U.S. Speaker of the House Champ Clark nearly became the Democratic presidential candidate in 1912 but lost to this man.
- Alton Parker
- James Cox
- William Jennings Bryan
- Woodrow Wilson
U.S. Speaker of the House Champ Clark nearly became the Democratic presidential candidate in 1912 but lost to this man.
Woodrow Wilson on the 64th ballot. Wilson, then governor of New Jersey, won the general election for the first of two presidential terms.