Question

A third-party candidate influenced the presidential election of 1912 because the __________ party vote was split between William Taft and Theodore Roosevelt.

Answer 1

The United States presidential election of 1912 was the 32nd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1912. The election was a rare four-way contest.[2] Incumbent President William Howard Taft was renominated by the Republican Party with the support of its conservative wing. After former President Theodore Roosevelt failed to receive the Republican nomination, he called his own convention and created the Progressive Party (nicknamed the “Bull Moose Party”). It nominated Roosevelt and ran candidates for other offices in major states. Democrat Woodrow Wilson was finally nominated on the 46th ballot of a contentious convention, thanks to the support of William Jennings Bryan, the three-time Democratic presidential candidate who still had a large and loyal following in 1912. Meanwhile, the Socialist Party of Americarenominated its perennial standard-bearer, Eugene V. Debs.

Answer 2

A third-party candidate influenced the presidential election of 1912 because the Republican party vote was split between William Taft and Theodore Roosevelt.

Step-by-step explanation:

The presidential election of 1912 was a rare choice for three. The current president, William Howard Taft, was re-elected as a candidate by the Republican Party with the support of his conservative wing. Former President Theodore Roosevelt could not receive the Republican nomination, so he called his own convention and created the Progressive Party. Democrat Woodrow Wilson was nominated thanks to the support of William Jennings Bryan, the three-time Democratic presidential candidate, who still had a large and loyal following in 1912.

Wilson defeated Taft and Roosevelt in the general election, winning a large majority in the Electoral College and 42% of the popular vote, while his closest rival, Roosevelt, won only 27%.