How did Woodrow Wilson win the election for president in 1912?

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a. The fracture in the Republican party allowed enough votes, both popular and electoral, to go to Wilson.

b. Wilson easily won the election with no challenge from the other candidates.

c. Taft dropped out of the race and Roosevelt did not have the votes to win.
 
B- He defeated both Taft and Roosevelt in the general election, winning a huge majority in the Electoral College despite only winning 42% of the popular vote, and initiating the only period between 1892 and 1932 when a Democrat was elected President.
 
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