1912 United States presidential election in Montana

The 1912 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 5, 1912 as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

In this four-way contest election, Montana voted for the Democratic nominee New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson over the Progressive nominee former President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, Republican nominee President William Howard Taft, and Socialist Party of America nominee union leader Eugene V. Debs. Wilson won the state by a margin of 6.87%.

Results + General election resultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson J. C. McCarthy27,941 Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson John MacGinniss27,306 Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson Andrew S. Lohman27,290 Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson George M. Houtz26,985 Progressive Party Theodore Roosevelt Conrad Kohrs22,456 Progressive Party Theodore Roosevelt Sam Gordon21,937 Progressive Party Theodore Roosevelt J. T. Stanford21,918 Progressive Party Theodore Roosevelt A. W. Merrifield21,662 Republican Party William Howard Taft T. A. Cummings18,512 Republican Party William Howard Taft A. W. Miles17,615 Republican Party William Howard Taft C. E. Trescott17,576 Republican Party William Howard Taft T. C. Davidson17,403 Socialist Party of America Eugene V. Debs O. J. Sholl10,885 Socialist Party of America Eugene V. Debs Harry P. Nevills10,565 Socialist Party of America Eugene V. Debs L. J. Whitaker10,512 Socialist Party of America Eugene V. Debs Adam F. Skirving10,359 Prohibition Party Eugene Wilder Chafin J. M. Peats32 Prohibition Party Eugene Wilder Chafin J. F. Chessman31 Prohibition Party Eugene Wilder Chafin G. N. Inabit31 Prohibition Party Eugene Wilder Chafin R. R. Crowe31Total votes 79,826

Results by county County Woodrow WilsonDemocratic William Howard TaftRepublican Theodore RooseveltProgressive "Bull Moose" Eugene DebsSocialist Eugene ChafinProhibition Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % # % Beaverhead 713 38.50% 708 38.23% 320 17.28% 110 5.94% 1 0.05% 5 0.27% 1,852 Blaine 318 27.97% 204 17.94% 507 44.59% 108 9.50% -189 -16.62% 1,137 Broadwater 451 48.34% 205 21.97% 197 21.11% 80 8.57% 246 26.37% 933 Carbon 796 30.66% 646 24.88% 766 29.51% 388 14.95% 30 1.16% 2,596 Cascade 1,633 35.90% 1,079 23.72% 999 21.96% 838 18.42% 554 12.18% 4,549 Chouteau 402 29.69% 561 41.43% 259 19.13% 129 9.53% 3 0.22% -159 -11.74% 1,354 Custer 1,068 33.34% 695 21.70% 1,192 37.22% 247 7.71% 1 0.03% -124 -3.87% 3,203 Dawson 719 25.84% 678 24.37% 1,165 41.88% 220 7.91% -446 -16.03% 2,782 Deer Lodge 1,197 41.85% 1,060 37.06% 464 16.22% 139 4.86% 137 4.79% 2,860 Fergus 1,393 38.03% 745 20.34% 1,104 30.14% 421 11.49% 289 7.89% 3,663 Flathead 1,106 33.50% 493 14.93% 1,256 38.05% 446 13.51% -150 -4.55% 3,301 Gallatin 1,407 43.41% 683 21.07% 929 28.66% 212 6.54% 10 0.31% 478 14.75% 3,241 Granite 346 38.92% 195 21.93% 256 28.80% 92 10.35% 90 10.12% 889 Hill 624 30.77% 536 26.43% 545 26.87% 323 15.93% 79 3.90% 2,028 Jefferson 479 40.15% 239 20.03% 299 25.06% 176 14.75% 180 15.09% 1,193 Lewis and Clark 1,505 34.72% 1,062 24.50% 1,375 31.72% 391 9.02% 2 0.05% 130 3.00% 4,335 Lincoln 346 34.43% 218 21.69% 206 20.50% 235 23.38% 111 11.05% 1,005 Madison 822 44.12% 506 27.16% 457 24.53% 78 4.19% 316 16.96% 1,863 Meagher 473 39.45% 321 26.77% 327 27.27% 75 6.26% 3 0.25% 146 12.18% 1,199 Missoula 1,523 32.70% 589 12.64% 1,773 38.06% 773 16.60% -250 -5.37% 4,658 Musselshell 470 29.97% 483 30.80% 400 25.51% 215 13.71% -13 -0.83% 1,568 Park 666 30.18% 609 27.59% 687 31.13% 245 11.10% -21 -0.95% 2,207 Powell 545 37.72% 335 23.18% 418 28.93% 147 10.17% 127 8.79% 1,445 Ravalli 858 36.36% 316 13.39% 896 37.97% 282 11.95% 8 0.34% -38 -1.61% 2,360 Rosebud 313 27.08% 392 33.91% 368 31.83% 80 6.92% 3 0.26% 24 2.08% 1,156 Sanders 414 34.30% 257 21.29% 375 31.07% 161 13.34% 39 3.23% 1,207 Silver Bow 4,542 38.18% 2,232 18.76% 1,802 15.15% 3,320 27.91% 1,222 10.27% 11,896 Sweet Grass 277 29.41% 181 19.21% 424 45.01% 60 6.37% -147 -15.60% 942 Teton 646 32.45% 612 30.74% 446 22.40% 287 14.41% 34 1.71% 1,991 Valley 696 26.92% 668 25.84% 858 33.19% 362 14.00% 1 0.04% -162 -6.27% 2,585 Yellowstone 1,193 31.17% 1,004 26.23% 1,386 36.21% 245 6.40% -193 -5.04% 3,828Totals27,94135.00%18,51223.19%22,45628.13%10,88513.64%320.04%5,4856.87%79,826

See also United States presidential elections in Montana

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