1912 Democratic Party presidential primaries

The 1912 Democratic presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 1912 U.S. presidential election.[1] New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1912 Democratic National Convention held from June 25 to July 2, 1912, in Baltimore, Maryland.

1912 Democratic Party presidential primaries

March 19 to June 4, 1912

Candidate Woodrow Wilson Champ Clark Home state New Jersey Missouri Contests won 5 5 Popular vote 435,169 405,537 Percentage 44.6% 41.6%   Candidate Judson Harmon John Burke Home state Ohio North Dakota Contests won 1 1 Popular vote 116,294 9,357 Percentage 11.9% 1.0%

Previous Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan Democratic nominee Woodrow Wilson

Campaign

The race was primarily a contest between Woodrow Wilson and Champ Clark. John Burke and Judson Harmon also ran, but they were favorite sons with little appeal outside their home states.

Candidates

Nominee

• 
  Governor
  Woodrow Wilson
  of New Jersey

Withdrew During Convention

• 
  Speaker
  Champ Clark
  of Missouri
• 
  Governor
  Judson Harmon
  of Ohio

Withdrew During Primaries

• 
  Governor
  John Burke
  of North Dakota

Results

State	Date	Woodrow Wilson	Champ Clark	Judson Harmon	John Burke
North Dakota	March 19	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%
Wisconsin	April 2	55.7%	44.2%	0.0%	0.0%
Illinois	April 9	25.7%	74.3%	0.0%	0.0%
Pennsylvania	April 13	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Nebraska	April 19	27.9%	41.0%	24.3%	0.0%
Oregon	April 19	53.0%	43.4%	3.3%	0.0%
Massachusetts	April 30	29.9%	68.9%	0.0%	0.0%
Maryland	May 6	34.3%	54.4%	11.3%	0.0%
California	May 14	28.5%	71.5%	0.0%	0.0%
Ohio	May 21	45.7%	1.3%	51.7%	0.0%
New Jersey	May 28	98.9%	1.1%	0.0%	0.0%
South Dakota	June 4	35.2%	32.0%[notes 1]	0.0%	0.0%

Legend:		1st place (popular vote)		2nd place (popular vote)		3rd place (popular vote)

See also

• Republican Party presidential primaries, 1912

Notes

1. The pro-Clark vote was split between two slates of delegates. The first one, labeled "Wilson-Clark-Bryan" received 32% while the second one, labeled "Champ Clark" received 20%. Clark's people accused the latter slate of being a scheme to split the vote. Only the votes received by the Wilson-Clark-Bryan slate are included in this total.

References

1. Kalb, Deborah (2016-02-19). Guide to U.S. Elections - Google Books. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved 2016-02-19.