United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1916

United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1916
Minnesota
November 7, 1916

 
Nominee Charles Evans Hughes Woodrow Wilson Allan L. Benson
Party Republican Democratic Socialist
Home state New York New Jersey New York
Running mate Charles W. Fairbanks Thomas R. Marshall George Ross Kirkpatrick
Electoral vote 12 0 0
Popular vote 179,544 179,152 20,117
Percentage 46.4% 46.3% 5.2%

County Results

President before election

Woodrow Wilson
Democratic

Elected President

Woodrow Wilson
Democratic

The 1916 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 7, 1916 in Minnesota as part of the 1916 United States presidential election.

The Republican candidate, former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Evans Hughes won the state over incumbent President Woodrow Wilson by a margin of just 392 votes, or 0.1%. Nationally, Wilson won the election, with 277 electoral votes and a tight 3.12% lead over Hughes in the popular vote. Wilson's re-election was the first time a Democratic President was elected to a second consecutive term since Andrew Jackson's 1832 re-election.

Results

United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1916[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Charles Evans Hughes 179,544 46.35% 12
Democratic Woodrow Wilson 179,152 46.25% 0
Socialist Allan L. Benson 20,117 5.19% 0
Prohibition Frank Hanly 7,793 2.01% 0
Socialist Labor Arthur E. Reimer 468 0.12% 0
Progressive No candidate 290 0.07% 0
Totals 387,364 100.00% 12

References

  1. "1916 Presidential Election Results, 1916". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
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