1912 United States presidential election in North Dakota explained

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

North Dakota was won by Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson (D–Virginia), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall, with 34.14% of the popular vote, against the 26th president of the United States Theodore Roosevelt (P–New York), running with governor of California Hiram Johnson, with 29.71% 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 26.67% 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 8.05 percent of the popular vote.^[1]

As a result of his win in the state, Wilson became the first Democratic presidential candidate to outright carry North Dakota, although Grover Cleveland did receive an electoral vote under a fusion ticket run in the state's first presidential election two decades earlier. He would later win the state again four years later. This election marks the last time four different candidates won at least one county within one individual state. This feat would be shared by Kansas in the same election; however, the only other occurrence in presidential election history has been in Missouri in 1860.

Results

Results by county

County	Woodrow Wilson Democratic		William Howard Taft Republican		Theodore Roosevelt[2] Progressive "Bull Moose"		Eugene V. Debs[3] Socialist		Eugene W. Chafin Prohibition		Total votes cast
	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"			data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%
	Adams		249		29.33%		205		24.15%		305		35.92%		63		7.42%		27		3.18%		849
	Barnes		940		40.76%		570		24.72%		655		28.40%		93		4.03%		48		2.08%		2,306
	Benson		594		30.14%		515		26.13%		716		36.33%		98		4.97%		48		2.44%		1,971
	Billings		547		28.80%		671		35.33%		495		26.07%		161		8.48%		25		1.32%		1,899
	Bottineau		825		31.76%		700		26.94%		625		24.06%		401		15.43%		47		1.81%		2,598
	Bowman		361		34.88%		302		29.18%		258		24.93%		99		9.57%		15		1.45%		1,035
	Burke		308		27.50%		264		23.57%		207		18.48%		320		28.57%		21		1.88%		1,120
	Burleigh		609		30.62%		720		36.20%		552		27.75%		92		4.63%		16		0.80%		1,989
	Cass		1,814		36.14%		1,316		26.22%		1,669		33.25%		164		3.27%		56		1.12%		5,019
	Cavalier		932		39.98%		561		24.07%		746		32.00%		69		2.96%		23		0.99%		2,331
	Dickey		723		43.77%		494		29.90%		354		21.43%		69		4.18%		12		0.73%		1,652
	Divide		375		26.54%		404		28.59%		459		32.48%		160		11.32%		15		1.06%		1,413
	Dunn		246		27.95%		285		32.39%		297		33.75%		47		5.34%		5		0.57%		880
	Eddy		376		41.32%		199		21.87%		290		31.87%		34		3.74%		11		1.21%		910
	Emmons		524		38.90%		410		30.44%		374		27.77%		24		1.78%		15		1.11%		1,347
	Foster		403		42.38%		285		29.97%		232		24.40%		20		2.10%		11		1.16%		951
	Grand Forks		1,492		37.31%		955		23.88%		1,327		33.18%		180		4.50%		45		1.13%		3,999
	Griggs		434		43.62%		144		14.47%		314		31.56%		65		6.53%		38		3.82%		995
	Hettinger		381		32.51%		442		37.71%		288		24.57%		47		4.01%		14		1.19%		1,172
	Kidder		218		26.14%		322		38.61%		210		25.18%		65		7.79%		19		2.28%		834
	LaMoure		588		38.61%		436		28.63%		419		27.51%		65		4.27%		15		0.98%		1,523
	Logan		146		21.66%		269		39.91%		225		33.38%		30		4.45%		4		0.59%		674
	McHenry		959		38.44%		589		23.61%		672		26.93%		246		9.86%		29		1.16%		2,495
	McIntosh		125		12.98%		202		20.98%		607		63.03%		25		2.60%		4		0.42%		963
	McKenzie		293		28.31%		285		27.54%		228		22.03%		219		21.16%		10		0.97%		1,035
	McLean		583		29.59%		505		25.63%		526		26.70%		325		16.50%		31		1.57%		1,970
	Mercer		142		19.27%		147		19.95%		389		52.78%		53		7.19%		6		0.81%		737
	Morton		1,017		28.11%		1,011		27.94%		1,262		34.88%		284		7.85%		44		1.22%		3,618
	Mountrail		307		21.16%		407		28.05%		347		23.91%		372		25.64%		18		1.24%		1,451
	Nelson		526		30.92%		448		26.34%		511		30.04%		178		10.46%		38		2.23%		1,701
	Oliver		139		24.05%		131		22.66%		178		30.80%		116		20.07%		14		2.42%		578
	Pembina		975		39.24%		615		24.75%		807		32.47%		35		1.41%		53		2.13%		2,485
	Pierce		453		38.42%		264		22.39%		276		23.41%		159		13.49%		27		2.29%		1,179
	Ramsey		917		39.94%		739		32.19%		472		20.56%		150		6.53%		18		0.78%		2,296
	Ransom		490		30.90%		495		31.21%		540		34.05%		30		1.89%		31		1.95%		1,586
	Renville		420		32.97%		224		17.58%		341		26.77%		272		21.35%		17		1.33%		1,274
	Richland		1,380		42.65%		1,034		31.95%		742		22.93%		34		1.05%		46		1.42%		3,236
	Rolette		396		31.23%		339		26.74%		322		25.39%		184		14.51%		27		2.13%		1,268
	Sargent		641		39.20%		605		37.00%		277		16.94%		93		5.69%		19		1.16%		1,635
	Sheridan		170		17.78%		306		32.01%		447		46.76%		26		2.72%		7		0.73%		956
	Stark		678		39.24%		387		22.40%		597		34.55%		58		3.36%		8		0.46%		1,728
	Steele		253		25.17%		237		23.58%		444		44.18%		55		5.47%		16		1.59%		1,005
	Stutsman		1,100		41.12%		757		28.30%		706		26.39%		84		3.14%		28		1.05%		2,675
	Towner		532		39.88%		352		26.39%		317		23.76%		112		8.40%		21		1.57%		1,334
	Traill		507		29.24%		365		21.05%		755		43.54%		68		3.92%		39		2.25%		1,734
	Walsh		1,206		41.85%		586		20.33%		868		30.12%		185		6.42%		37		1.28%		2,882
	Ward		1,071		30.58%		686		19.59%		1,065		30.41%		613		17.50%		67		1.91%		3,502
	Wells		494		32.72%		356		23.58%		611		40.46%		36		2.38%		13		0.86%		1,510
	Williams		696		30.53%		549		24.08%		402		17.63%		588		25.79%		45		1.97%		2,280
Totals	29,555	34.14%	23,090	26.67%	25,726	29.71%	6,966	8.05%	1,243	1.44%	86,580

See also

• United States presidential elections in North Dakota

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1912 Presidential Election Results — North Dakota.
2. Web site: Géoelections. 1912 Presidential Election Popular Vote. (.xlsx file for €15)
3. Web site: Géoelections. 1912 Presidential Election Popular Vote for Eugene Debs. (.xlsx file for €15)