1912 United States presidential election in Nebraska

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1912 United States presidential election in Nebraska

November 5, 1912

Nominee Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft Party Democratic Progressive Republican Home state New Jersey New York Ohio Running mate Thomas R. Marshall Hiram Johnson Nicholas M. Butler (replacing James S. Sherman) Electoral vote 8 0 0 Popular vote 109,008 72,681 54,226 Percentage 43.69% 29.13% 21.74%

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

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

Nebraska was won by Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson (D–Virginia), running with governor of Indiana Thomas R. Marshall, with 43.69% 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 29.13% of the popular vote and the 27th president of the United States William Howard Taft (R–Ohio), running with Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler, with 21.74% of the popular vote.

Results

1912 United States presidential election in Nebraska

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Woodrow Wilson	109,008	43.69%
	Progressive	Theodore Roosevelt	72,681	29.13%
	Republican	William Howard Taft	54,226	21.74%
	Socialist	Eugene V. Debs	10,185	4.08%
	Prohibition	Stuart Hamblen	3,383	1.36%
Total votes			243,776	100%