United States presidential election, 1912
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States presidential election, 1912 canonical | 5 |
| 1912 United States presidential election | 1 |
| United States presidential election 1912 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1100062 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States presidential election, 1912 Context triple: [Woodrow Wilson administration, election, United States presidential election, 1912]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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political event ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
direct democracy and political reform
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progressive reforms ⓘ tariff policy ⓘ trust-busting and regulation of corporations ⓘ |
| candidate |
Eugene V. Debs
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Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ Thomas E. Watson ⓘ President William Howard Taft ⓘ
surface form:
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| candidateParty |
Eugene V. Debs
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surface form:
Eugene V. Debs; Socialist Party of America
Progressive Party (Bull Moose) of 1912 ⓘ
surface form:
Theodore Roosevelt; Progressive Party (United States, 1912)
Thomas E. Watson; Populist Party ⓘ President William Howard Taft ⓘ
surface form:
William Howard Taft; Republican Party (United States)
Woodrow Wilson ⓘ
surface form:
Woodrow Wilson; Democratic Party (United States)
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1912-11-05 ⓘ |
| electoralCollegeSize | 531 ⓘ |
| electoralVotes |
Theodore Roosevelt; 88
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President William Howard Taft ⓘ
surface form:
William Howard Taft; 8
Woodrow Wilson ⓘ
surface form:
Woodrow Wilson; 435
|
| 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
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reshaped the American political landscape ⓘ |
| incumbentParty |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
|
| incumbentPresident |
President William Howard Taft
ⓘ
surface form:
William Howard Taft
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| mainOpponent |
Eugene V. Debs
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Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ President William Howard Taft ⓘ
surface form:
William Howard Taft
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| notableFeature |
four-way presidential race
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rise of the Progressive Party ⓘ split in the Republican Party ⓘ strong third-party performance by Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ |
| officeContested |
President of the United States
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Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States presidential election
ⓘ
surface form:
United States presidential elections
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| popularVote |
Eugene V. Debs
ⓘ
surface form:
Eugene V. Debs; 901,551
Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ
surface form:
Theodore Roosevelt; 4,122,721
William Howard Taft; 3,486,242 ⓘ Woodrow Wilson ⓘ
surface form:
Woodrow Wilson; 6,296,284
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| popularVoteShare |
Eugene V. Debs
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surface form:
Eugene V. Debs; 6.0%
Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ
surface form:
Theodore Roosevelt; 27.4%
William Howard Taft; 23.2% ⓘ Woodrow Wilson ⓘ
surface form:
Woodrow Wilson; 41.8%
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| popularVoteWinner | Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| resultedIn | election of Woodrow Wilson as 28th President of the United States ⓘ |
| runningMate |
Eugene V. Debs
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surface form:
Eugene V. Debs; Emil Seidel
Theodore Roosevelt; Hiram Johnson ⓘ Thomas E. Watson; G. W. F. E. Kirby ⓘ William Howard Taft; Nicholas Murray Butler ⓘ Woodrow Wilson ⓘ
surface form:
Woodrow Wilson; Thomas R. Marshall
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| voterTurnout | 58.8% ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutChange | -3.0 percentage points ⓘ |
| winner | Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| winningParty |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: United States presidential election, 1912 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Progressive Party (United States, 1912)
this entity surface form:
United States presidential election 1912
United States presidential election, 1916
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United States presidential election, 1908
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United States presidential election, 1912
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United States presidential election, 1912
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The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
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United States presidential election, 1912
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this entity surface form:
1912 United States presidential election