The 1912 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Maryland was won by governor of New Jersey Woodrow Wilson (D–New Jersey), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall, with 48.57% 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 24.91% of the popular vote and the incumbent 27th president of the United States William Howard Taft (R–Ohio), running with Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler, with 23.69% of the popular vote. , this is the first and only time that Garrett County did not support 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 As of 2020, this is also the last time the Democratic candidate won Carroll County by more than 10%.
This was the first time since 1892 that a Democrat won the popular vote in Maryland.
Results
Results by county County Thomas Woodrow WilsonDemocratic William Howard TaftRepublican Theodore RooseveltProgressive "Bull Moose" Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votescastMaryland State Board of Elections; Maryland Manual 1912-1913 pp. 249-254 # % # % # % # % # %Allegany3,38239.36%1,396 16.25%2,63130.62%1,18413.78% 751 8.74%8,593Anne Arundel3,04946.10%2,222 33.60%79412.00%5498.30% 827 12.50%6,614Baltimore11,52451.65%4,247 19.03%6,21127.84%3301.48% 5,313 23.81%22,312Baltimore City48,03048.36%15,597 15.70%33,67933.91%2,0162.03% 14,351 14.45%99,322Calvert61634.74%1,035 58.38%834.68%392.20% -419 -23.63%1,773 Caroline1,88251.63%1,445 39.64%1965.38%1223.35% 437 11.99%3,645Carroll3,61650.11%2,546 35.28%92312.79%1311.82% 1,070 14.83%7,216 Cecil2,49152.60%1,509 31.86%64613.64%901.90% 982 20.73%4,736Charles91834.69%1,573 59.45%1134.27%421.59% -655 -24.75%2,646Dorchester2,50947.08%2,387 44.79%3135.87%1202.25% 122 2.29%5,329 Frederick5,54548.81%2,813 24.76%2,77624.44%2261.99% 2,732 24.05%11,360 Garrett1,00534.42%655 22.43%1,06936.61%1916.54% -64 -2.19%2,920 Harford3,06453.63%1,737 30.40%80214.04%1101.93% 1,327 23.23%5,713 Howard1,52351.45%1,004 33.92%36412.30%692.33% 519 17.53%2,960 Kent1,81653.73%1,021 30.21%46313.70%802.37% 795 23.52%3,380 Montgomery3,50156.10%1,675 26.84%88414.16%1812.90% 1,826 29.26%6,241 Prince George's2,42445.38%1,456 27.26%1,30824.49%1532.86% 968 18.12%5,341 Queen Anne's1,90255.52%1,311 38.27%1193.47%942.74% 591 17.25%3,426 St. Mary's84336.09%1,262 54.02%1446.16%873.72% -419 -17.94%2,336 Somerset1,61745.51%1,528 43.01%37010.41%381.07% 89 2.50%3,553 Talbot1,88847.13%1,835 45.81%1904.74%932.32% 53 1.32%4,006 Washington4,58948.10%1,907 19.99%2,60627.32%4384.59% 1,983 20.79%9,540 Wicomico3,17655.02%2,038 35.31%4427.66%1162.01% 1,138 19.72%5,772 Worcester1,76454.33%757 23.31%66320.42%631.94% 1,007 31.01%3,247Totals112,67448.57%54,95623.69%57,78924.91%6,5622.83%54,88523.66%231,981
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Allegany Baltimore (City) Frederick St. Mary's Washington
Counties that flipped from Republican to Progressive Garrett
See also United States presidential elections in Maryland 1912 United States presidential election 1912 United States elections
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