1912 United States presidential election in Minnesota

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1912 United States presidential election in Minnesota
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  1908 November 5, 1912 1916  
  Unsuccessful 1912 2.jpg Woodrow Wilson-H&E.jpg
Nominee Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson
Party Progressive Democratic
Home state New York New Jersey
Running mate Hiram Johnson Thomas R. Marshall
Electoral vote120
Popular vote125,856106,426
Percentage37.66%31.84%

  Unsuccessful 1912.jpg Eugene Debs portrait.jpeg
Nominee William Howard Taft Eugene V. Debs
Party Republican Socialist
Home state Ohio Indiana
Running mate Nicholas Murray Butler Emil Seidel
Electoral vote00
Popular vote64,33427,505
Percentage19.25%8.23%

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County Results

President before election

William Howard Taft
Republican

Elected President

Woodrow Wilson
Democratic

The 1912 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 5, 1912 as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Minnesota voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Contents

Minnesota was won by the Progressive candidate, former President Theodore Roosevelt, won the state over the Democratic candidate, New Jersey governor Woodrow Wilson, by a margin of 19,430 votes, or 5.82%, while Republican incumbent President William Howard Taft came in third, with just 19.25% of the vote, and perennial Socialist candidate Eugene V. Debs came in fourth while winning the votes of 8.23% of Minnesota voters. Nationally, Wilson won the election, with 435 electoral votes and a landslide 14.44% lead over Roosevelt in the popular vote, while Taft finished third, with 23.17% of the vote, and Debs won a personal record 5.99% of the national popular vote.

Nationally, the 1912 election was the first United States presidential election since 1860 in which there were four candidates who each won more than five percent of the popular vote, and the first since 1852 in which the ticket of a party other than the Democratic and Republican parties finished second (as well as the last, as of 2020 ). It was the only presidential election in American history in which an incumbent president faced both his immediate predecessor and his immediate successor in the general election. As a result of the 1912 election, Woodrow Wilson became the second of only two Democrats elected president between 1860 and 1932. It was also the first presidential election in which all 48 of the contiguous United States participated.

The 1912 election was the first presidential election held since statehood in which the Republican ticket lost in Minnesota, and the only presidential election in which a party other than the Democratic and Republican parties won Minnesota's electoral votes. It was the only presidential election since statehood in which the Republican ticket failed to carry a single county in Minnesota, and the only presidential election in which the Republican ticket finished less than second in the state. Taft's 19.25% still ranks as the lowest percentage of the popular vote any Republican presidential nominee has ever won in Minnesota.

The 1912 election also marked the high water point for the Socialist Party of America, both nationally and in Minnesota. No Socialist Party candidate—before or since—has ever won a higher percentage of the national popular vote than Debs did in 1912, and no Socialist Party candidate for any office has won a higher percentage of the statewide vote in Minnesota. In Minnesota, Debs carried two counties (Beltrami and Lake); nationally, he carried two more (Crawford County, Kansas and Burke County, North Dakota).

Minnesota would not go against the Republican Party in a presidential election again until Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt won the state in 1932.

With 37.66% of the popular vote, Minnesota would prove to be Roosevelt's fourth-strongest state in terms of popular vote percentage in the 1912 election after South Dakota, California and Michigan. [1]

Results

1912 United States presidential election in Minnesota [2]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Progressive Theodore Roosevelt 125,85637.66%12
Democratic Woodrow Wilson 106,42631.84%0
Republican William Howard Taft (incumbent)64,33419.25%0
Socialist Eugene V. Debs 27,5058.23%0
Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin 7,8862.36%0
Socialist Labor Arthur E. Reimer 2,2120.66%0
Totals334,219100.00%12

Results By County

1912 United States Presidential Election in Minnesota (By County) [3]
CountyTheodore Roosevelt

Progressive

Woodrow Wilson

Democratic

William Howard Taft

Republican

Eugene V. Debs

Socialist

Eugene W. Chafin

Prohibition

Arthur E. Reimer

Socialist Labor

MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %#%#%#%#%#%
Aitkin 84240.42%41319.83%36217.38%37818.15%723.46%160.77%42920.59%2,083
Anoka 72935.06%59128.43%56227.03%904.33%924.43%150.72%1386.63%2,079
Becker 1,35044.45%73224.10%50916.76%2578.46%1655.43%240.79%61820.35%3,037
Beltrami 79426.25%79026.12%49016.20%87128.79%391.29%411.36%-77 [lower-alpha 1] -0.25%3,025
Benton 72837.92%56229.27%46824.38%1176.09%241.25%211.09%1668.65%1,920
Big Stone 59135.26%67740.39%24414.56%985.85%623.70%40.24%-86-5.13%1,676
Blue Earth 1,57929.84%2,02538.27%1,34425.40%1843.48%1412.66%180.34%-446-8.43%5,291
Brown 1,35942.99%94329.83%47214.93%34811.01%210.66%180.57%41613.16%3,161
Carlton 1,11543.10%63124.39%28310.94%44917.36%893.44%200.77%48418.71%2,587
Carver 93333.78%1,00836.50%74226.86%411.48%301.09%80.29%-75-2.72%2,762
Cass 69333.05%56526.94%43120.55%34116.26%512.43%160.76%1286.11%2,097
Chippewa 1,13342.56%87032.68%41215.48%1224.58%1164.36%90.34%2639.88%2,662
Chisago 1,64963.42%43516.73%34613.31%1284.92%321.23%100.38%1,21446.69%2,600
Clay 1,30042.60%94230.87%54917.99%1695.54%792.59%130.43%35811.73%3,052
Clearwater 56651.69%12311.23%12511.42%23421.37%333.01%141.28%332 [lower-alpha 2] 30.32%1,095
Cook 17249.43%6518.68%308.62%6117.53%154.31%51.44%10730.75%348
Cottonwood 1,03251.17%51125.33%32516.11%944.66%391.93%160.79%52125.84%2,017
Crow Wing 1,07932.73%70921.50%69120.96%73622.32%561.70%260.79%343 [lower-alpha 3] 10.41%3,297
Dakota 1,60837.48%1,77741.42%60914.20%1964.57%872.03%130.30%-169-3.94%4,290
Dodge 89744.56%54326.97%47023.35%402.93%591.99%40.20%35417.59%2,013
Douglas 1,37947.36%79327.23%43514.94%1615.53%1254.29%190.65%58620.13%2,912
Faribault 1,72451.36%91927.38%39311.71%772.29%2336.94%110.33%80523.98%3,357
Fillmore 1,88842.33%99022.20%1,16926.21%1332.98%2665.96%140.31%719 [lower-alpha 4] 16.12%4,460
Freeborn 1,90248.23%88022.31%67217.04%2406.09%2345.93%160.41%1,02225.92%3,944
Goodhue 2,84449.56%1,40524.48%1,05118.31%1853.22%2334.06%210.37%1,43925.08%5,739
Grant 95261.03%38124.42%1469.36%241.54%523.33%50.32%57136.61%1,560
Hennepin 11,48923.69%15,53032.02%14,37929.64%5,82012.00%6681.38%6191.28%-1,151 [lower-alpha 5] -2.38%48,505
Houston 1,27846.05%76227.46%65923.75%270.97%431.55%60.22%51618.59%2,775
Hubbard 50329.71%45026.58%35921.20%28516.83%734.31%231.36%533.13%1,693
Isanti 1,02547.45%33315.42%31414.54%36917.08%1125.19%70.32%656 [lower-alpha 6] 30.37%2,160
Itasca 88032.73%69925.99%44616.59%57821.49%592.19%271.00%1816.74%2,689
Jackson 1,23445.18%91333.43%46817.14%572.09%431.57%160.59%32111.75%2,731
Kanabec 49838.82%27021.04%21816.99%25820.11%292.26%100.78%22817.78%1,283
Kandiyohi 1,66850.27%85525.77%48414.59%1965.91%982.95%170.51%81324.50%3,318
Kittson 77053.10%36224.97%18512.76%805.52%463.17%70.48%40828.13%1,450
Koochiching 52227.59%63833.72%23912.63%46024.31%160.85%170.90%-116-6.13%1,892
Lac Qui Parle 1,40555.36%60823.96%34313.51%682.68%1074.22%70.28%79731.40%2,538
Lake 36929.15%19515.40%18214.38%46636.81%463.63%80.63%-97 [lower-alpha 7] -7.66%1,266
Le Sueur 95226.79%1,48841.87%88624.93%1333.74%792.22%160.45%-536-15.08%3,554
Lincoln 66641.37%54834.04%26416.40%623.85%623.85%80.50%1187.33%1,610
Lyon 1,16739.71%1,06836.34%46015.65%1284.36%1003.40%160.54%993.37%2,939
McLeod 89130.98%1,22542.59%65522.77%341.18%592.05%120.42%-334-11.61%2,876
Mahnomen 15424.64%29346.88%6810.88%9815.68%101.60%20.32%-139-22.24%625
Marshall 1,72158.74%56719.35%33111.30%1976.72%993.38%150.51%1,15439.39%2,930
Martin 1,34740.69%1,14134.47%57817.46%982.96%1404.23%60.18%2066.22%3,310
Meeker 1,45845.07%1,09933.97%56017.31%672.07%431.33%80.25%35911.10%3,235
Mille Lacs 75137.46%44922.39%39219.55%32916.41%653.24%190.95%30215.07%2,005
Morrison 1,32736.41%1,34136.79%69919.18%2236.12%411.12%140.38%-14-0.38%3,645
Mower 1,37132.82%1,22829.40%1,32131.63%1593.81%821.96%160.38%50 [lower-alpha 8] 1.19%4,177
Murray 95842.43%77534.32%38817.18%723.19%572.52%80.35%1838.11%2,258
Nicollet 82534.01%92938.29%52521.64%702.89%532.18%240.99%-104-4.28%2,426
Nobles 1,12238.54%99434.15%60520.78%1194.09%622.13%90.31%1284.39%2,911
Norman 98344.04%51022.85%32914.74%25211.29%1466.54%120.54%47321.19%2,232
Olmsted 1,46737.11%1,54239.01%72018.21%932.35%1122.83%190.48%-75-1.90%3,953
Otter Tail 3,16848.40%1,73926.57%75511.53%5788.83%2634.02%432.66%1,42921.83%6,546
Pennington 78441.88%42322.60%24413.03%34318.32%673.58%110.59%36119.28%1,872
Pine 1,28142.56%77725.81%51317.04%34511.46%712.36%230.76%50416.75%3,010
Pipestone 67540.56%50530.35%30118.09%1187.09%563.37%90.54%17010.21%1,664
Polk 2,32640.47%1,66228.92%73512.79%78913.73%1993.46%360.63%66411.55%5,747
Pope 1,28356.30%44319.44%37916.63%401.76%1265.53%80.35%84036.86%2,279
Ramsey 12,42638.41%12,43138.43%4,10912.70%2,9429.09%2750.85%1670.52%-5-0.02%32,350
Red Lake 22624.33%37440.26%25927.88%545.81%111.18%50.54%-115 [lower-alpha 9] -12.38%929
Redwood 1,29140.67%1,12635.48%54217.08%1394.38%591.86%170.54%1655.19%3,174
Renville 1,71243.87%1,31033.57%70318.02%992.54%721.85%60.15%40210.30%3,902
Rice 1,76538.39%1,61335.09%1,02022.19%781.70%1012.20%200.44%1523.30%4,597
Rock 75741.82%46625.75%46325.58%723.98%472.60%50.28%29116.07%1,810
Roseau 85944.79%29915.59%27814.49%42622.21%412.14%150.78%433 [lower-alpha 10] 22.58%1,918
St. Louis 8,48040.62%5,12424.54%3,88118.59%2,85313.67%4202.01%1200.57%3,35616.08%20,878
Scott 59626.12%1,17251.36%46220.25%251.10%231.01%40.18%-576-25.24%2,282
Sherburne 67644.53%36023.72%33522.07%704.61%644.22%130.86%31620.81%1,518
Sibley 1,13945.04%89035.19%38315.14%622.45%431.70%120.47%2499.85%2,529
Stearns 1,68226.14%3,31751.55%1,13417.63%1822.83%921.43%270.42%-1,635-25.41%6,434
Steele 1,10534.53%1,29440.44%65120.34%591.84%842.63%70.22%-189-5.91%3,200
Stevens 62838.20%64038.93%28617.40%332.01%523.16%50.30%-12-0.73%1,644
Swift 1,03839.72%93735.86%44216.92%1003.83%883.37%80.31%1013.86%2,613
Todd 1,09829.37%1,06828.56%1,03827.76%40410.81%1072.86%240.64%300.81%3,739
Traverse 54142.70%56144.28%13110.34%161.26%131.03%50.39%-20-1.58%1,267
Wabasha 1,06831.26%1,42241.62%79723.32%671.96%561.64%70.20%-354-10.36%3,417
Wadena 51538.72%33625.26%27820.90%16712.56%282.11%60.45%17913.46%1,330
Waseca 94034.89%1,06239.42%55320.53%632.34%622.30%140.52%-122-4.53%2,694
Washington 2,07849.21%1,28930.52%58113.76%2024.78%571.35%160.38%78918.69%4,223
Watonwan 1,13954.81%61829.74%25412.22%331.59%301.44%40.19%52125.07%2,078
Wilkin 56138.85%58640.58%20914.47%563.88%302.08%20.14%-25-1.73%1,444
Winona 1,67626.60%3,00447.68%1,04216.54%3385.37%620.98%1782.83%-1,328-21.08%6,300
Wright 1,91744.49%1,33330.94%83719.42%1012.34%1062.46%150.35%58413.55%4,309
Yellow Medicine 1,20348.67%73729.81%35214.24%793.20%943.80%70.28%46618.86%2,472
Totals125,85637.66%106,42631.84%64,33419.25%27,5058.23%7,8862.36%2,2120.66%19,4305.82%334,219

See also

Notes

  1. In this county where Debs ran first ahead of Roosevelt, Wilson, and Taft, margin given is Debs vote minus Roosevelt vote, while percentage given is Debs percentage minus Roosevelt percentage.
  2. In this county where Debs ran second ahead of Wilson and Taft, margin given is Roosevelt vote minus Debs vote and percentage given is Roosevelt percentage minus Debs percentage.
  3. In this county where Debs ran second ahead of Wilson and Taft, margin given is Roosevelt vote minus Debs vote and percentage given is Roosevelt percentage minus Debs percentage.
  4. In this county where Taft ran second ahead of Wilson, margin given is Roosevelt vote minus Taft vote and percentage given is Roosevelt percentage minus Taft percentage.
  5. In this county where Taft ran second ahead of Roosevelt, margin given is Wilson vote minus Taft vote and percentage given is Wilson percentage minus Taft percentage.
  6. In this county where Debs ran second ahead of Taft and Wilson, margin given is Roosevelt vote minus Debs vote and percentage given is Roosevelt percentage minus Debs percentage.
  7. In this county where Debs ran first ahead of Roosevelt, Wilson, and Taft, margin given is Debs vote minus Roosevelt vote and percentage given is Debs percentage minus Roosevelt percentage.
  8. In this county where Taft ran second ahead of Wilson, margin given is Roosevelt vote minus Taft vote and percentage given is Roosevelt percentage minus Taft percentage.
  9. In this county where Taft ran second ahead of Roosevelt, margin given is Wilson vote minus Taft vote and percentage given is Wilson percentage minus Taft percentage.
  10. In this county where Debs ran second ahead of Wilson and Taft, margin given is Roosevelt vote minus Debs vote and percentage given is Roosevelt percentage minus Debs percentage.

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