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Theodore Roosevelt vs William Howard Taft

Theodore Roosevelt vs William Howard Taft in 1912: electoral votes, popular vote and every state, side by side.

Theodore Roosevelt

Elections
2 (1904, 1912)
Won
1
Electoral votes, all runs
424
Best popular vote
56.4% in 1904
Parties
Progressive, Republican
vs

William Howard Taft

Elections
2 (1908, 1912)
Won
1
Electoral votes, all runs
329
Best popular vote
51.6% in 1908
Parties
Republican

1912

Theodore Roosevelt states
6
William Howard Taft states
2
Popular vote
27.4% – 23.2%
Alabama: another candidateAlaskaArizona: another candidateArkansas: another candidateCalifornia: Theodore RooseveltColorado: another candidateConnecticut: another candidateDelaware: another candidateDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: another candidateGeorgia: another candidateHawaiiIdaho: another candidateIllinois: another candidateIndiana: another candidateIowa: another candidateKansas: another candidateKentucky: another candidateLouisiana: another candidateMaine: another candidateMaryland: another candidateMassachusetts: another candidateMichigan: Theodore RooseveltMinnesota: Theodore RooseveltMississippi: another candidateMissouri: another candidateMontana: another candidateNebraska: another candidateNevada: another candidateNew Hampshire: another candidateNew Jersey: another candidateNew Mexico: another candidateNew York: another candidateNorth Carolina: another candidateNorth Dakota: another candidateOhio: another candidateOklahoma: another candidateOregon: another candidatePennsylvania: Theodore RooseveltRhode Island: another candidateSouth Carolina: another candidateSouth Dakota: Theodore RooseveltTennessee: another candidateTexas: another candidateUtah: William Howard TaftVermont: William Howard TaftVirginia: another candidateWashington: Theodore RooseveltWest Virginia: another candidateWisconsin: another candidateWyoming: another candidateVermont: William Howard TaftNew Hampshire: another candidateMassachusetts: another candidateRhode Island: another candidateConnecticut: another candidateNew Jersey: another candidateDelaware: another candidateMaryland: another candidateDistrict of Columbia
Every state, 1912
StateTheodore RooseveltWilliam Howard TaftGap (pts)EV
Alabama 19.2% 8.3% 10.9 12
Arizona 29.3% 12.6% 16.7 3
Arkansas 17.3% 20.5% -3.2 9
California 41.8% 11 0.6% 41.2 13
Colorado 27.0% 22.0% 5.0 6
Connecticut 17.9% 35.9% -18.0 7
Delaware 18.3% 32.9% -14.6 3
Florida 8.8% 8.2% 0.6 6
Georgia 18.1% 4.3% 13.8 14
Idaho 24.1% 31.0% -6.9 4
Illinois 33.7% 22.1% 11.6 29
Indiana 24.8% 23.1% 1.7 15
Iowa 32.9% 24.3% 8.6 13
Kansas 32.9% 20.5% 12.4 10
Kentucky 22.7% 25.5% -2.8 13
Louisiana 11.7% 4.8% 6.9 10
Maine 37.4% 20.5% 16.9 6
Maryland 24.9% 23.7% 1.2 8
Massachusetts 29.1% 32.0% -2.9 18
Michigan 38.9% 15 27.6% 11.3 15
Minnesota 37.7% 12 19.2% 18.5 12
Mississippi 5.5% 2.4% 3.1 10
Missouri 17.8% 29.7% -11.9 18
Montana 28.3% 23.1% 5.2 4
Nebraska 29.1% 21.7% 7.4 8
Nevada 27.9% 15.9% 12.0 3
New Hampshire 20.2% 37.4% -17.2 4
New Jersey 33.6% 20.5% 13.1 14
New Mexico 17.1% 35.2% -18.1 3
New York 24.6% 28.7% -4.1 45
North Carolina 28.4% 11.9% 16.5 12
North Dakota 29.7% 26.6% 3.1 5
Ohio 22.2% 26.8% -4.6 24
Oklahoma 0.0% 35.8% -35.8 10
Oregon 27.4% 25.3% 2.1 5
Pennsylvania 36.5% 38 22.4% 14.1 38
Rhode Island 21.7% 35.6% -13.9 5
South Carolina 2.6% 1.1% 1.5 9
South Dakota 50.6% 5 0.0% 50.6 5
Tennessee 21.5% 24.0% -2.5 12
Texas 8.9% 9.4% -0.5 20
Utah 21.5% 37.4% 4 -15.9 4
Vermont 35.2% 37.1% 4 -1.9 4
Virginia 15.9% 17.0% -1.1 12
Washington 35.2% 7 21.8% 13.4 7
West Virginia 29.4% 21.1% 8.3 8
Wisconsin 15.6% 32.7% -17.1 13
Wyoming 21.8% 34.4% -12.6 3

Questions and answers

Who won between Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft in 1912?

Neither won the presidency. Electoral votes: Theodore Roosevelt 88, William Howard Taft 8. Popular vote: Theodore Roosevelt 27.4%, William Howard Taft 23.2%.

How many states did Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft each win in 1912?

Theodore Roosevelt carried 6 and William Howard Taft carried 2.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data