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Election of 1912 The candidate for the Democrats was an election in itself. Three contenders showed promising outcomes for a Democratic victory. The first candidate was representative Oscar Underwood of Alabama, he secured the support of the South. The second candidate was Champ Clark, he had support from the rich party members including a newspaper publisher named William Randolph Hearst. The final candidate was Woodrow Wilson, who had just been elected to governer of New Jersey …

…control of the government. Wilson wanted to free people and small businesses from the notorious big businesses. In the end the results were quite shocking, Wilson proved victorious in the end by securing 42 percent of the popular vote. Roosevelt defeated Taft by 80 electoral votes, but fell short of Wilson by 300+ votes. In the end reform claimed the true victory, three of the four candidates were for reform along with 75 percent of the votes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**