1912 United States presidential election in North Dakota
1912 United States presidential election in North Dakota
County Results
Wilson
20–30%
30–40%
40–50%
Roosevelt
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
Taft
20–30%
30–40%
Debs
20–30%
The 1912 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election . Voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
North Dakota was won by Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson (D –Virginia ), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall , with 34.14% 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 29.71% 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 26.67% 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 8.05 percent of the popular vote.[ 1]
As a result of his win in the state, Wilson became the first Democratic presidential candidate to outright carry North Dakota, although Grover Cleveland did receive an electoral vote under a fusion ticket run in the state's first presidential election two decades earlier . He would later win the state again four years later . This election marks the last time four different candidates won at least one county within one individual state. This feat would be shared by Kansas in the same election; however, the only other occurrence in presidential election history has been in Missouri in 1860 .
Results
Results by county
County
Woodrow Wilson[ 2] Democratic
William Howard Taft[ 2] Republican
Theodore Roosevelt[ 2] Progressive "Bull Moose"
Eugene V. Debs[ 3] Socialist
Eugene W. Chafin[ 3] Prohibition
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adams
249
29.33%
205
24.15%
305
35.92%
63
7.42%
27
3.18%
849
Barnes
940
40.76%
570
24.72%
655
28.40%
93
4.03%
48
2.08%
2,306
Benson
594
30.14%
515
26.13%
716
36.33%
98
4.97%
48
2.44%
1,971
Billings
547
28.80%
671
35.33%
495
26.07%
161
8.48%
25
1.32%
1,899
Bottineau
825
31.76%
700
26.94%
625
24.06%
401
15.43%
47
1.81%
2,598
Bowman
361
34.88%
302
29.18%
258
24.93%
99
9.57%
15
1.45%
1,035
Burke
308
27.50%
264
23.57%
207
18.48%
320
28.57%
21
1.88%
1,120
Burleigh
609
30.62%
720
36.20%
552
27.75%
92
4.63%
16
0.80%
1,989
Cass
1,814
36.14%
1,316
26.22%
1,669
33.25%
164
3.27%
56
1.12%
5,019
Cavalier
932
39.98%
561
24.07%
746
32.00%
69
2.96%
23
0.99%
2,331
Dickey
723
43.77%
494
29.90%
354
21.43%
69
4.18%
12
0.73%
1,652
Divide
375
26.54%
404
28.59%
459
32.48%
160
11.32%
15
1.06%
1,413
Dunn
246
27.95%
285
32.39%
297
33.75%
47
5.34%
5
0.57%
880
Eddy
376
41.32%
199
21.87%
290
31.87%
34
3.74%
11
1.21%
910
Emmons
524
38.90%
410
30.44%
374
27.77%
24
1.78%
15
1.11%
1,347
Foster
403
42.38%
285
29.97%
232
24.40%
20
2.10%
11
1.16%
951
Grand Forks
1,492
37.31%
955
23.88%
1,327
33.18%
180
4.50%
45
1.13%
3,999
Griggs
434
43.62%
144
14.47%
314
31.56%
65
6.53%
38
3.82%
995
Hettinger
381
32.51%
442
37.71%
288
24.57%
47
4.01%
14
1.19%
1,172
Kidder
218
26.14%
322
38.61%
210
25.18%
65
7.79%
19
2.28%
834
LaMoure
588
38.61%
436
28.63%
419
27.51%
65
4.27%
15
0.98%
1,523
Logan
146
21.66%
269
39.91%
225
33.38%
30
4.45%
4
0.59%
674
McHenry
959
38.44%
589
23.61%
672
26.93%
246
9.86%
29
1.16%
2,495
McIntosh
125
12.98%
202
20.98%
607
63.03%
25
2.60%
4
0.42%
963
McKenzie
293
28.31%
285
27.54%
228
22.03%
219
21.16%
10
0.97%
1,035
McLean
583
29.59%
505
25.63%
526
26.70%
325
16.50%
31
1.57%
1,970
Mercer
142
19.27%
147
19.95%
389
52.78%
53
7.19%
6
0.81%
737
Morton
1,017
28.11%
1,011
27.94%
1,262
34.88%
284
7.85%
44
1.22%
3,618
Mountrail
307
21.16%
407
28.05%
347
23.91%
372
25.64%
18
1.24%
1,451
Nelson
526
30.92%
448
26.34%
511
30.04%
178
10.46%
38
2.23%
1,701
Oliver
139
24.05%
131
22.66%
178
30.80%
116
20.07%
14
2.42%
578
Pembina
975
39.24%
615
24.75%
807
32.47%
35
1.41%
53
2.13%
2,485
Pierce
453
38.42%
264
22.39%
276
23.41%
159
13.49%
27
2.29%
1,179
Ramsey
917
39.94%
739
32.19%
472
20.56%
150
6.53%
18
0.78%
2,296
Ransom
490
30.90%
495
31.21%
540
34.05%
30
1.89%
31
1.95%
1,586
Renville
420
32.97%
224
17.58%
341
26.77%
272
21.35%
17
1.33%
1,274
Richland
1,380
42.65%
1,034
31.95%
742
22.93%
34
1.05%
46
1.42%
3,236
Rolette
396
31.23%
339
26.74%
322
25.39%
184
14.51%
27
2.13%
1,268
Sargent
641
39.20%
605
37.00%
277
16.94%
93
5.69%
19
1.16%
1,635
Sheridan
170
17.78%
306
32.01%
447
46.76%
26
2.72%
7
0.73%
956
Stark
678
39.24%
387
22.40%
597
34.55%
58
3.36%
8
0.46%
1,728
Steele
253
25.17%
237
23.58%
444
44.18%
55
5.47%
16
1.59%
1,005
Stutsman
1,100
41.12%
757
28.30%
706
26.39%
84
3.14%
28
1.05%
2,675
Towner
532
39.88%
352
26.39%
317
23.76%
112
8.40%
21
1.57%
1,334
Traill
507
29.24%
365
21.05%
755
43.54%
68
3.92%
39
2.25%
1,734
Walsh
1,206
41.85%
586
20.33%
868
30.12%
185
6.42%
37
1.28%
2,882
Ward
1,071
30.58%
686
19.59%
1,065
30.41%
613
17.50%
67
1.91%
3,502
Wells
494
32.72%
356
23.58%
611
40.46%
36
2.38%
13
0.86%
1,510
Williams
696
30.53%
549
24.08%
402
17.63%
588
25.79%
45
1.97%
2,280
Totals
29,555
34.14%
23,090
26.67%
25,726
29.71%
6,966
8.05%
1,243
1.44%
86,580
See also
References