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1916 Presidential Election

See which candidate won each state and how those wins added up to the Electoral College result.

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Electoral result

277 EV · Woodrow Wilson

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1916-11-07

Electoral College result

How the states voted

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This 1916 result uses the 2020 poll-closing chronology as a cinematic reference sequence, not historical 1916 polling or call timing.

Timing source: The Green Papers 2020 poll-closing chronology

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Official result

Election summary

President: Woodrow Wilson [D]
Main opponent: Charles E. Hughes [R]

State-by-state result

Electoral votes by state

A state appears more than once when its electoral votes were split between candidates.

State	Candidate	Electoral votes
ALABAMA AL	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	12
ARIZONA AZ	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	3
ARKANSAS AR	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	9
CALIFORNIA CA	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	13
COLORADO CO	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	6
CONNECTICUT CT	Charles E. Hughes, of New York	7
DELAWARE DE	Charles E. Hughes, of New York	3
FLORIDA FL	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	6
GEORGIA GA	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	14
IDAHO ID	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	4
ILLINOIS IL	Charles E. Hughes, of New York	29
INDIANA IN	Charles E. Hughes, of New York	15
IOWA IA	Charles E. Hughes, of New York	13
KANSAS KS	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	10
KENTUCKY KY	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	13
LOUISIANA LA	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	10
MAINE ME	Charles E. Hughes, of New York	6
MARYLAND MD	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	8
MASSACHUSETTS MA	Charles E. Hughes, of New York	18
MICHIGAN MI	Charles E. Hughes, of New York	15
MINNESOTA MN	Charles E. Hughes, of New York	12
MISSISSIPPI MS	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	10
MISSOURI MO	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	18
MONTANA MT	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	4
NEBRASKA NE	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	8
NEVADA NV	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	3
NEW HAMPSHIRE NH	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	4
NEW JERSEY NJ	Charles E. Hughes, of New York	14
NEW MEXICO NM	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	3
NEW YORK NY	Charles E. Hughes, of New York	45
NORTH CAROLINA NC	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	12
NORTH DAKOTA ND	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	5
OHIO OH	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	24
OKLAHOMA OK	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	10
OREGON OR	Charles E. Hughes, of New York	5
PENNSYLVANIA PA	Charles E. Hughes, of New York	38
RHODE ISLAND RI	Charles E. Hughes, of New York	5
SOUTH CAROLINA SC	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	9
SOUTH DAKOTA SD	Charles E. Hughes, of New York	5
TENNESSEE TN	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	12
TEXAS TX	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	20
UTAH UT	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	4
VERMONT VT	Charles E. Hughes, of New York	4
VIRGINIA VA	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	12
WASHINGTON WA	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	7
WEST VIRGINIA WV	Charles E. Hughes, of New York	7
WEST VIRGINIA WV	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	1
WISCONSIN WI	Charles E. Hughes, of New York	13
WYOMING WY	Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey	3

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Candidate identities

Woodrow Wilson: Observed: Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey
Charles E. Hughes: Observed: Charles E. Hughes, of New York

Geometry build

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Reference date: 1916-11-07
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Coverage and interpretation notes

Historical geometry is independently versioned
The map uses a checksum-pinned, election-date geometry build while Electoral College allocations remain traced to the NARA fact tables.
County detail begins in 2000
County-level popular-vote detail is available only for 2000 through 2024. This election has state-level Electoral College coverage.

Traceable facts

Sources and provenance

National Archives Electoral College Results
State and candidate Electoral College allocations · retrieved 2026-07-25
National Archives Electoral College Results
Election summary and source notes · retrieved 2026-07-25

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