1916 United States presidential election in Florida

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1916 United States presidential election in Florida

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Nominee Woodrow Wilson Charles Evans Hughes Party Democratic Republican Home state New Jersey New York Running mate Thomas R. Marshall Charles W. Fairbanks Electoral vote 6 0 Popular vote 55,984 14,611 Percentage 69.34% 18.10%   Nominee Allan L. Benson Frank Hanly Party Socialist Prohibition Home state New York Indiana Running mate George Ross Kirkpatrick Ira Landrith Electoral vote 0 0 Popular vote 5,353 4,786 Percentage 6.63% 5.93%

County Results Wilson   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% The 1916 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 7, 1916. All contemporary 48 states were part of the 1916 United States presidential election. Florida voters chose six electors to the Electoral College, which selected the President and Vice President. Despite a rare four-way contest, the state was won handily by the incumbent Democratic President Woodrow Wilson. He garnered 69.34% of the vote, winning against the Republican nominee Charles Evans Hughes by a margin of 51.24%. He also won against Socialist candidate Allan L. Benson and Prohibition candidate Frank Hanly. [1] Results 1916 United States presidential election in Florida Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Democratic Woodrow Wilson Thomas R. Marshall 55,984 69.34% 6 Republican Charles Evans Hughes Charles W. Fairbanks 14,611 18.10% 0 Socialist Allan L. Benson George Ross Kirkpatrick 5,353 6.63% 0 Prohibition Frank Hanly Ira Landrith 4,786 5.93% 0 Results by county County Thomas Woodrow Wilson Democratic Charles Evans Hughes Republican Allan Louis Benson Socialist James Franklin Hanly Prohibition Total votes cast [2] # [a]  % # [a]  % # [a]  % # [a]  % Alachua 2,030 79.76% 440 17.29% 33 1.30% 42 1.65% 2,545 Baker 439 78.11% 52 9.25% 30 5.34% 41 7.30% 562 Bay 725 61.44% 279 23.64% 99 8.39% 77 6.53% 1,180 Bradford 1,302 87.44% 153 10.28% 13 0.87% 21 1.41% 1,489 Brevard 599 65.25% 174 18.95% 76 8.28% 69 7.52% 918 Broward 382 54.57% 158 22.57% 110 15.71% 50 7.14% 700 Calhoun 539 64.09% 209 24.85% 68 8.09% 25 2.97% 841 Citrus 601 86.47% 46 6.62% 25 3.60% 23 3.31% 695 Clay 380 68.72% 79 14.29% 47 8.50% 47 8.50% 553 Columbia 861 72.60% 226 19.06% 28 2.36% 71 5.99% 1,186 Dade 1,654 57.69% 629 21.94% 301 10.50% 283 9.87% 2,867 DeSoto 1,755 68.13% 385 14.95% 228 8.85% 208 8.07% 2,576 Duval 5,456 68.57% 1,339 16.83% 581 7.30% 581 7.30% 7,957 Escambia 2,183 78.95% 416 15.05% 99 3.58% 67 2.42% 2,765 Franklin 312 64.73% 81 16.80% 32 6.64% 57 11.83% 482 Gadsden 875 84.95% 57 5.53% 40 3.88% 58 5.63% 1,030 Hamilton 675 83.13% 113 13.92% 15 1.85% 9 1.11% 812 Hernando 446 79.64% 38 6.79% 38 6.79% 38 6.79% 560 Hillsborough 4,627 69.95% 691 10.45% 622 9.40% 675 10.20% 6,615 Holmes 763 51.52% 427 28.83% 182 12.29% 109 7.36% 1,481 Jackson 1,975 79.60% 410 16.53% 34 1.37% 62 2.50% 2,481 Jefferson 646 85.11% 104 13.70% 4 0.53% 5 0.66% 759 Lafayette 849 89.27% 45 4.73% 30 3.15% 27 2.84% 951 Lake 886 67.79% 330 25.25% 68 5.20% 23 1.76% 1,307 Lee 751 66.34% 167 14.75% 135 11.93% 79 6.98% 1,132 Leon 875 74.79% 191 16.32% 42 3.59% 62 5.30% 1,170 Levy 712 73.48% 216 22.29% 25 2.58% 16 1.65% 969 Liberty 280 71.98% 57 14.65% 14 3.60% 38 9.77% 389 Madison 721 89.79% 22 2.74% 22 2.74% 38 4.73% 803 Manatee 1,033 66.73% 289 18.67% 116 7.49% 110 7.11% 1,548 Marion 1,567 66.15% 462 19.50% 151 6.37% 189 7.98% 2,369 Monroe 730 51.01% 345 24.11% 249 17.40% 107 7.48% 1,431 Nassau 420 70.35% 94 15.75% 40 6.70% 43 7.20% 597 Okaloosa 603 63.41% 303 31.86% 29 3.05% 16 1.68% 951 Orange 1,261 71.77% 415 23.62% 51 2.90% 30 1.71% 1,757 Osceola 511 43.98% 453 38.98% 100 8.61% 98 8.43% 1,162 Palm Beach 725 51.67% 311 22.17% 194 13.83% 173 12.33% 1,403 Pasco 779 65.41% 236 19.82% 82 6.88% 94 7.89% 1,191 Pinellas 1,503 61.90% 555 22.86% 173 7.13% 197 8.11% 2,428 Polk 2,574 76.13% 578 17.10% 158 4.67% 71 2.10% 3,381 Putnam 879 60.29% 418 28.67% 93 6.38% 68 4.66% 1,458 St. Johns 1,133 66.14% 326 19.03% 136 7.94% 118 6.89% 1,713 St. Lucie 703 68.92% 134 13.14% 110 10.78% 73 7.16% 1,020 Santa Rosa 896 82.58% 111 10.23% 19 1.75% 59 5.44% 1,085 Seminole 706 70.88% 155 15.56% 80 8.03% 55 5.52% 996 Sumter 599 80.62% 70 9.42% 30 4.04% 44 5.92% 743 Suwannee 1,209 85.14% 56 3.94% 126 8.87% 29 2.04% 1,420 Taylor 547 89.67% 51 8.36% 11 1.80% 1 0.16% 610 Volusia 1,541 58.11% 886 33.41% 109 4.11% 116 4.37% 2,652 Wakulla 387 68.74% 121 21.49% 32 5.68% 23 4.09% 563 Walton 753 50.95% 549 37.14% 79 5.35% 97 6.56% 1,478 Washington 626 62.41% 159 15.85% 144 14.36% 74 7.38% 1,003 Totals 55,984 69.34% 14,611 18.10% 5,353 6.63% 4,786 5.93% 79,731 Notes County totals are for the average for each slate. State totals are the highest elector for each slate are greater than those obtained by adding the county averages. References "1916 Presidential General Election Results – Florida". Archived from the original on June 19, 2006. Retrieved September 27, 2015. Florida Secretary of State; Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida for the Period Beginning January 1, 1915, and Ending December 31, 1916 - Official Vote, General Election, 1916, Tabulated by Counties This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.