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 ResultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Progressive Party Theodore Roosevelt Helen J. Scott113,698 Progressive Party Theodore Roosevelt George H. Walker113,533 Progressive Party Theodore Roosevelt Austin Mires113,474 Progressive Party Theodore Roosevelt G. Alfred Haynes113,440 Progressive Party Theodore Roosevelt William J. Biggar113,423 Progressive Party Theodore Roosevelt Fred J. Meinike113,401 Progressive Party Theodore Roosevelt Donald Urquhart113,336 Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson Edward P. English86,840 Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson Edward F. Hogan86,644 Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson J. D. Matthews86,640 Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson Ande P. Anderson86,592 Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson William E. Cass86,577 Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson Robert E. Tumstall86,536 Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson Robert A. Mullenger86,442 Republican Party William Howard Taft George H. Rummens70,445 Republican Party William Howard Taft William Joseph Smith70,278 Republican Party William Howard Taft Nathan O. Richards70,228 Republican Party William Howard Taft William George Potts70,193 Republican Party William Howard Taft William Bishop70,190 Republican Party William Howard Taft Alexander Polson70,118 Republican Party William Howard Taft John A. Byerly70,066 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs Ernest Luhr40,134 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs Agnes J. Tompson40,101 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs Minnie Davis40,073 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs I. P. Buck40,034 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs J. C. Robbins40,030 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs H. W. Sauser40,010 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs Hortense Wagenknecht39,989 Prohibition Party Eugene W. Chafin John Anderson9,810 Prohibition Party Eugene W. Chafin JN. U. Blackmore9,760 Prohibition Party Eugene W. Chafin Walter F. McDowell9,753 Prohibition Party Eugene W. Chafin H. J. Probstfeld9,750 Prohibition Party Eugene W. Chafin J. V. Mohr9,749 Prohibition Party Eugene W. Chafin W. A. Moore9,743 Prohibition Party Eugene W. Chafin J. N. Emerson9,736 Socialist Labor Party Arthur E. Reimer James M. Carnahan1,872 Socialist Labor Party Arthur E. Reimer Andrew P. Anderson1,851 Socialist Labor Party Arthur E. Reimer Jerry E. Sullivan1,842 Socialist Labor Party Arthur E. Reimer James C. Anderson1,834 Socialist Labor Party Arthur E. Reimer W. Edward Clemont1,833 Socialist Labor Party Arthur E. Reimer Frederick Kurtzman1,832 Socialist Labor Party Arthur E. Reimer Gustav Rush1,823Votes cast 322,799

Results by county County Theodore RooseveltProgressive "Bull Moose" Woodrow WilsonDemocratic William Howard TaftRepublican Eugene V. DebsSocialist Eugene W. ChafinProhibition Arthur E. ReimerSocialist Labor Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % # % # %Adams78833.70%94940.59%39817.02%1556.63%421.80%60.26%-161-6.89%2,338Asotin51327.80%55129.86%57931.38%1337.21%663.58%30.16%-28-1.52%1,845Benton1,37336.05%1,23832.50%72819.11%3569.35%782.05%360.95%1353.54%3,809Chehalis1,84720.96%1,95322.16%3,05534.66%1,68319.09%2282.59%480.54%-1,102-12.50%8,814Chelan1,99438.72%1,33125.84%97018.83%62312.10%2043.96%280.54%66312.87%5,150Clallam68627.05%46418.30%72728.67%61024.05%361.42%130.51%-41-1.62%2,536Clarke2,08225.99%2,54931.82%1,87223.37%96612.06%5136.40%280.35%-467-5.83%8,010Columbia80331.32%85533.35%67326.25%1726.71%592.30%20.08%-52-2.03%2,564Cowlitz1,00625.87%91923.63%1,34834.66%52713.55%792.03%100.26%-342-8.79%3,889Douglas79424.93%1,35742.61%64220.16%3169.92%652.04%110.35%-563-17.68%3,185Ferry50229.74%60936.08%28616.94%26915.94%130.77%90.53%-107-6.34%1,688Franklin52529.41%61234.29%29316.41%30216.92%382.13%150.84%-87-4.87%1,785Garfield66742.84%42627.36%34522.16%865.52%322.06%10.06%24115.48%1,557Grant91434.75%77129.32%45817.41%41415.74%622.36%110.42%1435.44%2,630Island50331.98%31019.71%33221.11%34722.06%805.09%10.06%1569.92%1,573Jefferson74131.86%64227.60%63627.34%28512.25%110.47%110.47%994.26%2,326King26,88737.70%20,08828.17%15,57921.85%6,8399.59%1,2511.75%6650.93%6,7999.53%71,309Kitsap2,32138.16%96915.93%1,22420.12%1,42923.50%1011.66%380.62%89214.67%6,082Kittitas1,90236.89%1,40727.29%1,15722.44%5159.99%1422.75%330.64%4959.60%5,156Klickitat79522.98%1,02829.72%1,16333.62%35110.15%1073.09%150.43%-135-3.90%3,459Lewis2,03220.76%2,47125.25%3,20032.70%1,63716.73%4104.19%360.37%-729-7.45%9,786Lincoln1,86439.00%1,82938.26%69114.46%2936.13%881.84%150.31%350.73%4,780Mason46425.81%52229.03%43924.42%33918.85%221.22%120.67%-58-3.23%1,798Okanogan1,08825.67%1,46134.47%80418.97%82719.51%380.90%210.50%-373-8.80%4,239Pacific1,25130.72%97123.85%1,37533.77%3829.38%822.01%110.27%-124-3.05%4,072Pend Oreille71634.19%74735.67%30514.57%28813.75%321.53%60.29%-31-1.48%2,094Pierce13,07441.30%6,85521.65%6,51720.59%4,07512.87%9643.05%1720.54%6,21919.64%31,657San Juan34627.93%31125.10%34127.52%21717.51%181.45%60.48%50.40%1,239Skagit2,52927.38%1,96221.24%2,39925.97%1,78119.28%5085.50%580.63%1301.41%9,237Skamania21826.27%26231.57%25130.24%8610.36%101.20%30.36%-11-1.33%830Snohomish7,34738.30%3,84620.05%3,00715.68%3,96920.69%8964.67%1170.61%3,37817.61%19,182Spokane16,68747.31%10,84530.75%4,20511.92%2,5537.24%7792.21%1990.56%5,84216.56%35,268Stevens1,97132.84%1,97932.98%81013.50%98816.46%2273.78%260.43%-8-0.13%6,001Thurston1,47123.31%1,45623.07%1,93730.69%1,16018.38%2704.28%170.27%-466-7.38%6,311Wahkiakum28732.47%18520.93%28231.90%11112.56%141.58%50.57%50.57%884Walla Walla2,72735.59%2,50732.72%1,93725.28%3464.52%1251.63%210.27%2202.87%7,663Whatcom4,56230.40%2,77318.48%4,18727.90%2,80918.72%5733.82%1010.67%3752.50%15,005Whitman3,06130.79%3,62136.42%1,98920.00%6316.35%6176.21%240.24%-560-5.63%9,943Yakima4,36033.27%3,20924.49%3,30425.21%1,2649.65%9307.10%380.29%1,0568.06%13,105Totals113,69835.22%86,84026.90%70,44521.82%40,13412.43%9,8103.04%1,8720.58%26,8588.32%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

See also United States presidential elections in Washington (state)

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