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Ross Perot's total vote in the 1992 election was the highest awarded any candidate not affiliated with the two major parties.?

William Clinton won the 1992 presidential election defeating incumbent President George H.W. Bush and independent candidate H. Ross Perot. In the 1992 presidential election William Clinton received 370 electoral votes and George Bush received 168 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Clinton 44,908,254 and Bush 39,102,343. Independent candidate H. Ross Perot received 19,741,065 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes. Ross Perot received 19,741,065 (19%) of the 103,751,662 popular votes for President. 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.


Was Theodore Roosevelt ever defeated in his run for president?

Theodore Roosevelt was defeated as a candidate for President when he formed the Progressive's Bull Moose Party in 1912.


What man ran for the presidency in 1904 and 1912?

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) became President after the assassination of President McKinley in 1901. He successfully ran for re-election in 1904. In 1912, unable to gain the Republican Party nomination, Roosevelt was the candidate of the Progressive (Bull Moose) Party. He outdrew the incumbent William Howard Taft, but lost in the three-way election to Democratic candidate Woodrow Wilson.


What third party split the republican party in the election of 1912?

The Bull Moose party who ran TR.


What impact did the progressive party have on the 1912 election?

The third party progressive party gave the election to the Democrat, Woodrow Wilson. Theodore Roosevelt, former Republican president, ran on the Progressive ticket ( also known as the Bull Moose party). Added together he and Taft, the Republican candidate got enough votes to win, but Wilson got more votes than either one of them separately.

Related Questions

What candidate in the presidential election of 1912 formed the bull moose?

Teddy Roosevelt formed the third party. He had all ready served 8 years and decided to run again.


Which candidate is the presidential election of 1912 formed the blue Bullmoose party?

Former President Theodore Roosevelt created the Progressive Party (nicknamed the "Bull Moose Party") after he failed to receive the Republic nomination in the 1912 presidential election.


What candidate in the 1912 presidential election formed the bull moose party?

Teddy Roosevelt formed the third party. He had all ready served 8 years and decided to run again.


What electoral party did Theodore Roosevelt represent in the 1912 presidential election?

Roosevelt was a candidate for the Progressive's Bull Moose Party.


Which candidate in the presidential election of 1912 formed the bull party?

Former President Theodore Roosevelt created the Progressive Party (nicknamed the "Bull Moose Party") after he failed to receive the Republic nomination in the 1912 presidential election. Theodore Roosevelt received 88 electoral votes and 4,119,207 (27%) of the popular votes.


Which electoral party did Woodrow Wilson represent in the 1912 presidential election?

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.


The only minor-party or independent candidate in the twentieth century to win more votes than a major-party candidate in a presidential election was?

Theodore Roosevelt (Bull Moose, 1912)


What candidate in the election of 1912 formed the bull moose party?

Teddy Roosevelt formed the third party. He had all ready served 8 years and decided to run again.


Which presidential candidate said as a fit as a bull moose in 1912?

Theodore Roosevelt


Who was William Howard Taft election oppponents?

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.


What minor party gained the most electoral votes in presidential election?

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.


What minor party gained the most electoral votes in a presidential election?

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.