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1912 U.S. Presidential Election Results: Woodrow Wilson Won ✓
Democrat Woodrow Wilson won the presidency on November 5, 1912, defeating incumbent Republican William Howard Taft and former president Theodore Roosevelt (running under the Progressive “Bull Moose” Party) by capturing 435 electoral votes to Roosevelt’s 88 and Taft’s 8.
435
Woodrow Wilson
Percent: 41.80%
Votes: 6,296,284
88
Theodore Roosevelt
Percent: 27.40%
Votes: 4,122,721
8
William Howard Taft
Percent: 23.20%
Votes: 3,486,242
266 needed to win
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Key takeaways from the 1924 Presidential Election
The 1912 U.S. presidential election, held on November 5, 1912, Democrat Woodrow Wilson won the presidency, defeating incumbent Republican William Howard Taft and former president Theodore Roosevelt.
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