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Elections / 1916 · President · ME

Charles Evans Hughes carried Maine R+4.0.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in Maine, 1916. The state ran 7.2 points more Republican than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)

Maine result
136,314 votes counted
Wilson (D)
64,033
47.0%
Hughes (R)
69,508
51.0%
All others
2,773
2.0%
Margin
R+4.0
1916 presidential election
Maine, 1916
HughesR+4.0
1916 presidential margin by county for Maine — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 1916 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1916 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Androscoggin County, ME · D+9.4Aroostook County, ME · R+40.3Cumberland County, ME · R+9.0Franklin County, ME · R+2.0Hancock County, ME · D+1.7Kennebec County, ME · R+9.6Knox County, ME · D+20.9Lincoln County, ME · R+1.8Oxford County, ME · R+5.2Penobscot County, ME · TiedPiscataquis County, ME · R+9.6Sagadahoc County, ME · R+1.0Somerset County, ME · R+6.2Waldo County, ME · D+2.4Washington County, ME · R+5.8York County, ME · D+3.6
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Charles E. Hughes ✓Republican51.0%69,508
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic47.0%64,033
OtherAll other candidates2.0%2,773
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 1916
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyD
+9.4%
5,4644,49610,286
Aroostook CountyR
−40.3%
2,4255,7708,293
Cumberland CountyR
−9.0%
9,79511,76821,961
Franklin CountyR
−2.0%
1,9081,9883,985
Hancock CountyD
+1.7%
3,3033,1926,631
Kennebec CountyR
−9.6%
5,5276,73112,531
Knox CountyD
+20.9%
3,4342,2115,846
Lincoln CountyR
−1.8%
1,7181,7813,564
Oxford CountyR
−5.2%
3,6254,0267,782
Penobscot CountyR
−0.2%
7,2947,32414,823
Piscataquis CountyR
−9.6%
1,7632,1423,955
Sagadahoc CountyR
−1.0%
1,7911,8283,730
Somerset CountyR
−6.2%
3,1343,5676,961
Waldo CountyD
+2.4%
2,5392,4185,082
Washington CountyR
−5.8%
3,4593,8917,449
York CountyD
+3.6%
6,8546,37513,435