Which statement best describes the impact of the election of 1912?(1 point)

Responses

Woodrow Wilson lost the election to William Howard Taft.
Woodrow Wilson lost the election to William Howard Taft.

William Howard Taft lost the republican nomination to Theodore Roosevelt.
William Howard Taft lost the republican nomination to Theodore Roosevelt.

The Democrats won the presidency due to the split in the Republican Party.
The Democrats won the presidency due to the split in the Republican Party.

The Republicans lost the office after Theodore Roosevelt won as the progressive candidate.

1 answer

The statement that best describes the impact of the election of 1912 is:

The Democrats won the presidency due to the split in the Republican Party.

In this election, the split between the Republican Party, where Theodore Roosevelt ran as a third-party candidate (Progressive Party), and William Howard Taft, the incumbent president, allowed Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic candidate, to win the presidency.