1912 United States presidential election in Montana

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1912 United States presidential election in Montana

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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 vote 4 0 Popular vote 27,941 22,456 Percentage 35.00% 28.13%   Nominee William Howard Taft Eugene Victor Debs Party Republican Socialist Home state Ohio Indiana Running mate Nicholas Murray Butler Emil Seidel Electoral vote 0 0 Popular vote 18,512 10,885 Percentage 23.19% 13.64%

County Results Wilson   30–40%   40–50% Roosevelt   30–40%   40–50% Taft   30–40%   40–50%

President before election William Howard Taft Republican Elected President Woodrow Wilson Democratic

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

In this four-way contest election, Montana voted for the Democratic nominee New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson over the Progressive nominee former President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, Republican nominee President William Howard Taft, and Socialist Party of America nominee union leader Eugene V. Debs. Wilson won the state by a margin of 6.87%.

Results

1912 United States presidential election in Montana [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Woodrow Wilson	27,941	35.00%	4
	Progressive	Theodore Roosevelt	22,456	28.13%	0
	Republican	William Howard Taft (incumbent)	18,512	23.19%	0
	Socialist	Eugene V. Debs	10,885	13.64%	0
	Prohibition	Eugene Chafin	32	0.04%	0
Totals			79,826	100.00%	4

Results by county

County	Woodrow Wilson Democratic		William Howard Taft Republican		Theodore Roosevelt Progressive "Bull Moose"		Eugene Debs Socialist		Eugene Chafin Prohibition		Margin		Total votes cast [2]
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Beaverhead	713	38.50%	708	38.23%	320	17.28%	110	5.94%	1	0.05%	5 [a]	0.27%	1,852
Blaine	318	27.97%	204	17.94%	507	44.59%	108	9.50%			-189	-16.62%	1,137
Broadwater	451	48.34%	205	21.97%	197	21.11%	80	8.57%			246 [a]	26.37%	933
Carbon	796	30.66%	646	24.88%	766	29.51%	388	14.95%			30	1.16%	2,596
Cascade	1,633	35.90%	1,079	23.72%	999	21.96%	838	18.42%			554 [a]	12.18%	4,549
Chouteau	402	29.69%	561	41.43%	259	19.13%	129	9.53%	3	0.22%	-159 [a]	-11.74%	1,354
Custer	1,068	33.34%	695	21.70%	1,192	37.22%	247	7.71%	1	0.03%	-124	-3.87%	3,203
Dawson	719	25.84%	678	24.37%	1,165	41.88%	220	7.91%			-446	-16.03%	2,782
Deer Lodge	1,197	41.85%	1,060	37.06%	464	16.22%	139	4.86%			137 [a]	4.79%	2,860
Fergus	1,393	38.03%	745	20.34%	1,104	30.14%	421	11.49%			289	7.89%	3,663
Flathead	1,106	33.50%	493	14.93%	1,256	38.05%	446	13.51%			-150	-4.55%	3,301
Gallatin	1,407	43.41%	683	21.07%	929	28.66%	212	6.54%	10	0.31%	478	14.75%	3,241
Granite	346	38.92%	195	21.93%	256	28.80%	92	10.35%			90	10.12%	889
Hill	624	30.77%	536	26.43%	545	26.87%	323	15.93%			79	3.90%	2,028
Jefferson	479	40.15%	239	20.03%	299	25.06%	176	14.75%			180	15.09%	1,193
Lewis and Clark	1,505	34.72%	1,062	24.50%	1,375	31.72%	391	9.02%	2	0.05%	130	3.00%	4,335
Lincoln	346	34.43%	218	21.69%	206	20.50%	235	23.38%			111 [b]	11.05%	1,005
Madison	822	44.12%	506	27.16%	457	24.53%	78	4.19%			316 [a]	16.96%	1,863
Meagher	473	39.45%	321	26.77%	327	27.27%	75	6.26%	3	0.25%	146	12.18%	1,199
Missoula	1,523	32.70%	589	12.64%	1,773	38.06%	773	16.60%			-250	-5.37%	4,658
Musselshell	470	29.97%	483	30.80%	400	25.51%	215	13.71%			-13 [a]	-0.83%	1,568
Park	666	30.18%	609	27.59%	687	31.13%	245	11.10%			-21	-0.95%	2,207
Powell	545	37.72%	335	23.18%	418	28.93%	147	10.17%			127	8.79%	1,445
Ravalli	858	36.36%	316	13.39%	896	37.97%	282	11.95%	8	0.34%	-38	-1.61%	2,360
Rosebud	313	27.08%	392	33.91%	368	31.83%	80	6.92%	3	0.26%	24 [c]	2.08%	1,156
Sanders	414	34.30%	257	21.29%	375	31.07%	161	13.34%			39	3.23%	1,207
Silver Bow	4,542	38.18%	2,232	18.76%	1,802	15.15%	3,320	27.91%			1,222 [b]	10.27%	11,896
Sweet Grass	277	29.41%	181	19.21%	424	45.01%	60	6.37%			-147	-15.60%	942
Teton	646	32.45%	612	30.74%	446	22.40%	287	14.41%			34 [a]	1.71%	1,991
Valley	696	26.92%	668	25.84%	858	33.19%	362	14.00%	1	0.04%	-162	-6.27%	2,585
Yellowstone	1,193	31.17%	1,004	26.23%	1,386	36.21%	245	6.40%			-193	-5.04%	3,828
Totals	27,941	35.00%	18,512	23.19%	22,456	28.13%	10,885	13.64%	32	0.04%	5,485	6.87%	79,826

See also

• United States presidential elections in Montana

Notes

1. In this county where Roosevelt did run third behind both Wilson and Taft, margin given is Wilson vote minus Taft vote and percentage margin Wilson percentage minus Taft percentage.
2. In this county where Debs ran second behind both Taft and Roosevelt, margin given is Wilson vote minus Debs vote and percentage margin Wilson percentage minus Debs percentage.
3. In this county where Wilson ran third behind both Taft and Roosevelt, margin given is Taft vote minus Roosevelt vote and percentage margin Taft percentage minus Roosevelt percentage.

References

1. David Leip. "1912 Presidential General Election Results – Montana". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
2. "Official Vote of the State of Montana Cast at the Regular Election Held on the 5th Day of November, A. D. 1912, as Canvassed by the State Board of Canvassers" (PDF). Archived Election Results– via Secretary of State of the State of Montana.