U.S. presidential election, 1912

The U.S. presidential election of 1912 was fought among three major candidates, two of whom had served as President of the United States. Incumbent President William Howard Taft was nominated by the Republican party with the support of the establishment wing of the party, despite the fact that former President Theodore Roosevelt had won all but one of the Republican primaries; at the convention, the Republicans' progressive wing split off as the Bull Moose Party and nominated Roosevelt. Democrat Woodrow Wilson, nominated by his own Party on the 46th ballot of a contentious convention, defeated both in the general election, winning a vast majority in the Electoral College with only 42% of the popular vote, and initiating the only period between 1897 and 1933 when a Democrat would be elected President.

General election

Campaign

The 1912 presidential campaign was bitterly contested. Vice President James S. Sherman died in office on October 30, 1912, less than a week before the election, leaving Taft without a running mate. With the Republican Party divided, Wilson captured the presidency handily on November 5.

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Vice President - James S. Sherman - October 30 - 1912 - November 5

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Theodore Roosevelt's strong third-party candidacy resulted in the only instance in the 20th century of a third party candidate receiving more votes than one of the major party candidates: although he failed to become chief executive again, Roosevelt succeeded in his vendetta against Taft, who received just twenty-three percent of the popular vote compared to Roosevelt's twenty-seven percent.

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Theodore Roosevelt - 20th century

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Nicholas Butler was selected to receive the electoral votes from Utah and Vermont that would have gone to Sherman.

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Source: Library of Congress

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Results

Source (Popular Vote): {{Leip PV source 2| year=1912| as of=July 28, 2005}}

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July 28 - 2005

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Source (Electoral Vote): {{National Archives EV source| year=1912| as of=July 31, 2005}}

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July 31 - 2005

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State by state results

Source: Leip, David. 1912 Presidential Election Data by State. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections (July 31, 2005).

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July 31 - 2005

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