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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 Results
- 435 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)
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What new party showed up in the 1912 election?
1912 was the year of the Progressive or Bull Moosel party of Theodore Roosevelt. He beat the incumbent President Taft, but lost to the Democrat Woodrow Wilson.
Who received the republican nomination for president in the 1912 election?
William Howard Taft, the incumbent President, was nominated by the Republicans for a second term in 1912.
Who from the same party ran against an incumbent president?
Former Republican President Theodore Roosevelt ran as a third party candidate against incumbent Republican President William H. Taft in 1912. Democrat Woodrow Wilson beat both of them (as should be expected when the votes on one side are split).
How did the split between the incumbent president and the former president influence the outcome of the election of 1912?
The Republican vote was divided between Taft and Roosevelt, which allowed Democrat Woodrow Wilson to win. Similar outcomes occurred in 1992 and 2000.
Which candidate earned the Republican nomination in 1912?
William Howard Taft was the incumbent Republican President and was nominated for a second term by his party in 1912. Teddy Roosevelt who started off as a Republican left and started a new party. This cost Taft the re-election and put a Democrat, Woodrow Wilson in as President.
Who was the only democrat president between 1897 and 1933?
Woodrow Wilson was the Democrat who slipped in the White House in 1912 when Republican ex-President, Theodore Roosevelt, ran against the Republican incumbent, Taft, and split the Republican vote. He an Taft together had more than enough votes to win.
Has a Republican run against a standing Republican president?
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.
Who was elected president in 1836?
Incumbent Vice-president Martin Van Buren, Jackson Democrat, won the election of 1836.
Which republican lost the 1912 presidential campaign?
The incumbent President, William Howard Taft, ran for the Republicans and lost to Wilson in 1912.
Which president ousted an incumbent president from office but lost to the same man in the next election?
Benjamin Harrison. He defeated the incumbent Democrat Grover Cleveland in 1888, but was challenged by Cleveland again in 1892 and was defeated.
Can Hillary Clinton get the democrat nomination for president over Obama in 2012?
can hillary Clinton get the democratic nomination over an incumbent president in 2012
Which incumbent vice-president died just days before he was up for re-election?
James Sherman in 1912
