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How did Woodrow Wilson’s presidential win in 1912 set a precedent?
Wilson won more of the popular vote than any previous president.
Wilson won the electoral college but less than fifty percent of the popular vote.
Wilson won the popular vote and lost the electoral college.
Wilson won when votes were recounted after a close election.
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Wilson won the electoral college but less than fifty percent of the popular vote.
He carried a large Electoral College majority (435 of 531) while receiving only a plurality of the popular vote (about 41.8%), aided by the Republican vote being split between Taft and Theodore Roosevelt.
He carried a large Electoral College majority (435 of 531) while receiving only a plurality of the popular vote (about 41.8%), aided by the Republican vote being split between Taft and Theodore Roosevelt.
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