1916 Presidential Election Results
Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) won the 1916 presidential election with 277 of 531 electoral votes, defeating Charles Evans Hughes (Republican, 254). Wilson also won the popular vote with 51.6%.
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Results by state
| State | EV | Wilson | Hughes | Votes cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 12 | 77.5%99,40912 EV | 22.5%28,809 | 128,218 |
| Arkansas | 9 | 70.4%112,1869 EV | 29.6%47,148 | 159,334 |
| Arizona | 3 | 61.8%33,1703 EV | 38.2%20,522 | 53,692 |
| California | 13 | 50.2%465,93613 EV | 49.8%462,516 | 928,452 |
| Colorado | 6 | 63.6%178,8166 EV | 36.4%102,308 | 281,124 |
| Connecticut | 7 | 48.4%99,786 | 51.6%106,5147 EV | 206,300 |
| Delaware | 3 | 48.8%24,753 | 51.2%26,0113 EV | 50,764 |
| Florida | 6 | 79.3%55,9846 EV | 20.7%14,611 | 70,595 |
| Georgia | 14 | 91.8%125,84514 EV | 8.2%11,225 | 137,070 |
| Iowa | 13 | 44.2%221,699 | 55.9%280,43913 EV | 502,138 |
| Idaho | 4 | 55.9%70,0544 EV | 44.2%55,368 | 125,422 |
| Illinois | 29 | 45.2%950,229 | 54.8%1,152,54929 EV | 2,102,778 |
| Indiana | 15 | 49.5%334,063 | 50.5%341,00515 EV | 675,068 |
| Kansas | 10 | 53.1%314,58810 EV | 46.9%277,658 | 592,246 |
| Kentucky | 13 | 52.8%269,99013 EV | 47.3%241,854 | 511,844 |
| Louisiana | 10 | 92.5%79,87510 EV | 7.5%6,466 | 86,341 |
| Massachusetts | 18 | 48.0%247,885 | 52.0%268,78418 EV | 516,669 |
| Maryland | 8 | 54.1%138,3598 EV | 45.9%117,347 | 255,706 |
| Maine | 6 | 48.0%64,033 | 52.1%69,5086 EV | 133,541 |
| Michigan | 15 | 45.7%283,993 | 54.3%337,95215 EV | 621,945 |
| Minnesota | 12 | 50.0%179,155 | 50.1%179,54412 EV | 358,699 |
| Missouri | 18 | 51.9%398,03218 EV | 48.1%369,339 | 767,371 |
| Mississippi | 10 | 95.0%80,42210 EV | 5.0%4,253 | 84,675 |
| Montana | 4 | 60.2%101,1044 EV | 39.8%66,933 | 168,037 |
| North Carolina | 12 | 58.2%168,38312 EV | 41.8%120,890 | 289,273 |
| North Dakota | 5 | 50.8%55,2065 EV | 49.2%53,471 | 108,677 |
| Nebraska | 8 | 57.4%158,8278 EV | 42.6%117,771 | 276,598 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 50.0%43,7814 EV | 50.0%43,725 | 87,506 |
| New Jersey | 14 | 44.0%211,018 | 56.0%268,98214 EV | 480,000 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 52.0%33,6933 EV | 48.0%31,097 | 64,790 |
| Nevada | 3 | 59.5%17,7763 EV | 40.6%12,127 | 29,903 |
| New York | 45 | 46.3%759,426 | 53.7%879,23845 EV | 1,638,664 |
| Ohio | 24 | 54.0%604,16124 EV | 46.0%514,753 | 1,118,914 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 60.4%148,12310 EV | 39.6%97,233 | 245,356 |
| Oregon | 5 | 48.6%120,087 | 51.4%126,8135 EV | 246,900 |
| Pennsylvania | 38 | 42.6%521,784 | 57.4%703,82338 EV | 1,225,607 |
| Rhode Island | 5 | 47.4%40,394 | 52.6%44,8585 EV | 85,252 |
| South Carolina | 9 | 97.6%61,8459 EV | 2.4%1,550 | 63,395 |
| South Dakota | 5 | 48.0%59,191 | 52.0%64,2175 EV | 123,408 |
| Tennessee | 12 | 56.9%153,28012 EV | 43.1%116,223 | 269,503 |
| Texas | 20 | 81.5%286,51420 EV | 18.5%64,999 | 351,513 |
| Utah | 4 | 60.9%84,1454 EV | 39.2%54,137 | 138,282 |
| Virginia | 12 | 67.6%102,82512 EV | 32.4%49,358 | 152,183 |
| Vermont | 4 | 36.1%22,708 | 63.9%40,2504 EV | 62,958 |
| Washington | 7 | 52.3%183,3887 EV | 47.7%167,208 | 350,596 |
| Wisconsin | 13 | 46.4%191,363 | 53.6%220,82213 EV | 412,185 |
| West Virginia | 8 | 49.5%140,4031 EV | 50.5%143,1247 EV | 283,527 |
| Wyoming | 3 | 56.7%28,3763 EV | 43.3%21,698 | 50,074 |
Popular vote shares are of the votes for the candidates listed in the source. A dash under Votes cast means the state legislature chose the electors. Sources: the National Archives (electoral votes), the American Presidency Project and the Clerk of the House (popular vote).