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- The ^V1 notations refers to notes in the red cell immediately below.
- The popular vote shown is for the Party Ticket. Popular Vote Results will vary among sources but will give a general idea of the percentage in relation to the other results. Popular vote figures exclude those states that did not use a popular vote to select their electors to the Electoral College.
- - - Amendment XII was enacted after the tie in 1800 - In 1804 the electors began voting for President and Vice President using separate ballots. This change ensured the Vice President would most likely be of the same party as the President.
- Beginning in 1848 all States hold the presidential election on the same day in November.

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Presidential Candidates

Party

Electoral

Popular Vote

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1912

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Woodrow Wilson^V1
Theodore Roosevelt ^V2
William Howard Taft
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Eugene V. Debs
Eugene Wilder Chafin
Arthur Elmer Reimer
Other

Democratic
Progressive ^V3
Republican ^V3---
Socialist
Prohibition
Socialist Labor
(nominal parties)

435
88
    8
---
    0
    0
    0
    0

6,286,214
4,126,020
3,483,922
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897,011
208,157
29,324
4,556

Vice Presidential Candidates

Party

Electoral

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Thomas R. Marshall
Hiram Johnson
James S. Sherman ^V4
Nicholas Murray Butler
Emil Seidel
Aaron Sherman Watkins
August Gilhaus
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Democratic
Progressive
Republican
Republican
Socialist
Prohibition
Socialist Labor
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435
88
    0
    8 ^V4
    0
    0
    0
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^V1	Wilson was the only Democrat President between 1892 and 1932. Wilson won with the support of three time Presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan.
^V2	The Progressive Party chose Roosevelt as their candidate. Roosevelt stating he felt strong as a "bull moose" the media began to call the Progressive Party the "Bull Moose Party." Roosevelt and Taft had grown apart taking on differing political philosophies with Roosevelt leading the more liberal wing and Taft the conservative wing. The rift in the Republican Party would help throw the White House to the Democrats in 1912. Having failed to gain the Republican nomination Roosevelt formed the Progressive Party.
^V3	The Progressive and Republican Parties together had winning popular votes however the electoral votes fell far short. It is obvious that other diverse dynamics were involved than just the split within the Republican Party.
^V4	James S. Sherman died October 30th, 1912. The Republican electoral votes for Vice President were cast for Nicholas M. Butler.
*	1912 is the last election when a third party received the second highest electoral votes.

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