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Elections in Indiana |
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The 1912 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912. Democratic nominee Samuel M. Ralston defeated Progressive nominee Albert J. Beveridge and Republican nominee Winfield T. Durbin with 42.95% of the vote. The vote spliting between the Republican and Progressive nominees benefited Ralston the Democrat tremendously in this election.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Samuel M. Ralston | 275,357 | 42.95% | ||
Progressive | Albert J. Beveridge | 166,654 | 25.99% | ||
Republican | Winfield T. Durbin | 141,684 | 22.10% | ||
Socialist | Stephen N. Reynolds | 35,464 | 5.53% | ||
Prohibition | William H. Hickman | 18,454 | 2.88% | ||
Socialist Labor | James Matthews | 2,884 | 0.45% | ||
Majority | 108,703 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Democratic hold | Swing |