Under each candidate (L » R): Pop. Vote Percentage - Electoral Points

-----------------                T. Woodrow        Theodore          William H.        Eugene V.
State | Electoral                Wilson            Roosevelt         Taft              Debs
      | Votes                    Democrat          Progressive       Republican        Socialist


Group D (1st priority - 5,000 pts each, 45,000 pts total)


  31. North Carolina (12)        59.24%  2,975     28.36%  1,424     11.95%    601      0.40%    ---

  32. North Dakota (5)           34.14%  1,731     29.71%  1,507     26.67%  1,352      8.05%    410

  33. Ohio (24)                  40.96%  2,076     22.16%  1,123     26.82%  1,360      8.69%    441

  34. Oklahoma (10)              46.95%  2,367                       35.77%  1,804     16.42%    829

  35. Oregon (5)                 34.34%  1,773     27.44%  1,417     25.30%  1,307      9.74%    503

  36. Pennsylvania (38)          32.49%  1,652     36.53%  1,857     22.45%  1,141      6.87%    350

  37. Rhode Island (5)           39.04%  2,028     21.67%  1,125     35.56%  1,847      2.63%    ---

  38. South Carolina (9)  ++1    95.94%  5,000      2.57%    ---      1.06%    ---      0.33%    ---

  39. South Dakota (5)           42.07%  2,271     50.56%  2,729                        4.01%    ---

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      So Far (45,000)                   21,873            11,182             9,412             2,533

      Needed to Win - 70,510     Wilson-D          Roosevelt-Prog    Taft-R            Debs-Soc

+++1 = South Carolina (Group D, above)
       Wilson was the only named candidate with at least 5.00% of the state's total popular
       vote, so he received all of South Carolina's 5,000 Electoral Points.


Group E (2nd priority - 4,000 pts each, 36,000 pts total)


  40. Tennessee (12)             52.80%  2,150     21.45%    873     24.00%    977      1.41%    ---

  41. Texas (20)                 72.62%  2,926      9.46%    381      8.77%    353      8.44%    340 

  42. Utah (5)                   32.55%  1,308     21.51%    864     37.46%  1,505      8.03%    323

  43. Vermont (4)                24.43%  1,009     35.22%  1,456     37.13%  1,535      1.48%    ---

  44. Virginia  (12)             65.95%  2,669     15.90%    643     17.00%    688      0.60%    ---

  45. Washington (7)             26.90%  1,117     35.22%  1,462     21.82%    906     12.43%    515

  46. West Virginia (8)          42.11%  1,713     29.43%  1,197     21.11%    859      5.67%    231

  47. Wisconsin (13)             41.06%  1,681     15.61%    639     32.65%  1,337      8.37%    343

  48. Wyoming (3)                36.20%  1,463     21.83%    882     34.42%  1,391      6.53%    264

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      So Far (81,000)                   37,909            19,579            18,963             4,549

      Needed to Win - 70,510     Wilson-D          Roosevelt-Prog    Taft-R            Debs-Soc


Group A (3rd priority - 3,000 pts each, 30,000 pts total)

  
   1. Alabama (12)               69.89%  2,152     19.23%    592      8.31%    256      2.57%    ---

   2. Arizona (3)                43.52%  1,320     29.29%    889     12.74%    387     13.33%    404

   3. Arkansas (9)               55.01%  1,662     17.30%    523     20.45%    618      6.52%    197

   4. California (13)            41.81%  1,316     41.83%  1,316     00.58%    ---     11.68%    368

   5. Colorado (6)               42.80%  1,311     27.09%    830     21.88%    670      6.15%    189

   6. Connecticut (7)            39.16%  1,196     17.92%    547     35.88%  1,096      5.28%    161

   7. Delaware (3)               46.48%  1,429     18.25%    561     32.85%  1,010      1.14%    ---

   8. Florida (6)                69.52%  2,165      8.96%    279      8.42%    262      9.45%    294

   9. Georgia (12)               76.63%  2,250     18.10%    750      4.27%    ---      0.87%    ---

  10. Idaho (4)                  32.08%    976     24.14%    735     31.02%    944     11.31%    345

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      So Far (111,000)                  53,686            26,601            24,206             6,507

      Needed to Win - 70,510     Wilson-D          Roosevelt-Prog    Taft-R            Debs-Soc



Group B (4th priority - 2,000 pts each, 20,000 pts total)


  11. Illinois (29)              35.34%    719     33.72%    686     22.13%    450      7.09%    145

  12. Indiana (15)               43.07%    892     24.75%    513     23.11%    479      5.64%    116

  13. Iowa (13)                  37.64%    794     32.87%    693     24.33%    513      3.45%    ---

  14. Kansas (10)                39.30%    786     32.88%    658     20.47%    409      7.33%    147

  15. Kentucky (13)              48.48%  1,005     22.48%    466     25.52%    529      2.57%    ---

  16. Louisiana (10)             76.81%  1,500     11.71%    319      4.84%    ---      6.64%    181

  17. Maine (6)                  39.43%    810     37.41%    769     20.48%    421      1.96%    ---

  18. Maryland  (8)              48.57%  1,000     24.91%    513     23.69%    487      1.72%    ---

  19. Massachusetts (18)         35.53%    735     29.14%    604     31.95%    661      2.58%    ---

  20. Michigan (15)              27.36%    583     38.95%    829     27.63%    588      4.21%    ---

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      So Far (131,000)                  62,510            32,651            28,743             7,096

      Needed to Win - 70,510     Wilson-D          Roosevelt-Prog    Taft-R            Debs-Soc



Group C (5th priority - 1,000 pts each, 10,000 pts total)


  21. Minnesota (12)             31.84%    328     37.66%    388     19.25%    198      8.23%     86

  22. Mississippi (10)           88.90%    750      5.50%    250      2.42%    ---      3.18%    ---

  23. Missouri (18)              47.35%    499     17.80%    188     29.75%    313      4.07%    ---

  24. Montana  (4)               35.00%    350     28.13%    281     23.19%    232     13.64%    137

  25. Nebraska (8)               43.69%    462     29.13%    308     21.74%    230      4.08%    ---

  26. Nevada (3)                 39.70%    397     27.94%    279     15.89%    159     16.47%    165

  27. New Hampshire (4)          39.48%    406     20.23%    209     37.43%    385      2.25%    ---

  28. New Jersey (14)            41.20%    432     33.60%    352     20.53%    216      3.69%    ---

  29. New Mexico (3)             41.39%    414     16.90%    169     35.91%    359      5.79%     58

  30. New York (45)              41.27%    437     24.56%    260     28.68%    303      3.69%    ---

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      TOTAL - 141,000                   66,985            35,335            31,138             7,542

      Needed to Win - 70,510     Wilson-D          Roosevelt-Prog    Taft-R            Debs-Soc

      Finish Order               Leader-1st        2nd               3rd               4th

      Percentage of Points       47.50709%         25.06028%         22.08369%         5.34894%


I. 1912 - Possible Run-off

    No outright winner in the Electoral Points format. A run-off between Wilson and T. Roosevelt
    would be scheduled for Tuesday December 17th, 1912, with the winner to be inaugurated on March
    4th, 1913. The travel conditions and communications standards of the day dictate a six-week
    gap between the initial election and the run-off.

    Because of how close Wilson was to the need-to-win mark (3,525 points short) -AND- because
    of how Roosevelt stood points-wise vs.Wilson, the chances of a run-off win were quite unlikely.
    Roosevelt therefore would had have the option of voluntarily conceding the race to Wilson,
    thereby canceling the run-off. If such a concession was declared, Wilson would have been given
    3,535 of Roosevelt's points and be certified the 1912 election winner (70,520 to 31,800).

    ** NOTE ** --- In actual fact, Woodrow Wilson was the outright winner of the 1912 election.


II. Debs - The Forgotten 1912 Candidate

    With the main focus of the election of 1912 on Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt and William
    Taft, Socialist candidate Eugene V. Debs was only a mere footnote.   However, the Electoral
    Points System allows Debs' 4th place performance to be seen in a different light. Debs' total
    of 7,542 points is the best-ever for a 4th place finisher in any election from 1912 to 2020.
    The next closest 4th place total is a mere 1,356 points, achieved by Evan McMullin in the
    2016 election.

    Debs' 7,542 points would have exceeded any earned by third place finishers in all but six
    elections from 1912 to 2020.  He had better than ten percent of the 1912 popular vote in
    seven states, better than eight or nine percent in eight other states. Debs' best states
    were Nevada, where he earned 16.47% of the popular vote, and Oklahoma, 16.42%.



Wilson-Roosevelt-Taft Difference Ratios

NOTE -- Electoral Points ratios assume a Roosevelt concession ...

»»»  Electoral Points -- Wilson-Roosevelt: 1.895712-1  ..  Wilson-Taft: 2.151230-1

»»»  Electoral Votes --- Wilson-Roosevelt: 4.943182-1  ..  Wilson-Taft: 54.375000-1


Electoral Votes (531)          435 (81.92090%)   88 (16.57250%)    8 (1.50659%)      None  ***
|
|----- Actual (1912)           Wilson-D          Roosevelt-Prog    Taft-R            Debs-Soc
|
Popular Votes (15,048,834)     6,296,284         4,122,721         3,486,242         901,551

Pctage of Pop. Votes           41.83902%         27.39562%         23.16619%         5.99084%


*** = In California, two faithless Bull Moose-Progressive electors chose Woodrow Wilson
      instead of Theodore Roosevelt.





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