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William Taft won the 1908 presidential election defeating William J. Bryan. In the 1908 presidential election William Taft received 321 electoral votes and William Bryan received 162 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Taft 7,676,258 and Bryan 6,406,801.
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. In the 1912 presidential election Woodrow Wilson received 435 electoral votes, Theodore Roosevelt received 88 electoral votes, and William Taft received 8 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Wilson 6,293,152 (42%), Roosevelt 4,119,207 (27%), and Taft 3,483,922 (23%). Socialist Party candidate Eugene Debs received 901,551 (6%) popular votes and no electoral votes.
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When and who did William Taft marry?
William Howard Taft was married to Helen Heron and they got married in Italy
How did William Howard Taft get out of the tub he got stuck in?
BUTTER.
What US prestient got stunl in the bath tub?
William Taft
What is the funny story about William Howard Taft?
He got stuck in his bathtub.
This president weighed over 300 pounds and once got stuck in the bathtub?
William Howard Taft was the largest of all the presidents, tipping the scales at over 330 pounds. He got stuck in the White House bathtub and it took four men to remove him. After that incident, a new oversized bathtub was installed that was 7 feet long and 3.5 feet wide. There is no evidence, however that he actually broke a bathtub.
Did William Howard Taft led a divided Republican Party in 1912?
Yes. in 1912 Theodore Roosevelt, who had been a Republican president, wanted to run again, but the party nominated Taft for a second term. Roosevelt then started a new party and ran against Taft.He got more votes than Taft, but the Democrat, Woodrow Wilson, won the election. Roosevelt and Taft together got considerably more votes than Wilson.
What happened during the Woodrow Wilson and William Taft presidency race?
The year was 1912. William Howard Taft was seeking a second term. Theodore Roosevelt, Republican president just before Taft, disliked Taft's policies and wanted to push his own, so he campaigned for the Republican nomination. He lost, but instead of supporting Taft, he formed a new party and ran against Taft and the Democrat Wilson. He still had a lot of support and ran a good campaign, splitting the Republican vote. In fact, he got more votes than Taft, but allowed Wilson to win the election.
What is a unique fact about William Taft?
He got stuck in his bathtub in the White House.
What good things did William H. Taft do?
Well to get started he got stuck in a bathtub!
William H Taft why is he important?
Got stuck in his bathtub and used "dollar diplomacy"
Did Chester A. Arthur get stuck in a bathtub?
No, it was William Howard Taft who reportedly got stuck in a bathtub.
How many electoral votes did William mickinley get in the election of 1896?
Bryan won 176 electoral votes, carrying 22 states in 1896, won 155 votes, carrying 15 states in 1900and won 162 votes carrying 17 states in 1908. He ran well in the South and West but never carried California.
