Here are the three most surprising US presidential elections of the 20th century. 1912: Candidate forms new party to run for president History.com said that former US President Theodore Roosevelt, in power from 1901-1909, initially had a close relationship with his successor, William Howard Taft. However, during President Taft's tenure, the relationship between the two men appeared to have many cracks. Mr. Roosevelt was the head of the Progressive faction in the Republican Party, advocating for labor restrictions for women and children, increasing environmental protection... Meanwhile, President Taft's conservative faction supported high taxes to encourage domestic production, supporting business leaders instead of labor unions. After losing the Republican nomination to Taft in 1912, Roosevelt founded the Progressive Party, also known as the Moose Party, to run in the US presidential election held that same year. On October 14, 1912, while speaking at a campaign event in Wisconsin, Roosevelt was shot in the chest, but luckily survived.

Roosevelt shortly before he was shot while campaigning in 1912. Photo: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/ Wikipedia

In the presidential election, Roosevelt and his opponent Taft both lost to Democratic candidate Woodrow Wilson, who won 435 electoral votes and 41.8% of the popular vote. Meanwhile, Roosevelt and his opponent Taft only won 27.4% and 23.2% of the popular vote, respectively. 1948: Winning when he thought he had lost and going to bed early According to History.com, the 1948 US presidential election featured candidates including then-President Harry Truman, Republican candidate Thomas E. Dewey, politician Strom Thurmond, Progressive Party candidate Henry Wallace, and Socialist Party of America candidate Norman Thomas. In the end, the election that year was just a race for the White House between Truman and Republican candidate Dewey. Dewey was considered a strong candidate to win, having previously run in the 1944 election but lost to then-President Franklin Roosevelt. Truman, on the other hand, was considered to have little chance of winning, having been seen as a shadow of his predecessor Roosevelt. Truman became President of the United States only after Roosevelt died suddenly in April 1945. Pre-election polls showed that Dewey would defeat Truman. Even on election night, Truman went to bed early, believing he had lost to his Republican opponent. However, at 4 a.m. on November 3, 1948, Secret Service agents woke him up to announce his victory.

Truman holding a newspaper with the headline Dewey defeats Truman. Photo: The Washington Post/ Wikipedia

In the famous photo taken early that morning, Truman is seen holding a copy of the Chicago Tribune with the headline “Dewey Defeats Truman.” This is also considered one of the most memorable moments of the 1948 election. 2000: The Supreme Court decides the result History.com calls the 2000 presidential election “the election that could go on forever.” Because in this race for the White House between Republican candidate George W. Bush and Democratic representative Al Gore, everything depends on the results in the state of Florida.

Candidates George W. Bush and Al Gore debated for the first time in 2000. Photo: PBS NewsHour

Initially, the media announced that Florida was in favor of Mr. Gore, then said that the ratio was too close to draw a conclusion, and finally announced that Republican candidate Bush won here. From here, the lawsuits and recounts in Florida took place in a tense situation when a series of disputes broke out related to the issue of invalid votes, missing names on the voter list... The US Supreme Court later ruled in favor of Republican candidate Bush, helping him win 5 more electoral votes and become the US President, despite the fact that the total number of popular votes he received was less than his opponent Al Gore, with the votes of Republican and Democratic candidates being 50.45 million and 50.99 million respectively.

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