Athird-party candidate influenced the presidential election of 1912 because the party vote was split between william taft and theodore roosevelt.

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

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%.

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