1912  1916 Presidential Election Returns  1920

Compare the 1912 Election with the 1916 Election: Woodrow Wilson was running for a second term in 1916. Wilson was popular because he had kept America out of the War in Europe, though America supported the Allied forces and Great Britain. Wilson maintained that a Republican victory would mean certain war and ran on the slogan "He Kept Us Out of War." He also campaigned on banning child labor and for women's suffrage. The Republican nominee, Charles E. Hughes, could not criticize Wilson's position on the war, but he did criticize Wilson for intervening in the Mexican Civil War. He also maintained that Wilson had not protected the interests of America abroad. He supported women's suffrage and bans on child labor. Though the election was close in the Electoral College, Wilson won a comfortable margin in the popular vote. On election night, it was thought that Hughes had won California and therefore the election. But the arrival of vote totals from rural areas put Wilson over the top, sealing his re-election. UNITED STATES VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Wilson/Marshall* 9,130,861 49 277 Hughes/Fairbanks 8,549,700 46 254 Benson/Kirkpatrick 590,524 3 0 Hanly/Landrith 221,302 1 0 Progressive Party 33,406 0 0 Reimer/Harrison 15,295 0 0 All Other Candidates 462 0 0 ALABAMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 28,662 22 0 Wilson/Marshall* 99,409 76 12 ARIZONA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 20,524 35 0 Wilson/Marshall* 33,170 57 3 Benson/Kirkpatrick 3,174 5 0 ARKANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 48,879 29 0 Wilson/Marshall* 112,211 66 9 CALIFORNIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 462,516 46 0 Wilson/Marshall* 466,289 47 13 COLORADO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 102,308 35 0 Wilson/Marshall* 178,816 61 6 CONNECTICUT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks  106,514 50 7 Wilson/Marshall* 99,786 47 0 DELAWARE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks  26,011 50 3 Wilson/Marshall* 24,753 48 0 FLORIDA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 14,611 18 0 Wilson/Marshall* 55,984 69 6 Benson/Kirkpatrick 5,353 7 0 Hanly/Landrith 4,786 6 0 GEORGIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 11,294 7 0 Wilson/Marshall* 127,754 80 14 Progressive Party 20,692 13 0 IDAHO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 55,368 41 0 Wilson/Marshall* 70,054 52 4 Benson/Kirkpatrick 8,066 6 0 ILLINOIS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks  1,152,549 53 29 Wilson/Marshall* 950,229 43 0 INDIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks  341,005 47 15 Wilson/Marshall* 334,063 46 0 IOWA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks  280,439 55 13 Wilson/Marshall* 218,699 43 0 KANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 277,658 44 0 Wilson/Marshall* 314,588 50 10 KENTUCKY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 241,854 47 0 Wilson/Marshall* 269,990 52 13 LOUISIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 6,466 7 0 Wilson/Marshall* 79,875 86 10 Progressive Party 6,349 7 0 MAINE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks  69,508 51 6 Wilson/Marshall* 64,033 47 0 MARYLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 117,347 45 0 Wilson/Marshall* 138,359 53 8 MASSACHUSETTS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks  268,784 51 18 Wilson/Marshall* 247,885 47 0 MICHIGAN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks  339,097 52 15 Wilson/Marshall* 286,775 44 0 MINNESOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks  179,544 46 12 Wilson/Marshall* 179,152 46 0 Benson/Kirkpatrick 20,117 5 0 MISSISSIPPI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 4,253 5 0 Wilson/Marshall* 80,422 93 10 MISSOURI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 369,339 47 0 Wilson/Marshall* 398,032 51 18 MONTANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 66,750 38 0 Wilson/Marshall* 101,063 57 4 Benson/Kirkpatrick 9,564 5 0 NEBRASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 117,771 41 0 Wilson/Marshall* 158,827 55 8 NEVADA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 12,127 36 0 Wilson/Marshall* 17,776 53 3 Benson/Kirkpatrick 3,065 9 0 NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 43,725 49 0 Wilson/Marshall* 43,781 49 4 NEW JERSEY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks  268,982 54 14 Wilson/Marshall* 211,018 43 0 NEW MEXICO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 31,152 47 0 Wilson/Marshall* 33,527 50 3 NEW YORK VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks  879,238 52 45 Wilson/Marshall* 759,426 45 0 NORTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 120,890 42 0 Wilson/Marshall* 168,383 58 12 NORTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 53,471 46 0 Wilson/Marshall* 55,206 48 5 Benson/Kirkpatrick 5,716 5 0 OHIO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 514,753 44 0 Wilson/Marshall* 604,161 52 24 OKLAHOMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 97,233 33 0 Wilson/Marshall* 148,113 51 10 Benson/Kirkpatrick 45,527 16 0 OREGON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks  126,813 48 5 Wilson/Marshall* 120,087 46 0 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks  703,823 54 38 Wilson/Marshall* 521,784 40 0 RHODE ISLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks  44,858 51 5 Wilson/Marshall* 40,394 46 0 SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 1,550 2 0 Wilson/Marshall* 61,846 97 9 SOUTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks  64,217 50 5 Wilson/Marshall* 59,191 46 0 TENNESSEE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 116,223 43 0 Wilson/Marshall* 153,280 56 12 TEXAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 64,999 17 0 Wilson/Marshall* 286,514 77 20 Benson/Kirkpatrick 18,969 5 0 UTAH VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 54,137 38 0 Wilson/Marshall* 84,145 59 4 VERMONT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks  40,250 62 4 Wilson/Marshall* 22,708 35 0 VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 48,384 32 0 Wilson/Marshall* 101,840 67 12 WASHINGTON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 167,208 44 0 Wilson/Marshall* 183,388 48 7 Benson/Kirkpatrick 22,800 6 0 WEST VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks  143,124 49 8 Wilson/Marshall* 140,403 48 0 WISCONSIN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks  220,822 49 13 Wilson/Marshall* 191,363 43 0 Benson/Kirkpatrick 27,631 6 0 WYOMING VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Hughes/Fairbanks 21,698 42 0 Wilson/Marshall* 28,316 55 3 SYMBOLS KEY Republican Democratic Prohibition Socialist Socialist Labor Communist Progressive Other Winner * Incumbent + Incumbent Party