1916 Elections

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3 offices contested.

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1916

Balance of Power

49.2%Popular Vote46.0%

18,658,578 votes

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1916

Presidential Election · 1916

Elected President

Woodrow Wilson

Democraticdefeating Charles Evans Hughes

276

Wilson

Electoral

Votes

266 to win

255

Hughes

276 EV266 needed to win255 EV

Popular Vote

Wilson(DEM)49.2%

Hughes(REP)46.0%

candidates(OTH)4.8%

National margin:D+3.2%

18,658,578 total votes cast

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Results by State

Wilson: 30 states · 276 EV|Hughes: 18 states · 255 EV

	State	EV	Cum. EV ▲	Wilson %	Votes	Hughes %	Votes	Other %	Margin	Swing
▶	South Carolina	9	9	96.7%	61,845	2.5%	1,585	—	D+94.2	↓ R+0.6
▶	Mississippi	10	19	93.3%	80,422	4.9%	4,253	—	D+88.4	↑ D+1.9
▶	Louisiana	10	29	85.5%	80,629	6.9%	6,510	7.5%	D+78.6	↑ D+6.7
▶	Georgia	14	43	79.5%	127,754	7.0%	11,294	13.5%	D+72.5	↑ D+0.1
▶	Texas	20	63	77.0%	287,420	17.4%	64,999	5.6%	D+59.6	↓ R+3.6
▶	Alabama	12	75	76.0%	99,116	22.0%	28,669	—	D+54.0	↓ R+7.6
▶	Florida	6	81	69.3%	55,984	18.1%	14,611	12.6%	D+51.3	↓ R+9.9
▶	Arkansas	9	90	66.0%	112,211	28.7%	48,879	5.3%	D+37.2	↑ D+2.7
▶	Virginia	12	102	66.8%	102,825	32.0%	49,358	—	D+34.7	↓ R+14.2
▶	Colorado	6	108	60.8%	177,496	34.7%	101,388	—	D+26.1	↑ D+5.2
▶	Arizona	3	111	57.2%	33,170	35.4%	20,522	7.5%	D+21.8	↓ R+9.2
▶	Utah	4	115	58.8%	84,145	37.8%	54,137	—	D+21.0	↑ D+25.8
▶	Montana	4	119	56.9%	101,063	37.6%	66,750	5.6%	D+19.3	↑ D+7.4
▶	Oklahoma	10	129	50.7%	148,123	33.3%	97,233	16.1%	D+17.4	↑ D+6.2
▶	Nevada	3	132	53.4%	17,776	36.4%	12,127	10.2%	D+17.0	↓ R+6.8
▶	North Carolina	12	144	58.2%	168,383	41.8%	120,890	—	D+16.4	↓ R+30.9
▶	Nebraska	8	152	55.3%	158,827	41.0%	117,771	—	D+14.3	↓ R+7.7
▶	Tennessee	12	164	56.4%	153,050	42.6%	115,617	—	D+13.8	↓ R+15.1
▶	Wyoming	3	167	54.7%	28,376	41.8%	21,698	—	D+12.9	↑ D+11.1
▶	Idaho	4	171	52.0%	70,054	41.1%	55,368	6.8%	D+10.9	↑ D+9.3
▶	Maryland	8	179	53.0%	198,585	44.6%	167,152	—	D+8.4	↓ R+18.8
▶	Ohio	24	203	51.9%	604,161	44.2%	514,753	—	D+7.7	↓ R+6.5
▶	Kansas	10	213	50.0%	314,588	44.1%	277,658	6.0%	D+5.9	↓ R+13.0
▶	Kentucky	13	226	51.9%	269,990	46.5%	241,854	—	D+5.4	↓ R+17.6
▶	New Mexico	3	229	51.0%	31,430	45.7%	28,148	—	D+5.3	↓ R+3.5
▶	Washington	7	236	48.1%	183,388	43.9%	167,208	8.0%	D+4.3	↓ R+0.8
▶	Missouri	18	254	49.4%	398,032	45.8%	369,339	—	D+3.6	↓ R+13.8
▶	North Dakota	5	259	47.8%	55,206	46.3%	53,471	5.8%	D+1.5	↓ R+6.1
▶	California	13	272	46.6%	465,936	46.3%	462,516	7.1%	D+0.3	↓ R+40.9
▶	New Hampshire	4	276	49.1%	43,781	49.1%	43,725	—	D+0.1	↓ R+2.0
▶	Vermont	4	4	35.2%	22,708	62.4%	40,250	—	R+27.2	↓ R+14.3
▶	Pennsylvania	38	42	40.2%	521,784	54.3%	703,823	5.5%	R+14.0	↓ R+24.1
▶	New Jersey	14	56	42.7%	211,018	54.4%	268,982	—	R+11.7	↓ R+32.4
▶	Iowa	13	69	42.9%	220,597	54.3%	279,331	—	R+11.4	↓ R+24.7
▶	Illinois	29	98	43.3%	950,229	52.6%	1,152,549	—	R+9.2	↓ R+22.4
▶	Michigan	15	113	43.9%	283,993	52.2%	337,952	—	R+8.3	↓ R+8.1
▶	Wisconsin	13	126	42.8%	191,363	49.4%	220,823	7.8%	R+6.6	↓ R+15.0
▶	New York	45	171	44.5%	759,426	50.9%	869,066	—	R+6.4	↓ R+19.0
▶	Rhode Island	5	176	46.0%	40,394	51.1%	44,858	—	R+5.1	↓ R+8.6
▶	Maine	6	182	47.0%	64,033	51.0%	69,508	—	R+4.0	↓ R+23.0
▶	Massachusetts	18	200	46.6%	247,845	50.5%	268,765	—	R+3.9	↓ R+7.5
▶	South Dakota	5	205	45.9%	59,191	49.8%	64,217	—	R+3.9	↓ R+46.0
▶	Connecticut	7	212	46.7%	99,786	49.8%	106,514	—	R+3.1	↓ R+6.4
▶	Oregon	5	217	45.9%	120,087	48.5%	126,813	5.6%	R+2.6	↓ R+11.6
▶	Delaware	3	220	47.8%	24,753	50.2%	26,011	—	R+2.4	↓ R+16.1
▶	Indiana	15	235	46.5%	334,063	47.4%	341,004	6.1%	R+1.0	↓ R+20.9
▶	West Virginia	8	243	48.5%	140,403	49.4%	143,124	—	R+0.9	↓ R+22.3
▶	Minnesota	12	255	46.3%	179,155	46.4%	179,544	7.4%	R+0.1	↓ R+12.7

Margin = (Dem votes − Rep votes) ÷ total votes × 100. Swing = current margin − 1912 margin. Cum. EV orders each winning ticket's states from largest win to closest win and accumulates the official EV awarded in each state, so the closest state is that candidate's final cumulative total.Other % shown when > 5% of total votes.

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U.S. Senate

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34 contests|D won 17|R won 17

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Arizona	AshurstDEM	55.4%	29,882	KibbeyREP	39.4%	21,261	D+16.0	—
▶	Arkansas(S)	KirbyDEM	69.3%	110,294	RemmelREP	30.7%	48,922	D+38.5	—
▶	California	JohnsonREP	61.1%	574,667	PattonDEM	29.5%	277,852	R+31.6	—
▶	Connecticut	McLeanREP	50.2%	107,020	CummingsDEM	46.2%	98,649	R+3.9	—
▶	Delaware	WolcottDEM	49.7%	25,434	PontREP	44.8%	22,925	D+4.9	—
▶	Florida	TrammellDEM	82.9%	58,391	O'NealREP	12.4%	8,774	D+70.4	—
▶	Indiana	NewREP	47.8%	337,086	KernDEM	46.1%	325,587	R+1.6	—
▶	Indiana(S)	WatsonREP	47.7%	335,193	TaggartDEM	46.3%	325,607	R+1.4	—
▶	Maine	HaleREP	52.8%	79,841	JohnsonDEM	46.0%	69,486	R+6.8	—
▶	Maine(S)	FernaldREP	54.3%	81,369	SillsDEM	45.5%	68,201	R+8.8	—
▶	Maryland	FranceREP	50.4%	165,158	LewisDEM	46.6%	152,476	R+3.9	—
▶	Massachusetts	LodgeREP	51.7%	267,157	FitzgeraldDEM	45.3%	234,199	R+6.4	—
▶	Michigan	TownsendREP	56.3%	364,657	PriceDEM	39.9%	257,954	R+16.5	—
▶	Minnesota	KelloggREP	48.6%	185,159	LawlerDEM	30.8%	117,541	R+17.7	—
▶	Mississippi	WilliamsDEM	100.0%	74,290	—	—	—	D+100.0	—
▶	Missouri	ReedDEM	49.8%	470,889	DickeyREP	48.1%	454,882	D+1.7	—
▶	Montana	MyersDEM	51.1%	85,585	PrayREP	43.4%	72,753	D+7.7	—
▶	Nebraska	HitchcockDEM	50.0%	143,082	KennedyREP	45.9%	131,359	D+4.1	—
▶	Nevada	PittmanDEM	38.8%	12,765	PlattREP	32.3%	10,618	D+6.5	↑ D+12.2
▶	New Jersey	FrelinghuysenREP	59.0%	244,715	MartineDEM	41.0%	170,019	R+18.0	—
▶	New Mexico	JonesDEM	51.1%	34,142	HubbellREP	45.8%	30,622	D+5.3	—
▶	North Dakota	McCumberREP	53.9%	57,714	BurkeDEM	38.2%	40,988	R+15.6	—
▶	Ohio	PomereneDEM	49.3%	571,488	HerrickREP	46.1%	535,341	D+3.1	—
▶	Pennsylvania	KnoxREP	54.8%	662,218	OrvisDEM	37.3%	450,112	R+17.6	—
▶	Rhode Island	GerryDEM	52.9%	47,048	LippittREP	44.1%	39,211	D+8.8	—
▶	Tennessee	McKellarDEM	54.5%	143,494	HooperREP	44.7%	117,572	D+9.8	—
▶	Texas	CulbersonDEM	81.3%	303,035	AtchesonREP	13.1%	48,788	D+68.2	—
▶	Utah	KingDEM	56.8%	80,895	SutherlandREP	39.9%	56,862	D+16.9	—
▶	Vermont	PageREP	61.1%	38,053	MillerDEM	24.0%	14,956	R+37.1	—
▶	Virginia	SwansonDEM	99.9%	133,091	OtherOTH	0.1%	112	D+99.9	—
▶	Washington	PoindexterREP	55.4%	202,287	TurnerDEM	37.1%	135,339	R+18.3	—
▶	West Virginia	SutherlandREP	50.1%	144,243	ChiltonDEM	48.2%	138,585	R+2.0	—
▶	Wisconsin	FolletteREP	59.2%	249,906	WolfeDEM	31.9%	134,611	R+27.3	—
▶	Wyoming	KendrickDEM	51.5%	26,324	ClarkREP	45.5%	23,258	D+6.0	—

Governor

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36 contests|D won 13|R won 20|Other 3

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Arizona	CampbellREP	48.0%	27,976	HuntDEM	47.9%	27,946	R+0.1	—
▶	Arkansas	BroughDEM	69.5%	122,041	TownsendREP	25.0%	43,963	D+44.4	↑ D+7.1
▶	Colorado	GunterDEM	53.3%	151,912	CarlsonREP	41.3%	117,723	D+12.0	↓ R+7.2
▶	Connecticut	HolcombREP	51.1%	109,293	BeardsleyDEM	45.3%	96,787	R+5.8	↓ R+11.5
▶	Delaware	TownsendREP	52.1%	26,664	HughesDEM	47.0%	24,053	R+5.1	↓ R+49.4
▶	Florida	OtherOTH	46.2%	38,271	KnottDEM	41.4%	34,284	D+28.9	↓ R+45.8
▶	Idaho	OtherOTH	49.6%	66,739	AlexanderDEM	25.8%	34,675	D+1.2	↑ D+2.2
▶	Illinois	LowdenREP	52.7%	696,535	DunneDEM	42.1%	556,654	R+10.6	↓ R+21.3
▶	Indiana	GoodrichREP	47.8%	337,831	AdairDEM	46.0%	325,060	R+1.8	↓ R+22.7
▶	Iowa	HardingREP	61.0%	312,100	MeredithDEM	36.4%	186,030	R+24.6	↓ R+24.3
▶	Kansas	CapperREP	60.8%	353,169	LansdonDEM	33.0%	192,037	R+27.7	↓ R+27.7
▶	Louisiana	PleasantDEM	62.5%	80,807	OtherOTH	37.5%	48,442	D+62.5	↓ R+18.1
▶	Maine	MillikenREP	54.0%	81,760	CurtisDEM	44.9%	67,930	R+9.1	↓ R+6.9
▶	Massachusetts	McCallREP	52.5%	276,123	MansfieldDEM	43.7%	229,883	R+8.8	↓ R+19.2
▶	Michigan	SleeperREP	55.8%	363,724	SweetDEM	40.6%	264,440	R+15.2	↓ R+19.6
▶	Minnesota	BurnquistREP	62.9%	245,841	DwyerDEM	23.8%	93,112	R+39.1	↓ R+29.7
▶	Missouri	LammREP	48.9%	464,033	GardnerDEM	48.1%	456,097	R+0.8	↓ R+16.6
▶	Montana	OtherOTH	59.3%	102,968	StewartDEM	25.9%	44,948	D+11.1	↑ D+8.1
▶	Nebraska	NevilleDEM	49.3%	143,564	SuttonREP	47.0%	136,816	D+2.3	↓ R+1.6
▶	New Hampshire	KeyesREP	53.2%	45,851	HutchinsDEM	45.0%	38,853	R+8.1	↓ R+10.2
▶	New Jersey	EdgeREP	58.2%	247,343	WittpennDEM	41.8%	177,696	R+16.4	—
▶	New Mexico	BacaDEM	49.4%	30,331	BursumREP	47.2%	28,937	D+2.3	—
▶	New York	WhitmanREP	51.8%	835,820	SeaburyDEM	42.5%	686,862	R+9.2	↓ R+22.3
▶	North Carolina	BickettDEM	58.3%	168,087	LinneyREP	41.7%	120,157	D+16.6	↓ R+26.9
▶	North Dakota	FrazierREP	79.2%	87,665	McArthurDEM	18.4%	20,351	R+60.9	↓ R+51.4
▶	Ohio	CoxDEM	48.4%	568,218	WillisREP	47.8%	561,602	D+0.6	↓ R+15.5
▶	Rhode Island	BeeckmanREP	55.9%	49,524	MunroeDEM	40.8%	36,158	R+15.1	↓ R+13.3
▶	South Carolina	ManningDEM	97.9%	60,396	OtherOTH	2.1%	1,279	D+97.9	↓ R+1.6
▶	South Dakota	NorbeckREP	56.6%	72,789	RinehartDEM	39.3%	50,545	R+17.3	↓ R+14.5
▶	Tennessee	RyeDEM	55.1%	146,530	OverallREP	44.1%	117,213	D+11.0	↑ D+14.1
▶	Texas	FergusonDEM	80.5%	297,177	CreagerREP	13.3%	49,117	D+67.2	↓ R+2.9
▶	Utah	BambergerDEM	55.0%	78,298	MorrisREP	41.8%	59,522	D+13.2	↑ D+19.0
▶	Vermont	GrahamREP	71.1%	43,265	MayoDEM	25.9%	15,789	R+45.1	↓ R+35.5
▶	Washington	ListerDEM	48.1%	181,745	McBrideREP	44.4%	167,808	D+3.7	↑ D+3.5
▶	West Virginia	CornwellDEM	50.5%	143,324	RobinsonREP	49.5%	140,558	D+1.0	↑ D+4.2
▶	Wisconsin	PhilippREP	52.6%	226,473	WilliamsDEM	38.1%	164,015	R+14.5	↓ R+11.5