1916 United States presidential election in Delaware

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1916 United States presidential election in Delaware

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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 3 0 Popular vote 26,011 24,753 Percentage 50.20% 47.78%

County Results Hughes   50–60% Wilson   50–60%

President before election Woodrow Wilson Democratic Elected President Woodrow Wilson Democratic

The 1916 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 7, 1916. All 48 contemporary states participated in the 1916 United States presidential election. Voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Republican nominee and Supreme Court justice Charles Evans Hughes carried Delaware with 50.20% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee and incumbent president Woodrow Wilson, who won 47.78% of the vote. This election marks one of three times in the 20th century that the state voted for the losing candidate, along with 1932 and 1948.

Wilson was the first Democrat to win the presidency without Delaware since James K. Polk in 1844, and Hughes the first Republican to ever carry Delaware without winning the presidency.

Results

General Election Results ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Party		Pledged to	Elector	Votes
	Republican Party	Charles Evans Hughes	William H. Heald	26,011
	Republican Party	Charles Evans Hughes	William D. Denney	25,750
	Republican Party	Charles Evans Hughes	William I. Simpson	25,749
	Democratic Party	Woodrow Wilson	Patrick H. Keaveny	24,753
	Democratic Party	Woodrow Wilson	Joseph Hermon Anderson	24,463
	Democratic Party	Woodrow Wilson	Oliver Cordrey	24,450
	Prohibition Party	Frank Hanly	Thomas J. Biscoe	566
	Prohibition Party	Frank Hanly	Alfred Smith	555
	Prohibition Party	Frank Hanly	Edward J. Winder	552
	Socialist Party	Allan L. Benson	Clarence W. Johnson	480
	Socialist Party	Allan L. Benson	Arthur N. Andrews	480
	Socialist Party	Allan L. Benson	Paul Schueler	480
Votes cast [a]				51,810

Results by county

County [1] [2]	Charles Evans Hughes Republican		Woodrow Wilson Democratic		Frank Hanly Prohibition		Allan L. Benson Socialist		Margin		Total votes cast [a]
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Kent	3,813	47.14%	4,210	52.05%	66	0.82%	0	0.00%	-397	-4.91%	8,089
New Castle	16,166	50.56%	14,894	46.58%	436	1.36%	480	1.50%	1,272	3.98%	31,976
Sussex	6,032	51.36%	5,649	48.10%	64	0.54%	0	0.00%	383	3.26%	11,745
Totals	26,011	50.20%	24,753	47.78%	566	1.09%	480	0.93%	1,258	2.43%	51,810

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• New Castle
• Sussex

See also

• United States presidential elections in Delaware

Notes

1. Based on highest elector on each ticket

References

1. "Proclamation - State of Delaware, Executive Department". Milford Chronicle. Milford. November 24, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
2. "Proclamation - State of Delaware, Executive Department". The Middletown Transcript. Middletown. November 25, 1916. p. 4. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
3. "Candidates". Every Evening. Wilmington. November 4, 1916. p. 11. Retrieved December 17, 2025.