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The 1912 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. State voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Oregon was won by Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson (D–Virginia), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall, with 34.34% of the popular vote, against the 26th president of the United States Theodore Roosevelt (P–New York), running with California Governor Hiram Johnson, with 27.44% of the popular vote, the 27th president of the United States William Howard Taft (R–Ohio), running with Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler, with 25.30% 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 9.74% of the popular vote.[1]
As a result of his win, Wilson became the first Democratic presidential candidate since Horatio Seymour in 1868 to win Oregon.
As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the only election where Oregon voted Democratic while neighboring Washington didn't.
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Woodrow Wilson | 47,064 | 34.34% | |
| Progressive | Theodore Roosevelt | 37,600 | 27.44% | |
| Republican | William Howard Taft (incumbent) | 34,673 | 25.30% | |
| Socialist | Eugene V. Debs | 13,343 | 9.74% | |
| Prohibition | Eugene Chafin | 4,360 | 3.18% | |
| Total votes | 137,040 | 100% | ||
Results by county[edit]
| County | Woodrow Wilson[2] Democratic |
William Howard Taft[2] Republican |
Theodore Roosevelt[2] Progressive |
Eugene Victor Debs[3] Socialist |
Eugene Chafin[3] Prohibition |
Margin[a] | Total votes cast | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Baker | 1,395 | 37.85% | 648 | 17.58% | 1,120 | 30.39% | 469 | 12.72% | 54 | 1.47% | 275 | 7.46% | 3,686 |
| Benton | 986 | 37.82% | 715 | 27.43% | 588 | 22.55% | 123 | 4.72% | 195 | 7.48% | 271[b] | 10.40% | 2,607 |
| Clackamas | 2,171 | 33.24% | 1,503 | 23.01% | 2,045 | 31.31% | 578 | 8.85% | 235 | 3.60% | 126 | 1.93% | 6,532 |
| Clatsop | 728 | 27.20% | 722 | 26.98% | 729 | 27.24% | 446 | 16.67% | 51 | 1.91% | -1 | -0.04% | 2,676 |
| Columbia | 507 | 24.78% | 574 | 28.05% | 611 | 29.86% | 295 | 14.42% | 59 | 2.88% | -37[c] | -1.81% | 2,046 |
| Coos | 1,081 | 29.56% | 701 | 19.17% | 949 | 25.95% | 837 | 22.89% | 89 | 2.43% | 132 | 3.61% | 3,657 |
| Crook | 1,060 | 37.99% | 770 | 27.60% | 608 | 21.79% | 289 | 10.36% | 63 | 2.26% | 290[b] | 10.39% | 2,790 |
| Curry | 219 | 36.14% | 102 | 16.83% | 192 | 31.68% | 89 | 14.69% | 4 | 0.66% | 27 | 4.46% | 606 |
| Douglas | 1,601 | 32.90% | 1,267 | 26.04% | 1,224 | 25.15% | 658 | 13.52% | 116 | 2.38% | 334[b] | 6.86% | 4,866 |
| Gilliam | 310 | 36.09% | 348 | 40.51% | 150 | 17.46% | 35 | 4.07% | 16 | 1.86% | -38[b] | -4.42% | 859 |
| Grant | 413 | 30.37% | 418 | 30.74% | 348 | 25.59% | 167 | 12.28% | 14 | 1.03% | -5[b] | -0.37% | 1,360 |
| Harney | 538 | 43.67% | 377 | 30.60% | 169 | 13.72% | 140 | 11.36% | 8 | 0.65% | 161[b] | 13.07% | 1,232 |
| Hood River | 519 | 32.83% | 396 | 25.05% | 491 | 31.06% | 121 | 7.65% | 54 | 3.42% | 28 | 1.77% | 1,581 |
| Jackson | 2,079 | 39.65% | 847 | 16.15% | 1,620 | 30.90% | 548 | 10.45% | 149 | 2.84% | 459 | 8.75% | 5,243 |
| Josephine | 702 | 31.48% | 305 | 13.68% | 794 | 35.61% | 397 | 17.80% | 32 | 1.43% | -92 | -4.13% | 2,230 |
| Klamath | 815 | 41.95% | 433 | 22.29% | 502 | 25.84% | 163 | 8.39% | 30 | 1.54% | 313 | 16.11% | 1,943 |
| Lake | 357 | 33.65% | 297 | 27.99% | 286 | 26.96% | 108 | 10.18% | 13 | 1.23% | 60[b] | 5.66% | 1,061 |
| Lane | 2,596 | 34.55% | 1,986 | 26.43% | 1,815 | 24.16% | 773 | 10.29% | 343 | 4.57% | 610[b] | 8.12% | 7,513 |
| Lincoln | 375 | 28.43% | 410 | 31.08% | 265 | 20.09% | 227 | 17.21% | 42 | 3.18% | -35[b] | -2.65% | 1,319 |
| Linn | 2,134 | 39.69% | 1,301 | 24.20% | 1,229 | 22.86% | 412 | 7.66% | 300 | 5.58% | 833[b] | 15.49% | 5,376 |
| Malheur | 656 | 34.18% | 648 | 33.77% | 418 | 21.78% | 165 | 8.60% | 32 | 1.67% | 8[b] | 0.42% | 1,919 |
| Marion | 2,588 | 32.01% | 2,523 | 31.21% | 1,919 | 23.74% | 580 | 7.17% | 475 | 5.88% | 65[b] | 0.80% | 8,085 |
| Morrow | 275 | 26.19% | 447 | 42.57% | 187 | 17.81% | 121 | 11.52% | 20 | 1.90% | -172[b] | -16.38% | 1,050 |
| Multnomah | 13,894 | 34.76% | 9,212 | 23.05% | 12,523 | 31.33% | 3,578 | 8.95% | 761 | 1.90% | 1,371 | 3.43% | 39,968 |
| Polk | 1,201 | 36.93% | 1,043 | 32.07% | 637 | 19.59% | 207 | 6.37% | 164 | 5.04% | 158[b] | 4.86% | 3,252 |
| Sherman | 232 | 33.14% | 244 | 34.86% | 166 | 23.71% | 21 | 3.00% | 37 | 5.29% | -12[b] | -1.71% | 700 |
| Tillamook | 411 | 27.81% | 496 | 33.56% | 369 | 24.97% | 157 | 10.62% | 45 | 3.04% | -85[b] | -5.75% | 1,478 |
| Umatilla | 1,563 | 36.32% | 1,261 | 29.30% | 1,044 | 24.26% | 304 | 7.06% | 132 | 3.07% | 302[b] | 7.02% | 4,304 |
| Union | 1,090 | 34.78% | 671 | 21.41% | 946 | 30.19% | 334 | 10.66% | 93 | 2.97% | 144 | 4.59% | 3,134 |
| Wallowa | 610 | 33.30% | 353 | 19.27% | 600 | 32.75% | 214 | 11.68% | 55 | 3.00% | 10 | 0.55% | 1,832 |
| Wasco | 929 | 35.81% | 775 | 29.88% | 587 | 22.63% | 212 | 8.17% | 91 | 3.51% | 154[b] | 5.94% | 2,594 |
| Washington | 1,429 | 30.67% | 1,261 | 27.07% | 1,455 | 31.23% | 290 | 6.22% | 224 | 4.81% | -26 | -0.56% | 4,659 |
| Wheeler | 222 | 32.36% | 307 | 44.75% | 129 | 18.80% | 14 | 2.04% | 14 | 2.04% | -85[b] | -12.39% | 686 |
| Yamhill | 1,378 | 32.84% | 1,312 | 31.27% | 885 | 21.09% | 271 | 6.46% | 350 | 8.34% | 66[b] | 1.57% | 4,196 |
| Totals | 47,064 | 34.34% | 34,673 | 25.30% | 37,600 | 27.44% | 13,343 | 9.74% | 4,360 | 3.18% | 9,464 | 6.91% | 137,040 |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Because Roosevelt ran second behind Wilson and ahead of Taft, all margins given are Wilson vote minus Roosevelt vote, and percentage margin Wilson percentage minus Roosevelt percentage, unless otherwise noted.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t In this county where Roosevelt did run behind Taft, margin given is Wilson vote minus Taft vote and percentage margin Wilson percentage minus Taft percentage.
- ^ In this county where Wilson ran third behind Taft and Roosevelt, margin given is Taft vote minus Roosevelt vote and percentage margin Taft percentage minus Roosevelt percentage.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "1912 Presidential Election Results – Oregon". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
- ^ a b c Géoelections; 1912 Presidential Election Popular Vote Archived 2018-06-13 at the Wayback Machine (.xlsx file for €15)
- ^ a b Géoelections; 1912 Presidential Election Popular Vote for Eugene Debs (.xlsx file for €15)
