Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1912
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From March 19 to June 4, 1912, voters of the
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chose its nominee for president in the
1912 United States presidential election The 1912 United States presidential election was the 32nd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1912. Democratic Governor Woodrow Wilson unseated incumbent Republican President William Howard Taft and defeated former Pr ...
. New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson was selected as the nominee through a series of
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s and
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es culminating in the
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held from June 25 to July 2, 1912, in
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, Maryland.


Campaign

The race was primarily a contest between Woodrow Wilson and Champ Clark. John Burke and Judson Harmon also ran, but they were favorite sons with little appeal outside their home states.


Candidates


Nominee

File:President Woodrow Wilson portrait December 2 1912.jpg,


Withdrew During Convention

File:ChampClark.jpg, File:Jud Harmon.jpg,


Withdrew During Primaries

File:JohnBurke1908.png,


Results


See also

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Republican Party presidential primaries, 1912 From March 19 to June 4, 1912, delegates to the 1912 Republican National Convention were selected through a series of primaries and caucuses to determine the party's nominee for President in the 1912 election. Incumbent President William Howard ...
* White primary


Notes


References

{{United States presidential election, 1912