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Tennessee presidential election results 1912

Woodrow Wilson carried Tennessee by 28.80 points (72,546 votes), winning 12 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
12
Votes counted
251,933
TN result
D+28.8
Compared with the nation
10.2 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1908
21.9 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic133,02152.80%12
William Howard TaftRepublican60,47524.00%—
Theodore RooseveltProgressive54,04121.50%—
Eugene V. DebsSocialist3,5641.40%—
Total votes251,933

Sources: 1912

Questions and answers

Who won Tennessee in 1912?

Woodrow Wilson won Tennessee by 28.80 percentage points (72,546 votes).

How many electoral votes did Tennessee have in 1912?

Tennessee cast 12 electoral votes in 1912.

How many people voted for president in Tennessee in 1912?

251,933 votes were counted for president.

How did Tennessee change from 1908 to 1912?

The margin moved 21.9 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 6.9 points to Democratic by 28.8 points.

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