1912 United States presidential election in Texas

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The 1912 United States presidential election in Texas took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Texas voters chose 20 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1912 United States presidential election in Texas

November 5, 1912

Nominee Woodrow Wilson William Howard Taft Party Democratic Republican Home state New Jersey Ohio Running mate Thomas R. Marshall Nicholas Murray Butler Electoral vote 20 0 Popular vote 219,489 28,530 Percentage 72.73% 9.45%   Nominee Theodore Roosevelt Eugene V. Debs Party Progressive Socialist Home state New York Indiana Running mate Hiram Johnson Emil Seidel Electoral vote 0 0 Popular vote 26,745 24,896 Percentage 8.86% 8.25%

County Results Wilson   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90-100% Taft   30–40%   50–60%   80–90% Roosevelt   30–40%   60–70%

President before election William Howard Taft Republican Elected President Woodrow Wilson Democratic

Texas was won by Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson (D–Virginia), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall, with 72.73% 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 9.45% of the popular vote, the 26th president of the United States Theodore Roosevelt (P–New York), running with governor of California Hiram Johnson, with 8.86% of the popular vote and the five-time candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States Eugene V. Debs (S–Indiana), running with the first Socialist mayor of a major city in the United States Emil Seidel, with 8.25% of the popular vote.

Taft was the last Republican to win Webb County until Donald Trump in 2024.

Results

1912 United States presidential election in Texas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Woodrow Wilson	219,489	72.73%
	Republican	William Howard Taft (incumbent)	28,530	9.45%
	Progressive	Theodore Roosevelt	26,745	8.86%
	Socialist	Eugene V. Debs	24,896	8.25%
	Prohibition	Eugene Chafin	1,698	0.56%
	Socialist Labor	Arthur Reimer	430	0.14%
Total votes			301,788	100%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Texas