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1912 United States presidential election in Maryland

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1912 United States presidential election in Maryland

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Nominee Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft
Party Democratic Progressive Republican
Home state New Jersey New York Ohio
Running mate Thomas R. Marshall Hiram Johnson Nicholas M. Butler
Electoral vote 8 0 0
Popular vote 112,674 57,789 54,956
Percentage 48.57% 24.91% 23.69%

County Results

President before election

William Howard Taft
Republican

Elected President

Woodrow Wilson
Democratic

The 1912 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Maryland was won by Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson (DVirginia), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall, with 48.57% of the popular vote, against the 26th president of the United States Theodore Roosevelt (PNew York), running with governor of California Hiram Johnson, with 24.91% of the popular vote and the 27th president of the United States William Howard Taft (ROhio), running with Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler, with 23.69% of the popular vote.[1] As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the first and only time that Garrett County did not support the Republican candidate.[2] As of 2020, this is also the last time the Democratic candidate won Carroll County by more than 10%.[3]

This was the first time since 1892 that a Democrat won the popular vote in Maryland.

Results

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1912 United States presidential election in Maryland[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Woodrow Wilson 112,674 48.57%
Progressive Theodore Roosevelt 57,789 24.91%
Republican William Howard Taft (incumbent) 54,956 23.69%
Socialist Eugene V. Debs 3,996 1.72%
Prohibition Eugene W. Chafin 2,244 0.97%
Socialist Labor Arthur Reimer 322 0.14%
Total votes 231,981 100%

Results by county

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County Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Democratic
William Howard Taft
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive "Bull Moose"
Various candidates
Other parties
Margin[a] Total votes cast[4]
# % # % # % # % # %
Allegany 3,382 39.36% 1,396 16.25% 2,631 30.62% 1,184 13.78% 751 8.74% 8,593
Anne Arundel 3,049 46.10% 2,222 33.60% 794 12.00% 549 8.30% 827[b] 12.50% 6,614
Baltimore 11,524 51.65% 4,247 19.03% 6,211 27.84% 330 1.48% 5,313 23.81% 22,312
Baltimore City 48,030 48.36% 15,597 15.70% 33,679 33.91% 2,016 2.03% 14,351 14.45% 99,322
Calvert 616 34.74% 1,035 58.38% 83 4.68% 39 2.20% -419[b] -23.63% 1,773
Caroline 1,882 51.63% 1,445 39.64% 196 5.38% 122 3.35% 437[b] 11.99% 3,645
Carroll 3,616 50.11% 2,546 35.28% 923 12.79% 131 1.82% 1,070[b] 14.83% 7,216
Cecil 2,491 52.60% 1,509 31.86% 646 13.64% 90 1.90% 982[b] 20.73% 4,736
Charles 918 34.69% 1,573 59.45% 113 4.27% 42 1.59% -655[b] -24.75% 2,646
Dorchester 2,509 47.08% 2,387 44.79% 313 5.87% 120 2.25% 122[b] 2.29% 5,329
Frederick 5,545 48.81% 2,813 24.76% 2,776 24.44% 226 1.99% 2,732[b] 24.05% 11,360
Garrett 1,005 34.42% 655 22.43% 1,069 36.61% 191 6.54% -64 -2.19% 2,920
Harford 3,064 53.63% 1,737 30.40% 802 14.04% 110 1.93% 1,327[b] 23.23% 5,713
Howard 1,523 51.45% 1,004 33.92% 364 12.30% 69 2.33% 519[b] 17.53% 2,960
Kent 1,816 53.73% 1,021 30.21% 463 13.70% 80 2.37% 795[b] 23.52% 3,380
Montgomery 3,501 56.10% 1,675 26.84% 884 14.16% 181 2.90% 1,826[b] 29.26% 6,241
Prince George's 2,424 45.38% 1,456 27.26% 1,308 24.49% 153 2.86% 968[b] 18.12% 5,341
Queen Anne's 1,902 55.52% 1,311 38.27% 119 3.47% 94 2.74% 591[b] 17.25% 3,426
Somerset[c] 843 36.09% 1,262 54.02% 144 6.16% 87 3.72% -419[b] -17.94% 2,336
St. Mary's[c] 1,617 45.51% 1,528 43.01% 370 10.41% 38 1.07% 89[b] 2.50% 3,553
Talbot 1,888 47.13% 1,835 45.81% 190 4.74% 93 2.32% 53[b] 1.32% 4,006
Washington 4,589 48.10% 1,907 19.99% 2,606 27.32% 438 4.59% 1,983 20.79% 9,540
Wicomico 3,176 55.02% 2,038 35.31% 442 7.66% 116 2.01% 1,138[b] 19.72% 5,772
Worcester 1,764 54.33% 757 23.31% 663 20.42% 63 1.94% 1,007[b] 31.01% 3,247
Totals 112,674 48.57% 54,956 23.69% 57,789 24.91% 6,562 2.83% 54,885 23.66% 231,981

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Progressive

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Because Roosevelt finished ahead of Taft in Maryland as a whole, all margins give are Wilson minus Roosevelt unless stated in the total for the county in question.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s In this county where Taft did run second ahead of Roosevelt, the margin given is that between Wilson and Taft.
  3. ^ a b Figures for Somerset and St. Mary’s Counties given both in Géoelections and in David Leip’s presidential election data have the counties reversed vis-à-vis the accompanying maps. The figures given here are based on the accompanying maps as these appear most likely given the results for these counties in adjacent “System of 1896” elections

References

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  1. ^ a b "1912 Presidential Election Results Maryland".
  2. ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  3. ^ "Maryland". Google Docs. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  4. ^ Maryland State Board of Elections; Maryland Manual 1912-1913 pp. 249-254