1912 United States presidential election in Delaware
November 5, 1912
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County Results
Wilson 40–50% 50–60%
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The 1912 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Delaware was won by Princeton University President and governor of New Jersey Woodrow Wilson (D–Virginia), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall, with 46.48% of the popular vote, against the 27th president of the United States William Howard Taft (R–Ohio), running with Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler, with 32.85% of the popular vote and the 26th president of the United States Theodore Roosevelt (P–New York), running with governor of California Hiram Johnson, with 18.25% of the popular vote.[1]
Delaware was the only state where the Prohibition Party received fourth place with 1.28% of the popular vote which was ahead of the Socialist Eugene V. Debs who only received 1.14% of the vote. Woodrow Wilson became the first Democratic presidential candidate to carry Delaware since Grover Cleveland in 1892, and the last until Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936.
Results
| Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | Woodrow Wilson | Spottswood Garland | 22,631 | |
| Democratic Party | Woodrow Wilson | Irving Culver | 22,626 | |
| Democratic Party | Woodrow Wilson | James H. Hughes | 22,624 | |
| Republican Party | William Howard Taft | John Bancroft | 15,997 | |
| Republican Party | William Howard Taft | Daniel M. Wilson | 15,996 | |
| Republican Party | William Howard Taft | Harry V. Lyons | 15,995 | |
| Progressive Party | Theodore Roosevelt | Francis I. du Pont | 8,886 | |
| Progressive Party | Theodore Roosevelt | Samuel H. Derby | 8,884 | |
| Progressive Party | Theodore Roosevelt | George W. Stradley | 8,881 | |
| Prohibition Party | Eugene W. Chafin | Hiram B. Hitch | 623 | |
| Prohibition Party | Eugene W. Chafin | James D. West | 621 | |
| Prohibition Party | Eugene W. Chafin | Daniel Green | 620 | |
| Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | Hiram Handloser | 556 | |
| Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | Paul Scheuler | 556 | |
| Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | Morde Smith | 556 | |
| Votes cast[a] | 48,693 | |||
Results by county
| County[2][3] | Woodrow Wilson Democratic |
William Howard Taft Republican |
Theodore Roosevelt Progressive |
Eugene W. Chafin Prohibition |
Eugene V. Debs Socialist |
Margin | Total votes cast[a] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Kent | 4,071 | 51.30% | 3,192 | 40.22% | 567 | 7.14% | 97 | 1.22% | 9 | 0.11% | 879 | 11.08% | 7,936 |
| New Castle | 13,009 | 44.27% | 8,340 | 28.38% | 7,090 | 24.13% | 398 | 1.35% | 547 | 1.86% | 4,669 | 15.89% | 29,384 |
| Sussex | 5,551 | 48.81% | 4,465 | 39.26% | 1,229 | 10.81% | 128 | 1.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,086 | 9.55% | 11,373 |
| Totals | 22,631 | 46.48% | 15,997 | 32.85% | 8,886 | 18.25% | 623 | 1.28% | 556 | 1.14% | 6,634 | 13.62 | 48,693 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "1912 Presidential Election Results Delaware".
- ^ a b "Proclamation - State of Delaware, Executive Department". Milford Chronicle. Milford. November 22, 1912. p. 4. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ a b "Proclamation - State of Delaware, Executive Department". The Morning News. Wilmington. November 22, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ "Supplement". The Middletown Transcript. Middletown. October 26, 1912. p. 5. Retrieved December 17, 2025.