1912 United States presidential election in Kentucky

The 1912 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose 13 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

United States presidential election in Kentucky, 1912

November 5, 1912

Nominee Woodrow Wilson William Howard Taft Theodore Roosevelt Party Democratic Republican Progressive Home state New Jersey Ohio New York Running mate Thomas R. Marshall Nicholas M. Butler (replacing James S. Sherman) Hiram Johnson Electoral vote 13 0 0 Popular vote 219,484 115,510 101,766 Percentage 48.48% 25.52% 22.48%

President before election William Howard Taft Republican Elected President Woodrow Wilson Democratic

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Kentucky was won by Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson (D–Virginia), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall, with 48.48% 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 25.52% 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 22.48% of the popular vote.[1] As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last election in which Pulaski County, Laurel County, Allen County, Casey County, and Edmonson County voted for the Democratic candidate and the last in which McCreary County and Jackson County did not support the Republican candidate.