1912 United States presidential election in Illinois explained

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The 1912 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. State voters chose 29 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Illinois was won by New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson (D–New Jersey), running with Indiana governor Thomas R. Marshall, with 35.34% of the popular vote, against the 26th president of the United States Theodore Roosevelt (P–New York), running with California governor Hiram Johnson, with 33.72% 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 22.13% 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 7.09% of the popular vote.

, this is the last election in which Lee County, Ogle County and Edwards County did not support the Republican nominee.^[1]

Primaries

The primary and general elections coincided with those for House as well as those for state offices.^{[2] [3]}

Turnout

The total vote in the state-run primary elections (Democratic, Republican) was 731,100.^[3]

The total vote in the general election was 1,146,173.^[2] Both major parties had their state-run non-binding preferential primaries on April 9.^[3]

Democratic

The 1912 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on April 9, 1912, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Democratic Party's state primaries ahead of the 1912 presidential election.

The vote was a non-binding "beauty contest".

Republican

The 1912 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on April 9, 1912, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's state primaries ahead of the 1912 presidential election.

The vote was a non-binding "beauty contest".

Results

Chicago results

1912 United States presidential election in Chicago[4] [5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Progressive	Theodore Roosevelt	150,290	37.18%
	Democratic	Woodrow Wilson	124,297	30.75%
	Republican	William Howard Taft	71,030	17.57%
	Socialist	Eugene Debs	53,743	13.30%
	Prohibition	Eugene Chafin	2,806	0.69%
	Others	2,040	0.50%
Totals			404,206	100.00%

Results by county

County	Thomas Woodrow Wilson Democratic		William Howard Taft Republican		Theodore Roosevelt Progressive "Bull Moose"		Eugene Victor Debs Socialist		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast[6]
		%		%		%		%		%		%
	Adams		6,952		48.74%		2,733		19.16%		3,780		26.50%		559		3.92%		239		1.68%		3,172		22.24%		14,263
	Alexander		1,936		40.39%		2,003		41.79%		709		14.79%		107		2.23%		38		0.79%		-67		-1.40%		4,793
	Bond		1,278		37.23%		1,152		33.56%		725		21.12%		64		1.86%		214		6.23%		126		3.67%		3,433
	Boone		540		14.67%		1,361		36.96%		1,624		44.11%		113		3.07%		44		1.20%		-263		-7.14%		3,682
	Brown		1,358		58.74%		381		16.48%		524		22.66%		12		0.52%		37		1.60%		834		36.07%		2,312
	Bureau		2,800		30.59%		1,816		19.84%		3,738		40.84%		549		6.00%		250		2.73%		-938		-10.25%		9,153
	Calhoun		602		49.43%		373		30.62%		154		12.64%		22		1.81%		67		5.50%		229		18.80%		1,218
	Carroll		1,098		26.71%		1,577		38.36%		1,257		30.58%		84		2.04%		95		2.31%		320		7.78%		4,111
	Cass		2,223		52.99%		719		17.14%		1,086		25.89%		103		2.46%		64		1.53%		1,137		27.10%		4,195
	Champaign		4,454		35.43%		3,220		25.62%		4,481		35.65%		172		1.37%		243		1.93%		-27		-0.21%		12,570
	Christian		3,821		48.48%		1,994		25.30%		1,464		18.57%		376		4.77%		227		2.88%		1,827		23.18%		7,882
	Clark		2,517		45.34%		1,897		34.17%		943		16.98%		49		0.88%		146		2.63%		620		11.17%		5,552
	Clay		1,926		44.37%		1,622		37.36%		624		14.37%		84		1.94%		85		1.96%		304		7.00%		4,341
	Clinton		2,674		56.29%		973		20.48%		775		16.32%		265		5.58%		63		1.33%		1,701		35.81%		4,750
	Coles		3,453		40.98%		2,263		26.86%		2,437		28.92%		170		2.02%		103		1.22%		1,016		12.06%		8,426
	Cook		130,702		30.44%		74,851		17.44%		166,061		38.68%		52,659		12.27%		5,039		1.17%		-35,359		-8.24%		429,312
	Crawford		2,691		47.41%		1,266		22.30%		1,525		26.87%		65		1.15%		129		2.27%		1,166		20.54%		5,676
	Cumberland		1,673		48.63%		990		28.78%		692		20.12%		31		0.90%		54		1.57%		683		19.85%		3,440
	DeKalb		1,568		21.44%		1,776		24.28%		3,643		49.81%		205		2.80%		122		1.67%		-1,867		-25.53%		7,314
	DeWitt		1,880		39.79%		1,346		28.49%		1,306		27.64%		119		2.52%		74		1.57%		534		11.30%		4,725
	Douglas		1,633		36.56%		1,386		31.03%		1,277		28.59%		53		1.19%		118		2.64%		247		5.53%		4,467
	DuPage		2,236		28.09%		1,136		14.27%		4,169		52.37%		193		2.42%		227		2.85%		-1,933		-24.28%		7,961
	Edgar		3,479		47.02%		2,430		32.84%		1,244		16.81%		91		1.23%		155		2.09%		1,049		14.18%		7,399
	Edwards		650		27.04%		817		33.99%		818		34.03%		16		0.67%		103		4.28%		-1		-0.04%		2,404
	Effingham		2,575		59.76%		1,002		23.25%		622		14.43%		46		1.07%		64		1.49%		1,573		36.50%		4,309
	Fayette		2,782		46.04%		1,481		24.51%		1,558		25.79%		82		1.36%		139		2.30%		1,224		20.26%		6,042
	Ford		1,035		27.91%		832		22.44%		1,729		46.63%		23		0.62%		89		2.40%		-694		-18.72%		3,708
	Franklin		2,435		41.92%		2,098		36.12%		731		12.58%		407		7.01%		138		2.38%		337		5.80%		5,809
	Fulton		3,902		35.06%		2,263		20.33%		3,334		29.96%		1,334		11.99%		297		2.67%		568		5.10%		11,130
	Gallatin		1,697		54.55%		1,051		33.78%		203		6.53%		107		3.44%		53		1.70%		646		20.77%		3,111
	Greene		2,801		57.44%		1,064		21.82%		831		17.04%		124		2.54%		56		1.15%		1,737		35.62%		4,876
	Grundy		1,172		24.77%		1,380		29.17%		1,919		40.56%		180		3.80%		80		1.69%		-539		-11.39%		4,731
	Hamilton		1,920		48.44%		1,242		31.33%		668		16.85%		79		1.99%		55		1.39%		678		17.10%		3,964
	Hancock		3,692		48.80%		1,577		20.84%		1,937		25.60%		188		2.48%		172		2.27%		1,755		23.20%		7,566
	Hardin		644		40.63%		691		43.60%		153		9.65%		47		2.97%		50		3.15%		-47		-2.97%		1,585
	Henderson		721		30.97%		648		27.84%		871		37.41%		31		1.33%		57		2.45%		-150		-6.44%		2,328
	Henry		2,219		24.22%		1,859		20.29%		4,505		49.17%		376		4.10%		204		2.23%		-2,286		-24.95%		9,163
	Iroquois		2,474		32.92%		1,866		24.83%		2,959		39.37%		52		0.69%		165		2.20%		-485		-6.45%		7,516
	Jackson		3,323		42.42%		2,780		35.49%		1,339		17.09%		268		3.42%		123		1.57%		543		6.93%		7,833
	Jasper		2,042		51.77%		1,227		31.11%		545		13.82%		16		0.41%		114		2.89%		815		20.66%		3,944
	Jefferson		3,237		48.94%		1,834		27.73%		1,294		19.56%		142		2.15%		107		1.62%		1,403		21.21%		6,614
	Jersey		1,573		55.06%		838		29.33%		381		13.34%		12		0.42%		53		1.86%		735		25.73%		2,857
	Jo Daviess		2,226		40.77%		1,233		22.58%		1,747		32.00%		139		2.55%		115		2.11%		479		8.77%		5,460
	Johnson		952		32.57%		1,025		35.07%		809		27.68%		66		2.26%		71		2.43%		-73		-2.50%		2,923
	Kane		4,394		23.05%		2,415		12.67%		11,494		60.29%		529		2.77%		234		1.23%		-7,100		-37.24%		19,066
	Kankakee		2,532		29.01%		3,178		36.41%		2,792		31.99%		141		1.62%		85		0.97%		386		4.42%		8,728
	Kendall		531		20.03%		534		20.14%		1,526		57.56%		21		0.79%		39		1.47%		-992		-37.42%		2,651
	Knox		2,758		26.35%		1,750		16.72%		5,386		51.46%		405		3.87%		168		1.61%		-2,628		-25.11%		10,467
	Lake		2,436		24.09%		2,183		21.59%		4,888		48.33%		445		4.40%		161		1.59%		-2,452		-24.25%		10,113
	LaSalle		7,036		35.56%		4,858		24.56%		6,918		34.97%		636		3.21%		336		1.70%		118		0.60%		19,784
	Lawrence		2,550		47.93%		1,617		30.39%		774		14.55%		170		3.20%		209		3.93%		933		17.54%		5,320
	Lee		1,995		31.00%		1,482		23.03%		2,747		42.68%		115		1.79%		97		1.51%		-752		-11.68%		6,436
	Livingston		3,334		36.01%		2,444		26.40%		3,230		34.89%		71		0.77%		179		1.93%		104		1.12%		9,258
	Logan		3,229		48.19%		1,397		20.85%		1,776		26.50%		163		2.43%		136		2.03%		1,453		21.68%		6,701
	Macon		4,435		36.12%		3,356		27.33%		3,976		32.38%		293		2.39%		218		1.78%		459		3.74%		12,278
	Macoupin		4,902		47.53%		2,177		21.11%		2,147		20.82%		806		7.81%		282		2.73%		2,725		26.42%		10,314
	Madison		7,155		40.04%		5,462		30.57%		3,197		17.89%		1,703		9.53%		351		1.96%		1,693		9.48%		17,868
	Marion		3,493		44.26%		1,586		20.10%		2,099		26.60%		498		6.31%		216		2.74%		1,394		17.66%		7,892
	Marshall		1,685		44.72%		790		20.97%		1,180		31.32%		42		1.11%		71		1.88%		505		13.40%		3,768
	Mason		2,173		52.73%		948		23.00%		859		20.84%		45		1.09%		96		2.33%		1,225		29.73%		4,121
	Massac		599		21.47%		1,341		48.06%		788		28.24%		21		0.75%		41		1.47%		553		19.82%		2,790
	McDonough		2,959		42.44%		1,876		26.90%		1,785		25.60%		181		2.60%		172		2.47%		1,083		15.53%		6,973
	McHenry		1,913		25.69%		2,370		31.82%		3,046		40.90%		39		0.52%		79		1.06%		-676		-9.08%		7,447
	McLean		5,356		35.02%		4,624		30.23%		4,350		28.44%		562		3.67%		402		2.63%		732		4.79%		15,294
	Menard		1,530		48.19%		620		19.53%		903		28.44%		60		1.89%		62		1.95%		627		19.75%		3,175
	Mercer		1,602		32.07%		959		19.20%		2,093		41.89%		222		4.44%		120		2.40%		-491		-9.83%		4,996
	Monroe		1,398		44.31%		1,433		45.42%		299		9.48%		19		0.60%		6		0.19%		-35		-1.11%		3,155
	Montgomery		3,705		45.69%		2,195		27.07%		1,476		18.20%		469		5.78%		264		3.26%		1,510		18.62%		8,109
	Morgan		3,648		48.11%		1,466		19.34%		2,090		27.57%		193		2.55%		185		2.44%		1,558		20.55%		7,582
	Moultrie		1,501		46.96%		747		23.37%		853		26.69%		29		0.91%		66		2.07%		648		20.28%		3,196
	Ogle		1,750		25.95%		2,014		29.86%		2,720		40.33%		57		0.85%		204		3.02%		-706		-10.47%		6,745
	Peoria		8,364		37.98%		2,594		11.78%		9,229		41.91%		1,571		7.13%		262		1.19%		-865		-3.93%		22,020
	Perry		2,107		44.53%		1,341		28.34%		894		18.89%		215		4.54%		175		3.70%		766		16.19%		4,732
	Piatt		1,417		37.84%		1,064		28.41%		1,150		30.71%		36		0.96%		78		2.08%		267		7.13%		3,745
	Pike		3,371		50.90%		1,668		25.18%		1,169		17.65%		253		3.82%		162		2.45%		1,703		25.71%		6,623
	Pope		664		27.68%		1,099		45.81%		587		24.47%		24		1.00%		25		1.04%		-435		-18.13%		2,399
	Pulaski		978		30.73%		1,632		51.27%		454		14.26%		78		2.45%		41		1.29%		-654		-20.55%		3,183
	Putnam		424		29.00%		403		27.56%		583		39.88%		28		1.92%		24		1.64%		-159		-10.88%		1,462
	Randolph		3,217		50.38%		1,548		24.24%		1,169		18.31%		308		4.82%		144		2.25%		1,669		26.14%		6,386
	Richland		1,800		48.39%		862		23.17%		811		21.80%		114		3.06%		133		3.58%		938		25.22%		3,720
	Rock Island		3,997		26.14%		2,394		15.66%		6,506		42.55%		2,128		13.92%		264		1.73%		-2,509		-16.41%		15,289
	Saline		3,599		44.37%		2,254		27.79%		1,468		18.10%		660		8.14%		130		1.60%		1,345		16.58%		8,111
	Sangamon		8,406		42.25%		3,994		20.07%		6,196		31.14%		1,007		5.06%		294		1.48%		2,210		11.11%		19,897
	Schuyler		1,714		50.00%		853		24.88%		694		20.25%		31		0.90%		136		3.97%		861		25.12%		3,428
	Scott		1,341		54.53%		686		27.90%		379		15.41%		25		1.02%		28		1.14%		655		26.64%		2,459
	Shelby		3,467		50.33%		1,629		23.65%		1,431		20.77%		121		1.76%		241		3.50%		1,838		26.68%		6,889
	St. Clair		10,826		41.85%		8,156		31.53%		4,064		15.71%		2,498		9.66%		322		1.24%		2,670		10.32%		25,866
	Stark		669		28.59%		549		23.46%		1,053		45.00%		41		1.75%		28		1.20%		-384		-16.41%		2,340
	Stephenson		3,850		42.49%		1,367		15.09%		3,476		38.37%		215		2.37%		152		1.68%		374		4.13%		9,060
	Tazewell		3,654		47.35%		1,054		13.66%		2,500		32.40%		371		4.81%		138		1.79%		1,154		14.95%		7,717
	Union		2,648		60.36%		1,194		27.22%		458		10.44%		23		0.52%		64		1.46%		1,454		33.14%		4,387
	Vermilion		5,576		31.80%		5,655		32.25%		4,984		28.43%		714		4.07%		604		3.44%		-79		-0.45%		17,533
	Wabash		1,676		50.41%		841		25.29%		601		18.08%		72		2.17%		135		4.06%		835		25.11%		3,325
	Warren		2,080		34.86%		915		15.34%		2,627		44.03%		237		3.97%		107		1.79%		-547		-9.17%		5,966
	Washington		1,654		39.06%		1,304		30.80%		1,058		24.99%		135		3.19%		83		1.96%		350		8.27%		4,234
	Wayne		2,378		42.26%		1,586		28.19%		1,418		25.20%		74		1.32%		171		3.04%		792		14.07%		5,627
	White		2,708		51.11%		1,692		31.94%		591		11.16%		182		3.44%		125		2.36%		1,016		19.18%		5,298
	Whiteside		1,996		25.89%		1,437		18.64%		3,904		50.63%		91		1.18%		283		3.67%		-1,908		-24.74%		7,711
	Will		4,717		28.13%		3,331		19.87%		8,092		48.26%		467		2.79%		160		0.95%		-3,375		-20.13%		16,767
	Williamson		3,258		35.16%		3,209		34.63%		1,765		19.05%		706		7.62%		329		3.55%		49		0.53%		9,267
	Winnebago		2,276		17.37%		2,537		19.36%		7,089		54.09%		955		7.29%		248		1.89%		-4,552		-34.73%		13,105
	Woodford		2,051		45.06%		850		18.67%		1,495		32.84%		83		1.82%		73		1.60%		556		12.21%		4,552
Totals	405,048	35.34%	253,593	22.13%	386,478	33.72%	81,278	7.09%	19,776	1.73%	18,570	1.62%	1,146,173

See also

• United States presidential elections in Illinois

Notes and References

1. Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 181-186
2. Web site: OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE General Election, November 5, 1912. Judicial Elections, June 3, 1912. Special Elections, 1911 and 1912. ALSO The Official Vote Cast for President at the Elections of 1900, 1904, and 1908; the Vote for Governor in 1904 and 1908, and the Vote for State Treasurer and Superintendent of Public Instruction in 1910.. https://web.archive.org/web/20210731224916/https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1912/PE%20and%20GE%201912.pdf. dead. July 31, 2021. Illinois State Board of Elections. 6 August 2020.
3. Web site: Blue Book of the State of Illinois . Illinois Office of Secretary of State . 6 August 2020 . en . 1914.
4. News: CHICAGO'S VOTE . August 30, 2023 . The Chicago Tribune . November 7, 1912.
5. News: REVISED CHICAGO AND COOK COUNTY TOTALS . August 30, 2023 . The Chicago Tribune . November 7, 1912.
6. Illinois State Board of Elections; Vote for President – November 5, 1912: Highest Aggregate vote in Each County