Progressive
Elections
| Year | Candidate | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Theodore Roosevelt | 88 of 531 | 4,119,507 27.4% | Lost |
| 1924 | Robert M. La Follette | 13 of 531 | Not computed minor-party votes not named in every state | Lost |
Popular vote is the sum of the sourced state counts, shown only where every state that held a popular vote has one; sums from county returns (1868–1972) can run a few tenths of a point below national totals published elsewhere.
Electoral votesNational Archives, Electoral College results: 1912, 1924 . How these figures were compiled
SourceThe World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1914 . How these figures were compiled
Candidates
States carried most often
- California1 of 2 elections
- Michigan1 of 2 elections
- Minnesota1 of 2 elections
- Pennsylvania1 of 2 elections
- South Dakota1 of 2 elections
- Washington1 of 2 elections
- Wisconsin1 of 2 elections
Count of the party’s elections in which its candidate carried the state, out of those in which the state cast electoral votes.
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