1916 United States presidential election
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.
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531 members of the Electoral College 266 electoral votes needed to win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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File:ElectoralCollege1916.svg 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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| Woodrow Wilson | Thomas R. Marshall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 28th President of the United States (1913–1921) |
28th Vice President of the United States (1913–1921) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Elihu Root, Former U.S. senator from New York (1909-1915) (Withdrawn during 3rd ballot)
- Charles W. Fairbanks, 26th Vice President of the United States from Indiana (1905-1909) (Vice-Presidential Nominee) (Withdrawn during 3rd ballot)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- Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States from New York (1901-1909) (Withdrawn during 3rd ballot, endorsed Hughes)
- Theodore E. Burton, Former U.S. senator from Ohio (1909-1915) (Withdrawn during 3rd ballot)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 (1906-1924)
- Henry Ford, businessman, industrialist, peace activist, and philanthropist from Michigan (1891-1945) (Favorite son Candidate)
Vice President
- Charles W. Fairbanks. 26th Vice President of the United States from Indiana (1905-1909) (Vice-Presidential Nominee)
Republican Party
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| Charles E. Hughes | Charles W. Fairbanks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1910–1916) |
26th Vice President of the United States (1905–1909) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1916 United States Presidential Election Media
Democratic Party (United States)
Вудра Вільсан, прэзідэнт Злучаных Штатаў Амерыкі.
Republican Party (United States)
John W. Weeks, former Secretary of War.
Elihu Root, 1845-1937, bust portrait, facing left
References
- ↑ "National General Election VEP Turnout Rates, 1789-Present". United States Election Project. CQ Press.