# 1912 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

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The 1912 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Washington was won by the 26th president of the United States Theodore Roosevelt (P–New York), running with governor of California Hiram Johnson, with 35.22% of the popular vote against the Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson (D–New Jersey), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall, with 26.90% 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 21.82% 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 12.43% of the popular vote.
As a result of his win as a Progressive, Roosevelt became the first and only third party candidate to win the State of Washington. It is the only time ever that neighboring Oregon voted Democratic and Washington did not.
This was the first election in Washington in which women had the right to vote. In 1910, the voters of Washington passed a constitutional amendment which granted full suffrage to women.

## Results

General Election Results :
| Party | Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes |
| | Progressive Party | Theodore Roosevelt | Helen J. Scott | 113,698 |
| | Progressive Party | Theodore Roosevelt | George H. Walker | 113,533 |
| | Progressive Party | Theodore Roosevelt | Austin Mires | 113,474 |
| | Progressive Party | Theodore Roosevelt | G. Alfred Haynes | 113,440 |
| | Progressive Party | Theodore Roosevelt | William J. Biggar | 113,423 |
| | Progressive Party | Theodore Roosevelt | Fred J. Meinike | 113,401 |
| | Progressive Party | Theodore Roosevelt | Donald Urquhart | 113,336 |
| | Democratic Party | Woodrow Wilson | Edward P. English | 86,840 |
| | Democratic Party | Woodrow Wilson | Edward F. Hogan | 86,644 |
| | Democratic Party | Woodrow Wilson | J. D. Matthews | 86,640 |
| | Democratic Party | Woodrow Wilson | Ande P. Anderson | 86,592 |
| | Democratic Party | Woodrow Wilson | William E. Cass | 86,577 |
| | Democratic Party | Woodrow Wilson | Robert E. Tumstall | 86,536 |
| | Democratic Party | Woodrow Wilson | Robert A. Mullenger | 86,442 |
| | Republican Party | William Howard Taft | George H. Rummens | 70,445 |
| | Republican Party | William Howard Taft | William Joseph Smith | 70,278 |
| | Republican Party | William Howard Taft | Nathan O. Richards | 70,228 |
| | Republican Party | William Howard Taft | William George Potts | 70,193 |
| | Republican Party | William Howard Taft | William Bishop | 70,190 |
| | Republican Party | William Howard Taft | Alexander Polson | 70,118 |
| | Republican Party | William Howard Taft | John A. Byerly | 70,066 |
| | Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | Ernest Luhr | 40,134 |
| | Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | Agnes J. Tompson | 40,101 |
| | Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | Minnie Davis | 40,073 |
| | Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | I. P. Buck | 40,034 |
| | Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | J. C. Robbins | 40,030 |
| | Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | H. W. Sauser | 40,010 |
| | Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | Hortense Wagenknecht | 39,989 |
| | Prohibition Party | Eugene W. Chafin | John Anderson | 9,810 |
| | Prohibition Party | Eugene W. Chafin | JN. U. Blackmore | 9,760 |
| | Prohibition Party | Eugene W. Chafin | Walter F. McDowell | 9,753 |
| | Prohibition Party | Eugene W. Chafin | H. J. Probstfeld | 9,750 |
| | Prohibition Party | Eugene W. Chafin | J. V. Mohr | 9,749 |
| | Prohibition Party | Eugene W. Chafin | W. A. Moore | 9,743 |
| | Prohibition Party | Eugene W. Chafin | J. N. Emerson | 9,736 |
| | Socialist Labor Party | Arthur E. Reimer | James M. Carnahan | 1,872 |
| | Socialist Labor Party | Arthur E. Reimer | Andrew P. Anderson | 1,851 |
| | Socialist Labor Party | Arthur E. Reimer | Jerry E. Sullivan | 1,842 |
| | Socialist Labor Party | Arthur E. Reimer | James C. Anderson | 1,834 |
| | Socialist Labor Party | Arthur E. Reimer | W. Edward Clemont | 1,833 |
| | Socialist Labor Party | Arthur E. Reimer | Frederick Kurtzman | 1,832 |
| | Socialist Labor Party | Arthur E. Reimer | Gustav Rush | 1,823 |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | Votes cast | Votes cast | 322,799 |

### Results by county

| County | Theodore Roosevelt Progressive "Bull Moose" | Theodore Roosevelt Progressive "Bull Moose" | Woodrow Wilson Democratic | Woodrow Wilson Democratic | William Howard Taft Republican | William Howard Taft Republican | Eugene V. Debs Socialist | Eugene V. Debs Socialist | Eugene W. Chafin Prohibition | Eugene W. Chafin Prohibition | Arthur E. Reimer Socialist Labor | Arthur E. Reimer Socialist Labor | Margin | Margin | Total votes cast |
| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total votes cast |
| Adams | 788 | 33.70% | 949 | 40.59% | 398 | 17.02% | 155 | 6.63% | 42 | 1.80% | 6 | 0.26% | -161 | -6.89% | 2,338 |
| Asotin | 513 | 27.80% | 551 | 29.86% | 579 | 31.38% | 133 | 7.21% | 66 | 3.58% | 3 | 0.16% | -28 | -1.52% | 1,845 |
| Benton | 1,373 | 36.05% | 1,238 | 32.50% | 728 | 19.11% | 356 | 9.35% | 78 | 2.05% | 36 | 0.95% | 135 | 3.54% | 3,809 |
| Chehalis | 1,847 | 20.96% | 1,953 | 22.16% | 3,055 | 34.66% | 1,683 | 19.09% | 228 | 2.59% | 48 | 0.54% | -1,102 | -12.50% | 8,814 |
| Chelan | 1,994 | 38.72% | 1,331 | 25.84% | 970 | 18.83% | 623 | 12.10% | 204 | 3.96% | 28 | 0.54% | 663 | 12.87% | 5,150 |
| Clallam | 686 | 27.05% | 464 | 18.30% | 727 | 28.67% | 610 | 24.05% | 36 | 1.42% | 13 | 0.51% | -41 | -1.62% | 2,536 |
| Clark | 2,082 | 25.99% | 2,549 | 31.82% | 1,872 | 23.37% | 966 | 12.06% | 513 | 6.40% | 28 | 0.35% | -467 | -5.83% | 8,010 |
| Columbia | 803 | 31.32% | 855 | 33.35% | 673 | 26.25% | 172 | 6.71% | 59 | 2.30% | 2 | 0.08% | -52 | -2.03% | 2,564 |
| Cowlitz | 1,006 | 25.87% | 919 | 23.63% | 1,348 | 34.66% | 527 | 13.55% | 79 | 2.03% | 10 | 0.26% | -342 | -8.79% | 3,889 |
| Douglas | 794 | 24.93% | 1,357 | 42.61% | 642 | 20.16% | 316 | 9.92% | 65 | 2.04% | 11 | 0.35% | -563 | -17.68% | 3,185 |
| Ferry | 502 | 29.74% | 609 | 36.08% | 286 | 16.94% | 269 | 15.94% | 13 | 0.77% | 9 | 0.53% | -107 | -6.34% | 1,688 |
| Franklin | 525 | 29.41% | 612 | 34.29% | 293 | 16.41% | 302 | 16.92% | 38 | 2.13% | 15 | 0.84% | -87 | -4.87% | 1,785 |
| Garfield | 667 | 42.84% | 426 | 27.36% | 345 | 22.16% | 86 | 5.52% | 32 | 2.06% | 1 | 0.06% | 241 | 15.48% | 1,557 |
| Grant | 914 | 34.75% | 771 | 29.32% | 458 | 17.41% | 414 | 15.74% | 62 | 2.36% | 11 | 0.42% | 143 | 5.44% | 2,630 |
| Island | 503 | 31.98% | 310 | 19.71% | 332 | 21.11% | 347 | 22.06% | 80 | 5.09% | 1 | 0.06% | 156 | 9.92% | 1,573 |
| Jefferson | 741 | 31.86% | 642 | 27.60% | 636 | 27.34% | 285 | 12.25% | 11 | 0.47% | 11 | 0.47% | 99 | 4.26% | 2,326 |
| King | 26,887 | 37.70% | 20,088 | 28.17% | 15,579 | 21.85% | 6,839 | 9.59% | 1,251 | 1.75% | 665 | 0.93% | 6,799 | 9.53% | 71,309 |
| Kitsap | 2,321 | 38.16% | 969 | 15.93% | 1,224 | 20.12% | 1,429 | 23.50% | 101 | 1.66% | 38 | 0.62% | 892 | 14.67% | 6,082 |
| Kittitas | 1,902 | 36.89% | 1,407 | 27.29% | 1,157 | 22.44% | 515 | 9.99% | 142 | 2.75% | 33 | 0.64% | 495 | 9.60% | 5,156 |
| Klickitat | 795 | 22.98% | 1,028 | 29.72% | 1,163 | 33.62% | 351 | 10.15% | 107 | 3.09% | 15 | 0.43% | -135 | -3.90% | 3,459 |
| Lewis | 2,032 | 20.76% | 2,471 | 25.25% | 3,200 | 32.70% | 1,637 | 16.73% | 410 | 4.19% | 36 | 0.37% | -729 | -7.45% | 9,786 |
| Lincoln | 1,864 | 39.00% | 1,829 | 38.26% | 691 | 14.46% | 293 | 6.13% | 88 | 1.84% | 15 | 0.31% | 35 | 0.73% | 4,780 |
| Mason | 464 | 25.81% | 522 | 29.03% | 439 | 24.42% | 339 | 18.85% | 22 | 1.22% | 12 | 0.67% | -58 | -3.23% | 1,798 |
| Okanogan | 1,088 | 25.67% | 1,461 | 34.47% | 804 | 18.97% | 827 | 19.51% | 38 | 0.90% | 21 | 0.50% | -373 | -8.80% | 4,239 |
| Pacific | 1,251 | 30.72% | 971 | 23.85% | 1,375 | 33.77% | 382 | 9.38% | 82 | 2.01% | 11 | 0.27% | -124 | -3.05% | 4,072 |
| Pend Oreille | 716 | 34.19% | 747 | 35.67% | 305 | 14.57% | 288 | 13.75% | 32 | 1.53% | 6 | 0.29% | -31 | -1.48% | 2,094 |
| Pierce | 13,074 | 41.30% | 6,855 | 21.65% | 6,517 | 20.59% | 4,075 | 12.87% | 964 | 3.05% | 172 | 0.54% | 6,219 | 19.64% | 31,657 |
| San Juan | 346 | 27.93% | 311 | 25.10% | 341 | 27.52% | 217 | 17.51% | 18 | 1.45% | 6 | 0.48% | 5 | 0.40% | 1,239 |
| Skagit | 2,529 | 27.38% | 1,962 | 21.24% | 2,399 | 25.97% | 1,781 | 19.28% | 508 | 5.50% | 58 | 0.63% | 130 | 1.41% | 9,237 |
| Skamania | 218 | 26.27% | 262 | 31.57% | 251 | 30.24% | 86 | 10.36% | 10 | 1.20% | 3 | 0.36% | -11 | -1.33% | 830 |
| Snohomish | 7,347 | 38.30% | 3,846 | 20.05% | 3,007 | 15.68% | 3,969 | 20.69% | 896 | 4.67% | 117 | 0.61% | 3,378 | 17.61% | 19,182 |
| Spokane | 16,687 | 47.31% | 10,845 | 30.75% | 4,205 | 11.92% | 2,553 | 7.24% | 779 | 2.21% | 199 | 0.56% | 5,842 | 16.56% | 35,268 |
| Stevens | 1,971 | 32.84% | 1,979 | 32.98% | 810 | 13.50% | 988 | 16.46% | 227 | 3.78% | 26 | 0.43% | -8 | -0.13% | 6,001 |
| Thurston | 1,471 | 23.31% | 1,456 | 23.07% | 1,937 | 30.69% | 1,160 | 18.38% | 270 | 4.28% | 17 | 0.27% | -466 | -7.38% | 6,311 |
| Wahkiakum | 287 | 32.47% | 185 | 20.93% | 282 | 31.90% | 111 | 12.56% | 14 | 1.58% | 5 | 0.57% | 5 | 0.57% | 884 |
| Walla Walla | 2,727 | 35.59% | 2,507 | 32.72% | 1,937 | 25.28% | 346 | 4.52% | 125 | 1.63% | 21 | 0.27% | 220 | 2.87% | 7,663 |
| Whatcom | 4,562 | 30.40% | 2,773 | 18.48% | 4,187 | 27.90% | 2,809 | 18.72% | 573 | 3.82% | 101 | 0.67% | 375 | 2.50% | 15,005 |
| Whitman | 3,061 | 30.79% | 3,621 | 36.42% | 1,989 | 20.00% | 631 | 6.35% | 617 | 6.21% | 24 | 0.24% | -560 | -5.63% | 9,943 |
| Yakima | 4,360 | 33.27% | 3,209 | 24.49% | 3,304 | 25.21% | 1,264 | 9.65% | 930 | 7.10% | 38 | 0.29% | 1,056 | 8.06% | 13,105 |
| Totals | 113,698 | 35.22% | 86,840 | 26.90% | 70,445 | 21.82% | 40,134 | 12.43% | 9,810 | 3.04% | 1,872 | 0.58% | 26,858 | 8.32% | 322,799 |

#### Counties that flipped from Republican to Progressive

* Benton
* Chelan
* Garfield
* Island
* Jefferson
* King
* Kitsap
* Kittitas
* Lincoln
* Pierce
* San Juan
* Skagit
* Snohomish
* Spokane
* Wahkiakum
* Walla Walla
* Whatcom
* Yakima

#### Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

* Adams
* Clark
* Columbia
* Douglas
* Ferry
* Franklin
* Mason
* Okanogan
* Skamania
* Stevens
* Whitman