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1912 United States presidential election
1912 United States presidential election in Arkansas Arkansas 1912 presidential no 1908 United States presidential election in Arkansas 1908 1916 United States presidential election in Arkansas 1916 November 5, 1912 x200px Woodrow Wilson-H&E.jpg Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) New Jersey Thomas R. Marshall 9 68,814 55.01% File:William Howard Taft Portrait (3x4 cropped).jpg William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) Ohio Nicholas M. Butler 0 25,585 20.45% Unsuccessful 1912 2.jpg Theodore Roosevelt Bull Moose Party New York Hiram Johnson 0 21,644 17.30% Eugene Debs portrait.jpeg Eugene V. Debs Socialist Party of America Indiana Emil Seidel 0 8,153 6.52% 1912 United States presidential election in Arkansas results map by county.svg 300px County results
Wilson
#d3e7ff 30–40%
#b9d7ff 40–50%
#86b6f2 50–60%
#4389e3 60–70%
#1666cb 70–80%
Taft
#f2b3be 40–50% President William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States)
The 1912 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Arkansas was won by Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson (D–Virginia), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall, with 55.01 percent of the popular vote, against the 27th president of the United States William Howard Taft (R–Ohio), running with Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler, with 20.45 percent, the 26th president of the United States Theodore Roosevelt (P–New York), running with governor of California Hiram Johnson, with 17.30 percent, 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 6.52 percent.Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas 1912 Presidential Election Results – Arkansas http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1912&fips=5&f=0&off=0&elect=0
Results
1912 United States presidential election in Arkansas
Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) #5600AB 68,814 55.01%
William Howard Taft (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 25,585 20.45%
Theodore Roosevelt Bull Moose Party 21,644 17.30%
Eugene V. Debs Socialist Party of America 8,153 6.52%
Eugene Chafin Prohibition Party 908 0.73%
125,104 100%
Results by county
+1912 United States presidential election in Arkansas by countyCounty Thomas Woodrow WilsonDemocratic William Howard TaftRepublican Theodore RooseveltProgressive/"Bull Moose" Eugene Victor DebsGéoelections http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1912debs.htm 1912 Presidential Election Popular Vote for Eugene Debs (.xlsx file for €15)Socialist Eugene Wilder ChafinProhibition Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Arkansas 869 58.48% 249 16.76% 305 20.52% 46 3.10% 17 1.14% 564"RooseveltdTaft" In this county where Roosevelt ran second ahead of Taft, the margins given are those between Wilson and Roosevelt. 37.95% 1,486 Ashley 1,029 54.21% 439 23.13% 346 18.23% 82 4.32% 2 0.11% 590 31.09% 1,898 Baxter 536 53.55% 142 14.19% 176 17.58% 144 14.39% 3 0.30% 360"RooseveltdTaft" 35.96% 1,001 Benton 2,353 60.23% 541 13.85% 660 16.89% 296 7.58% 57 1.46% 1,693"RooseveltdTaft" 43.33% 3,907 Boone 965 59.68% 280 17.32% 279 17.25% 81 5.01% 12 0.74% 685 42.36% 1,617 Bradley 772 66.38% 137 11.78% 147 12.64% 101 8.68% 6 0.52% 625"RooseveltdTaft" 53.74% 1,163 Calhoun 438 54.01% 72 8.88% 177 21.82% 109 13.44% 15 1.85% 261"RooseveltdTaft" 32.18% 811 Carroll 919 48.81% 464 24.64% 358 19.01% 122 6.48% 20 1.06% 455 24.16% 1,883 Chicot 419 49.94% 89 10.61% 308 36.71% 22 2.62% 1 0.12% 111"RooseveltdTaft" 13.23% 839 Clark 1,051 60.58% 376 21.67% 263 15.16% 36 2.07% 9 0.52% 675 38.90% 1,735 Clay 1,299 51.73% 622 24.77% 358 14.26% 218 8.68% 14 0.56% 677 26.96% 2,511 Cleburne 517 56.81% 138 15.16% 118 12.97% 127 13.96% 10 1.10% 379 41.65% 910 Cleveland 685 62.27% 275 25.00% 98 8.91% 33 3.00% 9 0.82% 410 37.27% 1,100 Columbia 1,101 66.61% 340 20.57% 167 10.10% 42 2.54% 3 0.18% 761 46.04% 1,653 Conway 1,435 60.14% 527 22.09% 364 15.26% 53 2.22% 7 0.29% 908 38.06% 2,386 Craighead 1,259 61.12% 269 13.06% 229 11.12% 297 14.42% 6 0.29% 962"DebsdTR" In this county where Debs ran second ahead of Taft and of Roosevelt, the margin given is that between Wilson and Debs. 46.70% 2,060 Crawford 969 51.24% 407 21.52% 423 22.37% 81 4.28% 11 0.58% 546"RooseveltdTaft" 28.87% 1,891 Crittenden 423 53.07% 89 11.17% 285 35.76% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 138"RooseveltdTaft" 17.31% 797 Cross 491 44.35% 293 26.47% 234 21.14% 79 7.14% 10 0.90% 198 17.89% 1,107 Dallas 654 49.55% 228 17.27% 406 30.76% 28 2.12% 4 0.30% 248"RooseveltdTaft" 18.79% 1,320 Desha 314 58.15% 52 9.63% 161 29.81% 13 2.41% 0 0.00% 153"RooseveltdTaft" 28.33% 540 Drew 882 54.82% 424 26.35% 254 15.79% 43 2.67% 6 0.37% 458 28.46% 1,609 Faulkner 1,316 65.47% 402 20.00% 161 8.01% 111 5.52% 20 1.00% 914 45.47% 2,010 Franklin 1,113 63.02% 258 14.61% 194 10.99% 184 10.42% 17 0.96% 855 48.41% 1,766 Fulton 590 44.46% 453 34.14% 235 17.71% 45 3.39% 4 0.30% 137 10.32% 1,327 Garland 1,046 51.22% 300 14.69% 533 26.10% 148 7.25% 15 0.73% 513"RooseveltdTaft" 25.12% 2,042 Grant 440 70.51% 110 17.63% 47 7.53% 25 4.01% 2 0.32% 330 52.88% 624 Greene 1,251 60.96% 286 13.94% 259 12.62% 239 11.65% 17 0.83% 965 47.03% 2,052 Hempstead 1,247 46.69% 836 31.30% 468 17.52% 92 3.44% 28 1.05% 411 15.39% 2,671 Hot Spring 668 55.12% 248 20.46% 247 20.38% 42 3.47% 7 0.58% 420 34.65% 1,212 Howard 760 56.84% 321 24.01% 187 13.99% 66 4.94% 3 0.22% 439 32.83% 1,337 Independence 1,225 55.11% 412 18.53% 395 17.77% 168 7.56% 23 1.03% 813 36.57% 2,223 Izard 746 64.03% 215 18.45% 137 11.76% 52 4.46% 15 1.29% 531 45.58% 1,165 Jackson 837 48.95% 543 31.75% 159 9.30% 161 9.42% 10 0.58% 294 17.19% 1,710 Jefferson 1,659 52.77% 579 18.42% 753 23.95% 146 4.64% 7 0.22% 906"RooseveltdTaft" 28.82% 3,144 Johnson 927 60.87% 189 12.41% 237 15.56% 151 9.91% 19 1.25% 690"RooseveltdTaft" 45.31% 1,523 Lafayette 498 57.04% 208 23.83% 155 17.75% 10 1.15% 2 0.23% 290 33.22% 873 Lawrence 929 63.76% 218 14.96% 167 11.46% 125 8.58% 18 1.24% 711 48.80% 1,457 Lee 968 52.52% 665 36.08% 194 10.53% 15 0.81% 1 0.05% 303 16.44% 1,843 Lincoln 390 42.03% 292 31.47% 152 16.38% 86 9.27% 8 0.86% 98 10.56% 928 Little River 615 59.25% 232 22.35% 87 8.38% 101 9.73% 3 0.29% 383 36.90% 1,038 Logan 1,319 51.14% 333 12.91% 765 29.66% 149 5.78% 13 0.50% 554"RooseveltdTaft" 21.48% 2,579 Lonoke 1,129 59.55% 254 13.40% 425 22.42% 71 3.74% 17 0.90% 704"RooseveltdTaft" 37.13% 1,896 Madison 932 61.03% 286 18.73% 231 15.13% 71 4.65% 7 0.46% 646 42.31% 1,527 Marion 537 53.54% 160 15.95% 145 14.46% 157 15.65% 4 0.40% 377 37.59% 1,003 Miller 846 56.63% 331 22.16% 195 13.05% 106 7.10% 16 1.07% 515 34.47% 1,494 Mississippi 767 58.24% 263 19.97% 183 13.90% 87 6.61% 17 1.29% 504 38.27% 1,317 Monroe 537 43.94% 400 32.73% 201 16.45% 76 6.22% 8 0.65% 137 11.21% 1,222 Montgomery 471 45.16% 221 21.19% 202 19.37% 137 13.14% 12 1.15% 250 23.97% 1,043 Nevada 607 46.62% 322 24.73% 268 20.58% 93 7.14% 12 0.92% 285 21.89% 1,302 Newton 290 32.12% 285 31.56% 247 27.35% 74 8.19% 7 0.78% 5 0.55% 903 Ouachita 913 48.44% 793 42.07% 131 6.95% 38 2.02% 10 0.53% 120 6.37% 1,885 Perry 522 53.98% 163 16.86% 216 22.34% 64 6.62% 2 0.21% 306"RooseveltdTaft" 31.64% 967 Phillips 926 70.31% 198 15.03% 189 14.35% 2 0.15% 2 0.15% 728 55.28% 1,317 Pike 603 53.46% 331 29.34% 158 14.01% 32 2.84% 4 0.35% 272 24.11% 1,128 Poinsett 593 54.40% 205 18.81% 157 14.40% 126 11.56% 9 0.83% 388 35.60% 1,090 Polk 694 45.72% 162 10.67% 409 26.94% 197 12.98% 56 3.69% 285"RooseveltdTaft" 18.77% 1,518 Pope 1,517 59.33% 334 13.06% 556 21.74% 134 5.24% 16 0.63% 961"RooseveltdTaft" 37.58% 2,557 Prairie 647 54.10% 376 31.44% 103 8.61% 60 5.02% 10 0.84% 271 22.66% 1,196 Pulaski 3,369 53.80% 1,044 16.67% 1,547 24.70% 268 4.28% 34 0.54% 1,822"RooseveltdTaft" 29.10% 6,262 Randolph 997 62.47% 264 16.54% 178 11.15% 130 8.15% 27 1.69% 733 45.93% 1,596 St. Francis 563 55.41% 296 29.13% 90 8.86% 65 6.40% 2 0.20% 267 26.28% 1,016 Saline 814 68.52% 164 13.80% 140 11.78% 65 5.47% 5 0.42% 650 54.71% 1,188 Scott 640 50.96% 206 16.40% 225 17.91% 170 13.54% 15 1.19% 415"RooseveltdTaft" 33.04% 1,256 Searcy 438 34.98% 514"SearcyvSebastian" Different sources reverse the Republican vote totals for Sebastian and Searcy Counties.In contrast to Deve Leip’s Atlas, Géoelections has 389 Taft votes in Searcy County and 514 in Sebastian County, which would have given Searcy County to Wilson and the Democratic Party 41.05% 180 14.38% 111 8.87% 9 0.72% -76 -6.07% 1,252 Sebastian 2,396 59.59% 389"SearcyvSebastian" 9.67% 748 18.60% 445 11.07% 43 1.07% 1,648"RooseveltdTaft" 40.98% 4,021 Sevier 789 59.55% 174 13.13% 166 12.53% 183 13.81% 13 0.98% 606"DebsdTR" 45.74% 1,325 Sharp 681 63.82% 114 10.68% 194 18.18% 71 6.65% 7 0.66% 487"RooseveltdTaft" 45.64% 1,067 Stone 337 55.07% 113 18.46% 92 15.03% 70 11.44% 0 0.00% 224 36.60% 612 Union 1,090 73.20% 152 10.21% 135 9.07% 106 7.12% 6 0.40% 938 63.00% 1,489 Van Buren 674 52.70% 254 19.86% 266 20.80% 80 6.25% 5 0.39% 408"RooseveltdTaft" 31.90% 1,279 Washington 1,881 59.53% 565 17.88% 532 16.84% 159 5.03% 23 0.73% 1,316 41.65% 3,160 White 1,448 56.74% 380 14.89% 481 18.85% 208 8.15% 35 1.37% 967"RooseveltdTaft" 37.89% 2,552 Woodruff 903 53.02% 473 27.77% 258 15.15% 65 3.82% 4 0.23% 430 25.25% 1,703 Yell 1,401 54.83% 436 17.06% 438 17.14% 263 10.29% 17 0.67% 963"RooseveltdTaft" 37.69% 2,555Totals68,81455.01%25,58520.45%21,64417.30%8,1536.52%9080.73%43,22934.55%125,104
See also
United States presidential elections in Arkansas
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