1916 United States presidential election

The **1916 United States presidential election** was the 34th election in the history of the United States. It occurred on November 7, 1916. This election was between Incumbent President since 1913, Woodrow Wilson from New Jersey and former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from New York Charles E. Hughes. Wilson won the election by a close margin gaining 277 electoral votes. Charles E. Hughes got 254 electoral votes.

This election was the closest for any President since the election of 1876 between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J, Tilden. If Hughes had won either California or Missouri, he would have become the 29th President.

### Democratic Party

|style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#3333FF; width:200px;"|Woodrow Wilson|style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#3333FF; width:200px;"|Thomas R. Marshall|
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|colspan="30" style="background:#f1f1f1;"|<big>**1916 Democratic Party ticket **</big>|||
|style="width:3em; font-size:100%; color:#000; background:#C8EBFF; width:200px;"|***for President***|style="width:3em; font-size:100%; color:#000; background:#C8EBFF; width:200px;"|***for Vice President***|
|28th President of the United States <small>(1913–1921)</small>|28th Vice President of the United States <small>(1913–1921)</small>|||

#### President

- Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States <small>(1913-1921) _(Nominee) (Unopposed)_</small>

#### Vice President

- Thomas R. Marshall, 28th Vice President of the United States <small>(1913-1921) _(Nominee) (Unopposed)_</small>

### Republican Party

|style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#E81B23; width:200px;"|Charles Evans Hughes|style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#E81B23; width:200px;"|Charles W. Fairbanks|
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|colspan="30" style="background:#f1f1f1;"|<big>**19**</big><big>**16 Republican Party ticket**</big>|||
|style="width:3em; width:200px;"|***for President***|style="width:3em; width:200px;"|***for Vice President***|
|Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court <small>(1910–1916)</small>|26th Vice President of the United States <small>(1905–1909)</small>|||

#### President

- Charles E. Hughes, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from New York <small>(1910-1916) (Nominee)</small>
- John W. Weeks, U.S. senator from Massachusetts <small>(1913-1919)</small>
- Elihu Root, Former U.S. senator from New York <small>(1909-1915) _(Withdrawn during 3rd ballot)_</small>
- Charles W. Fairbanks, 26th Vice President of the United States from Indiana <small>(1905-1909)</small> <small>_(Vice-Presidential Nominee) (Withdrawn during 3rd ballot)_</small>
- Albert B. Cummings, U.S. senator from Iowa <small>(1908-1926)</small>
- Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States from New York <small>(1901-1909) _(Withdrawn during 3rd ballot, endorsed Hughes)_</small>
- Theodore E. Burton, Former U.S. senator from Ohio <small>(1909-1915) _(Withdrawn during 3rd ballot)_</small>
- Lawrence Y. Sherman, U.S. senator from Illinois <small>(1913-1921) _(Favorite son Candidate)_</small>
- Martin G. Brumbaugh, Governor of Pennsylvania <small>(1915-1919) (Favorite son Candidate)</small>
- Robert M. La Follette, U.S. senator from Wisconsin <small>(1906-1924)</small>
- Henry Ford, businessman, industrialist, peace activist, and philanthropist from Michigan <small>(1891-1945) _(Favorite son Candidate)_</small>

#### Vice President

- Charles W. Fairbanks. 26th Vice President of the United States from Indiana <small>(1905-1909)</small> <small>_(Vice-Presidential Nominee)_</small>

## Infobox (election)

- **election name**: 1916 United States presidential election
- **country**: United States
- **flag year**: 1912
- **type**: presidential
- **ongoing**: no
- **previous election**: 1912 United States presidential election
- **previous year**: 1912
- **election date**: November 7, 1916
- **next election**: 1920 United States presidential election
- **next year**: 1920
- **votes for election**: 531 members of the Electoral College (United States), Electoral College
- **needed votes**: 266 electoral
- **turnout**: 61.8%  2.8 percentage point, pp
- **image1**:
- **nominee1**: **Woodrow Wilson**
- **party1**: Democratic Party (United States)
- **home state1**: New Jersey
- **running mate1**: **Thomas R. Marshall**
- **electoral vote1**: **277**
- **states carried1**: **30**
- **popular vote1**: **9,126,868**
- **percentage1**: **49.2%**
- **image2**:
- **nominee2**: Charles Evans Hughes
- **party2**: Republican Party (United States)
- **home state2**: New York (state), New York
- **running mate2**: Charles W. Fairbanks
- **electoral vote2**: 254
- **states carried2**: 28
- **popular vote2**: 8,548,728
- **percentage2**: 46.1%
- **map size**: 350px
- **map**: File:ElectoralCollege1916.svg
- **map caption**: Presidential election results map. <span style="color:blue;">Blue</span> denotes states won by Wilson/Marshall, <span style="color:red;">red</span> denotes those won by Hughes/Fairbanks. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
- **title**: President
- **before election**: Woodrow Wilson
- **before party**: Democratic Party (United States)
- **after election**: Woodrow Wilson
- **after party**: Democratic Party (United States)