1916 Presidential General Election Results - West Virginia
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Popular VoteElectoral Vote
Charles HughesCharles FairbanksRepublican 143,124 49.38%7
Woodrow WilsonThomas MarshallDemocrat 140,403 48.44%1
Allan BensonGeorge KirkpatrickSocialist 6,150 2.12%0
James HanlyIra LandrithProhibition 175 0.06%0
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Demographic Data

1920 Population:1,463,701Enum.1920 Population Density:23.5persons/km2
1910 Population:1,221,119Enum.1910 Population Density:19.6persons/km2
Total Electoral Vote:8
Land Area (2000):62,361km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:1.8%

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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: West Virginia Secretary of State, comp., "West Virginia Vote for President - 1916 -1912," West Virginia Legislative Hand Book and Manual and Official Register 1917 (Charleston: The Tribune Printing Co., 1917)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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