1916 Presidential Election
277
Electoral votes — Woodrow Wilson
254
Electoral votes — Charles E. Hughes
266
Needed for a majority
Electoral College record, as published by the National Archives
President
Woodrow Wilson [D]
Main Opponent
Charles E. Hughes [R]
Electoral Vote
Winner: 277 · Main Opponent: 254 · Total/Majority: 531/266
Vice President
Thomas R. Marshall (277)
V.P. Opponent
Charles W. Fairbanks (254)
Electoral votes by state
| State | Electoral Vote of Each State | For President | For Vice-President | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey | Charles E. Hughes, of New York | Thomas R. Marshall, of Indiana | Charles W. Fairbanks, of Indiana | ||
| Alabama | 12 | 12 | - | 12 | - |
| Arizona | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Arkansas | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | - |
| California | 13 | 13 | - | 13 | - |
| Colorado | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | - |
| Connecticut | 7 | - | 7 | - | 7 |
| Delaware | 3 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Florida | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | - |
| Georgia | 14 | 14 | - | 14 | - |
| Idaho | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Illinois | 29 | - | 29 | - | 29 |
| Indiana | 15 | - | 15 | - | 15 |
| Iowa | 13 | - | 13 | - | 13 |
| Kansas | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | - |
| Kentucky | 13 | 13 | - | 13 | - |
| Louisiana | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | - |
| Maine | 6 | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| Maryland | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| Massachusetts | 18 | - | 18 | - | 18 |
| Michigan | 15 | - | 15 | - | 15 |
| Minnesota | 12 | - | 12 | - | 12 |
| Mississippi | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | - |
| Missouri | 18 | 18 | - | 18 | - |
| Montana | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Nebraska | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| Nevada | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| New Jersey | 14 | - | 14 | - | 14 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| New York | 45 | - | 45 | - | 45 |
| North Carolina | 12 | 12 | - | 12 | - |
| North Dakota | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| Ohio | 24 | 24 | - | 24 | - |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | - |
| Oregon | 5 | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | 38 | - | 38 | - | 38 |
| Rhode Island | 5 | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| South Carolina | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | - |
| South Dakota | 5 | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| Tennessee | 12 | 12 | - | 12 | - |
| Texas | 20 | 20 | - | 20 | - |
| Utah | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Vermont | 4 | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| Virginia | 12 | 12 | - | 12 | - |
| Washington | 7 | 7 | - | 7 | - |
| West Virginia | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Wisconsin | 13 | - | 13 | - | 13 |
| Wyoming | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Totals | 531 | 277 | 254 | 277 | 254 |
Official records
National Archives — Office of the Federal Register
- 1916 Electoral College Results
Provenance
Electoral College record
https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/1916
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