1916 United States presidential election in Minnesota

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1916 United States presidential election in Minnesota
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  1912 November 7, 1916 1920  
  Governor Charles Evans Hughes (cropped).jpg Thomas Woodrow Wilson, Harris & Ewing bw photo portrait, 1919 (cropped 3x4).jpg Allan Louis Benson (1871-1940) circa 1915 (cropped closein).jpg
Nominee Charles Evans Hughes Woodrow Wilson Allan L. Benson
Party Republican Democratic Socialist
Home state New York New Jersey New York
Running mate Charles W. Fairbanks Thomas R. Marshall George Ross Kirkpatrick
Electoral vote1200
Popular vote179,544179,15220,117
Percentage46.35%46.25%5.19%

Minnesota Presidential Election Results 1916.svg
County Results

President before election

Woodrow Wilson
Democratic

Elected President

Woodrow Wilson
Democratic

The 1916 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 7, 1916 as part of the 1916 United States presidential election. Minnesota voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Minnesota held its first Presidential Primary on March 14, 1916.

Contents

Minnesota was won by the Republican candidate, former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Evans Hughes won the state over incumbent President Woodrow Wilson by a margin of just 392 votes, or 0.1011968% (one vote in 988). This is the fifteenth-closest statewide presidential election on record, and although it was only the second-closest result in 1916 after New Hampshire, there was not to be a closer result until Adlai Stevenson II won Kentucky in 1952 by 700 of 993,148 votes.

Wilson's performance was the closest any Democrat had come to carrying the Republican stronghold of Minnesota since Minnesota's statehood inception in 1858 [1] – he was almost five percent ahead of his losing margin in 1912 when the state was won by Progressive Theodore Roosevelt. Wilson comfortably won the urban counties of Ramsey, Hennepin, and St. Louis, which became rigid strongholds for the Democratic Party. Wilson also led Hughes in the socialist strongholds of the forestry- and mining-dominated northern counties. Nevertheless, Hughes won the state with the dominance of the farming districts in the south and his ability to carry fifty-three of eighty-seven state counties. Wilson was however the first Democrat to ever carry Lake, Kandiyohi, Saint Louis, Norman, Todd, Lyon, Murray and Martin Counties, [2] the first to carry Carlton County since Winfield Scott Hancock in 1880, and the first to win Hubbard County since Grover Cleveland in 1888. [2]

As of the 2020 presidential election , this would be the last time that a Democrat would win the presidency without carrying Minnesota, and the only time since statehood that a Democrat won two consecutive terms without ever carrying the state.

Primary elections

Republican primary

The Republican primary took place on March 14, 1916. Albert B. Cummins, Henry D. Estabrook and William Grant Webster were the three candidates.

1916 Minnesota Republican presidential primary [3]
CandidateVotes %
Albert B. Cummins 54,21476.77
Henry D. Estabrook12,69317.97
Wm. Grant Webster3,7105.25
Total70,617100.0

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary took place on March 14, 1916. Incumbent president, Woodrow Wilson, ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

1916 Minnesota Democratic presidential primary [4]
CandidateVotes %
Woodrow Wilson 45,136100.00
Total45,136100.0

Prohibition primary

The Prohibition primary took place on March 14, 1916. William Sulzer, Eugene Foss were the two candidates, neither of which were members of the Prohibition party, although Sulzer had been nominated by the Prohibition party for Governor of New York in 1914.

1916 Minnesota Prohibition presidential primary [5]
CandidateVotes %
William Sulzer 3,33457.49
Eugene N. Foss 2,46542.51
Total5,799100.0

Results

1916 United States presidential election in Minnesota [6]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican Charles Evans Hughes 179,54446.35%12
Democratic Woodrow Wilson 179,15246.25%0
Socialist Allan L. Benson 20,1175.19%0
Prohibition Frank Hanly 7,7932.01%0
Socialist Labor Arthur E. Reimer 4680.12%0
Progressive No candidate2900.07%0
Totals387,364100.00%12

Results by county

CountyCharles Evans Hughes
Republican
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Democratic
Allan Louis Benson [7]
Socialist
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast [8]
#%#%#%#%#%
Aitkin 1,12246.23%87736.14%38515.59%431.77%24510.09%2,427
Anoka 1,26248.95%1,17145.42%772.91%682.64%913.53%2,578
Becker 1,76150.44%1,45341.62%1815.05%962.75%3088.82%3,491
Beltrami 1,33133.04%1,91247.47%71617.48%691.71%-581-14.42%4,028
Benton 1,02049.09%94545.48%813.84%321.54%753.61%2,078
Big Stone 81044.88%86948.14%774.15%492.71%-59-3.27%1,805
Blue Earth 2,86453.96%2,21141.65%951.74%1382.60%65312.30%5,308
Brown 2,07859.68%1,10131.62%2527.13%511.46%97728.06%3,482
Carlton 1,09640.18%1,11540.87%42515.07%923.37%-19-0.70%2,728
Carver 1,95065.57%96032.28%341.13%301.01%99033.29%2,974
Cass 98238.21%1,26049.03%28110.74%471.83%-278-10.82%2,570
Chippewa 1,31146.79%1,13440.47%2619.01%963.43%1776.32%2,802
Chisago 1,74961.22%94433.04%1304.50%341.19%80528.18%2,857
Clay 1,54944.79%1,71649.62%1042.93%892.57%-167-4.83%3,458
Clearwater 49339.92%54444.05%15812.39%403.24%-51-4.13%1,235
Cook 12534.44%16244.63%6316.76%133.58%-37-10.19%363
Cottonwood 1,42560.23%76232.21%1164.78%632.66%66328.02%2,366
Crow Wing 1,71544.42%1,56840.61%44511.14%1333.44%1473.81%3,861
Dakota 1,88141.73%2,37352.64%1443.12%1102.44%-492-10.91%4,508
Dodge 1,26055.80%89539.64%451.94%582.57%36516.16%2,258
Douglas 1,70950.26%1,39841.12%1765.00%1173.44%3119.15%3,400
Faribault 2,18461.71%1,12331.73%762.06%1564.41%1,06129.98%3,539
Fillmore 2,94565.20%1,31329.07%921.96%1673.70%1,63236.13%4,517
Freeborn 2,41860.07%1,34733.47%1062.54%1543.83%1,07126.61%4,025
Goodhue 2,47153.09%1,87540.29%1222.09%1863.29%1,59628.23%4,654
Grant 87849.19%77843.59%663.57%633.53%1005.60%1,785
Hennepin 27,95740.78%36,39553.09%3,3024.75%9021.32%-8,438-12.31%68,556
Houston 1,78369.08%74428.83%230.88%311.20%1,03940.26%2,581
Hubbard 68540.39%79947.11%1719.84%412.42%-114-6.72%1,696
Isanti 1,12348.18%93540.11%2179.09%562.40%1888.07%2,331
Itasca 1,16336.89%1,50447.70%42913.36%571.81%-341-10.82%3,153
Jackson 1,50351.95%1,27243.97%752.55%431.49%2317.98%2,893
Kanabec 77649.02%60838.41%17410.82%251.58%16810.61%1,583
Kandiyohi 1,61241.82%1,96851.05%1674.21%1082.80%-356-9.23%3,855
Kittson 70943.98%74946.46%1076.45%472.92%-40-2.48%1,612
Koochiching 47425.68%1,08958.99%25513.61%281.52%-615-33.32%1,846
Lac qui Parle 1,61456.30%1,04736.52%1003.36%1063.70%56719.78%2,867
Lake 40130.22%50638.13%36626.50%544.07%-105-7.91%1,327
Le Sueur 1,43043.89%1,72352.89%531.60%521.60%-293-8.99%3,258
Lincoln 77738.18%1,17457.69%401.92%442.16%-397-19.51%2,035
Lyon 1,38938.97%1,89353.11%2005.49%822.30%-504-14.14%3,564
McLeod 1,77255.22%1,30540.67%692.11%631.96%46714.55%3,209
Mahnomen 26236.39%41157.08%435.94%40.56%-149-20.69%720
Marshall 1,46144.73%1,51346.33%2046.08%882.69%-52-1.59%3,266
Martin 1,74147.16%1,75647.56%882.32%1072.90%-15-0.41%3,692
Meeker 1,78052.69%1,47543.66%671.95%561.66%3059.03%3,378
Mille Lacs 1,12744.58%1,11344.03%2489.66%401.58%140.55%2,528
Morrison 1,88748.84%1,65042.70%2255.67%1022.64%2376.13%3,864
Mower 2,52059.43%1,57237.08%641.48%841.98%94822.36%4,240
Murray 1,13746.64%1,19348.93%692.79%391.60%-56-2.30%2,438
Nicollet 1,28858.44%81436.93%381.68%642.90%47421.51%2,204
Nobles 1,41350.39%1,28045.65%461.60%652.32%1334.74%2,804
Norman 1,04642.11%1,07643.32%2278.67%1355.43%-30-1.21%2,484
Olmsted 2,10149.67%1,92645.53%902.07%1132.67%1754.14%4,230
Otter Tail 4,23853.81%2,85836.29%5026.09%2783.49%1,47018.45%7,876
Pennington 86840.47%1,00446.81%23710.87%361.68%-136-6.34%2,145
Pine 1,53144.38%1,50743.68%3419.68%712.06%240.70%3,450
Pipestone 1,01052.44%73238.01%1517.71%331.71%27814.43%1,926
Polk 2,47137.93%3,49853.70%3815.71%1642.52%-1,027-15.77%6,514
Pope 1,32151.18%1,12143.43%572.14%823.18%2007.75%2,581
Ramsey 13,31735.08%22,29158.72%1,6844.36%6691.76%-8,974-23.64%37,961
Red Lake 46337.70%69456.51%504.00%211.71%-231-18.81%1,228
Redwood 2,02956.98%1,36138.22%1213.35%501.40%66818.76%3,561
Renville 2,43255.25%1,66037.71%1152.50%1954.43%77217.54%4,402
Rice 2,40851.66%2,08344.69%561.17%1142.45%3256.97%4,661
Rock 1,19659.68%70535.18%663.23%371.85%49124.50%2,004
Roseau 82138.71%83439.32%40518.56%612.88%-13-0.61%2,121
Saint Louis 10,83441.47%12,05646.15%2,5449.49%6902.64%-1,222-4.68%26,124
Scott 97240.86%1,36157.21%130.54%331.39%-389-16.35%2,379
Sherburne 96554.09%73140.98%412.24%472.63%23413.12%1,784
Sibley 1,73762.37%97334.94%371.31%381.36%76427.43%2,785
Stearns 4,31254.44%3,35042.29%1411.75%1181.49%96212.14%7,921
Steele 1,73452.20%1,49745.06%411.22%501.51%2377.13%3,322
Stevens 94352.56%78743.87%241.31%402.23%1568.70%1,794
Swift 1,33550.21%1,18144.42%853.13%582.18%1545.79%2,659
Todd 1,91944.50%1,92244.57%3397.63%1323.06%-3-0.07%4,312
Traverse 77448.71%77949.02%271.69%90.57%-5-0.31%1,589
Wabasha 1,78753.11%1,44943.06%411.19%882.62%33810.04%3,365
Wadena 93854.31%65137.70%1166.63%221.27%28716.62%1,727
Waseca 1,52254.11%1,17841.88%471.63%662.35%34412.23%2,813
Washington 2,16753.55%1,61039.78%1493.57%1212.99%55713.76%4,047
Watonwan 1,30059.94%80136.93%301.36%381.75%49923.01%2,169
Wilkin 69044.20%80851.76%422.65%211.35%-118-7.56%1,561
Winona 2,91647.94%2,90747.80%1332.14%1262.07%90.15%6,082
Wright 2,68352.24%2,26244.04%871.66%1042.02%4218.20%5,136
Yellow Medicine 1,50150.08%1,23841.31%1494.80%1093.64%2638.78%2,997
Totals179,54446.35%179,15246.25%20,1175.08%8,5512.21%3920.10%387,364

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