1912 United States presidential election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1912_United_States_presidential_election
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:book gptkb:Progressive_Party
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date November 5, 1912
gptkbp:debatedBy no televised debates
gptkbp:electoralVotesSecond 88
gptkbp:electoralVotesThird 8
gptkbp:fourthGenerationYears gptkb:Socialist_Party_of_America
gptkbp:fourthPlace gptkb:Eugene_V._Debs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1912 United States presidential election
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:William_Howard_Taft
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:Eugene_V._Debs
gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkb:William_Howard_Taft
gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
gptkbp:mapType Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Wilson, green by Roosevelt, red by Taft.
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:1916_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:notable_campaign labor rights
progressivism
women's suffrage
tariff reform
antitrust regulation
gptkbp:notableEvent first election with all 48 contiguous states participating
Progressive Party also known as Bull Moose Party
Theodore Roosevelt survived assassination attempt
gptkbp:notableFor rise of Progressive Party
split in Republican Party
strong third-party performance
gptkbp:notableWinner gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
first major third-party candidate to finish second
gptkbp:popularVoteFourth 901,551
gptkbp:popularVoteSecond 4,119,207
gptkbp:popularVoteThird 3,486,242
gptkbp:presidentAfterElection gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:1908_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:runnerUp gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkbp:state 48
gptkbp:thirdPlace gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:William_Howard_Taft
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:Thomas_R._Marshall
gptkbp:voterTurnout 58.8%
gptkbp:votesForWinner 435
6,293,454
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_Nationalism
gptkb:Progressive_Party_(1912)
gptkb:Progressive_Party_(United_States,_1912)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5