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1912 United States presidential election in Maryland
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1912 United States presidential election
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1912 United States presidential election in Maryland Maryland 1923 presidential no 1908 United States presidential election in Maryland 1908 1916 United States presidential election in Maryland 1916 November 5, 1912 x160px Woodrow Wilson-H&E.jpg Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) New Jersey Thomas R. Marshall 8 112,674 48.57% Unsuccessful 1912 2.jpg Theodore Roosevelt Progressive New York Hiram Johnson A2ED70 0 57,789 24.91% File:William Howard Taft Portrait (3x4 cropped).jpg William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) Ohio Nicholas M. Butler 0 54,956 23.69% 375px 390px County results
Wilson
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#b9d7ff 40–50%
#86b6f2 50–60%
Roosevelt
#c7ffaf 30–40%
Taft
#e27f90 50–60% President William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States)
The 1912 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Maryland was won by governor of New Jersey Woodrow Wilson (D–New Jersey), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall, with 48.57% 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 24.91% of the popular vote and the incumbent 27th president of the United States William Howard Taft (R–Ohio), running with Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler, with 23.69% of the popular vote.1912 Presidential Election Results Maryland http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1912&fips=24&f=0&off=0&elect=0 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the first and only time that Garrett County did not support the Republican candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 As of 2020, this is also the last time the Democratic candidate won Carroll County by more than 10%.Maryland https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rNmmmt7JNQXoEGMiKmY7SvPD28z3WF1nCpikQc0gGZ8/edit?usp=embed_facebook 2022-08-28 Google Docs en-US
This was the first time since 1892 that a Democrat won the popular vote in Maryland.
Results
1912 United States presidential election in Maryland
Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) #5600AB 112,674 48.57%
Theodore Roosevelt Progressive #90EE90 57,789 24.91%
William Howard Taft (incumbent) Republican #FF0000 54,956 23.69%
Eugene V. Debs Socialist #8B0000 3,996 1.72%
Eugene W. Chafin Prohibition #FF00FF 2,244 0.97%
Arthur Reimer Socialist Labor #A30000 322 0.14%
231,981 100%
Results by county
County Thomas Woodrow WilsonDemocratic William Howard TaftRepublican Theodore RooseveltProgressive "Bull Moose" Various candidatesOther parties MarginBecause Roosevelt finished ahead of Taft in Maryland as a whole, all margins give are Wilson minus Roosevelt unless stated in the total for the county in question. Total votescastMaryland State Board of Elections; Maryland Manual 1912-1913 pp. 249-254 # % # % # % # % # %Allegany3,38239.36%1,396 16.25%2,63130.62%1,18413.78% 751 8.74%8,593Anne Arundel3,04946.10%2,222 33.60%79412.00%5498.30% 827"TaftdRoosevelt" In this county where Taft did run second ahead of Roosevelt, the margin given is that between Wilson and Taft. 12.50%6,614Baltimore11,52451.65%4,247 19.03%6,21127.84%3301.48% 5,313 23.81%22,312Baltimore City48,03048.36%15,597 15.70%33,67933.91%2,0162.03% 14,351 14.45%99,322Calvert61634.74%1,035 58.38%834.68%392.20% -419"TaftdRoosevelt" -23.63%1,773 Caroline1,88251.63%1,445 39.64%1965.38%1223.35% 437"TaftdRoosevelt" 11.99%3,645Carroll3,61650.11%2,546 35.28%92312.79%1311.82% 1,070"TaftdRoosevelt" 14.83%7,216 Cecil2,49152.60%1,509 31.86%64613.64%901.90% 982"TaftdRoosevelt" 20.73%4,736Charles91834.69%1,573 59.45%1134.27%421.59% -655"TaftdRoosevelt" -24.75%2,646Dorchester2,50947.08%2,387 44.79%3135.87%1202.25% 122"TaftdRoosevelt" 2.29%5,329 Frederick5,54548.81%2,813 24.76%2,77624.44%2261.99% 2,732"TaftdRoosevelt" 24.05%11,360 Garrett1,00534.42%655 22.43%1,06936.61%1916.54% -64 -2.19%2,920 Harford3,06453.63%1,737 30.40%80214.04%1101.93% 1,327"TaftdRoosevelt" 23.23%5,713 Howard1,52351.45%1,004 33.92%36412.30%692.33% 519"TaftdRoosevelt" 17.53%2,960 Kent1,81653.73%1,021 30.21%46313.70%802.37% 795"TaftdRoosevelt" 23.52%3,380 Montgomery3,50156.10%1,675 26.84%88414.16%1812.90% 1,826"TaftdRoosevelt" 29.26%6,241 Prince George's2,42445.38%1,456 27.26%1,30824.49%1532.86% 968"TaftdRoosevelt" 18.12%5,341 Queen Anne's1,90255.52%1,311 38.27%1193.47%942.74% 591"TaftdRoosevelt" 17.25%3,426 St. Mary's84336.09%1,262 54.02%1446.16%873.72% -419"TaftdRoosevelt" -17.94%2,336 Somerset1,61745.51%1,528 43.01%37010.41%381.07% 89"TaftdRoosevelt" 2.50%3,553 Talbot1,88847.13%1,835 45.81%1904.74%932.32% 53"TaftdRoosevelt" 1.32%4,006 Washington4,58948.10%1,907 19.99%2,60627.32%4384.59% 1,983 20.79%9,540 Wicomico3,17655.02%2,038 35.31%4427.66%1162.01% 1,138"TaftdRoosevelt" 19.72%5,772 Worcester1,76454.33%757 23.31%66320.42%631.94% 1,007"TaftdRoosevelt" 31.01%3,247Totals112,67448.57%54,95623.69%57,78924.91%6,5622.83%54,88523.66%231,981
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Allegany
Baltimore (City)
Frederick
St. Mary's
Washington
Counties that flipped from Republican to Progressive
Garrett
See also
United States presidential elections in Maryland
1912 United States presidential election
1912 United States elections
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