Democratic Candidates:

Woodrow Wilson -President

Thomas R. Marshall -Vice President

Republican Candidates:

William H. Taft -President

James S. Sherman -Vice President

Progressive Party Candidates:

Theodore Roosevelt -President

Hiram Johnson -Vice President

Issues: A split in the Republican party created the Progressive "Bull Moose" party working for direct election of senators and other democratic election reforms. Republicans and Progressives favored regulation of business monopolies; Democrats advocated breaking them up. Republicans and Progressives advocated a protective tariff; Democrats pushed for a tariff for revenue solely.

Electoral Vote: Democrats-435, Republicans-8, Progressives-88