1912 United States presidential election in West Virginia

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

West Virginia was won by Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson (D–Virginia), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall, with 42.11% of the popular vote, against the 26th president of the United States Theodore Roosevelt (P–New York), running with governor of California Hiram Johnson, with 29.43% 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 21.11% 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 5.67% of the popular vote. , this is the last election in which Ritchie County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate, as well as the only election in which Grant County did not vote for the Republican candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016

Results

Results by county 1912 United States presidential election in West Virginia by county County Woodrow WilsonDemocratic William Howard TaftRepublican Theodore RooseveltProgressive "Bull Moose" Eugene V. DebsSocialist Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % Barbour 1,561 42.29% 607 16.45% 1,424 38.58% 99 2.68% 137 3.71% 3,691 Berkeley 2,703 50.14% 1,349 25.02% 1,204 22.33% 135 2.50% 1,354 25.12% 5,391 Boone 1,119 45.19% 416 16.80% 627 25.32% 314 12.68% 492 19.87% 2,476 Braxton 2,611 51.74% 580 11.49% 1,816 35.99% 39 0.77% 795 15.76% 5,046 Brooke 850 33.74% 972 38.59% 453 17.98% 244 9.69% -122 -4.85% 2,519 Cabell 4,793 46.62% 1,798 17.49% 3,210 31.22% 480 4.67% 1,583 15.40% 10,281 Calhoun 1,349 55.93% 575 23.84% 476 19.73% 12 0.50% 774 32.09% 2,412 Clay 932 44.28% 352 16.72% 766 36.39% 55 2.61% 166 7.89% 2,105 Doddridge 866 31.79% 622 22.83% 1,192 43.76% 44 1.62% -326 -11.97% 2,724 Fayette 3,757 34.09% 2,697 24.47% 3,140 28.49% 1,428 12.96% 617 5.60% 11,022 Gilmer 1,493 59.72% 469 18.76% 516 20.64% 22 0.88% 977 39.08% 2,500 Grant 356 20.42% 349 20.02% 1,025 58.81% 13 0.75% -669 -38.39% 1,743 Greenbrier 2,707 51.96% 622 11.94% 1,797 34.49% 84 1.61% 910 17.47% 5,210 Hampshire 1,777 72.44% 406 16.55% 266 10.84% 4 0.16% 1,371 55.89% 2,453 Hancock 634 32.02% 664 33.54% 557 28.13% 125 6.31% -30 -1.52% 1,980 Hardy 1,209 64.51% 344 18.36% 314 16.76% 7 0.37% 865 46.16% 1,874 Harrison 4,378 41.10% 1,754 16.47% 3,443 32.32% 1,077 10.11% 935 8.78% 10,652 Jackson 1,935 42.65% 1,199 26.43% 1,355 29.87% 48 1.06% 580 12.78% 4,537 Jefferson 2,525 67.79% 993 26.66% 152 4.08% 55 1.48% 1,532 41.13% 3,725 Kanawha 6,658 37.26% 1,780 9.96% 6,360 35.59% 3,071 17.19% 298 1.67% 17,869 Lewis 1,929 45.39% 1,029 24.21% 1,146 26.96% 146 3.44% 783 18.42% 4,250 Lincoln 1,876 44.87% 631 15.09% 1,618 38.70% 56 1.34% 258 6.17% 4,181 Logan 1,404 49.95% 518 18.43% 642 22.84% 247 8.79% 762 27.11% 2,811 Marion 4,535 48.08% 1,625 17.23% 2,447 25.94% 826 8.76% 2,088 22.14% 9,433 Marshall 2,405 37.71% 1,610 25.24% 1,842 28.88% 521 8.17% 563 8.83% 6,378 Mason 1,812 37.95% 1,024 21.45% 1,692 35.43% 247 5.17% 120 2.51% 4,775 McDowell 2,497 26.77% 4,341 46.54% 2,425 26.00% 64 0.69% -1,844 -19.77% 9,327 Mercer 3,497 43.07% 1,507 18.56% 2,958 36.43% 158 1.95% 539 6.64% 8,120 Mineral 1,367 39.16% 513 14.69% 1,446 41.42% 165 4.73% -79 -2.26% 3,491 Mingo 1,832 42.05% 1,569 36.01% 884 20.29% 72 1.65% 263 6.04% 4,357 Monongalia 1,673 31.92% 1,216 23.20% 1,772 33.81% 580 11.07% -99 -1.89% 5,241 Monroe 1,570 50.21% 798 25.52% 742 23.73% 17 0.54% 772 24.69% 3,127 Morgan 549 31.30% 612 34.89% 518 29.53% 75 4.28% -63 -3.59% 1,754 Nicholas 2,018 49.75% 584 14.40% 1,425 35.13% 29 0.71% 593 14.62% 4,056 Ohio 5,771 41.30% 3,956 28.31% 2,666 19.08% 1,579 11.30% 1,815 12.99% 13,972 Pendleton 1,162 55.65% 475 22.75% 434 20.79% 17 0.81% 687 32.90% 2,088 Pleasants 796 47.52% 493 29.43% 364 21.73% 22 1.31% 303 18.09% 1,675 Pocahontas 1,428 44.67% 589 18.42% 1,086 33.97% 94 2.94% 342 10.70% 3,197 Preston 1,845 31.20% 1,461 24.70% 2,387 40.36% 221 3.74% -542 -9.16% 5,914 Putnam 1,540 40.55% 531 13.98% 1,401 36.89% 326 8.58% 139 3.66% 3,798 Raleigh 2,343 35.89% 897 13.74% 2,854 43.72% 434 6.65% -511 -7.83% 6,528 Randolph 2,563 50.25% 756 14.82% 1,411 27.66% 371 7.27% 1,152 22.58% 5,101 Ritchie 1,270 35.65% 937 26.31% 1,264 35.49% 91 2.55% 6 0.17% 3,562 Roane 2,045 45.70% 708 15.82% 1,670 37.32% 52 1.16% 375 8.38% 4,475 Summers 2,111 49.79% 791 18.66% 1,250 29.48% 88 2.08% 861 20.31% 4,240 Taylor 1,445 38.77% 791 21.22% 1,316 35.31% 175 4.70% 129 3.46% 3,727 Tucker 1,221 37.15% 548 16.67% 1,265 38.48% 253 7.70% -44 -1.33% 3,287 Tyler 1,193 37.30% 706 22.08% 1,129 35.30% 170 5.32% 64 2.00% 3,198 Upshur 895 25.59% 835 23.88% 1,706 48.78% 61 1.74% -811 -23.19% 3,497 Wayne 2,634 52.88% 1,465 29.41% 797 16.00% 85 1.71% 1,169 23.47% 4,981 Webster 1,330 60.90% 307 14.06% 524 23.99% 23 1.05% 806 36.90% 2,184 Wetzel 2,710 57.68% 1,092 23.24% 733 15.60% 163 3.47% 1,618 34.44% 4,698 Wirt 953 48.72% 213 10.89% 762 38.96% 28 1.43% 191 9.76% 1,956 Wood 3,784 44.29% 2,509 29.37% 1,823 21.34% 428 5.01% 1,275 14.92% 8,544 Wyoming 881 42.40% 569 27.38% 620 29.84% 8 0.38% 261 12.56% 2,078Totals113,19742.11%56,75421.11%79,11229.43%15,2487.35%34,08512.68%268,828

See also United States presidential elections in West Virginia

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