1916 United States presidential election

1916 United States presidential election
November 7, 1916
531 members of the Electoral College
266 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout61.8%[1] Increase 2.8 pp
 
Nominee Woodrow Wilson Charles Evans Hughes
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New Jersey New York
Running mate Thomas R. Marshall Charles W. Fairbanks
Electoral vote 277 254
States carried 30 28
Popular vote 9,126,868 8,548,728
Percentage 49.2% 46.1%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Wilson/Marshall, red denotes those won by Hughes/Fairbanks. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
President before election

Woodrow Wilson
Democratic

 Elected President

Woodrow Wilson
Democratic

The 1916 United States presidential election was the 34th election in the history of the United States. It occurred on November 7, 1916. This election was between Incumbent President since 1913, Woodrow Wilson from New Jersey and former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from New York Charles E. Hughes. Wilson won the election by a close margin gaining 277 electoral votes. Charles E. Hughes got 254 electoral votes.

This election was the closest for any President since the election of 1876 between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J, Tilden. If Hughes had won either California or Missouri, he would have become the 29th President.

Candidates

Democratic Party

Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
1916 Democratic Party ticket
Woodrow Wilson Thomas R. Marshall
for President for Vice President
28th
President of the United States
(1913–1921)		 28th
Vice President of the United States
(1913–1921)

President

Vice President

Republican Party

Republican Party (United States)
Republican Party (United States)
1916 Republican Party ticket
Charles E. Hughes Charles W. Fairbanks
for President for Vice President
Associate Justice
of the U.S. Supreme Court
(1910–1916)		 26th
Vice President of the United States
(1905–1909)

President

  • Charles E. Hughes, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from New York (1910-1916) (Nominee)
  • John W. Weeks, U.S. senator from Massachusetts (1913-1919)
  • Elihu Root, Former U.S. senator from New York (1909-1915) (Withdrawn during 3rd ballot)
  • Charles W. Fairbanks, 26th Vice President of the United States from Indiana (1905-1909) (Vice-Presidential Nominee) (Withdrawn during 3rd ballot)
  • Albert B. Cummings, U.S. senator from Iowa (1908-1926)
  • Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States from New York (1901-1909) (Withdrawn during 3rd ballot, endorsed Hughes)
  • Theodore E. Burton, Former U.S. senator from Ohio (1909-1915) (Withdrawn during 3rd ballot)
  • Lawrence Y. Sherman, U.S. senator from Illinois (1913-1921) (Favorite son Candidate)
  • Martin G. Brumbaugh, Governor of Pennsylvania (1915-1919) (Favorite son Candidate)
  • Robert M. La Follette, U.S. senator from Wisconsin and candidate for President in 1912 (1906-1925)
  • Henry Ford, businessman, industrialist, peace activist, and philanthropist from Michigan (1891-1945) (Favorite son Candidate)
  • T. Coleman du Pont, President of DuPont from Delaware (?–1915)

Vice President

References

  1. ↑ "National General Election VEP Turnout Rates, 1789-Present". United States Election Project. CQ Press.
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