1912 United States presidential election in North Carolina

The 1912 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. North Carolina voters chose 12 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1912

November 5, 1912

Nominee Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft Party Democratic Progressive Republican Home state New Jersey New York Ohio Running mate Thomas R. Marshall Hiram Johnson Nicholas M. Butler (replacing James S. Sherman) Electoral vote 12 0 0 Popular vote 133,021 69,130 29,139 Percentage 59.24% 28.34% 11.95%

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

North Carolina was won by Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson (D–Virginia), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall, with 59.24% 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 28.34% of the popular vote and the 27th president of the United States William Howard Taft (R–Ohio), running with Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler, with 11.95% of the popular vote.[1] As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last election in which Wilkes County, Avery County, and Mitchell County did not support the Republican candidate.

Results

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1912[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Woodrow Wilson	144,507	59.24%
	Progressive	Theodore Roosevelt	69,130	28.34%
	Republican	William Howard Taft	29,139	11.95%
	Socialist	Eugene V. Debs	1,025	0.42%
	Prohibition	Eugene W. Chafin	117	0.05%
Total votes			243,776	100%

References

1. "1912 Presidential Election Results North Carolina".