1912 Presidential Election

VAP turnout uses this page’s presidential vote total. VAP includes all residents age 21 and over, including women barred from voting in many states. VEP turnout is a separately published historical rate, using its own turnout and population estimates. These rates are not directly comparable.
27.9%
Turnout by VAP

Results of the presidential election of 1912, won by Woodrow Wilson with 435 electoral votes.

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Woodrow Wilson’s Cabinet

Officials who served during the 1913–1917 elected term, including outgoing officers who briefly continued in March 1913. Years show full tenure in office, including service outside the term; acting service is identified where included. Commerce and Labor became separate departments in March 1913.

President: Woodrow Wilson (1913–1921)

Vice President: Thomas R. Marshall (1913–1921)

Secretary of State: Philander C. Knox (1909–1913), William Jennings Bryan (1913–1915), Robert Lansing (acting until June 1915) (1915–1920)

Secretary of the Treasury: Franklin MacVeagh (1909–1913), William G. McAdoo (1913–1918)

Secretary of War: Henry L. Stimson (1911–1913), Lindley M. Garrison (1913–1916), Hugh L. Scott (acting) (1916–1916), Newton D. Baker (1916–1921)

Attorney General: George W. Wickersham (1909–1913), James C. McReynolds (1913–1914), Thomas W. Gregory (1914–1919)

Postmaster General: Frank H. Hitchcock (1909–1913), Albert S. Burleson (1913–1921)

Secretary of the Navy: George von L. Meyer (1909–1913), Josephus Daniels (1913–1921)

Secretary of the Interior: Walter L. Fisher (1911–1913), Franklin K. Lane (1913–1920)

Secretary of Agriculture: James Wilson (1897–1913), David F. Houston (1913–1920)

Secretary of Commerce and Labor: Charles Nagel (1909–1913)

Secretary of Commerce: William C. Redfield (1913–1919)

Secretary of Labor: William B. Wilson (1913–1921)

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Electoral Votes

Other color: Socialist Party (Eugene V. Debs). Other combines Debs and the remaining candidates; Wilson, Roosevelt and Taft have separate segments.

266 to win
6,294,327 popular votes (41.8%)
Running Mate: Thomas R. Marshall
4,120,207 popular votes (27.4%)
Running Mate: Hiram Johnson

Socialist Party candidate Eugene V. Debs received about 900,370 votes, but no Electoral Votes.
William Howard Taft’s 8 Electoral Votes (3,486,343 votes), fewest ever for an incumbent. Arizona and New Mexico become states during this election cycle.

Presedential Election

Democrat

State Electoral Votes

Alabama

12

Alaska

Arizona

3

Arkansas

9

California

11

Colorado

6

Connecticut

7

Delaware

3

District of Columbia

Florida

6

Georgia

14

Hawaii

Idaho

4

Illinois

29

Indiana

15

Iowa

13

Kansas

10

Kentucky

13

Louisiana

10

Maine

6

Maryland

8

Massachusetts

18

Michigan

15

Minnesota

12

Mississippi

10

Missouri

18

Montana

4

Nebraska

8

Nevada

3

New Hampshire

4

New Jersey

14

New Mexico

3

New York

45

North Carolina

12

North Dakota

5

Ohio

24

Oklahoma

10

Oregon

5

Pennsylvania

38

Rhode Island

5

South Carolina

9

South Dakota

5

Tennessee

12

Texas

20

Utah

4

Vermont

4

Virginia

12

Washington

7

West Virginia

8

Wisconsin

13

Wyoming

3

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