United States presidential election in Maryland, 1912

United States presidential election in Maryland, 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 8 0 Popular vote 112,674 57,789 Percentage 48.57% 24.91%   150px Nominee William Howard Taft Party Republican Home state Ohio Running mate Nicholas M. Butler (replacing James S. Sherman) Electoral vote 0 Popular vote 54,956 Percentage 23.69%

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

Maryland was won by Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson (D–Virginia), 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 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.

Results

United States presidential election in Maryland, 1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Woodrow Wilson	112,674	48.57%
	Progressive	Theodore Roosevelt	57,789	24.91%
	Republican	William Howard Taft	54,956	23.69%
	Socialist	Eugene V. Debs	3,996	1.72%
	Prohibition	Stuart Hamblen	2,244	0.97%
	Socialist Labor	Arthur Reimer	322	0.14%
Total votes			231,981	100%