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President Taft had been the choice of former President Theodore Roosevelt to succeed him in 1908. But Roosevelt had become disenchanted with Taft after four years in office. He opposed Taft for the nomination. The Republicans decided to nominate Taft for re-election with the support of the conservatives in his party. Former President Roosevelt decided to oppose Taft because he represented the more progressive wing of the party. So Roosevelt called his own convention and was nominated as the candidate of the Progressive, or "Bull Moose" Party. Roosevelt was actually shot before the election, but he recovered. He argued for radical change in government reform. Taft's running mate died just before the election. Nicholas Butler was designated to take his place. But, the split in the Republican Party allowed Woodrow Wilson to become the first Democrat elected to the Presidency in the twentieth century. UNITED STATES VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Wilson/Marshall 6,294,284 42 435 Roosevelt/Johnson 4,120,609 27 88 Taft/Butler* 3,487,937 23 8 Debs/Seidel 901,551 6 0 Chafin/Watkins 208,156 1 0 Reimer/Gillhaus 29,324 0 0 All Other Candidates 4,556 0 0 ALABAMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 9,807 8 0 Wilson/Marshall 82,438 70 12 Roosevelt/Johnson 22,680 19 0 ARIZONA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 3,021 13 0 Wilson/Marshall 10,324 44 3 Roosevelt/Johnson 6,949 29 0 Debs/Seidel 3,163 13 0 ARKANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 25,585 20 0 Wilson/Marshall 68,814 55 9 Roosevelt/Johnson 21,644 17 0 Debs/Seidel 8,153 7 0 CALIFORNIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 3,914 1 0 Wilson/Marshall 283,436 42 2 Roosevelt/Johnson 283,610 42 11 Debs/Seidel 79,201 12 0 COLORADO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 58,386 22 0 Wilson/Marshall 114,232 43 6 Roosevelt/Johnson 72,306 27 0 Debs/Seidel 16,418 6 0 CONNECTICUT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 68,324 36 0 Wilson/Marshall 74,561 39 7 Roosevelt/Johnson 34,129 18 0 Debs/Seidel 10,056 5 0 DELAWARE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 15,998 33 0 Wilson/Marshall 22,631 46 3 Roosevelt/Johnson 8,886 18 0 FLORIDA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 4,279 8 0 Wilson/Marshall 35,343 70 6 Roosevelt/Johnson 4,555 9 0 Debs/Seidel 4,806 9 0 GEORGIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 5,191 4 0 Wilson/Marshall 93,087 77 14 Roosevelt/Johnson 21,985 18 0 IDAHO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 32,810 31 0 Wilson/Marshall 33,921 32 4 Roosevelt/Johnson 25,527 24 0 Debs/Seidel 11,960 11 0 ILLINOIS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 386,478 34 0 Wilson/Marshall 405,048 35 29 Roosevelt/Johnson 253,593 22 0 Debs/Seidel 81,278 7 0 INDIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 162,007 25 0 Wilson/Marshall 281,890 43 15 Roosevelt/Johnson 151,267 23 0 Debs/Seidel 36,931 6 0 IOWA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 119,805 24 0 Wilson/Marshall 185,325 38 13 Roosevelt/Johnson 161,819 33 0 KANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 74,845 20 0 Wilson/Marshall 143,633 39 10 Roosevelt/Johnson 120,210 33 0 Debs/Seidel 26,779 7 0 KENTUCKY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 115,510 26 0 Wilson/Marshall 219,484 48 13 Roosevelt/Johnson 101,766 22 0 LOUISIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 3,833 5 0 Wilson/Marshall 60,871 77 10 Roosevelt/Johnson 9,283 12 0 Debs/Seidel 5,261 7 0 MAINE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 26,545 20 0 Wilson/Marshall 51,113 39 6 Roosevelt/Johnson 48,495 37 0 MARYLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 54,956 24 0 Wilson/Marshall 112,674 49 8 Roosevelt/Johnson 57,789 25 0 MASSACHUSETTS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 155,948 32 0 Wilson/Marshall 173,408 36 18 Roosevelt/Johnson 142,228 29 0 MICHIGAN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 152,244 28 0 Wilson/Marshall 150,751 27 0 Roosevelt/Johnson 214,584 39 15 MINNESOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 64,334 19 0 Wilson/Marshall 106,426 32 0 Roosevelt/Johnson 125,856 38 12 Debs/Seidel 27,505 8 0 MISSISSIPPI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 1,560 2 0 Wilson/Marshall 57,324 89 10 Roosevelt/Johnson 3,549 6 0 MISSOURI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 207,821 30 0 Wilson/Marshall 330,746 47 18 Roosevelt/Johnson 124,375 18 0 MONTANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 18,512 23 0 Wilson/Marshall 27,941 35 4 Roosevelt/Johnson 22,456 28 0 Debs/Seidel 10,885 14 0 NEBRASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 54,226 22 0 Wilson/Marshall 109,008 44 8 Roosevelt/Johnson 72,681 29 0 NEVADA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 3,196 16 0 Wilson/Marshall 7,986 40 3 Roosevelt/Johnson 5,620 28 0 Debs/Seidel 3,313 16 0 NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 32,927 37 0 Wilson/Marshall 34,724 39 4 Roosevelt/Johnson 17,794 20 0 NEW JERSEY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 88,835 21 0 Wilson/Marshall 178,289 41 14 Roosevelt/Johnson 145,410 34 0 NEW MEXICO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 17,733 36 0 Wilson/Marshall 20,437 41 3 Roosevelt/Johnson 8,347 17 0 Debs/Seidel 2,859 6 0 NEW YORK VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 455,487 29 0 Wilson/Marshall 655,573 41 45 Roosevelt/Johnson 390,093 25 0 NORTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 29,129 12 0 Wilson/Marshall 144,407 59 12 Roosevelt/Johnson 69,135 28 0 NORTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 23,090 27 0 Wilson/Marshall 29,555 34 5 Roosevelt/Johnson 25,726 30 0 Debs/Seidel 6,966 8 0 OHIO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 278,168 27 0 Wilson/Marshall 424,834 41 24 Roosevelt/Johnson 229,807 22 0 Debs/Seidel 90,144 9 0 OKLAHOMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 90,786 36 0 Wilson/Marshall 119,156 47 10 Debs/Seidel 41,674 16 0 OREGON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 34,673 25 0 Wilson/Marshall 47,064 34 5 Roosevelt/Johnson 37,600 27 0 Debs/Seidel 13,343 10 0 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 273,360 22 0 Wilson/Marshall 395,637 32 0 Roosevelt/Johnson 444,894 37 38 Debs/Seidel 83,614 7 0 RHODE ISLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 27,703 36 0 Wilson/Marshall 30,412 39 5 Roosevelt/Johnson 16,878 22 0 SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 536 1 0 Wilson/Marshall 48,357 96 9 Roosevelt/Johnson 1,293 3 0 SOUTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Wilson/Marshall 48,942 42 0 Roosevelt/Johnson 58,811 51 5 TENNESSEE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 60,475 24 0 Wilson/Marshall 133,021 53 12 Roosevelt/Johnson 54,041 21 0 TEXAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 26,755 9 0 Wilson/Marshall 221,589 73 20 Roosevelt/Johnson 28,853 9 0 Debs/Seidel 25,743 8 0 UTAH VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 42,100 37 4 Wilson/Marshall 36,579 33 0 Roosevelt/Johnson 24,174 22 0 Debs/Seidel 9,023 8 0 VERMONT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 23,332 37 4 Wilson/Marshall 15,354 24 0 Roosevelt/Johnson 22,132 35 0 VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 23,288 17 0 Wilson/Marshall 90,332 66 12 Roosevelt/Johnson 21,776 16 0 WASHINGTON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 70,445 22 0 Wilson/Marshall 86,840 27 0 Roosevelt/Johnson 113,698 35 7 Debs/Seidel 40,134 12 0 WEST VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 56,754 21 0 Wilson/Marshall 113,197 42 8 Roosevelt/Johnson 79,112 29 0 Debs/Seidel 15,248 6 0 WISCONSIN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 130,596 33 0 Wilson/Marshall 164,230 43 13 Roosevelt/Johnson 62,448 16 0 Debs/Seidel 33,476 8 0 WYOMING VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Taft/Butler* 14,560 34 0 Wilson/Marshall 15,310 36 3 Roosevelt/Johnson 9,232 22 0 Debs/Seidel 2,760 7 0 SYMBOLS KEY Republican Democratic Prohibition American Socialist Labor Communist Progressive Other Winner * Incumbent + Incumbent Party