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1912 United States presidential election in Kentucky
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1912 United States presidential election
1912 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1923 presidential no 1908 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1908 1916 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1916 November 5, 1912 x160px Woodrow Wilson-H&E.jpg Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) New Jersey Thomas R. Marshall 13 219,484 48.48% File:William Howard Taft Portrait (3x4 cropped).jpg William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) Ohio Nicholas M. Butler 0 115,510 25.52% Unsuccessful 1912 2.jpg Theodore Roosevelt Progressive New York Hiram Johnson A2ED70 0 101,766 22.48% 380px 380px County results
Wilson
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Taft
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Roosevelt
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#aade87 50–60% President William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States)
The 1912 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose 13 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Kentucky was won by Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson (D–Virginia), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall, with 48.48% 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 25.52% of the popular vote and the 26th president of the United States Theodore Roosevelt (P–New York), running with governor of California Hiram Johnson, with 22.48% of the popular vote.Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas 1912 Presidential Election Results – Kentucky http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1912&fips=21&f=0&off=0&elect=0 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Pulaski County, Laurel County, Allen County, Casey County, and Edmonson County voted for the Democratic candidate and the last in which McCreary County and Jackson County did not support the Republican candidate.
Results
1912 United States presidential election in Kentucky
Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) #5600AB 219,484 48.48%
William Howard Taft (incumbent) Republican #FF0000 115,510 25.52%
Theodore Roosevelt Progressive Bull Moose Party 101,766 22.48%
Eugene V. Debs Socialist #8B0000 11,646 2.57%
Eugene W. Chafin Prohibition #FF00FF 3,253"notseparated" Totals for this candidate were not separated by county but only listed as a statewide total which is included in the statewide aggregate below. 0.72%
Arthur Reimer Socialist Labor #DD051D 1,055"notseparated" 0.23%
452,714 100%
Results by county
CountyThomas Woodrow WilsonGéoelections http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1912.htm 1912 Presidential Election Popular VoteDemocraticWilliam Howard TaftRepublicanTheodore RooseveltGéoelections http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1912debs.htm Popular Vote for Eugene V. Debs, 1912Progressive "Bull Moose"Eugene Victor DebsSocialistMarginTotal votescast#%#%#%#%#% Adair 1,398 43.46% 786 24.43% 1,024 31.83% 9 0.28% 374"RooseveltdTaft" In this county where Roosevelt ran ahead of Taft, margin given is Wilson vote minus Roosevelt vote and percentage margin Wilson percentage minus Roosevelt percentage. 11.63% 3,217 Allen 1,366 41.08% 1,186 35.67% 757 22.77% 16 0.48% 180 5.41% 3,325 Anderson 1,391 58.03% 579 24.16% 419 17.48% 8 0.33% 812 33.88% 2,397 Ballard 1,706 66.20% 555 21.54% 119 4.62% 197 7.64% 1,151 44.66% 2,577 Barren 2,993 56.10% 1,563 29.30% 731 13.70% 48 0.90% 1,430 26.80% 5,335 Bath 1,477 53.57% 1,002 36.34% 263 9.54% 15 0.54% 475 17.23% 2,757 Bell 970 24.38% 1,183 29.74% 1,705 42.86% 120 3.02% -522"RooseveltdWilson" In this county where Wilson ran third behind both Taft and Roosevelt, margin given is Taft vote minus Roosevelt vote and percentage margin Taft percentage minus Roosevelt percentage. -13.12% 3,978 Boone 1,738 76.13% 371 16.25% 142 6.22% 32 1.40% 1,367 59.88% 2,283 Bourbon 2,362 51.90% 1,744 38.32% 429 9.43% 16 0.35% 618 13.58% 4,551 Boyd 1,772 39.19% 1,271 28.11% 1,236 27.34% 242 5.35% 501 11.08% 4,521 Boyle 1,798 55.37% 701 21.59% 726 22.36% 22 0.68% 1,072"RooseveltdTaft" 33.02% 3,247 Bracken 1,315 55.37% 693 29.18% 278 11.71% 89 3.75% 622 26.19% 2,375 Breathitt 1,682 56.09% 910 30.34% 396 13.20% 11 0.37% 772 25.74% 2,999 Breckinridge 1,967 43.82% 1,163 25.91% 1,292 28.78% 67 1.49% 675"RooseveltdTaft" 15.04% 4,489 Bullitt 1,299 65.11% 209 10.48% 472 23.66% 15 0.75% 827"RooseveltdTaft" 41.45% 1,995 Butler 879 29.40% 1,070 35.79% 988 33.04% 53 1.77% 82"RooseveltdWilson" 2.74% 2,990 Caldwell 1,231 41.53% 1,263 42.61% 296 9.99% 174 5.87% -32 -1.08% 2,964 Calloway 2,380 66.28% 628 17.49% 325 9.05% 258 7.18% 1,752 48.79% 3,591 Campbell 4,687 43.00% 2,276 20.88% 2,630 24.13% 1,307 11.99% 2,057"RooseveltdTaft" 18.87% 10,900 Carlisle 1,409 72.55% 331 17.04% 126 6.49% 76 3.91% 1,078 55.51% 1,942 Carroll 1,573 74.87% 317 15.09% 208 9.90% 3 0.14% 1,256 59.78% 2,101 Carter 1,506 36.74% 1,174 28.64% 1,340 32.69% 79 1.93% 166"RooseveltdTaft" 4.05% 4,099 Casey 1,158 40.10% 902 31.23% 806 27.91% 22 0.76% 256 8.86% 2,888 Christian 2,784 38.73% 3,520 48.96% 717 9.97% 168 2.34% -736 -10.24% 7,189 Clark 2,321 57.31% 1,056 26.07% 658 16.25% 15 0.37% 1,265 31.23% 4,050 Clay 625 27.74% 1,034 45.89% 516 22.90% 78 3.46% -409 -18.15% 2,253 Clinton 310 24.43% 828 65.25% 112 8.83% 19 1.50% -518 -40.82% 1,269 Crittenden 1,230 40.96% 1,367 45.52% 371 12.35% 35 1.17% -137 -4.56% 3,003 Cumberland 577 33.78% 972 56.91% 156 9.13% 3 0.18% -395 -23.13% 1,708 Daviess 4,314 55.72% 1,506 19.45% 1,839 23.75% 83 1.07% 2,475"RooseveltdTaft" 31.97% 7,742 Edmonson 799 38.41% 736 35.38% 519 24.95% 26 1.25% 63 3.03% 2,080 Elliott 1,006 65.28% 396 25.70% 136 8.83% 3 0.19% 610 39.58% 1,541 Estill 875 41.37% 869 41.09% 359 16.97% 12 0.57% 6 0.28% 2,115 Fayette 5,268 49.04% 4,060 37.80% 1,337 12.45% 77 0.72% 1,208 11.25% 10,742 Fleming 1,915 50.30% 1,400 36.77% 471 12.37% 21 0.55% 515 13.53% 3,807 Floyd 1,553 51.29% 961 31.74% 465 15.36% 49 1.62% 592 19.55% 3,028 Franklin 2,980 67.93% 783 17.85% 604 13.77% 20 0.46% 2,197 50.08% 4,387 Fulton 1,609 70.60% 520 22.82% 92 4.04% 58 2.54% 1,089 47.78% 2,279 Gallatin 906 75.88% 174 14.57% 112 9.38% 2 0.17% 732 61.31% 1,194 Garrard 1,232 44.40% 481 17.33% 1,055 38.02% 7 0.25% 177"RooseveltdTaft" 6.38% 2,775 Grant 1,562 60.52% 837 32.43% 171 6.63% 11 0.43% 725 28.09% 2,581 Graves 3,838 67.85% 862 15.24% 939 16.60% 18 0.32% 2,899"RooseveltdTaft" 51.25% 5,657 Grayson 1,685 42.51% 1,075 27.12% 1,146 28.91% 58 1.46% 539"RooseveltdTaft" 13.60% 3,964 Green 1,117 44.99% 687 27.67% 670 26.98% 9 0.36% 430 17.32% 2,483 Greenup 1,172 36.32% 923 28.60% 889 27.55% 243 7.53% 249 7.72% 3,227 Hancock 757 43.01% 268 15.23% 677 38.47% 58 3.30% 80"RooseveltdTaft" 4.55% 1,760 Hardin 2,656 57.51% 632 13.69% 1,250 27.07% 80 1.73% 1,406"RooseveltdTaft" 30.45% 4,618 Harlan 345 19.30% 612 34.23% 824 46.09% 7 0.39% -212"RooseveltdWilson" -11.86% 1,788 Harrison 2,514 63.26% 1,193 30.02% 246 6.19% 21 0.53% 1,321 33.24% 3,974 Hart 1,674 45.28% 592 16.01% 1,314 35.54% 117 3.16% 360"RooseveltdTaft" 9.74% 3,697 Henderson 3,098 57.58% 1,157 21.51% 763 14.18% 362 6.73% 1,941 36.08% 5,380 Henry 2,274 63.61% 805 22.52% 484 13.54% 12 0.34% 1,469 41.09% 3,575 Hickman 1,540 74.50% 365 17.66% 134 6.48% 28 1.35% 1,175 56.85% 2,067 Hopkins 3,147 48.40% 1,357 20.87% 1,616 24.85% 382 5.88% 1,531"RooseveltdTaft" 23.55% 6,502 Jackson 216 12.78% 577 34.14% 885 52.37% 12 0.71% -308"RooseveltdWilson" -18.22% 1,690 Jefferson 24,100 46.08% 3,519 6.73% 23,516 44.96% 1,170 2.24% 584"RooseveltdTaft" 1.12% 52,305 Jessamine 1,506 53.37% 895 31.72% 409 14.49% 12 0.43% 611 21.65% 2,822 Johnson 1,034 30.47% 998 29.40% 1,264 37.24% 98 2.89% -230"RooseveltdTaft" -6.78% 3,394 Kenton 7,761 56.42% 2,512 18.26% 2,272 16.52% 1,210 8.80% 5,249 38.16% 13,755 Knott 1,114 68.34% 387 23.74% 129 7.91% 0 0.00% 727 44.60% 1,630 Knox 888 24.91% 1,391 39.02% 1,231 34.53% 55 1.54% 160"RooseveltdWilson" 4.49% 3,565 Larue 1,265 56.35% 390 17.37% 568 25.30% 22 0.98% 697"RooseveltdTaft" 31.05% 2,245 Laurel 1,094 32.93% 1,085 32.66% 1,020 30.70% 123 3.70% 9 0.27% 3,322 Lawrence 1,648 45.68% 1,280 35.48% 632 17.52% 48 1.33% 368 10.20% 3,608 Lee 728 42.62% 570 33.37% 400 23.42% 10 0.59% 158 9.25% 1,708 Leslie 105 9.18% 606 52.97% 431 37.67% 2 0.17% 175"RooseveltdWilson" 15.30% 1,144 Letcher 611 31.03% 978 49.67% 372 18.89% 8 0.41% -367 -18.64% 1,969 Lewis 1,017 29.62% 1,185 34.52% 1,063 30.96% 168 4.89% 122"RooseveltdWilson" 3.55% 3,433 Lincoln 1,863 49.87% 842 22.54% 1,001 26.79% 30 0.80% 862"RooseveltdTaft" 23.07% 3,736 Livingston 1,009 48.39% 732 35.11% 293 14.05% 51 2.45% 277 13.29% 2,085 Logan 2,697 54.21% 1,632 32.80% 551 11.08% 95 1.91% 1,065 21.41% 4,975 Lyon 996 56.08% 568 31.98% 187 10.53% 25 1.41% 428 24.10% 1,776 Madison 2,992 49.54% 2,094 34.67% 928 15.37% 25 0.41% 898 14.87% 6,039 Magoffin 891 38.60% 1,004 43.50% 406 17.59% 7 0.30% -113 -4.90% 2,308 Marion 1,848 55.30% 735 21.99% 742 22.20% 17 0.51% 1,106"RooseveltdTaft" 33.09% 3,342 Marshall 1,675 60.10% 634 22.75% 393 14.10% 85 3.05% 1,041 37.35% 2,787 Martin 256 21.17% 655 54.18% 287 23.74% 11 0.91% 368"RooseveltdWilson" 30.44% 1,209 Mason 2,475 53.75% 1,558 33.83% 542 11.77% 30 0.65% 917 19.91% 4,605 McCracken 2,948 50.99% 1,308 22.62% 1,085 18.77% 441 7.63% 1,640 28.36% 5,782 McCreary 225 18.26% 411 33.36% 501 40.67% 95 7.71% -90"RooseveltdWilson" -7.31% 1,232 McLean 1,304 49.81% 822 31.40% 381 14.55% 111 4.24% 482 18.41% 2,618 Meade 1,145 56.35% 337 16.58% 489 24.06% 61 3.00% 656"RooseveltdTaft" 32.28% 2,032 Menifee 643 62.43% 254 24.66% 90 8.74% 43 4.17% 389 37.77% 1,030 Mercer 1,792 54.43% 889 27.00% 606 18.41% 5 0.15% 903 27.43% 3,292 Metcalfe 887 43.95% 482 23.89% 640 31.71% 9 0.45% 247"RooseveltdTaft" 12.24% 2,018 Monroe 806 31.44% 1,072 41.81% 680 26.52% 6 0.23% -266 -10.37% 2,564 Montgomery 1,615 57.80% 758 27.13% 410 14.67% 11 0.39% 857 30.67% 2,794 Morgan 1,800 61.52% 876 29.94% 219 7.48% 31 1.06% 924 31.58% 2,926 Muhlenberg 2,093 37.40% 1,038 18.55% 1,699 30.36% 766 13.69% 394"RooseveltdTaft" 7.04% 5,596 Nelson 2,275 60.12% 751 19.85% 735 19.42% 23 0.61% 1,524 40.27% 3,784 Nicholas 1,611 62.03% 700 26.95% 276 10.63% 10 0.39% 911 35.08% 2,597 Ohio 2,563 43.45% 1,150 19.49% 1,825 30.94% 361 6.12% 738"RooseveltdTaft" 12.51% 5,899 Oldham 1,159 66.08% 261 14.88% 319 18.19% 15 0.86% 840"RooseveltdTaft" 47.89% 1,754 Owen 2,460 77.65% 430 13.57% 257 8.11% 21 0.66% 2,030 64.08% 3,168 Owsley 221 17.13% 711 55.12% 353 27.36% 5 0.39% 358"RooseveltdWilson" 27.75% 1,290 Pendleton 1,310 52.38% 746 29.83% 365 14.59% 80 3.20% 564 22.55% 2,501 Perry 560 32.98% 1,023 60.25% 114 6.71% 1 0.06% -463 -27.27% 1,698 Pike 2,583 41.72% 2,777 44.85% 785 12.68% 47 0.76% -194 -3.13% 6,192 Powell 647 54.05% 381 31.83% 163 13.62% 6 0.50% 266 22.22% 1,197 Pulaski 1,980 35.47% 1,731 31.01% 1,785 31.98% 86 1.54% 195"RooseveltdTaft" 3.49% 5,582 Robertson 570 57.52% 158 15.94% 262 26.44% 1 0.10% 308"RooseveltdTaft" 31.08% 991 Rockcastle 859 34.26% 1,082 43.16% 556 22.18% 10 0.40% -223 -8.90% 2,507 Rowan 737 44.59% 417 25.23% 458 27.71% 41 2.48% 279"RooseveltdTaft" 16.88% 1,653 Russell 713 39.35% 785 43.32% 273 15.07% 41 2.26% -72 -3.97% 1,812 Scott 2,361 60.46% 1,047 26.81% 480 12.29% 17 0.44% 1,314 33.65% 3,905 Shelby 2,487 58.55% 1,129 26.58% 607 14.29% 25 0.59% 1,358 31.97% 4,248 Simpson 1,639 62.80% 547 20.96% 418 16.02% 6 0.23% 1,092 41.84% 2,610 Spencer 1,052 66.37% 271 17.10% 256 16.15% 6 0.38% 781 49.27% 1,585 Taylor 1,150 46.35% 468 18.86% 842 33.94% 21 0.85% 308"RooseveltdTaft" 12.41% 2,481 Todd 1,482 46.81% 1,435 45.33% 170 5.37% 79 2.50% 47 1.48% 3,166 Trigg 1,263 44.35% 1,322 46.42% 101 3.55% 162 5.69% -59 -2.07% 2,848 Trimble 1,183 79.56% 163 10.96% 136 9.15% 5 0.34% 1,020 68.59% 1,487 Union 2,168 64.91% 642 19.22% 303 9.07% 227 6.80% 1,526 45.69% 3,340 Warren 3,447 52.12% 1,342 20.29% 1,770 26.76% 55 0.83% 1,677"RooseveltdTaft" 25.36% 6,614 Washington 1,329 47.11% 1,170 41.47% 312 11.06% 10 0.35% 159 5.64% 2,821 Wayne 2,168 57.02% 1,096 28.83% 524 13.78% 14 0.37% 1,072 28.20% 3,802 Webster 998 24.78% 905 22.47% 2,036 50.55% 89 2.21% -1,038"RooseveltdTaft" -25.77% 4,028 Whitley 1,388 43.94% 723 22.89% 912 28.87% 136 4.31% 476"RooseveltdTaft" 15.07% 3,159 Wolfe 873 57.28% 395 25.92% 250 16.40% 6 0.39% 478 31.36% 1,524 Woodford 1,561 55.85% 779 27.87% 446 15.96% 9 0.32% 782 27.98% 2,795Totals219,48448.48%115,51025.52%101,76622.48%11,6462.57%103,974!22.97%452,714
See also
United States presidential elections in Kentucky
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