Presidential Election of 1912

• Candidate Eugene Debs received about 900,000 votes, but no Electoral Votes

•Welcome: Arizona and New Mexico become states during this election cycle

•Taft's 8 Electoral Votes fewest ever

•Roosevelt won California; however two Electors cast votes for Wilson

•Issues of the Day: Trusts (Monopolies): The Standard Oil case of 1911; 16th Amendment (Federal Income Tax, ratified in 1913)

Facts about 1912 Election

William Howard Taft

William Howard Taft was one of Teddy Roosevelt's most trust friend. Taft server as a judge, as a governor of Philippines, he was as so Roosevelt's secretary of war.

Presidential Election of 1912

Hannah Carter

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Former President Teddy Roosevelt

Teddy Roosevelt

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The Progressive Party

Theodore Roosevelt became President after the assassination of President McKinley,at the age of 42, the youngest President in the nation's history. He was the founder of the Progressive.

Taft was President, 1909-1913.

He was renominated by the Republican Party for the 1912 Election. William Howard Taft's mono was to "Keep Blowing the Whistle" meaning keep the same, as Taft was the last President and he was running for office again, He felt things were going good so keep things the same.

William Howard Taft

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The Republican Party

Woodrow Wilson becomes the 28th President of the United States holding office in 1913-1921. He was nominated for President at the 1912 Democratic Convention and campaigned on a program called the New Freedom, which stressed individualism and states' rights. In the three-way election he received only 42 percent of the popular vote but an overwhelming electoral vote.

The Results

How did the Americans feel?

The Election that Changed the Century

Woodrow Wilson

Presidential Election Map Result

• Red- won by Taft
• Blue- won by Wilson
• Green- won by Roosevelt

There was 3 main candidates in the Election of 1912. Wilson, Taft, and Roosevelt. Each one wanted something different. Here are some of though things.

The Presidential Election of 1912 was the 32nd presidential election. The election was held on Tuesday November 15, 1912.

The nominates were, Woodrow Wilson, Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Eugene V. Debs

Theodore Roosevelt

The Election of 1912 was a rare 4-way contest with

• Wilson- Democratic
• Roosevelt- Progressive
• Taft- Republican
• Debs- Socialist

President William Howard Taft was renominated by the Republican Party with the support of its conservative wing. After former President Theodore Roosevelt failed to receive the Republican nomination, he called his own convention and created the Progressive Party (nicknamed the "Bull Moose Party"). It nominated Roosevelt and ran candidates for other offices in major states. Democrat Woodrow Wilson was finally nominated on the 46th ballot, to the support of William Jennings Bryan, the three-time Democratic presidential candidate who still had a large and loyal following in 1912. Eugene V. Debs, running for a fourth time, was the nominee of the Socialist Party of America.

Roosevelt's Power

Roosevelt had a huge ego, and his lust for power could not keep him on the sidelines. He stabbed his friend in the back and overlooked the positive sides of Taft's Presidency. Whatever the motive, the election of 1912 would begin with two prominent Republican candidates.

Even though the two fighting all summer about this, Taft had the party leadership behind him, Roosevelt had the people.

Roosevelt vs Taft

What was special about the Election of 1912?

The election of 1912, was an election that turned good friends into enemies, Teddy Roosevelt and William Howard Taft, Roosevelt's decision to challenge Taft for the Republican nomination in 1912 was most difficult. Historians disagree on his motives. Defenders of Roosevelt insist that Taft betrayed the progressive platform. When Roosevelt returned to the United States, he was pressured by thousands of progressives to lead them once more. Roosevelt believed that he could do a better job uniting the party than Taft. He felt a duty to the American people to run.