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1912 Presidential Election Results
Political Party Presidential Nominee Electoral College Popular Vote
Democratic Woodrow Wilson 435 6,294,326
Progressive Theodore Roosevelt 88 4,120,207
Republican William Howard Taft 8 3,486,343
In 1912, voters sympathetic to Republicans split their vote between the Republican Party and the Progressive Party. Based on the table, how did this split affect the election results?
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The split left the Democratic Party with enough support to win the election.
The split left the Democratic Party with enough support to win the election.
The split left the Progressive Party with less support than the Republican Party.
The split left the Progressive Party with less support than the Republican Party.
The Progressive and Republican vote total prevented a Democratic win.
The Progressive and Republican vote total prevented a Democratic win.
The strong Progressive vote prevented a win for Theodore Roosevelt.
The strong Progressive vote prevented a win for Theodore Roosevelt.
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The split left the Democratic Party with enough support to win the election.
Because Republican‑sympathetic voters were divided between Taft (3,486,343) and Roosevelt (4,120,207), Wilson won a plurality (6,294,326) and a large Electoral College victory even though the combined Republican/Progressive vote was larger.
Because Republican‑sympathetic voters were divided between Taft (3,486,343) and Roosevelt (4,120,207), Wilson won a plurality (6,294,326) and a large Electoral College victory even though the combined Republican/Progressive vote was larger.
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