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 defeated the Progressive candidate Theodore Roosevelt in the 1912 election. Wilson carried 40 of the 46 states and received 435 of the electoral votes.
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Theodore Roosevelt was defeated as a candidate for President when he formed the Progressive's Bull Moose Party in 1912.
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 won the 1912 presidential election largely due to the split in the Republican Party, which occurred when former President Theodore Roosevelt ran as a third-party candidate for the Progressive Party after losing the Republican nomination to William Howard Taft. This division allowed Wilson, the Democratic candidate, to secure a plurality of votes. Additionally, Wilson's platform of progressive reforms, known as the "New Freedom," resonated with voters seeking change, further bolstering his electoral success.
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.
Wilson defeated Taft and TR in the Election of 1912.
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Woodrow Wilson probably gained the most from the split.
Progressive Party (nicknamed the "Bull Moose Party") candidate in 1912. 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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