Editing James S. Sherman (section)

=== Re-nomination, illness, and death ===
From 1910, Taft had experienced several disagreements with ex-President [[Theodore Roosevelt]], who formed his own [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Bull Moose]] party. This made re-election for the Republicans almost impossible, but Taft and Sherman campaigned on the same ticket in the [[1912 United States presidential election|1912 contest]], with New Yorkers once again supporting Sherman's nomination  –  the first time that a sitting vice president had been re-nominated since [[John C. Calhoun]] in [[1828 United States presidential election|1828]].

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Diagnosed with [[Bright's disease]] in 1904, Sherman's health was failing by the time of the 1912 campaign. Less than a week before the election, he died at home in Utica on October 30, six days after his 57th birthday, and President Taft was left with no running mate. [[Nicholas Murray Butler]] was designated to receive the electoral votes that Sherman would have received. Taft and Butler came in third place in the election, carrying only eight electoral votes from [[Utah]] and [[Vermont]]. Democratic candidate [[Woodrow Wilson]] and his running mate [[Thomas R. Marshall]] won the election while [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive candidate]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]] and his running mate [[Hiram Johnson]] came in second place. The vice presidency remained vacant until Marshall's inauguration on March 4, 1913.

Sherman was buried at [[Forest Hill Cemetery (Utica, New York)|Forest Hill Cemetery]] in Utica.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110816326/thousands-paying-final-respects-to/ |title=Thousands Paying Final Respects to Sherman |date=1912-11-01 |newspaper=Buffalo Enquirer |page=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2022-10-06}}{{Open access}}</ref>