1912 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

The 1912 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 5, 1912 as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. State voters chose thirteen electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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1912 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

November 5, 1912

Nominee Woodrow Wilson William Howard Taft Party Democratic Republican Home state New Jersey Ohio Running mate Thomas R. Marshall Nicholas M. Butler (replacing James S. Sherman) Electoral vote 13 0 Popular vote 164,230 130,596 Percentage 41.06% 32.65%   Nominee Theodore Roosevelt Eugene V. Debs Party Progressive Social Democratic Home state New York Indiana Running mate Hiram Johnson Emil Seidel Electoral vote 0 0 Popular vote 62,448 33,476 Percentage 15.61% 8.37%

County Results Wilson   30-40%   40-50%   50-60%   60-70% Taft   30-40%   40-50%   50-60% Roosevelt   30-40%   40-50%

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

Democratic Party candidate Woodrow Wilson won Wisconsin with 41% of the popular vote, winning the state's thirteen electoral votes.[1]

With his win, Wilson became the first Democratic presidential candidate to win Wisconsin since Grover Cleveland in 1892. Another Democrat would not carry the state again until Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.

As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the only election in which Walworth County voted for the Democratic candidate.

Results

1912 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Woodrow Wilson	164,230	41.06%	13
	Republican	William Howard Taft	130,596	32.65%	0
	Progressive	Theodore Roosevelt	62,448	15.61%	0
	Social Democratic	Eugene V. Debs	33,476	8.37%	0
	Prohibition	Eugene Chafin	8,584	2.15%	0
Totals			399,334	100.0%	13

References

1. "1912 Presidential General Election Results - Wisconsin". Retrieved August 18, 2016.