1912 Democratic Party presidential primaries

none June 2025 April 2025 1912 Democratic Party presidential primaries United States 1908 primary no 1916 Democratic Party presidential primaries 1916 March 19 to June 4, 1912 1,088 delegates to the 1912 Democratic National Convention 726 (two-thirds) File:President Woodrow Wilson portrait December 2 1912.jpg ff9955 Woodrow Wilson New Jersey 324 5 435,169 44.6% File:CLARK, CHAMP LCCN2016856460 (cropped).jpg 5f8dd3 Champ Clark Missouri 440.5 5 405,537 41.6% File:HARMON, JUDSON. GOVERNOR LCCN2016856774.jpg 00aa44 Judson Harmon 148 Ohio 1 116,294 11.9% File:Oscar W. Underwood.jpg a02c2c Oscar Underwood Alabama 117.5 – – – 350px First place by popular vote 350px First place by convention roll call 2 #ff9955 Wilson #5f8dd3 Clark #a02c2c Underwood#00aa44 Harmon #de87cd Baldwin #916f6f VariousFavorite sons received the support of Indiana (Thomas R. Marshall) and North Dakota (John Burke). Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan Woodrow Wilson From March 19 to June 4, 1912, voters of the Democratic Party elected delegates to the 1912 Democratic National Convention for the purpose of choosing a nominee for president in the 1912 election.https://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA397 Guide to U.S. Elections - Google Books 2016-02-19 9781483380353 2016-02-19 Kalb Deborah CQ Press The primaries were inconclusive, with Speaker of the House Champ Clark holding a lead over Woodrow Wilson, but neither candidate close to the two-thirds of the delegates necessary to secure the nomination. In third place, Ohio governor Judson Harmon boasted the support of his home state and New York, the largest single delegation. House Majority Leader Oscar Underwood had strong support from the Deep South but little appeal outside the region. At the convention, Wilson eventually secured the nomination over Clark after forty back-and-forth ballots. Candidates Nominee CandidateExperienceHome stateCampaignPopular voteContests wonRunning mateWoodrow Wilson109x109pxGovernor of New Jersey(1910–1913)President of Princeton University(1902–1910)New Jersey(Campaign)Secured nomination:July 2, 1912435,169(44.6%)November 2022Thomas R. Marshall Defeated at convention CandidateExperienceHome stateCampaignPopular voteContests wonChamp Clark103x103pxSpeaker of the United States House of Representatives(1911–1919)Leader of the House Democratic Caucus(1909–1921)U.S. Representative from Missouri(1893–95, 1897–1921)Missouri(Campaign) Defeated at convention:July 2, 1912405,537(41.6%)November 2022Judson Harmon105x105pxGovernor of Ohio(1909–1913)United States Attorney General(1895–1897)Ohio(Campaign)Defeated at convention:July 2, 1912116,294(11.9%)November 2022Oscar Underwood116x116pxHouse Majority Leader(1911–1915)House Minority Whip(1899–1901)U.S. Representative from Alabama(1895–96, 1897–1915)Alabama(Campaign) Defeated at convention:July 2, 1912—November 2022Simeon E. Baldwin111x111pxGovernor of Connecticut(1911–1915)Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court(1907–1910)Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court(1897–1907)ConnecticutWithdrew at convention—November 2022 Favorite sons John Burke, Governor of North Dakota (endorsed Wilson) Thomas R. Marshall, Governor of Indiana Results Total Woodrow Wilson 435169 Champ Clark 405537 Judson Harmon 116294 John Burke 9357 Others 8418 Presidential elections, 1789-1996 Congressional Quarterly 1997 9781568020655 149–150 https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781568020655/page/149/mode/2up By state + State Date Woodrow Wilson Champ Clark Judson Harmon John Burke Others North Dakota March 19 N/A N/A N/A100.0%9,357 N/A Wisconsin April 255.7%45,94544.2%36,464 N/A N/A 0.2%148 Illinois April 925.775,52774.3%218,483 N/A N/A N/A Pennsylvania April 13100.0%98,000"Unofficial" figure N/A N/A N/A N/A Nebraska April 1927.9%14,28941.0%21,02724.3%12,454 N/A 6.8%3,499 Oregon April 1953.0%9,58843.4%7,8573.3%606 N/A 0.3%49 Massachusetts April 3029.9%15,00268.9%34,575 N/A N/A 1.2%627 Maryland May 634.3%21,49054.4%34,02111.3%7,070 N/A N/A California May 1428.5%17,21471.5%43,163 N/A N/A N/A Ohio May 2145.7%85,0841.3%2,42851.7%96,164 N/A 1.3%2,440 New Jersey May 2898.9%48,3361.1%522Write-in candidate N/A N/A N/A South Dakota June 435.2%4,69432.0%4,27520.4%2,722The pro-Clark vote was split between two slates of delegates. The first one, labeled "Wilson-Clark-Bryan" received 32% while the second one, labeled "Champ Clark" received 20%. Clark's people accused the latter slate of being a scheme to split the vote. N/A N/A 12.4%1,655 Legend:   1st place(popular vote) 2nd place(popular vote) 3rd place(popular vote) Endorsements List of Woodrow Wilson endorsements Former Democratic presidential candidates William Jennings Bryan, Democratic nominee for president in 1896, 1900, and 1908BRYAN RAPS HARMON; SCORNS HIS CHANCES https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1912/04/22/104895842.html 2025-12-12 The New York Times en 0362-4331 List of Champ Clark endorsements Former Democratic presidential candidates William Jennings Bryan, Democratic nominee for president in 1896, 1900, and 1908 List of Judson Harmon endorsements Statewide officials Hugh L. Nichols, Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and Harmon's national campaign manager See also Republican Party presidential primaries, 1912 White primary Notes notes References