1912 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

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1912 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
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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 M. 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 (P–New York), running with governor of California Hiram Johnson, with 35.22% of the popular vote against the Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson (D–New 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 (R–Ohio), 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 (S–Indiana), 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.

Results

1912 United States presidential election in Washington [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Theodore Roosevelt 113,698 35.22%
Democratic Woodrow Wilson 86,84026.90%
Republican William Howard Taft (incumbent)70,44521.82%
Socialist Eugene V. Debs 40,13412.43%
Prohibition Eugene Chafin 9,8103.04%
Socialist Labor Arthur Reimer 1,8720.58%
Total votes322,799 100%

Results by county

CountyWoodrow Wilson [2]
Democratic		William Howard Taft [2]
Republican		Theodore Roosevelt [3]
Progressive		Eugene Debs [4]
Socialist		Eugene Chafin [4]
Prohibition		Arthur Reimer [4]
Socialist Labor		Total votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Adams 94940.59%39817.02%78833.70%1556.63%421.80%60.26%2,338
Asotin 55129.86%57931.38%51327.80%1337.21%663.58%30.16%1,845
Benton 1,23832.50%72819.11%1,37336.05%3569.35%782.05%360.95%3,809
Chehalis 1,95322.16%3,05534.66%1,84720.96%1,68319.09%2282.59%480.54%8,814
Chelan 1,33125.84%97018.83%1,99438.72%62312.10%2043.96%280.54%5,150
Clallam 46418.30%72728.67%68627.05%61024.05%361.42%130.51%2,536
Clark 2,54931.82%1,87223.37%2,08225.99%96612.06%5136.40%280.35%8,010
Columbia 85533.35%67326.25%80331.32%1726.71%592.30%20.08%2,564
Cowlitz 91923.63%1,34834.66%1,00625.87%52713.55%792.03%100.26%3,889
Douglas 1,35742.61%64220.16%79424.93%3169.92%652.04%110.35%3,185
Ferry 60936.08%28616.94%50229.74%26915.94%130.77%90.53%1,688
Franklin 61234.29%29316.41%52529.41%30216.92%382.13%150.84%1,785
Garfield 42627.36%34522.16%66742.84%865.52%322.06%10.06%1,557
Grant 77129.32%45817.41%91434.75%41415.74%622.36%110.42%2,630
Island 31019.71%33221.11%50331.98%34722.06%805.09%10.06%1,573
Jefferson 64227.60%63627.34%74131.86%28512.25%110.47%110.47%2,326
King 20,08828.17%15,57921.85%26,88737.70%6,8399.59%1,2511.75%6650.93%71,309
Kitsap 96915.93%1,22420.12%2,32138.16%1,42923.50%1011.66%380.62%6,082
Kittitas 1,40727.29%1,15722.44%1,90236.89%5159.99%1422.75%330.64%5,156
Klickitat 1,02829.72%1,16333.62%79522.98%35110.15%1073.09%150.43%3,459
Lewis 2,47125.25%3,20032.70%2,03220.76%1,63716.73%4104.19%360.37%9,786
Lincoln 1,82938.26%69114.46%1,86439.00%2936.13%881.84%150.31%4,780
Mason 52229.03%43924.42%46425.81%33918.85%221.22%120.67%1,798
Okanogan 1,46134.47%80418.97%1,08825.67%82719.51%380.90%210.50%4,239
Pacific 97123.85%1,37533.77%1,25130.72%3829.38%822.01%110.27%4,072
Pend Oreille 74735.67%30514.57%71634.19%28813.75%321.53%60.29%2,094
Pierce 6,85521.65%6,51720.59%13,07441.30%4,07512.87%9643.05%1720.54%31,657
San Juan 31125.10%34127.52%34627.93%21717.51%181.45%60.48%1,239
Skagit 1,96221.24%2,39925.97%2,52927.38%1,78119.28%5085.50%580.63%9,237
Skamania 26231.57%25130.24%21826.27%8610.36%101.20%30.36%830
Snohomish 3,84620.05%3,00715.68%7,34738.30%3,96920.69%8964.67%1170.61%19,182
Spokane 10,84530.75%4,20511.92%16,68747.31%2,5537.24%7792.21%1990.56%35,268
Stevens 1,97932.98%81013.50%1,97132.84%98816.46%2273.78%260.43%6,001
Thurston 1,45623.07%1,93730.69%1,47123.31%1,16018.38%2704.28%170.27%6,311
Wahkiakum 18520.93%28231.90%28732.47%11112.56%141.58%50.57%884
Walla Walla 2,50732.72%1,93725.28%2,72735.59%3464.52%1251.63%210.27%7,663
Whatcom 2,77318.48%4,18727.90%4,56230.40%2,80918.72%5733.82%1010.67%15,005
Whitman 3,62136.42%1,98920.00%3,06130.79%6316.35%6176.21%240.24%9,943
Yakima 3,20924.49%3,30425.21%4,36033.27%1,2649.65%9307.10%380.29%13,105
Totals86,84026.90%70,44521.82%113,69835.22%40,13412.43%9,8103.04%1,8720.58%322,799

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References

  1. 1 2 "1912 Presidential Election Results Washington".
  2. 1 2 Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote; 1896-1932 (second edition); pp. 226-227 Published 1947 by Stanford University Press
  3. ↑ Géoelections; 1912 Presidential Election Popular Vote Archived 2018-06-13 at the Wayback Machine (xlsx file for €15)
  4. 1 2 3 Géoelections; 1912 Presidential Election Popular Vote for Eugene Debs (xlsx file for €15)
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