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1912 Presidential Election The 1912 Presidential Election was between three candidates. Former President Roosevelt (Theodore) didnt to get the Republican nomination, he called his own convention, The Progressive party. President Taft (William) was nominated by the Republican party. Also the Democratic nominee was Woodrow Wilson. He defeated Taft and Roosevelt in the general election, also he won a huge majority in the Electoral College. Wilson was the second of only two Democrats to be elected President in the years of 1860 and 1932.

The election of 1912 was the last election a third party candidate came in second in the Electoral College. President Roosevelt had decided not to run for reelection in 1908. This followed up to be that Presidents left office after two terms. Taft went on to win the election of 1908. He became the leader of the conservative wing and Roosevelt was the leader of the progressive wing.

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