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Which statement best describes the impact of the election of 1912?

A. Woodrow Wilson lost the election to William Howard Taft.
B. The Democrats won the presidency due to the split in the Republican Party.
C. William Howard Taft lost the republican nomination to Theodore Roosevelt.
D. The Republicans lost the office after Theodore Roosevelt won as the progressive candidate.

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

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

This election was significant because the Republican Party was divided between the conservative faction supporting incumbent President William Howard Taft and the progressive faction supporting former President Theodore Roosevelt. This split allowed the Democratic candidate, Woodrow Wilson, to win the presidency.