1912 United States presidential election in Colorado

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1912 United States presidential election in Colorado
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Nominee Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt
Party Democratic Progressive
Home state New Jersey New York
Running mate Thomas R. Marshall Hiram Johnson
Electoral vote60
Popular vote114,23272,306
Percentage42.80%27.09%
  William Howard Taft Portrait (3x4 cropped).jpg Eugene Debs portrait.jpeg
Nominee William Howard Taft Eugene V. Debs
Party Republican Socialist
Home state Ohio Indiana
Running mate Nicholas M. Butler Emil Seidel
Electoral vote00
Popular vote54,95616,418
Percentage21.88%6.15%
Colorado Presidential Election Results 1912.svg
County Results
President before election

William Howard Taft
Republican

Elected President

Woodrow Wilson
Democratic

The 1912 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. State voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Colorado was won by New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson (D–New Jersey), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall, with 42.80% of the popular vote, against the 26th president of the United States Theodore Roosevelt (P–New York), running with governor of California Hiram Johnson, with 27.09% of the popular vote, the 27th president of the United States William Howard Taft (R–Ohio), running with Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler, with 21.88% of the popular vote and the five-time candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States Eugene V. Debs (S–Indiana), running with the first Socialist mayor of a major city in the United States Emil Seidel, with 6.15% of the popular vote. [1]

Results

1912 United States presidential election in Colorado [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Woodrow Wilson 114,232 42.80%
Progressive Theodore Roosevelt 72,30627.09%
Republican William Howard Taft (incumbent)58,38621.88%
Socialist Eugene V. Debs 16,4186.15%
Prohibition Eugene Chafin 5,0631.90%
Socialist Labor Arthur Reimer 4750.18%
Total votes266,880 100%

Results by county

County Thomas Woodrow Wilson [2]
Democratic		 William Howard Taft [2]
Republican		 Theodore Roosevelt [2]
Progressive "Bull Moose"		 Eugene Victor Debs [2]
Socialist		Various candidates [2]
Other parties		Margin [a]
%#%#%#%#%#%#
Summit 62.18%60018.55%17915.75%1523.11%300.41%443.63% [b] 421
Pitkin 57.51%77015.53%20813.14%17612.70%1701.12%1541.97% [b] 562
Montezuma 56.69%1,01715.89%28519.62%3526.69%1201.11%2037.07%665
Clear Creek 59.25%1,16623.83%46912.35%2433.30%651.27%2535.42% [b] 697
Dolores 53.68%12419.48%4512.12%2814.72%340.00%034.20% [b] 79
San Juan 54.04%55522.49%2318.67%8914.41%1480.39%431.55% [b] 324
La Plata 49.86%1,77519.44%69218.17%64710.39%3702.13%7630.42% [b] 1,083
Gilpin 56.02%93126.65%44313.36%2223.25%540.72%1229.36% [b] 488
Gunnison 52.41%1,20624.03%55315.51%3576.78%1561.26%2928.38% [b] 653
Ouray 48.43%71018.62%27320.33%29811.94%1750.68%1028.10%412
Teller 52.11%3,02711.64%67624.19%1,40511.60%6740.46%2727.92%1,622
Chaffee 48.34%1,64121.30%72320.41%6938.31%2821.65%5627.04% [b] 918
Grand 52.70%50725.78%24818.50%1781.87%181.14%1126.92% [b] 259
Pueblo 49.20%7,64319.64%3,05024.58%3,8184.65%7221.93%30024.62%3,825
Park 53.92%52929.87%29311.21%1104.69%460.31%324.06% [b] 236
Garfield 46.25%1,80621.10%82422.54%8808.12%3172.00%7823.71%926
Routt 49.82%1,40826.11%73813.98%3958.81%2491.27%3623.71% [b] 670
Lake 45.87%1,93322.92%96620.50%86410.13%4270.57%2422.95% [b] 967
Eagle 48.53%72725.83%38715.62%2349.41%1410.60%922.70% [b] 340
Otero 46.80%2,88520.98%1,29325.67%1,5823.97%2452.58%15921.14%1,303
Rio Grande 46.03%1,28624.98%69822.37%6254.22%1182.40%6721.05% [b] 588
Douglas 46.82%61928.21%37321.94%2902.27%300.76%1018.61% [b] 246
Fremont 43.80%2,82320.88%1,34625.20%1,6247.39%4762.73%17618.60%1,199
San Miguel 48.88%1,02930.36%63914.25%3005.61%1180.90%1918.53% [b] 390
Boulder 40.77%4,33023.02%2,44523.25%2,4698.64%9184.31%45817.52%1,861
Custer 51.41%51034.98%34710.99%1091.92%190.71%716.43% [b] 163
Mineral 44.48%28628.93%18610.58%6815.09%970.93%615.55% [b] 100
Crowley 43.66%71928.35%46721.62%3563.64%602.73%4515.30% [b] 252
Rio Blanco 48.08%53833.24%37216.53%1851.52%170.63%714.83% [b] 166
Weld 41.46%4,71327.39%3,11423.57%2,6793.74%4253.84%43714.07% [b] 1,599
Adams 46.48%1,31214.10%39833.37%9424.85%1371.20%3413.11%370
Jefferson 43.10%2,30918.87%1,01130.80%1,6505.73%3071.49%8012.30%659
Moffat 43.60%40931.34%29419.83%1863.41%321.81%1712.26% [b] 115
Montrose 39.39%1,47816.82%63127.24%1,02211.49%4315.06%19012.15%456
Conejos 46.48%2,14734.36%1,58713.12%6064.87%2251.17%5412.12% [b] 560
Archuleta 45.21%60933.56%45217.37%2342.67%361.19%1611.66% [b] 157
Kiowa 42.82%63818.32%27332.21%4804.16%622.48%3710.60%158
Baca 38.19%43028.24%31821.40%2419.86%1112.31%269.95% [b] 112
Larimer 36.27%2,59726.98%1,93223.20%1,6617.62%5465.93%4259.29% [b] 665
Denver 44.47%26,69013.59%8,15536.09%21,6574.58%2,7501.27%7648.39%5,033
Logan 40.66%1,33820.18%66433.12%1,0903.80%1252.25%747.54%248
Cheyenne 37.78%50717.66%23730.85%41411.03%1482.68%366.93%93
Saguache 42.80%85936.37%73013.60%2736.83%1370.40%86.43% [b] 129
Elbert 36.96%75724.22%49630.76%6305.91%1212.15%446.20%127
Hinsdale 44.60%15738.64%1367.67%279.09%320.00%05.97% [b] 21
Delta 36.67%1,80816.28%80331.70%1,56311.36%5604.00%1974.97%245
Jackson 47.45%24242.75%2186.67%341.96%101.18%64.71% [b] 24
Phillips 37.68%44822.37%26633.05%3933.87%463.03%364.63%55
Bent 37.82%73021.76%42035.23%6801.97%383.21%622.59%50
Washington 38.87%76518.34%36136.53%7193.61%712.64%522.34%46
Morgan 33.10%1,00528.16%85530.83%9364.18%1273.72%1132.27%69
El Paso 36.95%5,55918.72%2,81635.44%5,3326.17%9282.73%4111.51%227
Prowers 32.62%1,04229.05%92831.40%1,0034.76%1522.16%691.22%39
Arapahoe 36.33%1,37920.15%76535.41%1,3447.03%2671.08%410.92%35
Kit Carson 31.69%71925.08%56931.20%7089.83%2232.20%500.48%11
Mesa 34.93%2,73312.47%97634.80%2,72314.46%1,1313.34%2610.13%10
Lincoln 34.90%79623.41%53434.85%7953.33%763.51%800.04%1
Yuma 36.20%1,17014.42%46637.69%1,2189.87%3191.83%59-1.49%-48
Sedgwick 30.59%33829.68%32835.48%3922.53%281.72%19-4.89%-54
Las Animas 36.57%3,60443.82%4,31814.83%1,4613.92%3860.86%85-7.25% [b] -714
Costilla 29.12%56755.06%1,07210.48%2043.65%711.69%33-25.94% [b] -505
Huerfano 28.74%1,27763.32%2,8145.85%2601.44%640.65%29-34.59% [b] -1,537

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Because Roosevelt finished ahead of Taft in Colorado as a whole, all margins given are Wilson percentage minus Roosevelt percentage and Wilson vote total minus Roosevelt vote total unless otherwise stated for the county in question.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 In this county where Roosevelt did run behind both Taft and Wilson, margin given is Wilson percentage minus Taft percentage and vote total margin Wilson total minus Taft total.

References

  1. 1 2 "1912 Presidential Election Results – Colorado". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Colorado Secretary of State Elections Center; Abstract of Votes Cast at a General Election Held on Tuesday, November 5, A.D. 1912, for Presidential Electors
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