Socialist Party of America
Presidential tickets
On the ticket of the Social Democratic Party of America. Endorsed Progressive Party candidates who appeared on Progressive, Socialist and other ballot lines.

Socialist Party of America

Section Title: Presidential tickets
Table Section Text: On the ticket of the Social Democratic Party of America. Endorsed Progressive Party candidates who appeared on Progressive, Socialist and other ballot lines.

Election year	Result	Nominees

President	Vice President

1900	87,945 votes (0.6%), lost	Journalist and orator Eugene V. Debs	Utopian socialist Job Harriman

1904	402,810 votes (3.0%), lost	Journalist Benjamin Hanford

1908	420,793 votes (2.8%), lost

1912	901,551 votes (6.0%), lost	Mayor of Milwaukee Emil Seidel

1916	590,524 votes (3.2%), lost	Newspaper editor Allan L. Benson	Political activist George R. Kirkpatrick

1920	913,693 votes (3.4%), lost	Journalist and orator Eugene V. Debs	Civil liberties lawyer Seymour Stedman

1924	4,831,706 votes (16.6%), lost	Wisconsin Senator Robert M. La Follette	Montana Senator Burton K. Wheeler

1928	267,478 votes (0.7%), lost	Pacifist Norman Thomas	Trade unionist James H. Maurer

1932	884,885 votes (2.2%), lost

1936	187,910 votes (0.4%), lost	Dairy farmer George A. Nelson

1940	116,599 votes (0.2%), lost	Economics professor Maynard C. Krueger

1944	79,017 votes (0.2%), lost	Former Pennsylvania Representative Darlington Hoopes

1948	139,569 votes (0.3%), lost	Economics professor Tucker P. Smith

1952	20,065 votes (<0.1%), lost	Former Pennsylvania Representative Darlington Hoopes	Journalist Samuel H. Friedman

1956	2,044 votes (<0.1%), lost

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The socialist ticket in 1912, Debs gained 901,551 votes, or 6% of the vote.

final_sentence: The socialist ticket in 1912, Debs gained 901,551 votes, or 6% of the vote.