1916 United States presidential election in Maine
The 1916 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 7, 1916, as part of the 1916 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all the contemporary 48 states. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Maine was won by the Republican nominee, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes of New York, and his running mate Senator Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana. They defeated Democratic nominees, incumbent Democratic President Woodrow Wilson and Vice President Thomas R. Marshall.
Hughes won Maine by a narrow margin of 4.02%. Nevertheless, Wilson won the election nationally by a narrow margin of 23 electoral votes.
Results
| 1916 United States presidential election in Maine[1] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Republican | Charles Evans Hughes of New York | Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indiana | 69,508 | 50.99% | 6 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey | Thomas Riley Marshall of Indiana | 64,033 | 46.97% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Socialist | Allan Louis Benson of New York | George Ross Kirkpatrick of New Jersey | 2,177 | 1.60% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Prohibition | James Franklin Hanly of Indiana | Ira Landrith of Tennessee | 596 | 0.44% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 136,314 | 100.00% | 6 | 100.00% | ||||
Results by county
| County | Charles Evans Hughes
Republican |
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Democratic |
Various candidates
Other parties |
Total votes cast[2] | |||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Androscoggin | 4,496 | 43.71% | 5,464 | 53.12% | 326 | 3.17% | 10,286 |
| Aroostook | 5,770 | 69.58% | 2,425 | 29.24% | 98 | 1.18% | 8,293 |
| Cumberland | 11,768 | 53.59% | 9,795 | 44.60% | 398 | 1.81% | 21,961 |
| Franklin | 1,988 | 49.89% | 1,908 | 47.88% | 89 | 2.23% | 3,985 |
| Hancock | 3,192 | 48.14% | 3,303 | 49.81% | 136 | 2.05% | 6,631 |
| Kennebec | 6,731 | 53.71% | 5,527 | 44.11% | 273 | 2.18% | 12,531 |
| Knox | 2,211 | 37.82% | 3,434 | 58.74% | 201 | 3.44% | 5,846 |
| Lincoln | 1,781 | 49.97% | 1,718 | 48.20% | 65 | 1.82% | 3,564 |
| Oxford | 4,026 | 51.73% | 3,625 | 46.58% | 131 | 1.68% | 7,782 |
| Penobscot | 7,324 | 49.41% | 7,294 | 49.21% | 205 | 1.38% | 14,823 |
| Piscataquis | 2,142 | 54.16% | 1,763 | 44.58% | 50 | 1.26% | 3,955 |
| Sagadahoc | 1,828 | 49.01% | 1,791 | 48.02% | 111 | 2.98% | 3,730 |
| Somerset | 3,567 | 51.24% | 3,134 | 45.02% | 260 | 3.74% | 6,961 |
| Waldo | 2,418 | 47.58% | 2,539 | 49.96% | 125 | 2.46% | 5,082 |
| Washington | 3,891 | 52.24% | 3,459 | 46.44% | 99 | 1.33% | 7,449 |
| York | 6,375 | 47.45% | 6,854 | 51.02% | 206 | 1.53% | 13,435 |
| Totals | 69,508 | 50.99% | 64,033 | 46.97% | 2,773 | 2.03% | 136,314 |
References
- "1916 Presidential General Election Results – Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 223-224 ISBN 9780804716963
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