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Theodore Roosevelt vs Woodrow Wilson

Theodore Roosevelt vs Woodrow Wilson 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

Woodrow Wilson

Elections
2 (1912, 1916)
Won
2
Electoral votes, all runs
712
Best popular vote
49.2% in 1916
Parties
Democratic
Theodore Roosevelt states
6
Woodrow Wilson states
40
Popular vote
27.4% – 41.8%
Alabama: Woodrow WilsonAlaskaArizona: Woodrow WilsonArkansas: Woodrow WilsonCalifornia: Theodore RooseveltColorado: Woodrow WilsonConnecticut: Woodrow WilsonDelaware: Woodrow WilsonDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: Woodrow WilsonGeorgia: Woodrow WilsonHawaiiIdaho: Woodrow WilsonIllinois: Woodrow WilsonIndiana: Woodrow WilsonIowa: Woodrow WilsonKansas: Woodrow WilsonKentucky: Woodrow WilsonLouisiana: Woodrow WilsonMaine: Woodrow WilsonMaryland: Woodrow WilsonMassachusetts: Woodrow WilsonMichigan: Theodore RooseveltMinnesota: Theodore RooseveltMississippi: Woodrow WilsonMissouri: Woodrow WilsonMontana: Woodrow WilsonNebraska: Woodrow WilsonNevada: Woodrow WilsonNew Hampshire: Woodrow WilsonNew Jersey: Woodrow WilsonNew Mexico: Woodrow WilsonNew York: Woodrow WilsonNorth Carolina: Woodrow WilsonNorth Dakota: Woodrow WilsonOhio: Woodrow WilsonOklahoma: Woodrow WilsonOregon: Woodrow WilsonPennsylvania: Theodore RooseveltRhode Island: Woodrow WilsonSouth Carolina: Woodrow WilsonSouth Dakota: Theodore RooseveltTennessee: Woodrow WilsonTexas: Woodrow WilsonUtah: another candidateVermont: another candidateVirginia: Woodrow WilsonWashington: Theodore RooseveltWest Virginia: Woodrow WilsonWisconsin: Woodrow WilsonWyoming: Woodrow WilsonVermont: another candidateNew Hampshire: Woodrow WilsonMassachusetts: Woodrow WilsonRhode Island: Woodrow WilsonConnecticut: Woodrow WilsonNew Jersey: Woodrow WilsonDelaware: Woodrow WilsonMaryland: Woodrow WilsonDistrict of Columbia
Every state, 1912
StateTheodore RooseveltWoodrow WilsonGap (pts)EV
Alabama 19.2% 69.9% 12 -50.7 12
Arizona 29.3% 43.6% 3 -14.3 3
Arkansas 17.3% 55.0% 9 -37.7 9
California 41.8% 11 41.8% 2 0.0 13
Colorado 27.0% 42.8% 6 -15.8 6
Connecticut 17.9% 39.2% 7 -21.3 7
Delaware 18.3% 46.5% 3 -28.2 3
Florida 8.8% 70.2% 6 -61.4 6
Georgia 18.1% 76.6% 14 -58.5 14
Idaho 24.1% 32.1% 4 -8.0 4
Illinois 33.7% 35.3% 29 -1.6 29
Indiana 24.8% 43.1% 15 -18.3 15
Iowa 32.9% 37.6% 13 -4.7 13
Kansas 32.9% 39.3% 10 -6.4 10
Kentucky 22.7% 48.4% 13 -25.7 13
Louisiana 11.7% 76.8% 10 -65.1 10
Maine 37.4% 39.4% 6 -2.0 6
Maryland 24.9% 48.6% 8 -23.7 8
Massachusetts 29.1% 35.5% 18 -6.4 18
Michigan 38.9% 15 27.4% 11.5 15
Minnesota 37.7% 12 31.8% 5.9 12
Mississippi 5.5% 88.9% 10 -83.4 10
Missouri 17.8% 47.3% 18 -29.5 18
Montana 28.3% 35.0% 4 -6.7 4
Nebraska 29.1% 43.7% 8 -14.6 8
Nevada 27.9% 39.7% 3 -11.8 3
New Hampshire 20.2% 39.5% 4 -19.3 4
New Jersey 33.6% 41.2% 14 -7.6 14
New Mexico 17.1% 41.9% 3 -24.8 3
New York 24.6% 41.3% 45 -16.7 45
North Carolina 28.4% 59.2% 12 -30.8 12
North Dakota 29.7% 34.2% 5 -4.5 5
Ohio 22.2% 41.0% 24 -18.8 24
Oklahoma 0.0% 47.0% 10 -47.0 10
Oregon 27.4% 34.3% 5 -6.9 5
Pennsylvania 36.5% 38 32.5% 4.0 38
Rhode Island 21.7% 39.0% 5 -17.3 5
South Carolina 2.6% 95.9% 9 -93.3 9
South Dakota 50.6% 5 42.1% 8.5 5
Tennessee 21.5% 52.8% 12 -31.3 12
Texas 8.9% 72.7% 20 -63.8 20
Utah 21.5% 32.6% -11.1 4
Vermont 35.2% 24.4% 10.8 4
Virginia 15.9% 65.9% 12 -50.0 12
Washington 35.2% 7 26.9% 8.3 7
West Virginia 29.4% 42.1% 8 -12.7 8
Wisconsin 15.6% 41.1% 13 -25.5 13
Wyoming 21.8% 36.2% 3 -14.4 3

Questions and answers

Who won between Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson in 1912?

Woodrow Wilson won the presidency. Electoral votes: Theodore Roosevelt 88, Woodrow Wilson 435. Popular vote: Theodore Roosevelt 27.4%, Woodrow Wilson 41.8%.

How many states did Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson each win in 1912?

Theodore Roosevelt carried 6 and Woodrow Wilson carried 40.

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