United States presidential election in Montana, 1912

United States presidential election in Montana, 1912

November 5, 1912

Nominee Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt Party Democratic Progressive Home state New Jersey New York Running mate Thomas R. Marshall Hiram Johnson Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 27,941 22,456 Percentage 35.00% 28.13%   Nominee William Howard Taft Eugene Victor Debs Party Republican Socialist Home state Ohio Indiana Running mate Nicholas M. Butler (replaced James S. Sherman) Emil Seidel Electoral vote 0 0 Popular vote 18,512 10,885 Percentage 23.19% 13.64%

County results

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

The 1912 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 5, 1912, throughout the continuous 48 states. This was the first time that Arizona and New Mexico took part in a presidential election having been admitted to the Union earlier in the year. Voters chose 4 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

This election was a four-way contest. Montana voted for the Democratic nominee New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson over the Progressive nominee former President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, Republican nominee President William Howard Taft, and Socialist Party of America nominee union leader Eugene V. Debs. Wilson won Montana by a margin of 6.87%.

Results

United States presidential [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Woodrow Wilson	27,941	35.00%	4
	Progressive	Theodore Roosevelt	22,456	28.13%	0
	Republican	William Howard Taft	18,512	23.19%	0
	Socialist	Eugene V. Debs	10,885	13.64%	0
	Prohibition	Eugene Chafin	32	0.04%	0

References

1. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html