a] 11.32%1,81832.07%4728.33%1312.31%5,669
Mohave 32039.70%69 [a] 8.56%22828.29%18422.83%50.62%806
Navajo 28739.05%168 [a] 22.86%23331.70%405.44%70.95%735
Pima 69338.41%353 [a] 19.57%61534.09%1096.04%341.88%1,804
Pinal 35243.73%80 [a] 9.94%31138.63%617.58%10.12%805
Santa Cruz 25053.30%5611.94%12326.23%388.10%20.43%469
Yavapai 1,00142.38%445 [a] 18.84%53722.73%35815.16%210.89%2,362
Yuma 42439.74%90 [a] 8.43%35933.65%18917.71%50.47%1,067
Totals10,32443.52%3,021 [a] 12.74%6,94929.29%3,16313.33%2651.12%23,722

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 There exist differences between the Géoelections and Dave Leip totals in this county for the Taft ticket only. This table’s figures are the Leip totals.

References

  1. 1 2 "1912 Presidential Election Results Arizona".
  2. Thomas, G. Scott; The Pursuit of the White House: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics and History, p. 420 ISBN   0313257957
  3. General election returns, State of Arizona, November 5, 1912. State of Arizona official canvass.
  4. 1 2 Géoelections; 1912 Presidential Election Popular Vote Archived 2018-06-13 at the Wayback Machine (.xlsx file for €15)
  5. 1 2 Géoelections; 1912 Presidential Election Popular Vote for Eugene Debs (.xlsx file for €15)