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From March 19 to June 4, 1912, voters of theDemocratic Party elected delegates to the1912 Democratic National Convention for the purpose of choosing a nominee for president in the1912 election.[1]
The primaries were inconclusive, with Speaker of the HouseChamp Clark holding a lead overWoodrow Wilson, but neither candidate close to the two-thirds of the delegates necessary to secure the nomination. In third place, Ohio governorJudson Harmon boasted the support of his home state andNew York, the largest single delegation. House Majority LeaderOscar Underwood had strong support from the Deep South but little appeal outside the region.
At theconvention, Wilson eventually secured the nomination over Clark after forty back-and-forth ballots.
| Candidate | Experience | Home state | Campaign | Popular vote | Contests won | Running mate | ||
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| Woodrow Wilson | .jpg) | Governor of New Jersey (1910–1913) President of Princeton University (1902–1910) |  New Jersey | (Campaign) Secured nomination: July 2, 1912 | 435,169 (44.6%) | [data missing] | Thomas R. Marshall | |
| Candidate | Experience | Home state | Campaign | Popular vote | Contests won | ||
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| Champ Clark |  | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1911–1919) Leader of theHouse Democratic Caucus (1909–1921) U.S. Representative fromMissouri (1893–95, 1897–1921) |  Missouri | (Campaign) Defeated at convention: | 405,537 (41.6%) | [data missing] | |
| Judson Harmon |  | Governor of Ohio (1909–1913) United States Attorney General (1895–1897) |  Ohio | (Campaign) Defeated at convention: July 2, 1912 | 116,294 (11.9%) | [data missing] | |
| Oscar Underwood | .jpg) | House Majority Leader (1911–1915) House Minority Whip (1899–1901) U.S. Representative fromAlabama (1895–96, 1897–1915) |  Alabama | (Campaign) Defeated at convention: | — | [data missing] | |
| Simeon E. Baldwin | .jpg) | Governor of Connecticut (1911–1915) Chief Justice of theConnecticut Supreme Court (1907–1910) Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court (1897–1907) |  Connecticut | Withdrew at convention | — | [data missing] | |
| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Woodrow Wilson | 435,169 | 44.64 |
| Champ Clark | 405,537 | 41.60 |
| Judson Harmon | 116,294 | 11.93 |
| John Burke | 9,357 | 0.96 |
| Others | 8,418 | 0.86 |
| Total | 974,775 | 100.00 |
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| State | Date | Woodrow Wilson | Champ Clark | Judson Harmon | John Burke | Others |
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| North Dakota | March 19 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 100.0% 9,357 | N/A |
| Wisconsin | April 2 | 55.7% 45,945 | 44.2% 36,464 | N/A | N/A | 0.2% 148 |
| Illinois | April 9 | 25.7 75,527 | 74.3% 218,483 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Pennsylvania | April 13 | 100.0% 98,000[b] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nebraska | April 19 | 27.9% 14,289 | 41.0% 21,027 | 24.3% 12,454 | N/A | 6.8% 3,499 |
| Oregon | April 19 | 53.0% 9,588 | 43.4% 7,857 | 3.3% 606 | N/A | 0.3% 49 |
| Massachusetts | April 30 | 29.9% 15,002 | 68.9% 34,575 | N/A | N/A | 1.2% 627 |
| Maryland | May 6 | 34.3% 21,490 | 54.4% 34,021 | 11.3% 7,070 | N/A | N/A |
| California | May 14 | 28.5% 17,214 | 71.5% 43,163 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Ohio | May 21 | 45.7% 85,084 | 1.3% 2,428 | 51.7% 96,164 | N/A | 1.3% 2,440 |
| New Jersey | May 28 | 98.9% 48,336 | 1.1% 522[c] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| South Dakota | June 4 | 35.2% 4,694 | 32.0% 4,275 20.4% 2,722[d] | N/A | N/A | 12.4% 1,655 |
| Legend: | 1st place (popular vote) | 2nd place (popular vote) | 3rd place (popular vote) |
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