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United States presidential election of 1916
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The election results of 1916 Woodrow Wilson Charles Evans Hughes Reelection campaign pin Pres. Woodrow Wilson's second inauguration Map of the United States showing the results of the 1916 presidential election by state, with states won by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) shaded in blue and states won by Charles Evans Hughes (Republican) shaded in red. Electoral vote numbers are marked on each state, and a note indicates West Virginia split its electoral votes. Wilson received 277 electoral votes, while Hughes received 254.
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United States presidential election of 1916: References & Edit History

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  • Richard Pallardy
    Richard Pallardy received a B.A. in English from Illinois State University in 2005. He was a research editor with Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. from 2008 to 2016 and worked on Britannica Blog from 2010 to 2014. Peripatetic by nature, he can normally be found wandering the streets, or darting through the stacks of the Chicago Public Library in search of obscure shreds of information.

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Anniversary information added. Oct 31, 2025
Add new Web site: Nebraska State Historical Society - William Jennings Bryan and the Presidential Election of 1916 (PDF). Oct 06, 2025
Add new Web site: Library of Congress - Research Guides - Presidential Election of 1916: A Resource Guide. Aug 14, 2025
Added interactive map of the 1916 election. Jun 05, 2024
Links added. May 10, 2023
Add new Web site: Maps of World - U.S. Presidential Election 1916. Oct 10, 2013
Add new Web site: United States History - Election of 1916: Now just two parties, but same results as 1912. Oct 10, 2013
New article added. Oct 03, 2011
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