| ←1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 → Presidential election year | |
| Election day | November 5 |
|---|---|
| Incumbent president | William Howard Taft (Republican) |
| Next Congress | 63rd |
| Presidential election | |
| Partisan control | Democratic gain |
| Popular vote margin | Democratic +14.4% |
| Electoral vote | |
| Woodrow Wilson (D) | 435 |
| Theodore Roosevelt (P) | 88 |
| William Howard Taft (R) | 8 |
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| 1912 presidential election results.Red denotes states won by Taft,blue denotes states won by Wilson, andlight green denotes states won by Roosevelt. Numbers indicate theelectoral votes won by each candidate. | |
| Senate elections | |
| Overall control | Democratic gain |
| Seats contested | 32 of 96 seats[1] |
| Net seat change | Democratic +4[2] |
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| 1912 Senate results Democratic gain Democratic hold | |
| House elections | |
| Overall control | Democratic hold |
| Seats contested | All 435 voting members |
| Net seat change | Democratic +62[2] |
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| 1912 House of Representatives results | |
| Gubernatorial elections | |
| Seats contested | 33 |
| Net seat change | Democratic +4 |
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| 1912 gubernatorial election results Democratic gain Democratic hold | |
Elections were held for the63rd United States Congress, occurring during theFourth Party System. Amidst a division between incumbent Republican presidentWilliam Howard Taft and former Republican presidentTheodore Roosevelt, the Democratic Party won the presidency and both chambers of Congress, the first time they accomplished that feat since the1892 elections.
In the presidential election,Democratic governorWoodrow Wilson ofNew Jersey defeatedRepublican PresidentWilliam Howard Taft and former president andProgressive Party nomineeTheodore Roosevelt.[3]Socialistunion leaderEugene Debs, running his fourth campaign, took six percent of the vote.[3] At the1912 Democratic National Convention, Wilson took the nomination on the 46th ballot, defeating SpeakerChamp Clark and several other candidates. Roosevelt left the Republican Party after an unsuccessful challenge to Taft at the1912 Republican National Convention. Though Wilson carried just over 40% of the popular vote, he dominated the electoral college and won agreater share of the electoral vote than any candidate sinceUlysses S. Grant in 1872. Wilson's election made him the first Democratic president sinceGrover Cleveland. Roosevelt's candidacy finished second in the popular vote and the electoral college, the only time athird party candidate accomplished either feat.
Following the1910 census, 41 seats wereadded to theHouse, setting the House at its current number of 435 seats.[4] Democrats made major gains in theHouse, further strengthening their majority, while the newProgressive Party won ten seats.[5]
In the lastSenate election before the ratification of the17th Amendment, Democrats made moderate gains and won control of the chamber for the first time since the1892 election.[6]
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