1916 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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1916 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
Flag of Rhode Island.svg
  1912 November 7, 1916 1920  
  Governor Charles Evans Hughes (cropped).jpg Thomas Woodrow Wilson, Harris & Ewing bw photo portrait, 1919 (cropped 3x4).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 vote50
Popular vote44,85840,394
Percentage51.08%46.00%

Rhode Island Presidential Election Results 1916.svg
County Results
Hughes
  40-50%
  50-60%

The 1916 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 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 five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Rhode Island 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 the state by a narrow margin of 5.08 points.

This was the first election since 1892 where a Democratic candidate earned more than forty percent in at least one Rhode Island county. As of the 2020 United States presidential election, it is also the most recent election where the Democratic candidate lost Rhode Island but won the presidency.

Results

1916 United States presidential election in Rhode Island [1]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican Charles Evans Hughes of New York Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indiana 44,85851.08%5100.00%
Democratic Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey Thomas Riley Marshall of Indiana 40,39446.00%00.00%
Socialist Allan Louis Benson of New York George Ross Kirkpatrick of New Jersey 1,9142.18%00.00%
Prohibition James Franklin Hanly of Indiana Ira Landrith of Tennessee 4700.54%00.00%
Socialist Labor Arthur Elmer Reimer of Massachusetts Caleb Harrison of Illinois 1800.20%00.00%
Total87,816100.00%5100.00%

Results by town

TownCharles Evans Hughes
Republican
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Democratic
Allan Louis Benson
Socialist
James Franklin Hanly
Prohibition
Arthur Elmer Reimer
Socialist Labor
MarginTotal votes cast [2]
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Barrington 32267.65%14530.46%40.84%40.84%10.21%17737.18%476
Bristol 69550.11%64746.65%352.52%80.58%20.14%483.46%1,387
Burrillville 70043.34%87754.30%311.92%40.25%30.19%-177-10.96%1,615
Central Falls 1,15439.89%1,67858.00%541.87%50.17%20.07%-524-18.11%2,893
Charlestown 11561.83%6534.95%21.08%42.15%00.00%5026.88%186
Coventry 60661.09%36336.59%80.81%141.41%10.10%24324.50%992
Cranston 2,72061.69%1,52234.52%1403.18%210.48%60.14%1,19827.17%4,409
Cumberland 83545.70%93751.29%492.68%20.11%40.22%-102-5.58%1,827
East Greenwich 39667.23%18731.75%20.34%30.51%10.17%20935.48%589
East Providence 1,59752.04%1,35644.18%882.87%260.85%20.07%2417.85%3,069
Exeter 8144.75%10055.25%00.00%00.00%00.00%-19-10.50%181
Foster 18164.87%9433.69%20.72%20.72%00.00%8731.18%279
Glocester 19054.91%15444.51%10.29%10.29%00.00%3610.40%346
Hopkinton 24351.48%21345.13%10.21%142.97%10.21%306.36%472
Jamestown 20970.85%7926.78%62.03%10.34%00.00%13044.07%295
Johnston 53360.43%31035.15%343.85%50.57%00.00%22325.28%882
Lincoln 72546.80%78150.42%392.52%30.19%10.06%-56-3.62%1,549
Little Compton 19885.71%3012.99%10.43%20.87%00.00%16872.73%231
Middletown 21375.27%6422.61%31.06%31.06%00.00%14952.65%283
Narragansett 17655.00%14344.69%00.00%10.31%00.00%3310.31%320
New Shoreham 25165.54%13033.94%10.26%10.26%00.00%12131.59%383
Newport 2,47251.65%2,24146.82%390.81%230.48%110.23%2314.83%4,786
North Kingstown 53256.72%39942.54%30.32%40.43%00.00%13314.18%938
North Providence 59158.51%39839.41%191.88%10.10%10.10%19319.11%1,010
North Smithfield 20543.43%25854.66%61.27%20.42%10.21%-53-11.23%472
Pawtucket 5,12551.17%4,57045.63%2392.39%500.50%310.31%5555.54%10,015
Portsmouth 23862.14%13234.46%00.00%133.39%00.00%10627.68%383
Providence 14,99147.57%15,35848.74%9212.92%1600.51%810.26%-367-1.16%31,511
Richmond 17656.05%12740.45%30.96%82.55%00.00%4915.61%314
Scituate 36449.86%34847.67%30.41%121.64%30.41%162.19%730
Smithfield 27253.54%23045.28%50.98%10.20%00.00%428.27%508
South Kingstown 60250.29%57748.20%70.58%110.92%00.00%252.09%1,197
Tiverton 42261.88%25637.54%40.59%00.00%00.00%16624.34%682
Warren 55751.72%50046.43%70.65%60.56%70.65%575.29%1,077
Warwick 1,74066.16%81731.06%461.75%150.57%120.46%92335.10%2,630
West Greenwich 9080.36%1816.07%10.89%32.68%00.00%7264.29%112
West Warwick 1,20648.71%1,24750.36%130.53%80.32%20.08%-41-1.66%2,476
Westerly 91259.45%60039.11%60.39%161.04%00.00%31220.34%1,534
Woonsocket 2,22346.54%2,44351.14%911.90%130.27%70.15%-220-4.61%4,777
Totals44,85851.08%40,39446.00%1,9142.18%4700.54%1800.20%4,4645.08%87,816

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References

  1. "1916 Presidential General Election Results – Rhode Island". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  2. Rhode Island Board of Elections; Rhode Island Manual 1917, p. 208