United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1916

United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1916

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.