United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1912

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United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1912

November 5, 1912

Nominee Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft Party Democratic Progressive Republican Home state New Jersey New York Ohio Running mate Thomas R. Marshall Hiram Johnson Nicholas Murray Butler (replacing James S. Sherman) Electoral vote 9 0 0 Popular vote 48,357 1,293 536 Percentage 95.94% 2.57% 1.06%

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

The 1912 United States Presidential Election in South Carolina took place on November 5, 1912 as part of the 1912 United States Presidential Election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

South Carolina was won by the Republican nominees, New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson and Indiana Governor Thomas R. Marshall. Wilson and Marshall defeated incumbent President William Howard Taft, and his running mate Vice President James S. Sherman and Progressive Party candidates, former President Theodore Roosevelt and his running mate California Governor Hiram Johnson.

Wilson won South Carolina by a landslide margin of 93.37 percent.

Results

United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1912
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey	Thomas Riley Marshall of Indiana	48,357	95.94%	9	100.00%
	Progressive	Theodore Roosevelt of New York	Hiram Warren Johnson of California	1,293	2.57%	0	0.00%
	Republican	William Howard Taft of Ohio	Nicholas Murray Butler of New York	536	1.06%	0	0.00%
	Socialist	Eugene Victor Debs of Indiana	Emil Seidel of Wisconsin	164	0.33%	0	0.00%
	N/A	Others	Others	55	0.11%	0	0.00%
Total				50,405	100.00%	9	100.00%