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Which best explains why Woodrow Wilson won the presidential election of 1912?

Question 3 options:

The Republican candidate was involved in a scandal.

The US suffered an economic depression.

The Electoral College was tied, and it was decided by Congress.

The Republican vote was split between two other candidates.

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The Republican vote was split between two other candidates.

Explanation: Former President Theodore Roosevelt ran as a Progressive (Bull Moose) third‑party candidate against incumbent Republican William Howard Taft, dividing Republican support and allowing Democrat Woodrow Wilson to win with a plurality of the popular and Electoral College votes.