1912 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

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1912 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
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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 vote70
Popular vote113,69886,840
Percentage35.22%26.90%

  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 vote70,44540,134
Percentage21.82%12.43%

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

Contents

Washington was won by the 26th president of the United States Theodore Roosevelt (PNew York), running with governor of California Hiram Johnson, with 35.22% of the popular vote against the Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson (DNew Jersey), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall, with 26.90% of the popular vote, the 27th president of the United States William Howard Taft (ROhio), running with Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler, with 21.82% of the popular vote and the five-time candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States Eugene V. Debs (SIndiana), running with the first Socialist mayor of a major city in the United States Emil Seidel, with 12.43% of the popular vote. [1]

As a result of his win as a Progressive, Roosevelt became the first and only third party candidate to win the State of Washington. It is the only time ever that neighboring Oregon voted Democratic and Washington did not.

This was the first election in Washington in which women had the right to vote. In 1910, the voters of Washington passed a constitutional amendment which granted full suffrage to women.

Results

General Election Results [2]
PartyPledged toElectorVotes
Progressive Party Theodore RooseveltHelen J. Scott113,698
Progressive Party Theodore RooseveltGeorge H. Walker113,533
Progressive Party Theodore RooseveltAustin Mires113,474
Progressive Party Theodore RooseveltG. Alfred Haynes113,440
Progressive Party Theodore RooseveltWilliam J. Biggar113,423
Progressive Party Theodore RooseveltFred J. Meinike113,401
Progressive Party Theodore RooseveltDonald Urquhart113,336
Democratic Party Woodrow WilsonEdward P. English86,840
Democratic Party Woodrow WilsonEdward F. Hogan86,644
Democratic Party Woodrow WilsonJ. D. Matthews86,640
Democratic Party Woodrow WilsonAnde P. Anderson86,592
Democratic Party Woodrow WilsonWilliam E. Cass86,577
Democratic Party Woodrow WilsonRobert E. Tumstall86,536
Democratic Party Woodrow WilsonRobert A. Mullenger86,442
Republican Party William Howard TaftGeorge H. Rummens70,445
Republican Party William Howard TaftWilliam Joseph Smith70,278
Republican Party William Howard Taft Nathan O. Richards70,228
Republican Party William Howard TaftWilliam George Potts70,193
Republican Party William Howard TaftWilliam Bishop70,190
Republican Party William Howard TaftAlexander Polson70,118
Republican Party William Howard TaftJohn A. Byerly70,066
Socialist Party Eugene V. DebsErnest Luhr40,134
Socialist Party Eugene V. DebsAgnes J. Tompson40,101
Socialist Party Eugene V. DebsMinnie Davis40,073
Socialist Party Eugene V. DebsI. P. Buck40,034
Socialist Party Eugene V. DebsJ. C. Robbins40,030
Socialist Party Eugene V. DebsH. W. Sauser40,010
Socialist Party Eugene V. DebsHortense Wagenknecht39,989
Prohibition Party Eugene W. ChafinJohn Anderson9,810
Prohibition Party Eugene W. ChafinJN. U. Blackmore9,760
Prohibition Party Eugene W. ChafinWalter F. McDowell9,753
Prohibition Party Eugene W. ChafinH. J. Probstfeld9,750
Prohibition Party Eugene W. ChafinJ. V. Mohr9,749
Prohibition Party Eugene W. ChafinW. A. Moore9,743
Prohibition Party Eugene W. ChafinJ. N. Emerson9,736
Socialist Labor Party Arthur E. ReimerJames M. Carnahan1,872
Socialist Labor Party Arthur E. ReimerAndrew P. Anderson1,851
Socialist Labor Party Arthur E. ReimerJerry E. Sullivan1,842
Socialist Labor Party Arthur E. ReimerJames C. Anderson1,834
Socialist Labor Party Arthur E. ReimerW. Edward Clemont1,833
Socialist Labor Party Arthur E. ReimerFrederick Kurtzman1,832
Socialist Labor Party Arthur E. ReimerGustav Rush1,823
Votes cast [lower-alpha 1] 322,799

Results by county

County Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive "Bull Moose"
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic
William Howard Taft
Republican
Eugene V. Debs
Socialist
Eugene W. Chafin
Prohibition
Arthur E. Reimer
Socialist Labor
MarginTotal votes cast [lower-alpha 2]
# %# %# %# %# %# %# %
Adams 78833.70%94940.59%39817.02%1556.63%421.80%60.26%-161-6.89%2,338
Asotin 51327.80%55129.86%57931.38%1337.21%663.58%30.16%-28 [lower-alpha 3] -1.52%1,845
Benton 1,37336.05%1,23832.50%72819.11%3569.35%782.05%360.95%1353.54%3,809
Chehalis 1,84720.96%1,95322.16%3,05534.66%1,68319.09%2282.59%480.54%-1,102 [lower-alpha 3] -12.50%8,814
Chelan 1,99438.72%1,33125.84%97018.83%62312.10%2043.96%280.54%66312.87%5,150
Clallam 68627.05%46418.30%72728.67%61024.05%361.42%130.51%-41 [lower-alpha 4] -1.62%2,536
Clark 2,08225.99%2,54931.82%1,87223.37%96612.06%5136.40%280.35%-467-5.83%8,010
Columbia 80331.32%85533.35%67326.25%1726.71%592.30%20.08%-52-2.03%2,564
Cowlitz 1,00625.87%91923.63%1,34834.66%52713.55%792.03%100.26%-342 [lower-alpha 4] -8.79%3,889
Douglas 79424.93%1,35742.61%64220.16%3169.92%652.04%110.35%-563-17.68%3,185
Ferry 50229.74%60936.08%28616.94%26915.94%130.77%90.53%-107-6.34%1,688
Franklin 52529.41%61234.29%29316.41%30216.92%382.13%150.84%-87-4.87%1,785
Garfield 66742.84%42627.36%34522.16%865.52%322.06%10.06%24115.48%1,557
Grant 91434.75%77129.32%45817.41%41415.74%622.36%110.42%1435.44%2,630
Island 50331.98%31019.71%33221.11%34722.06%805.09%10.06%156 [lower-alpha 5] 9.92%1,573
Jefferson 74131.86%64227.60%63627.34%28512.25%110.47%110.47%994.26%2,326
King 26,88737.70%20,08828.17%15,57921.85%6,8399.59%1,2511.75%6650.93%6,7999.53%71,309
Kitsap 2,32138.16%96915.93%1,22420.12%1,42923.50%1011.66%380.62%892 [lower-alpha 5] 14.67%6,082
Kittitas 1,90236.89%1,40727.29%1,15722.44%5159.99%1422.75%330.64%4959.60%5,156
Klickitat 79522.98%1,02829.72%1,16333.62%35110.15%1073.09%150.43%-135 [lower-alpha 3] -3.90%3,459
Lewis 2,03220.76%2,47125.25%3,20032.70%1,63716.73%4104.19%360.37%-729 [lower-alpha 3] -7.45%9,786
Lincoln 1,86439.00%1,82938.26%69114.46%2936.13%881.84%150.31%350.73%4,780
Mason 46425.81%52229.03%43924.42%33918.85%221.22%120.67%-58-3.23%1,798
Okanogan 1,08825.67%1,46134.47%80418.97%82719.51%380.90%210.50%-373-8.80%4,239
Pacific 1,25130.72%97123.85%1,37533.77%3829.38%822.01%110.27%-124 [lower-alpha 4] -3.05%4,072
Pend Oreille 71634.19%74735.67%30514.57%28813.75%321.53%60.29%-31-1.48%2,094
Pierce 13,07441.30%6,85521.65%6,51720.59%4,07512.87%9643.05%1720.54%6,21919.64%31,657
San Juan 34627.93%31125.10%34127.52%21717.51%181.45%60.48%5 [lower-alpha 6] 0.40%1,239
Skagit 2,52927.38%1,96221.24%2,39925.97%1,78119.28%5085.50%580.63%130 [lower-alpha 6] 1.41%9,237
Skamania 21826.27%26231.57%25130.24%8610.36%101.20%30.36%-11 [lower-alpha 7] -1.33%830
Snohomish 7,34738.30%3,84620.05%3,00715.68%3,96920.69%8964.67%1170.61%3,378 [lower-alpha 5] 17.61%19,182
Spokane 16,68747.31%10,84530.75%4,20511.92%2,5537.24%7792.21%1990.56%5,84216.56%35,268
Stevens 1,97132.84%1,97932.98%81013.50%98816.46%2273.78%260.43%-8-0.13%6,001
Thurston 1,47123.31%1,45623.07%1,93730.69%1,16018.38%2704.28%170.27%-466 [lower-alpha 4] -7.38%6,311
Wahkiakum 28732.47%18520.93%28231.90%11112.56%141.58%50.57%5 [lower-alpha 6] 0.57%884
Walla Walla 2,72735.59%2,50732.72%1,93725.28%3464.52%1251.63%210.27%2202.87%7,663
Whatcom 4,56230.40%2,77318.48%4,18727.90%2,80918.72%5733.82%1010.67%375 [lower-alpha 6] 2.50%15,005
Whitman 3,06130.79%3,62136.42%1,98920.00%6316.35%6176.21%240.24%-560-5.63%9,943
Yakima 4,36033.27%3,20924.49%3,30425.21%1,2649.65%9307.10%380.29%1,056 [lower-alpha 6] 8.06%13,105
Totals113,69835.22%86,84026.90%70,44521.82%40,13412.43%9,8103.04%1,8720.58%26,8588.32%322,799

Counties that flipped from Republican to Progressive

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

Notes

  1. Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
  2. Based on highest elector on each ticket
  3. 1 2 3 4 Taft's margin over Wilson
  4. 1 2 3 4 Taft's margin over Roosevelt
  5. 1 2 3 Roosevelt's margin over Debs
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Roosevelt's margin over Taft
  7. Wilson's margin over Taft

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References

  1. "1912 Presidential Election Results Washington".
  2. Washington Secretary of State. "For Presidential Electors". Abstract of Votes Polled in the State of Washington at the General Election held November 5, 1912. Olympia, Washington. pp. 4–7.