Wilson was the second president in US history to win re-election with a reduced percentage of the electoral vote, following James Madison in 1812.
Tompkins in 1820. === Electoral results === The electoral vote was one of the closest in U.S.
Democrats declared victory in California on Thursday afternoon, and the California Republican Party conceded defeat that night. Wilson was the first Democratic president to win a second consecutive term since Andrew Jackson in 1832.
National party platforms, 1840-1964 (1965) online 1840-1956 == External links == Presidential Election of 1916: A Resource Guide from the Library of Congress 1916 popular vote by counties — Michael Sheppard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Election of 1916 in Counting the Votes Presidency of Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson November 1916 events
If Hughes had carried California and its thirteen electoral votes, he would have won the election. Although New Hampshire may not have been a deciding state in the election, the margin of victory for Wilson there was the second smallest ever recorded in an American presidential election at just 56 votes, behind Franklin Pierce's 25 vote victory in Delaware in 1852. In some of the states carried by Wilson, particularly in the South, the margin of popular vote was large.
1/2 of Wilson's total vote was cast in the 18 states that he did not carry. To date this is the last presidential election in which North Dakota and South Dakota did not vote for the same candidate, with the only others being 1896 and 1912.
Weeks of Massachusetts — the party's bosses wanted a moderate who would be acceptable to both factions of the party. They turned to Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes, who had been serving on the court since 1910 and had the advantage of not having publicly spoken about political issues in six years.
While conservative and progressive Republicans had been divided in the 1912 election between the candidacies of incumbent President William Howard Taft and former President Theodore Roosevelt, they largely united around Hughes in his bid to oust Wilson.
Since the GOP was not as split as in 1912, Wilson did not have the same easy victory as he had 4 years ago, losing his home state of New Jersey along with the states of Oregon, New York, West Virginia (however, Wilson still gained an electoral vote from the state), Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
However, Wilson still managed to win two states that he had lost in 1912 (Utah and Washington) and fully won California (having only gotten 2 out of 13 votes from California in 1912). The United States entered the war in April 1917, one month after Wilson's second term began. == Nominations == === Democratic Party nomination === The 1916 Democratic National Convention was held in St.
Marshall was also re-nominated with no opposition. === Republican Party nomination === ==== Candidates gallery ==== ==== Delegate selection ==== ==== Convention ==== The 1916 Republican National Convention was held in Chicago between June 7 and 10. A major goal of the party bosses at the convention was to heal the bitter split within the party that had occurred in the 1912 presidential campaign.
Roosevelt in 1940 and 1944 and by Barack Obama in 2012. Wilson's popular vote margin of 3.1 percent was the smallest attained by a victorious sitting president until 2004. The total popular vote cast in 1916 exceeded that of 1912 by 3,500,000.
In Illinois, for example, the total vote was one million greater than in 1912.
1/2 of Wilson's total vote was cast in the 18 states that he did not carry. To date this is the last presidential election in which North Dakota and South Dakota did not vote for the same candidate, with the only others being 1896 and 1912.
Although the Progressive Party had no presidential candidate (just candidates for presidential electors who were unpledged for president), they carried five counties (0.17%), whilst nine counties – 0.30 percent and the same as in 1912 – inhabited either by Native Americans without citizenship or disenfranchised African Americans failed to return a single vote.
The 1916 United States presidential election was the 33rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1916.
Incumbent Democratic President Woodrow Wilson narrowly defeated former Governor of New York Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican candidate. In June, the 1916 Republican National Convention chose Hughes as a compromise between the conservative and progressive wings of the party.
Wilson was re-nominated at the 1916 Democratic National Convention a few days later, without opposition.
However, Wilson still managed to win two states that he had lost in 1912 (Utah and Washington) and fully won California (having only gotten 2 out of 13 votes from California in 1912). The United States entered the war in April 1917, one month after Wilson's second term began. == Nominations == === Democratic Party nomination === The 1916 Democratic National Convention was held in St.
Marshall was also re-nominated with no opposition. === Republican Party nomination === ==== Candidates gallery ==== ==== Delegate selection ==== ==== Convention ==== The 1916 Republican National Convention was held in Chicago between June 7 and 10. A major goal of the party bosses at the convention was to heal the bitter split within the party that had occurred in the 1912 presidential campaign.
Although several candidates were openly competing for the 1916 nomination — most prominently Senator Elihu Root of New York and Senator John W.
Roosevelt in 1940 and 1944 and by Barack Obama in 2012. Wilson's popular vote margin of 3.1 percent was the smallest attained by a victorious sitting president until 2004. The total popular vote cast in 1916 exceeded that of 1912 by 3,500,000.
National party platforms, 1840-1964 (1965) online 1840-1956 == External links == Presidential Election of 1916: A Resource Guide from the Library of Congress 1916 popular vote by counties — Michael Sheppard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Election of 1916 in Counting the Votes Presidency of Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson November 1916 events
However, Wilson still managed to win two states that he had lost in 1912 (Utah and Washington) and fully won California (having only gotten 2 out of 13 votes from California in 1912). The United States entered the war in April 1917, one month after Wilson's second term began. == Nominations == === Democratic Party nomination === The 1916 Democratic National Convention was held in St.
Wilson carried California by 3,420 votes (0.3%) and with it the presidency. ===Wilson's secret plan for potential presidential transition=== In the weeks prior to the election, Wilson began to worry that, were he to lose the race to Hughes, he would remain a lame duck until March 1917; for Wilson, this was problematic, given that the United States was likely on the eve of its entry into the First World War.
This shift of votes led some to believe that the Democratic Party might have the position of decided advantage in the election of 1920. == See also == President of the United States History of the United States (1865-1918) 1916 United States House of Representatives elections 1916 United States Senate elections Second inauguration of Woodrow Wilson == Notes == == References == == Bibliography == Cooper, Jr., John Milton.
Roosevelt in 1940 and 1944 and by Barack Obama in 2012. Wilson's popular vote margin of 3.1 percent was the smallest attained by a victorious sitting president until 2004. The total popular vote cast in 1916 exceeded that of 1912 by 3,500,000.
Roosevelt in 1940 and 1944 and by Barack Obama in 2012. Wilson's popular vote margin of 3.1 percent was the smallest attained by a victorious sitting president until 2004. The total popular vote cast in 1916 exceeded that of 1912 by 3,500,000.
This is the last time Illinois voted for a losing candidate until 1976, the last time Minnesota voted for a losing candidate until 1968, and the last time West Virginia voted for a losing candidate until 1952.
This is the last time Illinois voted for a losing candidate until 1976, the last time Minnesota voted for a losing candidate until 1968, and the last time West Virginia voted for a losing candidate until 1952.
This is the last time Illinois voted for a losing candidate until 1976, the last time Minnesota voted for a losing candidate until 1968, and the last time West Virginia voted for a losing candidate until 1952.
Roosevelt in 1940 and 1944 and by Barack Obama in 2012. Wilson's popular vote margin of 3.1 percent was the smallest attained by a victorious sitting president until 2004. The total popular vote cast in 1916 exceeded that of 1912 by 3,500,000.
Roosevelt in 1940 and 1944 and by Barack Obama in 2012. Wilson's popular vote margin of 3.1 percent was the smallest attained by a victorious sitting president until 2004. The total popular vote cast in 1916 exceeded that of 1912 by 3,500,000.
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