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In addition to the two major party candidates of William H. Taft and Woodrow Wilson, former President Theodore Roosevelt ran for a third party. The Republican vote was split between Taft and Roosevelt, resulting in a victory for Wilson.

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Democratic Party candidate Woodrow Wilson won the 1912 presidential election defeating 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, Roosevelt 4,119,207, and Taft 3,483,922.

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