Election in Indiana
Main article: 1912 United States presidential election
1912 United States presidential election in Indiana
Nominee
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Party
Democratic
Progressive
Home state
New Jersey
New York
Running mate
Thomas R. Marshall
Hiram Johnson
Electoral vote
15
0
Popular vote
281,890
162,007
Percentage
43.07%
24.75%
Nominee
William Howard Taft
Eugene V. Debs
Party
Republican
Socialist
Home state
Ohio
Indiana
Running mate
Nicholas M. Butler
Emil Seidel
Electoral vote
0
0
Popular vote
151,267
36,931
Percentage
23.11%
5.64%
County Results
Wilson
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
Roosevelt
30-40%
Taft
30-40%
40-50%
President before election
William Howard Taft
Republican
Elected President
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic
The 1912 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election . State voters chose 15 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Indiana was won by Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson (D –New Jersey ), running with Indiana Governor Thomas R. Marshall , with 43.07% 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 24.75% 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 23.11% 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 5.64% of the popular vote.[1]
As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the only election in which Hamilton County and Hendricks County voted for the Democratic candidate.
Results [ ]
1912 United States presidential election in Indiana[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Woodrow Wilson
281,890
43.07%
Progressive
Theodore Roosevelt
162,007
24.75%
Republican
William Howard Taft
151,267
23.11%
Socialist
Eugene V. Debs
36,931
5.64%
Prohibition
Eugene W. Chafin
19,249
2.94%
Socialist Labor
Arthur Reimer
3,130
0.48%
Total votes
654,474
100%
County Returns [ ]
County
Wilson
(Dem)
Taft
(Rep)
Roosevelt
(Prog)
Debs
(Soc)
Others
show Totals
Adams
2,961
917
732
30
165
4,805
Allen
8,659
3,423
4,246
1,512
729
18,569
Bartholomew
3,147
1,321
1,604
196
253
6,521
Benton
1,425
1,030
796
30
105
3,386
Blackford
1,651
399
1,163
256
155
3,624
Boone
3,280
1,181
2,014
90
170
6,735
Brown
909
305
253
12
54
1,533
Carroll
2,275
1,467
926
83
132
4,883
Cass
4,421
1,573
3,094
187
236
9,511
Clark
3,315
805
2,453
137
65
6,775
Clay
3,297
1,494
1,614
697
205
7,307
Clinton
3,255
2,182
1,281
219
213
7,150
Crawford
1,159
663
542
128
183
2,675
Daviess
2,759
2,005
1,061
327
189
6,341
Dearborn
2,957
1,366
701
146
98
5,268
Decatur
2,246
1,263
1,436
88
137
5,170
De Kalb
2,766
1,125
1,623
437
260
6,211
Delaware
4,313
2,018
4,059
1,199
689
12,278
Dubois
3,059
666
606
106
61
4,498
Elkhart
4,300
1,199
4,533
856
665
11,553
Fayette
1,455
1,030
1,214
231
89
4,019
Floyd
3,236
669
2,580
341
110
6,936
Fountain
2,499
1,560
1,067
140
144
5,410
Franklin
2,305
929
630
30
81
3,975
Fulton
2,022
1,427
694
70
221
4,434
Gibson
3,250
2,266
1,270
295
233
7,314
Grant
4,390
3,939
2,185
1,323
1,199
13,036
Greene
3,373
2,156
1,563
1,203
291
8,586
Hamilton
2,463
2,247
1,834
90
418
7,052
Hancock
2,594
738
1,375
133
158
4,998
Harrison
2,106
900
1,219
118
106
4,449
Hendricks
2,372
1,439
1,495
48
149
5,503
Henry
2,687
2,479
1,550
437
564
7,717
Howard
2,824
2,152
2,184
1,107
572
8,839
Huntington
3,119
2,108
1,586
252
411
7,476
Jackson
3,225
921
1,236
175
110
5,667
Jasper
1,292
1,238
694
14
60
3,298
Jay
2,786
1,282
1,596
218
408
6,290
Jefferson
2,325
1,563
943
137
163
5,131
Jennings
1,577
955
839
81
77
3,529
Johnson
2,890
924
1,408
49
224
5,495
Knox
4,448
2,805
1,316
892
291
9,752
Kosciusko
2,817
1,767
2,096
210
330
7,220
Lagrange
1,233
758
1,402
22
97
3,512
Lake
5,136
5,176
5,659
1,182
330
17,483
La Porte
4,847
2,701
2,749
397
168
10,862
Lawrence
2,579
1,633
2,106
398
124
6,840
Madison
6,676
1,771
4,751
1,947
612
15,757
Marion
29,805
12,280
18,396
5,268
1,659
67,408
Marshall
2,859
1,196
1,490
164
209
5,918
Martin
1,440
975
553
22
30
3,020
Miami
3,366
1,426
1,995
422
285
7,494
Monroe
2,396
1,388
1,497
84
146
5,511
Montgomery
3,821
2,747
1,246
173
229
8,216
Morgan
2,608
1,353
1,236
185
202
5,584
Newton
965
892
633
26
98
2,614
Noble
2,888
1,443
1,760
106
107
6,304
Ohio
553
406
120
9
39
1,127
Orange
1,830
1,521
849
53
60
4,313
Owen
1,621
711
784
161
78
3,355
Parke
2,031
1,891
684
346
265
5,217
Perry
1,931
520
1,130
34
35
3,650
Pike
1,984
1,515
489
298
72
4,358
Porter
1,352
1,510
1,241
120
57
4,280
Posey
2,767
1,193
745
132
144
4,981
Pulaski
1,250
729
586
135
236
2,936
Putnam
2,922
1,354
1,079
91
99
5,545
Randolph
2,158
1,988
2,471
272
386
7,275
Ripley
2,431
1,492
884
163
100
5,070
Rush
2,312
1,931
1,075
77
191
5,586
St. Joseph
5,391
3,146
5,240
1,285
539
15,601
Scott
1,033
327
531
18
34
1,943
Shelby
3,432
1,254
1,969
319
256
7,230
Spencer
2,428
1,268
1,142
151
123
5,112
Starke
1,208
787
696
54
55
2,800
Steuben
1,266
1,290
1,210
41
182
3,989
Sullivan
3,707
1,406
1,068
1,045
545
7,771
Switzerland
1,342
882
322
75
279
2,900
Tippecanoe
4,442
3,006
2,838
191
65
10,542
Tipton
2,185
1,262
914
113
186
4,660
Union
705
643
342
38
202
1,930
Vanderburgh
7,219
4,839
2,738
2,572
190
17,558
Vermillion
1,780
1,621
680
550
208
4,839
Vigo
7,256
3,103
4,988
1,862
851
18,060
Wabash
2,371
1,363
2,432
308
315
6,789
Warren
872
1,183
695
46
64
2,860
Warrick
2,218
1,421
819
310
291
5,059
Washington
2,233
712
1,113
61
70
4,189
Wayne
3,806
1,851
4,457
1,032
345
11,491
Wells
2,760
812
1,080
132
308
5,092
White
2,059
1,613
822
41
104
4,639
Whitley
2,206
1,082
990
70
158
4,506
TOTALS
281,889
151,267
162,007
36,931
22,601
654,695
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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