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PA US President - R Primary

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Parent Race

US President - R Primaries

Office

President

Honorific

President - Abbr: President

Type

Republican Primary Election

Filing Deadline

April 01, 1912 - 12:00pm Central

Polls Open

April 13, 1912 - 02:00pm Central

Polls Close

April 13, 1912 - 08:00pm Central

Term Start

March 04, 1913 - 12:00pm

Term End

March 04, 1917 - 12:00pm

Contributor

Thomas Walker

Last Modified

Chronicler September 15, 2022 04:32am

Data Sources

Unofficial totals as reported in James W. Davis, _Presidential Primaries_.

Description

The first presidential primary in Pennsylvania was held from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. on 4/13/1912. It rained all day, but turnout was still higher than expected.

Since Pennsylvania did not have party registration at the time, voters could ask for the primary ballot of any party (but were expected to ask for the ballot of the party they last voted for). TR's managers complained that many Keystone Party voters were not allowed to vote in the Republican primary. [NYT 4/14/1912]