United States presidential election in Alabama, 1912

United States presidential election in Alabama, 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 12 0 Popular vote 82,438 22,680 Percentage 69.94% 19.24%   150px Nominee William Howard Taft Party Republican Home state Ohio Running mate Nicholas M. Butler (replacing James S. Sherman) Electoral vote 0 Popular vote 9,717 Percentage 8.24%

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

Main article: United States presidential election, 1912

The 1912 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Alabama voters chose twelve representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Alabama was won by Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson (D–Virginia), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall, with 69.94% 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 19.24% of the popular vote and the 27th President of the United States William Howard Taft (R–Ohio), running with Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler, with 8.24% of the popular vote.

Results

United States presidential election in Alabama, 1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Woodrow Wilson	82,438	69.94%
	Progressive	Theodore Roosevelt	22,680	19.24%
	Republican	William Howard Taft	9,717	8.24%
	Socialist	Eugene V. Debs	3,029	2.57%
Total votes			117,959	100%