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

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Question 13 options:

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.

The Republican candidate was involved in a scandal.

Answer 1

The best explanation for why Woodrow Wilson won the presidential election of 1912 is:

The Republican vote was split between two other candidates.

In the election, the Republican Party was divided between the incumbent President William Howard Taft and former President Theodore Roosevelt, who ran as a third-party candidate (Progressive Party). This split in the Republican vote allowed Wilson, the Democratic candidate, to secure the presidency with a plurality of the votes.