1912 United States presidential election in Delaware

none June 2025 September 2023 1912 United States presidential election 1912 United States presidential election in Delaware 1923 presidential no 1908 United States presidential election in Delaware 1908 1916 United States presidential election in Delaware 1916 November 5, 1912 x160px Woodrow Wilson-H&E.jpg Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) New Jersey Thomas R. Marshall 3 22,631 46.48% File:William Howard Taft Portrait (3x4 cropped).jpg William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) Ohio Nicholas M. Butler 0 15,997 32.85% Unsuccessful 1912 2.jpg Theodore Roosevelt Progressive New York Hiram Johnson A2ED70 0 8,886 18.25% 1912 United States presidential election in Delaware results map by county.svg 120px County results Wilson #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% President William Howard Taft Republican Party (United States) Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) The 1912 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Delaware was won by Princeton University President and governor of New Jersey Woodrow Wilson (D–Virginia), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall, with 46.48% 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 32.85% 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 18.25% of the popular vote.1912 Presidential Election Results Delaware http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1912&fips=10&f=0&off=0&elect=0 Delaware was the only state where the Prohibition Party received fourth place with 1.28% of the popular vote which was ahead of the Socialist Eugene V. Debs who only received 1.14% of the vote. Woodrow Wilson became the first Democratic presidential candidate to carry Delaware since Grover Cleveland in 1892, and the last until Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936. Results + General Election ResultsProclamation - State of Delaware, Executive Department https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn87062224/1912-11-22/ed-1/?sp=4 17 December 2025 Milford Chronicle 22 November 1912 Milford 4Proclamation - State of Delaware, Executive Department https://www.newspapers.com/image/154252935/ 17 December 2025 The Morning News 22 November 1912 Wilmington 7Supplement https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026820/1912-10-26/ed-1/?sp=5 17 December 2025 The Middletown Transcript 26 October 1912 Middletown 5Party Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson Spottswood Garland22,631 Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson Irving Culver22,626 Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson James H. Hughes22,624 Republican Party William Howard Taft John Bancroft15,997 Republican Party William Howard Taft Daniel M. Wilson15,996 Republican Party William Howard Taft Harry V. Lyons15,995 Progressive Party Theodore Roosevelt Francis I. du Pont8,886 Progressive Party Theodore Roosevelt Samuel H. Derby8,884 Progressive Party Theodore Roosevelt George W. Stradley8,881 Prohibition Party Eugene W. Chafin Hiram B. Hitch623 Prohibition Party Eugene W. Chafin James D. West621 Prohibition Party Eugene W. Chafin Daniel Green620 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs Hiram Handloser556 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs Paul Scheuler556 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs Morde Smith556Votes cast"highest" Based on highest elector on each ticket 48,693 Results by county County Woodrow WilsonDemocratic William Howard TaftRepublican Theodore RooseveltProgressive Eugene W. ChafinProhibition Eugene V. DebsSocialist Margin Total votes cast"highest" # % # % # % # % # % # %Kent4,07151.30%3,19240.22%5677.14%971.22%90.11%87911.08%7,936New Castle13,00944.27%8,34028.38%7,09024.13%3981.35%5471.86%4,66915.89%29,384Sussex5,55148.81%4,46539.26%1,22910.81%1281.13%00.00%1,0869.55%11,373Totals22,63146.48%15,99732.85%8,88618.25%6231.28%5561.14%6,63413.6248,693 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Kent New Castle Sussex See also United States presidential elections in Delaware Notes References Delaware 1912 Category:1912 Delaware elections