1912 United States presidential election in Minnesota

none June 2025 September 2023 1912 United States presidential election in Minnesota Minnesota 1893 presidential no 1908 United States presidential election in Minnesota 1908 1916 United States presidential election in Minnesota 1916 November 5, 1912 x200px Unsuccessful 1912 2.jpg Theodore Roosevelt Progressive New York Hiram Johnson A2ED70 12 125,856 37.66% Woodrow Wilson-H&E.jpg Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) New Jersey Thomas R. Marshall 0 106,426 31.84% File:William Howard Taft Portrait (3x4 cropped).jpg William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) Ohio Nicholas Murray Butler 0 64,334 19.25% Eugene Debs portrait.jpeg Eugene V. Debs Socialist Party of America Indiana Emil Seidel 0 27,505 8.23% 1912 United States presidential election in Minnesota results map by county.svg 350px County results Roosevelt #ddffd2 20–30% #c7ffaf 30–40% #c6e9af 40–50% #aade87 50–60% #8dd35f 60–70% Wilson #d3e7ff 30–40% #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% Debs #ffe8d9 20–30% #ffdac1 30–40% President William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) 1912 United States presidential election The 1912 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Minnesota voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Minnesota was won by the Progressive candidate, former President Theodore Roosevelt, won the state over the Democratic candidate, New Jersey governor Woodrow Wilson, by a margin of 19,430 votes, or 5.82%, while Republican incumbent President William Howard Taft came in third, with just 19.25% of the vote, and perennial Socialist candidate Eugene V. Debs came in fourth while winning the votes of 8.23% of Minnesota voters. Nationally, Wilson won the election, with 435 electoral votes and a landslide 14.44% lead over Roosevelt in the popular vote, while Taft finished third, with 23.17% of the vote, and Debs won a personal record 5.99% of the national popular vote. Nationally, the 1912 election was the first United States presidential election since 1860 in which there were four candidates who each won more than five percent of the popular vote, and the first since 1852 in which the ticket of a party other than the Democratic and Republican parties finished second (as well as the last, 2020 11 as of 2020). It was the only presidential election in American history in which an incumbent president faced both his immediate predecessor and his immediate successor in the general election. As a result of the 1912 election, Woodrow Wilson became the second of only two Democrats elected president between 1860 and 1932. It was also the first presidential election in which all 48 of the contiguous United States participated. The 1912 election was the first presidential election held since statehood in which the Republican ticket lost in Minnesota, and the only presidential election in which a party other than the Democratic and Republican parties won Minnesota's electoral votes. It was the only presidential election since statehood in which the Republican ticket failed to carry a single county in Minnesota, and the only presidential election in which the Republican ticket finished less than second in the state. Taft's 19.25% still ranks as the lowest percentage of the popular vote any Republican presidential nominee has ever won in Minnesota. The 1912 election also marked the high water point for the Socialist Party of America, both nationally and in Minnesota. No Socialist Party candidate—before or since—has ever won a higher percentage of the national popular vote than Debs did in 1912, and no Socialist Party candidate for any office has won a higher percentage of the statewide vote in Minnesota. In Minnesota, Debs carried two counties (Beltrami and Lake); nationally, he carried two more (Crawford County, Kansas and Burke County, North Dakota). Minnesota would not go against the Republican Party in a presidential election again until Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt won the state in 1932. With 37.66% of the popular vote, Minnesota would prove to be Roosevelt's fourth-strongest state in terms of popular vote percentage in the 1912 election after South Dakota, California and Michigan.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1912&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1912 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05 November 16, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181116091452/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1912&f=1&off=0&elect=0 live Results 1912 United States presidential election in Minnesotahttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1912&fips=27&off=0&elect=0&f=0 2016-10-06 1912 Presidential Election Results, 1912 Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas October 9, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161009121122/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1912&fips=27&off=0&elect=0&f=0 livePartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Progressive Theodore Roosevelt 125,856 37.66% 12 Democratic Woodrow Wilson 106,426 31.84% 0 Republican William Howard Taft (incumbent) 64,334 19.25% 0 Socialist Eugene V. Debs 27,505 8.23% 0 Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin 7,886 2.36% 0 Socialist Labor Arthur E. Reimer 2,212 0.66% 0 Totals 334,219 100.00% 12 Results By County +1912 United States Presidential Election in Minnesota (by county)Our Campaigns - MN US President Race - Nov 05, 1912 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3181 2024-09-21 www.ourcampaigns.comCountyTheodore RooseveltProgressiveWoodrow WilsonDemocraticWilliam Howard TaftRepublicanEugene V. DebsSocialistEugene W. ChafinProhibitionArthur E. ReimerSocialist LaborMarginTotal votescast# %# %#%#%#%#%#%Aitkin84240.42%41319.83%36217.38%37818.15%723.46%160.77%42920.59%2,083Anoka72935.06%59128.43%56227.03%904.33%924.43%150.72%1386.63%2,079Becker1,35044.45%73224.10%50916.76%2578.46%1655.43%240.79%61820.35%3,037Beltrami79426.25%79026.12%49016.20%87128.79%391.29%411.36% -77In this county where Debs ran first ahead of Roosevelt, Wilson, and Taft, margin given is Debs vote minus Roosevelt vote, while percentage given is Debs percentage minus Roosevelt percentage. -2.54%3,025Benton72837.92%56229.27%46824.38%1176.09%241.25%211.09%1668.65%1,920Big Stone59135.26%67740.39%24414.56%985.85%623.70%40.24% -86 -5.13%1,676Blue Earth1,57929.84%2,02538.27%1,34425.40%1843.48%1412.66%180.34% -446 -8.43%5,291Brown1,35942.99%94329.83%47214.93%34811.01%210.66%180.57%41613.16%3,161Carlton1,11543.10%63124.39%28310.94%44917.36%893.44%200.77%48418.71%2,587Carver93333.78%1,00836.50%74226.86%411.48%301.09%80.29% -75 -2.72%2,762Cass69333.05%56526.94%43120.55%34116.26%512.43%160.76%1286.11%2,097Chippewa1,13342.56%87032.68%41215.48%1224.58%1164.36%90.34%2639.88%2,662Chisago1,64963.42%43516.73%34613.31%1284.92%321.23%100.38%1,21446.69%2,600Clay1,30042.60%94230.87%54917.99%1695.54%792.59%130.43%35811.73%3,052Clearwater56651.69%12311.23%12511.42%23421.37%333.01%141.28%332In this county where Debs ran second ahead of Wilson and Taft, margin given is Roosevelt vote minus Debs vote and percentage given is Roosevelt percentage minus Debs percentage.30.32%1,095Cook17249.43%6518.68%308.62%6117.53%154.31%51.44%10730.75%348Cottonwood1,03251.17%51125.33%32516.11%944.66%391.93%160.79%52125.84%2,017Crow Wing1,07932.73%70921.50%69120.96%73622.32%561.70%260.79%343In this county where Debs ran second ahead of Wilson and Taft, margin given is Roosevelt vote minus Debs vote and percentage given is Roosevelt percentage minus Debs percentage.10.41%3,297Dakota1,60837.48%1,77741.42%60914.20%1964.57%872.03%130.30% -169 -3.94%4,290Dodge89744.56%54326.97%47023.35%402.93%591.99%40.20%35417.59%2,013Douglas1,37947.36%79327.23%43514.94%1615.53%1254.29%190.65%58620.13%2,912Faribault1,72451.36%91927.38%39311.71%772.29%2336.94%110.33%80523.98%3,357Fillmore1,88842.33%99022.20%1,16926.21%1332.98%2665.96%140.31%719In this county where Taft ran second ahead of Wilson, margin given is Roosevelt vote minus Taft vote and percentage given is Roosevelt percentage minus Taft percentage.16.12%4,460Freeborn1,90248.23%88022.31%67217.04%2406.09%2345.93%160.41%1,02225.92%3,944Goodhue2,84449.56%1,40524.48%1,05118.31%1853.22%2334.06%210.37%1,43925.08%5,739Grant95261.03%38124.42%1469.36%241.54%523.33%50.32%57136.61%1,560Hennepin11,48923.69%15,53032.02%14,37929.64%5,82012.00%6681.38%6191.28% -1,151In this county where Taft ran second ahead of Roosevelt, margin given is Wilson vote minus Taft vote and percentage given is Wilson percentage minus Taft percentage. -2.38%48,505Houston1,27846.05%76227.46%65923.75%270.97%431.55%60.22%51618.59%2,775Hubbard50329.71%45026.58%35921.20%28516.83%734.31%231.36%533.13%1,693Isanti1,02547.45%33315.42%31414.54%36917.08%1125.19%70.32%656In this county where Debs ran second ahead of Taft and Wilson, margin given is Roosevelt vote minus Debs vote and percentage given is Roosevelt percentage minus Debs percentage.30.37%2,160Itasca88032.73%69925.99%44616.59%57821.49%592.19%271.00%1816.74%2,689Jackson1,23445.18%91333.43%46817.14%572.09%431.57%160.59%32111.75%2,731Kanabec49838.82%27021.04%21816.99%25820.11%292.26%100.78%22817.78%1,283Kandiyohi1,66850.27%85525.77%48414.59%1965.91%982.95%170.51%81324.50%3,318Kittson77053.10%36224.97%18512.76%805.52%463.17%70.48%40828.13%1,450Koochiching52227.59%63833.72%23912.63%46024.31%160.85%170.90% -116 -6.13%1,892Lac Qui Parle1,40555.36%60823.96%34313.51%682.68%1074.22%70.28%79731.40%2,538Lake36929.15%19515.40%18214.38%46636.81%463.63%80.63% -97In this county where Debs ran first ahead of Roosevelt, Wilson, and Taft, margin given is Debs vote minus Roosevelt vote and percentage given is Debs percentage minus Roosevelt percentage. -7.66%1,266Le Sueur95226.79%1,48841.87%88624.93%1333.74%792.22%160.45% -536 -15.08%3,554Lincoln66641.37%54834.04%26416.40%623.85%623.85%80.50%1187.33%1,610Lyon1,16739.71%1,06836.34%46015.65%1284.36%1003.40%160.54%993.37%2,939McLeod89130.98%1,22542.59%65522.77%341.18%592.05%120.42% -334 -11.61%2,876Mahnomen15424.64%29346.88%6810.88%9815.68%101.60%20.32% -139 -22.24%625Marshall1,72158.74%56719.35%33111.30%1976.72%993.38%150.51%1,15439.39%2,930Martin1,34740.69%1,14134.47%57817.46%982.96%1404.23%60.18%2066.22%3,310Meeker1,45845.07%1,09933.97%56017.31%672.07%431.33%80.25%35911.10%3,235Mille Lacs75137.46%44922.39%39219.55%32916.41%653.24%190.95%30215.07%2,005Morrison1,32736.41%1,34136.79%69919.18%2236.12%411.12%140.38% -14 -0.38%3,645Mower1,37132.82%1,22829.40%1,32131.63%1593.81%821.96%160.38%50In this county where Taft ran second ahead of Wilson, margin given is Roosevelt vote minus Taft vote and percentage given is Roosevelt percentage minus Taft percentage.1.19%4,177Murray95842.43%77534.32%38817.18%723.19%572.52%80.35%1838.11%2,258Nicollet82534.01%92938.29%52521.64%702.89%532.18%240.99% -104 -4.28%2,426Nobles1,12238.54%99434.15%60520.78%1194.09%622.13%90.31%1284.39%2,911Norman98344.04%51022.85%32914.74%25211.29%1466.54%120.54%47321.19%2,232Olmsted1,46737.11%1,54239.01%72018.21%932.35%1122.83%190.48% -75 -1.90%3,953Otter Tail3,16848.40%1,73926.57%75511.53%5788.83%2634.02%432.66%1,42921.83%6,546Pennington78441.88%42322.60%24413.03%34318.32%673.58%110.59%36119.28%1,872Pine1,28142.56%77725.81%51317.04%34511.46%712.36%230.76%50416.75%3,010Pipestone67540.56%50530.35%30118.09%1187.09%563.37%90.54%17010.21%1,664Polk2,32640.47%1,66228.92%73512.79%78913.73%1993.46%360.63%66411.55%5,747Pope1,28356.30%44319.44%37916.63%401.76%1265.53%80.35%84036.86%2,279Ramsey12,42638.41%12,43138.43%4,10912.70%2,9429.09%2750.85%1670.52% -5 -0.02%32,350Red Lake22624.33%37440.26%25927.88%545.81%111.18%50.54% -115In this county where Taft ran second ahead of Roosevelt, margin given is Wilson vote minus Taft vote and percentage given is Wilson percentage minus Taft percentage. -12.38%929Redwood1,29140.67%1,12635.48%54217.08%1394.38%591.86%170.54%1655.19%3,174Renville1,71243.87%1,31033.57%70318.02%992.54%721.85%60.15%40210.30%3,902Rice1,76538.39%1,61335.09%1,02022.19%781.70%1012.20%200.44%1523.30%4,597Rock75741.82%46625.75%46325.58%723.98%472.60%50.28%29116.07%1,810Roseau85944.79%29915.59%27814.49%42622.21%412.14%150.78%433In this county where Debs ran second ahead of Wilson and Taft, margin given is Roosevelt vote minus Debs vote and percentage given is Roosevelt percentage minus Debs percentage.22.58%1,918St. Louis8,48040.62%5,12424.54%3,88118.59%2,85313.67%4202.01%1200.57%3,35616.08%20,878Scott59626.12%1,17251.36%46220.25%251.10%231.01%40.18% -576 -25.24%2,282Sherburne67644.53%36023.72%33522.07%704.61%644.22%130.86%31620.81%1,518Sibley1,13945.04%89035.19%38315.14%622.45%431.70%120.47%2499.85%2,529Stearns1,68226.14%3,31751.55%1,13417.63%1822.83%921.43%270.42% -1,635 -25.41%6,434Steele1,10534.53%1,29440.44%65120.34%591.84%842.63%70.22% -189 -5.91%3,200Stevens62838.20%64038.93%28617.40%332.01%523.16%50.30% -12 -0.73%1,644Swift1,03839.72%93735.86%44216.92%1003.83%883.37%80.31%1013.86%2,613Todd1,09829.37%1,06828.56%1,03827.76%40410.81%1072.86%240.64%300.81%3,739Traverse54142.70%56144.28%13110.34%161.26%131.03%50.39% -20 -1.58%1,267Wabasha1,06831.26%1,42241.62%79723.32%671.96%561.64%70.20% -354 -10.36%3,417Wadena51538.72%33625.26%27820.90%16712.56%282.11%60.45%17913.46%1,330Waseca94034.89%1,06239.42%55320.53%632.34%622.30%140.52% -122 -4.53%2,694Washington2,07849.21%1,28930.52%58113.76%2024.78%571.35%160.38%78918.69%4,223Watonwan1,13954.81%61829.74%25412.22%331.59%301.44%40.19%52125.07%2,078Wilkin56138.85%58640.58%20914.47%563.88%302.08%20.14% -25 -1.73%1,444Winona1,67626.60%3,00447.68%1,04216.54%3385.37%620.98%1782.83% -1,328 -21.08%6,300Wright1,91744.49%1,33330.94%83719.42%1012.34%1062.46%150.35%58413.55%4,309Yellow Medicine1,20348.67%73729.81%35214.24%793.20%943.80%70.28%46618.86%2,472Totals125,85637.66%106,42631.84%64,33419.25%27,5058.23%7,8862.36%2,2120.66%19,4305.82%334,219 See also United States presidential elections in Minnesota Notes References expanded 1912 Min Category:1912 Minnesota elections