The 1912 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Nevada was won by Woodrow Wilson with 39.7% of the vote. Theodore Roosevelt followed with 27.94%, Eugene V. Debs 16.47%, and Taft 15.89%. Nevada, along with Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi, were the only states where Debs came in third place or better.
Results + General Election ResultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson George B. Thatcher7,986 Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson Lem Allen7,974 Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson John H. Cazler7,929 Progressive Party Theodore Roosevelt E. V. Hatch5,620 Progressive Party Theodore Roosevelt Joseph G. McCarthy5,590 Progressive Party Theodore Roosevelt Charles M. Way5,555 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs George W. Robb3,313 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs S. L. Fisk3,296 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs A. A. Hibbard3,292 Republican Party William Howard Taft W. N. McGill3,196 Republican Party William Howard Taft W. W. Booth3,175 Republican Party William Howard Taft Thomas Nelson3,167Votes cast 20,115
Results by county CountyThomas Woodrow WilsonDemocraticWilliam Howard TaftRepublicanTheodore RooseveltProgressive "Bull Moose"Eugene Victor DebsSocialistMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Churchill 349 34.18% 157 15.38% 304 29.77% 211 20.67% 45 4.41% 1,021 Clark 358 42.77% 110 13.14% 261 31.18% 108 12.90% 97 11.59% 837 Douglas 143 34.29% 80 19.18% 172 41.25% 22 5.28% -29 -6.96% 417 Elko 843 41.98% 398 19.82% 514 25.60% 253 12.60% 329 16.38% 2,008 Esmeralda 713 39.07% 252 13.81% 481 26.36% 379 20.77% 232 12.71% 1,825 Eureka 209 49.29% 70 16.51% 124 29.25% 21 4.95% 85 20.04% 424 Humboldt 719 39.99% 207 11.51% 533 29.64% 339 18.85% 186 10.35% 1,798 Lander 197 38.03% 68 13.13% 200 38.61% 53 10.23% -3 -0.58% 518 Lincoln 275 50.27% 100 18.28% 144 26.33% 28 5.12% 131 23.94% 547 Lyon 438 37.50% 136 11.64% 355 30.39% 239 20.46% 83 7.11% 1,168 Mineral 219 39.46% 59 10.63% 146 26.31% 131 23.60% 73 13.15% 555 Nye 869 36.84% 345 14.62% 427 18.10% 718 30.44% 151 6.40% 2,359 Ormsby 294 43.56% 150 22.22% 166 24.59% 65 9.63% 128 18.97% 675 Storey 400 46.51% 166 19.30% 212 24.65% 82 9.53% 188 21.86% 860 Washoe 1,446 40.14% 644 17.88% 1,150 31.93% 362 10.05% 296 8.21% 3,602White Pine 514 34.24% 254 16.92% 431 28.71% 302 20.12% 83 5.53% 1,501Totals7,98639.70%3,19615.89%5,62027.94%3,31316.47%2,36611.76%20,115
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Churchill Eureka Lyon Ormsby Storey Washoe White Pine
Counties that flipped from Republican to Progressive Douglas
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Progressive Lander
See also United States presidential elections in Nevada
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