1916 Presidential General Election Results

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Presidential
Candidate

Vice Presidential
Candidate

Political
Party

Popular Vote

Electoral Vote

Woodrow Wilson

Thomas Marshall

Democratic

9,130,861

49.25%

277

52.2%

Charles Hughes

Charles Fairbanks

Republican

8,549,700

46.11%

254

47.8%

Allan Benson

George Kirkpatrick

Socialist

590,190

3.18%

0.0%

James Hanly

Ira Landrith

Prohibition

221,302

1.19%

0.0%

Other (+)

49,259

0.27%

0.0%

Total

18,541,312

531

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Turnout

Maps

1916 National Map of General Election Results for President

Data and Statistics:

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Results for an Individual State:

Election Notes:

In West Virginia, the direct election of the eight presidential electors combined with the closeness of the race resulted in a split between the Republican and Democratic electors: seven for Hughes and one for Wilson. The elector whom received the most votes was an elector for Hughes.
Electoral Vote Map Note: there is no implied geographical significance as to the location of the shaded areas for West Virginia's split electoral votes.

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