Woodrow Wilson defeated the Progressive candidate Theodore Roosevelt in the 1912 election. Wilson carried 40 of the 46 states and received 435 of the electoral votes.
He was the republican presidential candidate in the election of 1912... A+... =)..
Woodrow Wilson
In a way this is what happened in 1912. Former President Theodore Roosevelt, who was elected as a Republican Vice President in 1900 and as a Republican President in 1904, tried to get the nomination in 1912, but when he failed to get it, he ran as a third party candidate against the incumbent Republican president William Howard Taft. Both were defeated by Democrat Woodrow Wilson.
Woodrow Wilson (a Democrat) won the United States presidential election of 1912, defeating the Progressive Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt's running mate was Hiram Johnson.
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic Party candidate Woodrow Wilson won the 1912 presidential election defeating Progressive Party (nicknamed the "Bull Moose Party") candidate Theodore Roosevelt and Republican Party candidate incumbent President William Taft.
Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic candidate, defeated incumbent William Howard Taft and former President Teddy Roosevelt, who was trying for a second, nonconsecutive elected term. Roosevelt was at odds with his successor, and ran under the Progressive (Bull Moose) Party, drawing many Republican votes.
Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic candidate, defeated incumbent William Howard Taft and former President Teddy Roosevelt, who was trying for a second, nonconsecutive elected term. Roosevelt was at odds with his successor, and ran under the Progressive (Bull Moose) Party, drawing many Republican votes.
The candidates in 1912 were the incumbent Republican,Wm. Howard Taft, the Democratic candidate, Woodrow Wilson and ex-president, Theodore Roosevelt who ran as a third-party ( Bull-Moose) candidate. Roosevelt got more votes than Taft but not enough to beat Wilson.
Woodrow Wilson probably gained the most from the split.
In the 1912 election, Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic candidate, won against the incumbent Republican candidate William Howard Taft. The election was notable for the split within the Republican Party, as former President Theodore Roosevelt ran as a third-party candidate under the Progressive Party (also known as the Bull Moose Party). Roosevelt split the Republican vote, resulting in Wilson's victory.