What was unusual about the election of 1912?

Answer 1

The election of 1912 was important because of Roosevelt's challenges to Taft. Roosevelt felt as if Taft was too conservative and not progressive enough, and this marked a change in American history.

Answer 2

The 1912 presidential election was unique because it was a four-way race. The election was between Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Eugene V. Debs.

Woodrow Wilson was the victor, with 435 electoral votes.

Answer 3

The unusual feature of the 1912 president election was the strong third-party showing by Theodore Roosevelt, who beat the incumbent Republican President William Howard Taft, but let the Democrat Woodrow Wilson win the election. This was the only time in history that a third party candidate came in second. Roosevelt tried to get the Republican nomination, but when he failed to do that, he organized his own "Bull Moose" party and ran for them. Added together, he and Taft had more than enough votes to win the election over Wilson. Wilson was the first Democrat to win since Cleveland in 1892. Eugene V. Debs, a fourth party Socialist candidate won about 6% of the popular vote but no electoral votes. Because all three major candidates were progressive, progressive votes were split.

Answer 4

The significance is that Roosevelt ran for president a second time, representing the Progressive "Bull Moose" Party, against incumbent Republican President William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson. Since William Howard Taft was also a Republican candidate the Republican vote was split between Taft and Roosevelt. Therefore, Woodrow Wilson won the election of 1912. Roosevelt and Taft together won more than enough votes to defeat Wilson.

1912 was the only presidential election in which a third-party candidate finished second. It was the first time in 20 years that a Democrat won the White House.

Apex: Because all three major candidates were Progressive, Progressive votes were split

Answer 5

1912 was the year that Theodore Roosevelt, after failing to get the Republican nomination, started his own "Bull Moose" party and ran anyway. Not surprisingly, he split the Republican vote and the Democrat, Wilson was elected . Somewhat surprisingly, Roosevelt got more votes than the incumbent Republican President Taft.

The 1912 election is notable because

• Woodrow Wilson became the first Democrat to win since Cleveland i20 years earlier..
• only time in US history that a third party candidate came in second place
• worst outcome of an incumbent president (Taft only won Utah and Vermont)
• Roosevelt was shot while campaigning and gave his speech anyway. The bullet was deflected and he was not seriously hurt.
• Two of the most erudite candidates, Taft and Wilson, in history ran
• The Progressive movement had two strong candidates to choose from (Roosevelt and Wilson)

Answer 6

The election of 1912 featured four different candidates. Eugene Debs ran as the socialist candidate for President, Woodrow Wilson ran as the Democratic nominee, William Howard Taft as the Republican nominee, and Theodore Roosevelt created the Progressive Party and ran as their nominee. This election featured two Presidents, but neither won, rather they split the others vote and Woodrow Wilson achieved victory.

Answer 7

The 1910 election was significant because The Republican Party suffered severe losses in Congress. The election was held on November 8, 1910.