1912 United States presidential election in West Virginia

none June 2025 September 2023 1912 United States presidential election 1912 United States presidential election in West Virginia West Virginia 1907 presidential no 1908 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1908 1916 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1916 November 5, 1912 x200px Woodrow Wilson-H&E.jpg Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) New Jersey Thomas R. Marshall 8 113,197 42.11% Unsuccessful 1912 2.jpg Theodore Roosevelt 71C837 Progressive New York Hiram Johnson 0 79,112 29.43% File:William Howard Taft Portrait (3x4 cropped).jpg William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) Ohio Nicholas Murray Butler 0 56,754 21.11% Eugene Debs portrait.jpeg Eugene V. Debs Socialist Party of America Indiana Emil Seidel 0 15,248 5.67% 1912 United States presidential election in West Virginia results map by county.svg 300px County results Wilson #d3e7ff 30–40% #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% Roosevelt #c7ffaf 30–40% #c6e9af 40–50% #aade87 50–60% Taft #ffccd0 30–40% #f2b3be 40–50% President William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) The 1912 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. West Virginia was won by Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson (D–Virginia), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall, with 42.11% 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 29.43% 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 21.11% 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 5.67% of the popular vote. 2020 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Ritchie County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate, as well as the only election in which Grant County did not vote for 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 Results 1912 United States presidential election in West Virginia1912 Presidential Election Results — West Virginia http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1912&fips=54&f=0&off=0&elect=0 Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) #5600AB 113,197 42.11% Theodore Roosevelt Bull Moose Party 79,112 29.43% William Howard Taft (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 56,754 21.11% Eugene V. Debs Socialist Party of America 15,248 5.67% Eugene W. Chafin Prohibition Party 4,517These Prohibition Party votes were not shown for individual counties but only as a state-wide total. 1.68% 268,828 100.00% Results by county 1912 United States presidential election in West Virginia by countyWest Virginia Secretary of State 1917 West Virginia Vote for President — 1916-1912 The Tribune Printing Co., Charleston, West Virginia West Virginia Legislative Hand Book and Manual and Official Register County Woodrow WilsonDemocratic William Howard TaftRepublican Theodore RooseveltProgressive "Bull Moose" Eugene V. DebsSocialist MarginBecause Roosevelt finished ahead of Taft in West Virginia as a whole, all margins give are Wilson minus Roosevelt unless stated in the total for the county in question. Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % Barbour 1,561 42.29% 607 16.45% 1,424 38.58% 99 2.68% 137 3.71% 3,691 Berkeley 2,703 50.14% 1,349 25.02% 1,204 22.33% 135 2.50% 1,354"TaftdRoosevelt" In this county where Taft did run ahead of Roosevelt, margin given is Wilson vote minus Taft vote and percentage margin Wilson percentage minus Taft percentage. 25.12% 5,391 Boone 1,119 45.19% 416 16.80% 627 25.32% 314 12.68% 492 19.87% 2,476 Braxton 2,611 51.74% 580 11.49% 1,816 35.99% 39 0.77% 795 15.76% 5,046 Brooke 850 33.74% 972 38.59% 453 17.98% 244 9.69% -122"TaftdRoosevelt" -4.85% 2,519 Cabell 4,793 46.62% 1,798 17.49% 3,210 31.22% 480 4.67% 1,583 15.40% 10,281 Calhoun 1,349 55.93% 575 23.84% 476 19.73% 12 0.50% 774"TaftdRoosevelt" 32.09% 2,412 Clay 932 44.28% 352 16.72% 766 36.39% 55 2.61% 166 7.89% 2,105 Doddridge 866 31.79% 622 22.83% 1,192 43.76% 44 1.62% -326 -11.97% 2,724 Fayette 3,757 34.09% 2,697 24.47% 3,140 28.49% 1,428 12.96% 617 5.60% 11,022 Gilmer 1,493 59.72% 469 18.76% 516 20.64% 22 0.88% 977 39.08% 2,500 Grant 356 20.42% 349 20.02% 1,025 58.81% 13 0.75% -669 -38.39% 1,743 Greenbrier 2,707 51.96% 622 11.94% 1,797 34.49% 84 1.61% 910 17.47% 5,210 Hampshire 1,777 72.44% 406 16.55% 266 10.84% 4 0.16% 1,371"TaftdRoosevelt" 55.89% 2,453 Hancock 634 32.02% 664 33.54% 557 28.13% 125 6.31% -30"TaftdRoosevelt" -1.52% 1,980 Hardy 1,209 64.51% 344 18.36% 314 16.76% 7 0.37% 865"TaftdRoosevelt" 46.16% 1,874 Harrison 4,378 41.10% 1,754 16.47% 3,443 32.32% 1,077 10.11% 935 8.78% 10,652 Jackson 1,935 42.65% 1,199 26.43% 1,355 29.87% 48 1.06% 580 12.78% 4,537 Jefferson 2,525 67.79% 993 26.66% 152 4.08% 55 1.48% 1,532"TaftdRoosevelt" 41.13% 3,725 Kanawha 6,658 37.26% 1,780 9.96% 6,360 35.59% 3,071 17.19% 298 1.67% 17,869 Lewis 1,929 45.39% 1,029 24.21% 1,146 26.96% 146 3.44% 783 18.42% 4,250 Lincoln 1,876 44.87% 631 15.09% 1,618 38.70% 56 1.34% 258 6.17% 4,181 Logan 1,404 49.95% 518 18.43% 642 22.84% 247 8.79% 762 27.11% 2,811 Marion 4,535 48.08% 1,625 17.23% 2,447 25.94% 826 8.76% 2,088 22.14% 9,433 Marshall 2,405 37.71% 1,610 25.24% 1,842 28.88% 521 8.17% 563 8.83% 6,378 Mason 1,812 37.95% 1,024 21.45% 1,692 35.43% 247 5.17% 120 2.51% 4,775 McDowell 2,497 26.77% 4,341 46.54% 2,425 26.00% 64 0.69% -1,844"TaftdRoosevelt" -19.77% 9,327 Mercer 3,497 43.07% 1,507 18.56% 2,958 36.43% 158 1.95% 539 6.64% 8,120 Mineral 1,367 39.16% 513 14.69% 1,446 41.42% 165 4.73% -79 -2.26% 3,491 Mingo 1,832 42.05% 1,569 36.01% 884 20.29% 72 1.65% 263"TaftdRoosevelt" 6.04% 4,357 Monongalia 1,673 31.92% 1,216 23.20% 1,772 33.81% 580 11.07% -99 -1.89% 5,241 Monroe 1,570 50.21% 798 25.52% 742 23.73% 17 0.54% 772"TaftdRoosevelt" 24.69% 3,127 Morgan 549 31.30% 612 34.89% 518 29.53% 75 4.28% -63"TaftdRoosevelt" -3.59% 1,754 Nicholas 2,018 49.75% 584 14.40% 1,425 35.13% 29 0.71% 593 14.62% 4,056 Ohio 5,771 41.30% 3,956 28.31% 2,666 19.08% 1,579 11.30% 1,815"TaftdRoosevelt" 12.99% 13,972 Pendleton 1,162 55.65% 475 22.75% 434 20.79% 17 0.81% 687"TaftdRoosevelt" 32.90% 2,088 Pleasants 796 47.52% 493 29.43% 364 21.73% 22 1.31% 303"TaftdRoosevelt" 18.09% 1,675 Pocahontas 1,428 44.67% 589 18.42% 1,086 33.97% 94 2.94% 342 10.70% 3,197 Preston 1,845 31.20% 1,461 24.70% 2,387 40.36% 221 3.74% -542 -9.16% 5,914 Putnam 1,540 40.55% 531 13.98% 1,401 36.89% 326 8.58% 139 3.66% 3,798 Raleigh 2,343 35.89% 897 13.74% 2,854 43.72% 434 6.65% -511 -7.83% 6,528 Randolph 2,563 50.25% 756 14.82% 1,411 27.66% 371 7.27% 1,152 22.58% 5,101 Ritchie 1,270 35.65% 937 26.31% 1,264 35.49% 91 2.55% 6 0.17% 3,562 Roane 2,045 45.70% 708 15.82% 1,670 37.32% 52 1.16% 375 8.38% 4,475 Summers 2,111 49.79% 791 18.66% 1,250 29.48% 88 2.08% 861 20.31% 4,240 Taylor 1,445 38.77% 791 21.22% 1,316 35.31% 175 4.70% 129 3.46% 3,727 Tucker 1,221 37.15% 548 16.67% 1,265 38.48% 253 7.70% -44 -1.33% 3,287 Tyler 1,193 37.30% 706 22.08% 1,129 35.30% 170 5.32% 64 2.00% 3,198 Upshur 895 25.59% 835 23.88% 1,706 48.78% 61 1.74% -811 -23.19% 3,497 Wayne 2,634 52.88% 1,465 29.41% 797 16.00% 85 1.71% 1,169"TaftdRoosevelt" 23.47% 4,981 Webster 1,330 60.90% 307 14.06% 524 23.99% 23 1.05% 806 36.90% 2,184 Wetzel 2,710 57.68% 1,092 23.24% 733 15.60% 163 3.47% 1,618"TaftdRoosevelt" 34.44% 4,698 Wirt 953 48.72% 213 10.89% 762 38.96% 28 1.43% 191 9.76% 1,956 Wood 3,784 44.29% 2,509 29.37% 1,823 21.34% 428 5.01% 1,275"TaftdRoosevelt" 14.92% 8,544 Wyoming 881 42.40% 569 27.38% 620 29.84% 8 0.38% 261 12.56% 2,078Totals113,19742.11%56,75421.11%79,11229.43%15,2487.35%34,08512.68%268,828 See also United States presidential elections in West Virginia Notes References West Virginia 1912 Category:1912 West Virginia elections