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  US Vice President - D Primary
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OfficeVice President
HonorificVP - Abbr: Vice President
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1912 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open March 19, 1912 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close June 04, 1912 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1913 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1917 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler November 13, 2021 05:10pm
Data SourcesMassachusetts primary: Foss 2,971; Fitzgerald 2,831; Wilson 240w; Clark 204w; scattering 1,907w. Source: account of the state canvass published in the Boston Evening Transcript, 5/22/1912.

Nebraska: no candidates filed, and the Secretary of State did not report the vote (which would have instructed the delegates). Lincoln Journal Star, 5/31/1912.

Oregon primary: Chamberlain 1,482; Clark 24w; scattering write-in 211w. Source: accounts of state canvass published in the Oregon Daily Journal, 5/16/1912 and the Eugene Guard, 5/8/1912.
Description Primaries were held in OR and NE on 4/19 and in MA on 4/30 (possibly others)
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/03/1908
NameJames S. Sherman Votes321 (66.46%)
Term03/04/1909 - 10/30/1912 Margin159 (+32.92%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/1912
NameThomas R. Marshall Votes435 (81.92%)
Term03/04/1913 - 03/04/1917 Margin347 (+65.35%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceUS Vice President 11/05/1912

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Name Gov. Eugene Foss Mayor John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald (W) Write-In Sen. George Earle Chamberlain (W) Gov. Woodrow Wilson (W) Speaker of the House James Beauchamp "Champ" Clark  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
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Certified Votes 2,971 (30.29%) 2,831 (28.86%) 2,118 (21.59%) 1,422 (14.50%) 240 (2.45%) 228 (2.32%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -140 (-1.43%) -853 (-8.70%) -1,549 (-15.79%) -2,731 (-27.84%) -2,743 (-27.96%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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Entry Date 01/01/1912 01/01/1912 01/01/1912 01/01/1912 01/01/1912 01/01/1912  
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