1912 Presidential Election
435
Electoral votes — Woodrow Wilson
88
Electoral votes — Theodore Roosevelt
266
Needed for a majority
Electoral College record, as published by the National Archives
President
Woodrow Wilson [D]
Main Opponent
Theodore Roosevelt [P]
Electoral Vote
Winner: 435 · Main Opponent: 88 · Total/Majority: 531/266
Votes for Others
William H. Taft (8)
Vice President
Thomas R. Marshall (435)
V.P. Opponent
Hiram W. Johnson (88), Nicholas M. Butler (8)
Notes
Republican Party candidate Taft, and Vice Presidential running mate James S. Sherman, received 8 electoral votes each, but Sherman died just before the election. After the election, before the meeting of the electors, Nicholas Butler was selected to receive the electoral votes from Utah and Vermont that would have gone to Sherman.
Electoral votes by state
| State | Electoral Vote of Each State | For President | For Vice-President | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey | Theodore Roosevelt, of New York | William H. Taft, of Ohio | Thomas R. Marshall, of Indiana | Hiram W. Johnson, of California | Nicholas M. Butler, of New York | ||
| Alabama | 12 | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| Arizona | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Arkansas | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - |
| California | 13 | 2 | 11 | - | 2 | 11 | - |
| Colorado | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Connecticut | 7 | 7 | - | - | 7 | - | - |
| Delaware | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Florida | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Georgia | 14 | 14 | - | - | 14 | - | - |
| Idaho | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Illinois | 29 | 29 | - | - | 29 | - | - |
| Indiana | 15 | 15 | - | - | 15 | - | - |
| Iowa | 13 | 13 | - | - | 13 | - | - |
| Kansas | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Kentucky | 13 | 13 | - | - | 13 | - | - |
| Louisiana | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Maine | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Maryland | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Massachusetts | 18 | 18 | - | - | 18 | - | - |
| Michigan | 15 | - | 15 | - | - | 15 | - |
| Minnesota | 12 | - | 12 | - | - | 12 | - |
| Mississippi | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Missouri | 18 | 18 | - | - | 18 | - | - |
| Montana | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Nebraska | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Nevada | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| New Jersey | 14 | 14 | - | - | 14 | - | - |
| New Mexico | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| New York | 45 | 45 | - | - | 45 | - | - |
| North Carolina | 12 | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| North Dakota | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Ohio | 24 | 24 | - | - | 24 | - | - |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Oregon | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Pennsylvania | 38 | - | 38 | - | - | 38 | - |
| Rhode Island | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| South Carolina | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - |
| South Dakota | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | 5 | - |
| Tennessee | 12 | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| Texas | 20 | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Utah | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| Vermont | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| Virginia | 12 | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| Washington | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | 7 | - |
| West Virginia | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Wisconsin | 13 | 13 | - | - | 13 | - | - |
| Wyoming | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Totals | 531 | 435 | 88 | 8 | 435 | 88 | 8 |
Official records
National Archives — Office of the Federal Register
- 1912 Electoral College Results
Provenance
Electoral College record
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