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1912 Presidential Election Interactive Map
266 electoral votes to win
Wilson (D)
Taft (R)
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1912 Actual Election Results
| Candidate | Party | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | ||
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| ✓ | Woodrow Wilson | Democratic | 435 | 6,293,454 | |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Progressive | 88 | 4,119,207 | ||
| William H. Taft (I) | Republican | 8 | 3,483,922 | ||
| Eugene Debs | Socialist | 0 | 901,551 |
1912 Election Facts
- Welcome: Arizona and New Mexico become states during this election cycle
- Socialist Party candidate Eugene V. Debs received about 900,000 votes, but no Electoral Votes
- Taft's 8 Electoral Votes fewest ever for an incumbent
- California: Voters chose electors directly, with 11 pledged to Roosevelt (P) and two to Wilson (D) winning.
- Issues of the Day: Trusts (Monopolies): The Standard Oil case of 1911; 16th Amendment (Federal Income Tax, ratified in 1913)
