Who won Maryland in the 1912 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried Maryland in 1912, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Maryland have in 1912?

Maryland cast 8 electoral votes in the 1912 presidential election.

Did Maryland vote for the national winner in 1912?

Yes. Maryland backed Woodrow Wilson, who won the presidency that year.

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1912

Maryland: Wilson carries 8 EV.

Maryland cast its 8 electoral votes for Wilson (Democratic). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — Maryland voted with the national winner this cycle.

Maryland in 1912

The 1912 contest saw Maryland line up behind Wilson, delivering 8 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Maryland ended up on the winning side — Woodrow Wilson captured the White House that year.

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which Maryland backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1900. The region divided — Virginia, West Virginia, and Delaware joined Maryland for the Democratic ticket, while Pennsylvania did not. Across the 60 presidential elections Maryland has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (34 times). The vote fell within the Progressive Era — Trust-busting, suffrage, and World War I.

In the national count, Woodrow Wilson took 435 of the 531 electoral votes, against Theodore Roosevelt's 88. Woodrow Wilson led the national popular vote with 41.84% of the ballots cast.

The 1912 national map

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