United States presidential election in Connecticut, 1916

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United States presidential election in Connecticut, 1916

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  Governor Charles Evans Hughes.jpg Woodrow Wilson-H&E.jpg
Nominee Charles Evans Hughes Woodrow Wilson
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York New Jersey
Running mate Charles W. Fairbanks Thomas R. Marshall
Electoral vote 7 0
Popular vote 106,514 99,786
Percentage 49.80% 46.66%

President before election

Woodrow Wilson
Democratic

Elected President

Woodrow Wilson
Democratic

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 1916 United States Presidential Election in Connecticut took place on November 7, 1916 as part of the 1916 United States Presidential Election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Connecticut 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 Connecticut by a narrow margin of 3.14 percent.

Results

United States presidential election in Connecticut, 1916[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican Charles Evans Hughes of New York Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indiana 106,514 49.80% 7 100.00%
Democratic Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey Thomas Riley Marshall of Indiana 99,786 46.66% 0 0.00%
Socialist Allan Louis Benson of New York George Ross Kirkpatrick of New Jersey 5,179 2.42% 0 0.00%
Prohibition James Franklin Hanly of Indiana Ira Landrith of Tennessee 1,789 0.84% 0 0.00%
Socialist Labor Arthur Elmer Reimer of Massachusetts Caleb Harrison of Illinois 606 0.28% 0 0.00%
Total 213,874 100.00% 7 100.00%

References

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