United States presidential election, 1912

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United States presidential election political event

The United States presidential election of 1912 was a landmark four-way contest in which Democrat Woodrow Wilson won the presidency amid a split in the Republican Party between incumbent William Howard Taft and former president Theodore Roosevelt, reshaping the American political landscape.

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Label	Occurrences
1912 United States presidential election	8
United States presidential election, 1912 canonical	5
United States presidential election 1912	1

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Target entity: United States presidential election, 1912
Context triple: [Woodrow Wilson administration, election, United States presidential election, 1912]

A. 1928 United States presidential election
The 1928 United States presidential election was a contest in which Republican Herbert Hoover defeated Democrat Al Smith, reflecting the prosperity and cultural tensions of the late 1920s.
B. 1888 United States presidential election
The 1888 United States presidential election was a contest in which Republican Benjamin Harrison defeated incumbent Democrat Grover Cleveland despite losing the popular vote, highlighting the decisive role of the Electoral College.
C. 1948 United States presidential election
The 1948 United States presidential election was a closely watched contest in which incumbent President Harry S. Truman won an upset victory over Republican Thomas E. Dewey amid a fractured Democratic Party and significant third-party challenges.
D. 1936 United States presidential election
The 1936 United States presidential election was the landslide re-election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt amid the Great Depression, solidifying public support for his New Deal policies.
E. 1876 United States presidential election
The 1876 United States presidential election was a highly disputed contest between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden that led to a constitutional crisis and ultimately to Hayes’s presidency through an electoral commission and the Compromise of 1877.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: United States presidential election, 1912
Target entity description: The United States presidential election of 1912 was a landmark four-way contest in which Democrat Woodrow Wilson won the presidency amid a split in the Republican Party between incumbent William Howard Taft and former president Theodore Roosevelt, reshaping the American political landscape.

A. 1928 United States presidential election
The 1928 United States presidential election was a contest in which Republican Herbert Hoover defeated Democrat Al Smith, reflecting the prosperity and cultural tensions of the late 1920s.
B. 1888 United States presidential election
The 1888 United States presidential election was a contest in which Republican Benjamin Harrison defeated incumbent Democrat Grover Cleveland despite losing the popular vote, highlighting the decisive role of the Electoral College.
C. 1948 United States presidential election
The 1948 United States presidential election was a closely watched contest in which incumbent President Harry S. Truman won an upset victory over Republican Thomas E. Dewey amid a fractured Democratic Party and significant third-party challenges.
D. 1936 United States presidential election
The 1936 United States presidential election was the landslide re-election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt amid the Great Depression, solidifying public support for his New Deal policies.
E. 1876 United States presidential election
The 1876 United States presidential election was a highly disputed contest between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden that led to a constitutional crisis and ultimately to Hayes’s presidency through an electoral commission and the Compromise of 1877.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States presidential election ⓘ political event ⓘ
campaignIssue	direct democracy and political reform ⓘ progressive reforms ⓘ tariff policy ⓘ trust-busting and regulation of corporations ⓘ
candidate	Eugene V. Debs ⓘ Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ Thomas E. Watson ⓘ William Howard Taft ⓘ linked to: President William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson ⓘ
candidateParty	Eugene V. Debs; Socialist Party of America ⓘ linked to: Eugene V. Debs Theodore Roosevelt; Progressive Party (United States, 1912) ⓘ linked to: Progressive Party (Bull Moose) of 1912 Thomas E. Watson; Populist Party ⓘ William Howard Taft; Republican Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: President William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson; Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Woodrow Wilson
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
date	1912-11-05 ⓘ
electoralCollegeSize	531 ⓘ
electoralVotes	Theodore Roosevelt; 88 ⓘ William Howard Taft; 8 ⓘ linked to: President William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson; 435 ⓘ linked to: Woodrow Wilson
electoralVotesNeeded	266 ⓘ
electoralVoteWinner	Woodrow Wilson ⓘ
followedBy	United States presidential election, 1916 ⓘ
follows	United States presidential election, 1908 ⓘ
historicalSignificance	one of the most successful third-party presidential campaigns in U.S. history ⓘ reshaped the American political landscape ⓘ
incumbentParty	Republican Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Republican Party
incumbentPresident	William Howard Taft ⓘ linked to: President William Howard Taft
mainOpponent	Eugene V. Debs ⓘ Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ William Howard Taft ⓘ linked to: President William Howard Taft
notableFeature	four-way presidential race ⓘ rise of the Progressive Party ⓘ split in the Republican Party ⓘ strong third-party performance by Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ
officeContested	President of the United States ⓘ Vice President of the United States ⓘ
partOf	United States presidential elections ⓘ linked to: United States presidential election
popularVote	Eugene V. Debs; 901,551 ⓘ linked to: Eugene V. Debs Theodore Roosevelt; 4,122,721 ⓘ linked to: Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft; 3,486,242 ⓘ Woodrow Wilson; 6,296,284 ⓘ linked to: Woodrow Wilson
popularVoteShare	Eugene V. Debs; 6.0% ⓘ linked to: Eugene V. Debs Theodore Roosevelt; 27.4% ⓘ linked to: Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft; 23.2% ⓘ Woodrow Wilson; 41.8% ⓘ linked to: Woodrow Wilson
popularVoteWinner	Woodrow Wilson ⓘ
resultedIn	election of Woodrow Wilson as 28th President of the United States ⓘ
runningMate	Eugene V. Debs; Emil Seidel ⓘ linked to: Eugene V. Debs Theodore Roosevelt; Hiram Johnson ⓘ Thomas E. Watson; G. W. F. E. Kirby ⓘ William Howard Taft; Nicholas Murray Butler ⓘ Woodrow Wilson; Thomas R. Marshall ⓘ linked to: Woodrow Wilson
voterTurnout	58.8% ⓘ
voterTurnoutChange	-3.0 percentage points ⓘ
winner	Woodrow Wilson ⓘ
winningParty	Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Democratic Party

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Woodrow Wilson administration → election → United States presidential election, 1912 ⓘ

Thomas R. Marshall → election → United States presidential election, 1912 ⓘ

Progressive Party (United States, 1912) → notableElection → United States presidential election 1912 ⓘ

subject linked to: Progressive Party