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Charles E. Hughes vs Woodrow Wilson

Charles E. Hughes vs Woodrow Wilson in 1916: electoral votes, popular vote and every state, side by side.

Charles E. Hughes

Elections
1 (1916)
Won
0
Electoral votes, all runs
254
Best popular vote
46.1% in 1916
Parties
Republican
vs

Woodrow Wilson

Elections
2 (1912, 1916)
Won
2
Electoral votes, all runs
712
Best popular vote
49.2% in 1916
Parties
Democratic
Charles E. Hughes states
18
Woodrow Wilson states
30
Popular vote
46.1% – 49.2%
Alabama: Woodrow WilsonAlaskaArizona: Woodrow WilsonArkansas: Woodrow WilsonCalifornia: Woodrow WilsonColorado: Woodrow WilsonConnecticut: Charles E. HughesDelaware: Charles E. HughesDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: Woodrow WilsonGeorgia: Woodrow WilsonHawaiiIdaho: Woodrow WilsonIllinois: Charles E. HughesIndiana: Charles E. HughesIowa: Charles E. HughesKansas: Woodrow WilsonKentucky: Woodrow WilsonLouisiana: Woodrow WilsonMaine: Charles E. HughesMaryland: Woodrow WilsonMassachusetts: Charles E. HughesMichigan: Charles E. HughesMinnesota: Charles E. HughesMississippi: Woodrow WilsonMissouri: Woodrow WilsonMontana: Woodrow WilsonNebraska: Woodrow WilsonNevada: Woodrow WilsonNew Hampshire: Woodrow WilsonNew Jersey: Charles E. HughesNew Mexico: Woodrow WilsonNew York: Charles E. HughesNorth Carolina: Woodrow WilsonNorth Dakota: Woodrow WilsonOhio: Woodrow WilsonOklahoma: Woodrow WilsonOregon: Charles E. HughesPennsylvania: Charles E. HughesRhode Island: Charles E. HughesSouth Carolina: Woodrow WilsonSouth Dakota: Charles E. HughesTennessee: Woodrow WilsonTexas: Woodrow WilsonUtah: Woodrow WilsonVermont: Charles E. HughesVirginia: Woodrow WilsonWashington: Woodrow WilsonWest Virginia: Charles E. HughesWisconsin: Charles E. HughesWyoming: Woodrow WilsonVermont: Charles E. HughesNew Hampshire: Woodrow WilsonMassachusetts: Charles E. HughesRhode Island: Charles E. HughesConnecticut: Charles E. HughesNew Jersey: Charles E. HughesDelaware: Charles E. HughesMaryland: Woodrow WilsonDistrict of Columbia
Every state, 1916
StateCharles E. HughesWoodrow WilsonGap (pts)EV
Alabama 21.9% 75.6% 12 -53.7 12
Arizona 35.4% 57.2% 3 -21.8 3
Arkansas 28.0% 66.6% 9 -38.6 9
California 46.3% 46.6% 13 -0.3 13
Colorado 34.8% 60.5% 6 -25.7 6
Connecticut 49.8% 7 46.7% 3.1 7
Delaware 50.2% 3 47.8% 2.4 3
Florida 18.1% 69.3% 6 -51.2 6
Georgia 7.1% 79.3% 14 -72.2 14
Idaho 41.1% 52.0% 4 -10.9 4
Illinois 52.6% 29 43.3% 9.3 29
Indiana 47.4% 15 46.5% 0.9 15
Iowa 54.1% 13 42.7% 11.4 13
Kansas 44.1% 49.9% 10 -5.8 10
Kentucky 46.5% 51.9% 13 -5.4 13
Louisiana 7.0% 85.9% 10 -78.9 10
Maine 51.0% 6 47.0% 4.0 6
Maryland 44.8% 52.8% 8 -8.0 8
Massachusetts 50.5% 18 46.6% 3.9 18
Michigan 52.2% 15 43.9% 8.3 15
Minnesota 46.3% 12 46.2% 0.1 12
Mississippi 4.9% 92.8% 10 -87.9 10
Missouri 46.9% 50.6% 18 -3.7 18
Montana 37.6% 56.8% 4 -19.2 4
Nebraska 41.0% 55.3% 8 -14.3 8
Nevada 36.4% 53.4% 3 -17.0 3
New Hampshire 49.1% 49.1% 4 0.0 4
New Jersey 54.4% 14 42.7% 11.7 14
New Mexico 46.5% 50.4% 3 -3.9 3
New York 51.5% 45 44.5% 7.0 45
North Carolina 41.7% 58.1% 12 -16.4 12
North Dakota 46.3% 47.8% 5 -1.5 5
Ohio 44.2% 51.9% 24 -7.7 24
Oklahoma 33.3% 50.7% 10 -17.4 10
Oregon 48.5% 5 45.9% 2.6 5
Pennsylvania 54.3% 38 40.2% 14.1 38
Rhode Island 51.1% 5 46.0% 5.1 5
South Carolina 2.4% 96.7% 9 -94.3 9
South Dakota 49.8% 5 45.9% 3.9 5
Tennessee 42.7% 56.3% 12 -13.6 12
Texas 17.5% 76.9% 20 -59.4 20
Utah 37.8% 58.8% 4 -21.0 4
Vermont 62.4% 4 35.2% 27.2 4
Virginia 32.1% 66.8% 12 -34.7 12
Washington 43.9% 48.1% 7 -4.2 7
West Virginia 49.4% 7 48.5% 1 0.9 8
Wisconsin 49.4% 13 42.8% 6.6 13
Wyoming 41.8% 54.7% 3 -12.9 3

Questions and answers

Who won between Charles E. Hughes and Woodrow Wilson in 1916?

Woodrow Wilson won the presidency. Electoral votes: Charles E. Hughes 254, Woodrow Wilson 277. Popular vote: Charles E. Hughes 46.1%, Woodrow Wilson 49.2%.

How many states did Charles E. Hughes and Woodrow Wilson each win in 1916?

Charles E. Hughes carried 18 and Woodrow Wilson carried 30.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data