1912 United States presidential election in Louisiana
The 1912 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Louisiana voters chose ten representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Louisiana was won by Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson (D–Virginia), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall, with 76.81% of the popular vote, against the 26th president of the United States Theodore Roosevelt (P–New York), running with governor of California Hiram Johnson, with 11.71% of the popular vote and the five-time candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States Eugene V. Debs (S–Indiana), running with the first Socialist mayor of a major city in the United States Emil Seidel, with 13.33% of the popular vote.[1]
Louisiana was one of the states where the sitting president William Howard Taft came in fourth place.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Woodrow Wilson | 60,871 | 76.81% | |
| Progressive | Theodore Roosevelt | 9,283 | 11.71% | |
| Socialist | Eugene V. Debs | 5,261 | 6.64% | |
| Republican | William Howard Taft | 3,833 | 4.84% | |
| Total votes | 79,248 | 100% | ||
