Yes, Taft finished third in the 1912 election trailing Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson which went on later to become the 28th president of the United States in office between 1913-21.
Some voted to reelect William Taft; others voted for Theodore Roosevelt, who ran under a 3rd party.
The election of 1912 saw incumbent Republican William H. Taft running for reelection against Democrat Woodrow Wilson and 3rd party candidate Theodore Roosevelt. Taft and Roosevelt combined had more popular votes than Wilson, but Wilson had the most popular votes of any individual candidate.1912 was the last U.S. Presidential election to date in which the candidate representing a party other than the Republican Party or the Democratic Party finished in 2nd place.1912 U. S. Presidential / Vice Presidential Election Results435 votes - T. Woodrow Wilson / Thomas R. Marshall (Democratic Party)88 votes - Theodore Roosevelt / Hiram W. Johnson (Progressive Party)8 votes - William Howard Taft / Nicholas M. Butler (Republican Party)
Part of the Republican vote went to incumbent William H. Taft, while the rest went to Theodore Roosevelt, running for a 3rd term as a Bull Moose Party candidate. With the vote split between the two, Democrat Woodrow Wilson was able to win.
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