U.S. presidential election, 1916

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At the time of the U.S. presidential election of 1916, Europe was embroiled in World War I. Public sentiment in the still neutral United States leaned towards the Allied Powers due to the occupation of parts of France and Belgium by the German Empire, but most American voters wanted to avoid involvement in the war, and preferred to continue a policy of strict neutrality.

Contents

1 Nominations 1.1 Republican Party nomination 1.2 Democratic Party nomination 1.3 Other nominations 2 General election 2.1 Campaign 2.2 Results 3 See also

Nominations

Republican Party nomination

The Republican Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois from 7 June to 10 June. U.S. Supreme Court justice Charles Evans Hughes was nominated as a compromise candidate to unite the Republican and Progressive factions which had split in 1912.

Democratic Party nomination

The Democratic Convention was held in Saint Louis, Missouri from 14 June to 16 June, renominating the sitting president Wilson.

Other nominations

The Progressives renominated former President Theodore Roosevelt, but he withdrew from the race and supported Hughes.

General election

Campaign

Woodrow Wilson campaigned for reelection on a pledge of continued neutrality in the Great War in Europe. Hughes advocated a program of greater mobilization and preparedness.

Results

Presidential Candidate	Party	Home State	Popular Vote(a)		Electoral Vote	Running Mate	Running Mate's Home State	Running Mate's Electoral Vote
			Count	Percentage
Woodrow Wilson	Democratic	New Jersey	9,129,606	49.4%	277	Thomas Riley Marshall	Indiana	277
Charles Evans Hughes	Republican	New York	8,538,221	46.2%	254	Charles Warren Fairbanks	Indiana	254
Allan Louis Benson	Socialist	New York	585,113	3.2%	0	George Ross Kirkpatrick	New Jersey	0
James Franklin Hanly	Prohibition	Indiana	221,030	1.2%	0	Ira Landrith	Tennessee	0
Arthur Elmer Reimer	Socialist Labor	Massachusetts	15,284	0.1%	0	Caleb Harrison	Illinois	0
Total			18,489,254	100%	531	Total		531
Needed to win					266	Needed to win		266

^(a) The popular vote total omits votes for candidates besides those listed, which skews the popular percentages up slightly.

See also

• President of the United States
• History of the United States (1865-1918)

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