1912 United States presidential election in Arizona
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The 1912 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
This was the first presidential election Arizona participated in, as it had been admitted as the 48th state on February 14 of the same year. The state was won by Democratic Governor of New Jersey Woodrow Wilson, running with Indiana Governor Thomas R. Marshall, with 43.52% of the popular vote. Wilson defeated three other major candidates including former progressive Republican President Theodore Roosevelt who ran under the Progressive Party challenging then current Republican conservative President William Howard Taft and earning nearly 29% of the total vote. Another third party candidate, Eugene V. Debs ran under the Socialist Party of America garnering a large left wing voting base of 13%. President Taft finished an embarrassing fourth place at under 13% of the popular vote, the lowest support for a Republican nominee in Arizona state history due to his low approval ratings and a severe split in the GOP causing Democrat Woodrow Wilson to win the state despite receiving only 43.52% in total. [1]
In 1912, more than 87% of Arizonans voted for one of three economically left-leaning candidates- Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Eugene V. Debs. Only 13% of the state sided with conservative President Howard Taft who moved further to the right during his one term presidency. Arizona also voted in large numbers for two major third party candidates; Theodore Roosevelt and Eugene Debs, both of whom won a combined 43% of the popular vote, nearly the same as Wilson's vote total. Roosevelt's 29.29% remains the best-ever third-party presidential performance in Arizona history.
Had Roosevelt not split from his own party, President Taft would have earned a combined total of 42.03%, much closer to Wilson's 43.5% which would have made the race extremely narrow. Party division among Republican voters helped Wilson carry every single county in Arizona, winning the vast majority of them with less than a majority.
Since 1912, Arizona has voted for every presidential election winner until 1960. [2]
Results[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Woodrow Wilson | 10,324 | 43.52% | |
| Progressive | Theodore Roosevelt | 6,949 | 29.29% | |
| Socialist | Eugene V. Debs | 3,163 | 13.33% | |
| Republican | William Howard Taft | 3,021 | 12.74% | |
| Prohibition | Eugene Wilder Chafin | 265 | 1.12% | |
| Total votes | 23,722 | 100% | ||
Results by county[]
| County | Thomas Woodrow Wilson[3] Democratic |
William Howard Taft[a] Republican |
Theodore Roosevelt[3] Progressive |
Eugene Victor Debs[4] Socialist |
Eugene Wilder Chafin[4] Prohibition |
Total votes cast | |||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Apache | 108 | 42.35% | 56 | 21.96% | 79 | 30.98% | 10 | 3.92% | 2 | 0.78% | 255 |
| Cochise | 1,973 | 42.71% | 403[a] | 8.72% | 1,396 | 30.22% | 819 | 17.73% | 28 | 0.61% | 4,619 |
| Coconino | 339 | 39.65% | 237[a] | 27.72% | 178 | 20.82% | 96 | 11.23% | 5 | 0.58% | 855 |
| Gila | 779 | 38.09% | 210[a] | 10.27% | 542 | 26.50% | 501 | 24.50% | 13 | 0.64% | 2,045 |
| Graham | 540 | 51.09% | 103[a] | 9.74% | 243 | 22.99% | 164 | 15.52% | 7 | 0.66% | 1,057 |
| Greenlee | 652 | 55.54% | 109[a] | 9.28% | 287 | 24.45% | 122 | 10.39% | 4 | 0.34% | 1,174 |
| Maricopa | 2,606 | 45.97% | 642[a] | 11.32% | 1,818 | 32.07% | 472 | 8.33% | 131 | 2.31% | 5,669 |
| Mohave | 320 | 39.70% | 69[a] | 8.56% | 228 | 28.29% | 184 | 22.83% | 5 | 0.62% | 806 |
| Navajo | 287 | 39.05% | 168[a] | 22.86% | 233 | 31.70% | 40 | 5.44% | 7 | 0.95% | 735 |
| Pima | 693 | 38.41% | 353[a] | 19.57% | 615 | 34.09% | 109 | 6.04% | 34 | 1.88% | 1,804 |
| Pinal | 352 | 43.73% | 80[a] | 9.94% | 311 | 38.63% | 61 | 7.58% | 1 | 0.12% | 805 |
| Santa Cruz | 250 | 53.30% | 56 | 11.94% | 123 | 26.23% | 38 | 8.10% | 2 | 0.43% | 469 |
| Yavapai | 1,001 | 42.38% | 445[a] | 18.84% | 537 | 22.73% | 358 | 15.16% | 21 | 0.89% | 2,362 |
| Yuma | 424 | 39.74% | 90[a] | 8.43% | 359 | 33.65% | 189 | 17.71% | 5 | 0.47% | 1,067 |
| Totals | 10,324 | 43.52% | 3,021[a] | 12.74% | 6,949 | 29.29% | 3,163 | 13.33% | 265 | 1.12% | 23,722 |
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "1912 Presidential Election Results Arizona".
- ^ Thomas, G. Scott; The Pursuit of the White House: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics and History, p. 420 ISBN 0313257957
- ^ Jump up to: a b Géoelections; 1912 Presidential Election Popular Vote Archived 2018-06-13 at the Wayback Machine (.xlsx file for €15)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Géoelections; 1912 Presidential Election Popular Vote for Eugene Debs (.xlsx file for €15)
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