United States presidential election in Virginia, 1912

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United States presidential election in Virginia, 1912

November 5, 1912

Nominee Woodrow Wilson William Howard Taft Theodore Roosevelt Party Democratic Republican Progressive Home state New Jersey Ohio New York Running mate Thomas R. Marshall Nicholas M. Butler (replacing James S. Sherman) Hiram W. Johnson Electoral vote 12 0 0 Popular vote 90,332 23,288 21,777 Percentage 65.95% 17.00% 15.90%

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

The 1912 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 5, 1912 throughout the 48 contiguous states. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Virginia voted for the Democratic nominee, New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson, over the Republican nominee, incumbent President William Howard Taft, and the Progressive nominee, former President Theodore Roosevelt. Wilson ultimately won the national election with 41.84% of the vote.

Results

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Woodrow Wilson	90,332	65.95%	12
	Republican	William Howard Taft (inc.)	23,288	17.00%	0
	Progressive	Theodore Roosevelt	21,777	15.90%	0
	Socialist	Eugene V. Debs	820	0.60%	0
	Prohibition	Eugene W. Chafin	709	0.52%	0
	Socialist Labor	Arthur E. Reimer	50	0.04%	0
Totals			136,976	100.00%	12