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 ProgressiveTheodore 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 S. Hancock in 1880, and the first to win Hubbard County since Grover Cleveland in 1888.[2]
As of the 2020 presidential election,[update] 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.
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.
^ abMenendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 228-231 ISBN0786422173
^"Presidential Preference Primary" (PDF). Retrieved August 15, 2022.
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^Minnesota Office of the Secretary of State Elections; ‘Abstract of Votes Polled for President by Counties, 1916’; The Legislative Manual for the State of Minnesota 1917 pp. 508-509
^Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 234-241 ISBN9780804716963
January 01, 1970
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Main article 1916 United States presidential election 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 1916 United States presidential election in Minnesota 1912 November 7 1916 1920 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 vote 12 0 0 Popular vote 179 544 179 152 20 117 Percentage 46 35 46 25 5 19 County Results Hughes 40 50 50 60 60 70 Wilson 30 40 40 50 50 60 President before election Woodrow Wilson Democratic Elected President Woodrow Wilson Democratic 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 S Hancock in 1880 and the first to win Hubbard County since Grover Cleveland in 1888 2 As of the 2020 presidential election update 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 Contents 1 Primary elections 1 1 Republican primary 1 2 Democratic primary 1 3 Prohibition primary 2 Results 2 1 Results by county 3 See also 4 ReferencesPrimary elections editRepublican primary edit 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 Candidate Votes Albert B Cummins 54 214 76 77 Henry D Estabrook 12 693 17 97 Wm Grant Webster 3 710 5 25 Total 70 617 100 0 Democratic primary edit 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 Candidate Votes Woodrow Wilson 45 136 100 00 Total 45 136 100 0 Prohibition primary edit 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 Candidate Votes William Sulzer 3 334 57 49 Eugene N Foss 2 465 42 51 Total 5 799 100 0Results edit1916 United States presidential election in Minnesota 6 Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Republican Charles Evans Hughes 179 544 46 35 12 Democratic Woodrow Wilson 179 152 46 25 0 Socialist Allan L Benson 20 117 5 19 0 Prohibition Frank Hanly 7 793 2 01 0 Socialist Labor Arthur E Reimer 468 0 12 0 Progressive No candidate 290 0 07 0 Totals 387 364 100 00 12 Results by county edit County Charles Evans HughesRepublican Thomas Woodrow WilsonDemocratic Allan Louis Benson 7 Socialist Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast 8 Aitkin 1 122 46 23 877 36 14 385 15 59 43 1 77 245 10 09 2 427 Anoka 1 262 48 95 1 171 45 42 77 2 91 68 2 64 91 3 53 2 578 Becker 1 761 50 44 1 453 41 62 181 5 05 96 2 75 308 8 82 3 491 Beltrami 1 331 33 04 1 912 47 47 716 17 48 69 1 71 581 14 42 4 028 Benton 1 020 49 09 945 45 48 81 3 84 32 1 54 75 3 61 2 078 Big Stone 810 44 88 869 48 14 77 4 15 49 2 71 59 3 27 1 805 Blue Earth 2 864 53 96 2 211 41 65 95 1 74 138 2 60 653 12 30 5 308 Brown 2 078 59 68 1 101 31 62 252 7 13 51 1 46 977 28 06 3 482 Carlton 1 096 40 18 1 115 40 87 425 15 07 92 3 37 19 0 70 2 728 Carver 1 950 65 57 960 32 28 34 1 13 30 1 01 990 33 29 2 974 Cass 982 38 21 1 260 49 03 281 10 74 47 1 83 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87 24 1 31 40 2 23 156 8 70 1 794 Swift 1 335 50 21 1 181 44 42 85 3 13 58 2 18 154 5 79 2 659 Todd 1 919 44 50 1 922 44 57 339 7 63 132 3 06 3 0 07 4 312 Traverse 774 48 71 779 49 02 27 1 69 9 0 57 5 0 31 1 589 Wabasha 1 787 53 11 1 449 43 06 41 1 19 88 2 62 338 10 04 3 365 Wadena 938 54 31 651 37 70 116 6 63 22 1 27 287 16 62 1 727 Waseca 1 522 54 11 1 178 41 88 47 1 63 66 2 35 344 12 23 2 813 Washington 2 167 53 55 1 610 39 78 149 3 57 121 2 99 557 13 76 4 047 Watonwan 1 300 59 94 801 36 93 30 1 36 38 1 75 499 23 01 2 169 Wilkin 690 44 20 808 51 76 42 2 65 21 1 35 118 7 56 1 561 Winona 2 916 47 94 2 907 47 80 133 2 14 126 2 07 9 0 15 6 082 Wright 2 683 52 24 2 262 44 04 87 1 66 104 2 02 421 8 20 5 136 Yellow Medicine 1 501 50 08 1 238 41 31 149 4 80 109 3 64 263 8 78 2 997 Totals 179 544 46 35 179 152 46 25 20 117 5 08 8 551 2 21 392 0 10 387 364See also editUnited States presidential elections in MinnesotaReferences edit Minnesota Counting the Votes a b Menendez Albert J The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States 1868 2004 pp 228 231 ISBN 0786422173 Presidential Preference Primary PDF Retrieved August 15 2022 Presidential Preference Primary PDF Retrieved August 15 2022 Presidential Preference Primary PDF Retrieved August 15 2022 1916 Presidential Election Results 1916 Dave Leip s U S Election Atlas Retrieved October 6 2016 Minnesota Office of the Secretary of State Elections Abstract of Votes Polled for President by Counties 1916 The Legislative Manual for the State of Minnesota 1917 pp 508 509 Robinson Edgar Eugene The Presidential Vote 1896 1932 pp 234 241 ISBN 9780804716963 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1916 United States presidential election in Minnesota amp oldid 1216158888, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
