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Texas presidential election results 1912

Woodrow Wilson carried Texas by 63.33 points (190,611 votes), winning 20 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
20
Votes counted
300,961
TX result
D+63.3
Compared with the nation
44.7 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1908
11.8 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic218,92172.70%20
William Howard TaftRepublican28,3109.40%—
Theodore RooseveltProgressive26,7158.90%—
Eugene V. DebsSocialist24,8848.30%—
Total votes300,961

Sources: 1912

Questions and answers

Who won Texas in 1912?

Woodrow Wilson won Texas by 63.33 percentage points (190,611 votes).

How many electoral votes did Texas have in 1912?

Texas cast 20 electoral votes in 1912.

How many people voted for president in Texas in 1912?

300,961 votes were counted for president.

How did Texas change from 1908 to 1912?

The margin moved 11.8 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 51.6 points to Democratic by 63.3 points.

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