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Pennsylvania · 1912 presidential election

Pennsylvania presidential election results 1912

Theodore Roosevelt carried Pennsylvania by 4.04 points (49,257 votes), winning 38 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
38
Votes counted
1,217,736
PA result
D+10.0
Compared with the nation
8.6 pts more Republican
Swing since 1908
33.5 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Theodore RooseveltProgressive444,89436.50%38
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic395,63732.50%—
William Howard TaftRepublican273,36022.40%—
Eugene V. DebsSocialist83,6146.90%—
Total votes1,217,736

Sources: 1912

Questions and answers

Who won Pennsylvania in 1912?

Theodore Roosevelt won Pennsylvania by 4.04 percentage points (49,257 votes).

How many electoral votes did Pennsylvania have in 1912?

Pennsylvania cast 38 electoral votes in 1912.

How many people voted for president in Pennsylvania in 1912?

1,217,736 votes were counted for president.

How did Pennsylvania change from 1908 to 1912?

The margin moved 33.5 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 23.4 points to Democratic by 10.0 points.

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