Washington had been a one-party Republican bastion for twenty years before this election.[1] Democratic representation in the Washington legislature would during this period at times be countable on one hand,[2] and neither Alton B. Parker nor William Jennings Bryan in his third presidential run carried even one county in the state. Republican primaries had taken over as the chief mode of political competition when introduced in the late 1900s.[3]
However, a powerful "peace vote" in the Western states[4] due to opposition to participation in World War I, and the transfer of a considerable part of the substantial vote for Eugene Debs from the previous election to Wilson owing to such Progressive reforms as the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments[5] allowed Woodrow Wilson to carry the Evergreen State by a 4.25 percentage point margin. In doing this, Wilson was the first ever Democratic victor in the Western Washington Puget Sound counties of Island, San Juan and Kitsap,[6] and the only Democrat between 1904 and 1924 to carry any Washington county in a two-way presidential race.
^Murray, Keith; ‘Issues and Personalities of Pacific Northwest Politics, 1889-1950’, The Pacific Northwest Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3 (July 1950), pp. 213-233
^Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 47 ISBN0786422173
^Sarasohn, David; 'The Election of 1916: Realigning the Rockies', Western Historical Quarterly, Vol. 11, No. 3 (July 1980), pp. 285-305
^Menendez, The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, p. 332
^"1916 Presidential General Election Results – Washington". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
^Washington Secretary of State Elections; Abstract of Votes Polled in the State of Washington at the General Election Held November 7, 1916
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Main article 1916 United States presidential election The 1916 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 2 1920 as part of the 1916 United States presidential election in which all contemporary 48 states participated Voters chose seven electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting Democratic incumbents Woodrow Wilson Thomas R Marshall against Republican challengers Associate Justice Charles Evans Hughes and his running mate former Vice President Charles W Fairbanks 1916 United States presidential election in Washington state 1912 November 7 1916 1920 Nominee Woodrow Wilson Charles Evans Hughes Allan L BensonParty Democratic Republican SocialistHome state New Jersey New York New YorkRunning mate Thomas R Marshall Charles W Fairbanks George Ross KirkpatrickElectoral vote 7 0 0Popular vote 183 388 167 208 22 800Percentage 48 13 43 89 5 98 County Results Wilson 40 50 50 60 Hughes 40 50 50 60 President before electionWoodrow WilsonDemocratic Elected President Woodrow WilsonDemocraticWashington had been a one party Republican bastion for twenty years before this election 1 Democratic representation in the Washington legislature would during this period at times be countable on one hand 2 and neither Alton B Parker nor William Jennings Bryan in his third presidential run carried even one county in the state Republican primaries had taken over as the chief mode of political competition when introduced in the late 1900s 3 However a powerful peace vote in the Western states 4 due to opposition to participation in World War I and the transfer of a considerable part of the substantial vote for Eugene Debs from the previous election to Wilson owing to such Progressive reforms as the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments 5 allowed Woodrow Wilson to carry the Evergreen State by a 4 25 percentage point margin In doing this Wilson was the first ever Democratic victor in the Western Washington Puget Sound counties of Island San Juan and Kitsap 6 and the only Democrat between 1904 and 1924 to carry any Washington county in a two way presidential race Contents 1 Results 1 1 Results by county 2 See also 3 Notes 4 ReferencesResults editPresidential Candidate Running Mate Party Electoral Vote EV Popular Vote PV 7 Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey Thomas R Marshall Democratic 7 183 388 48 13 Charles Evans Hughes Charles W Fairbanks Republican 0 167 208 43 89 Allan L Benson George Ross Kirkpatrick Socialist 0 22 800 5 98 James Hanly Ira Landrith Prohibition 0 6 868 1 80 Arthur E Reimer Caleb Harrison Socialist Labor 0 730 0 19 Results by county edit County Thomas Woodrow WilsonDemocratic Charles Evans HughesRepublican Allan Louis BensonSocialist Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast 8 Adams 1 294 48 41 1 237 46 28 112 4 19 30 1 12 57 2 13 2 673Asotin 1 136 48 59 1 004 42 94 117 5 00 81 3 46 132 5 65 2 338Benton 1 351 42 03 1 460 45 43 342 10 64 61 1 90 109 3 39 3 214Chelan 2 747 43 46 3 011 47 63 405 6 41 158 2 50 264 4 18 6 321Clallam 1 339 41 06 1 475 45 23 418 12 82 29 0 89 136 4 17 3 261Clark 3 728 41 28 4 419 48 93 677 7 50 208 2 30 691 7 65 9 032Columbia 1 164 47 57 1 148 46 91 108 4 41 27 1 10 16 0 65 2 447Cowlitz 1 282 33 44 2 113 55 11 378 9 86 61 1 59 831 21 67 3 834Douglas 1 916 59 52 1 125 34 95 148 4 60 30 0 93 791 24 57 3 219Ferry 913 52 99 581 33 72 221 12 83 8 0 46 332 19 27 1 723Franklin 1 110 57 93 671 35 02 109 5 69 26 1 36 439 22 91 1 916Garfield 728 45 02 845 52 26 32 1 98 12 0 74 117 7 24 1 617Grant 1 563 51 58 1 205 39 77 221 7 29 41 1 35 358 11 82 3 030Grays Harbor 4 992 44 04 5 024 44 32 1 209 10 67 111 0 98 32 0 28 11 336Island 855 46 34 804 43 58 170 9 21 16 0 87 51 2 76 1 845Jefferson 861 40 77 1 094 51 80 134 6 34 23 1 09 233 11 03 2 112King 52 362 54 71 38 959 40 71 3 193 3 34 1 194 1 25 13 403 14 00 95 708Kitsap 3 479 49 89 2 638 37 83 751 10 77 106 1 52 841 12 06 6 974Kittitas 2 609 49 40 2 310 43 74 262 4 96 100 1 89 299 5 66 5 281Klickitat 1 478 45 35 1 570 48 17 186 5 71 25 0 77 92 2 82 3 259Lewis 4 318 40 73 5 186 48 92 845 7 97 252 2 38 868 8 19 10 601Lincoln 2 827 51 67 2 356 43 06 221 4 04 67 1 22 471 8 61 5 471Mason 779 45 19 764 44 32 162 9 40 19 1 10 15 0 87 1 724Okanogan 2 924 54 82 1 896 35 55 474 8 89 40 0 75 1 028 19 27 5 334Pacific 1 537 34 02 2 688 59 50 257 5 69 36 0 80 1 151 25 48 4 518Pend Oreille 1 080 50 94 916 43 21 111 5 24 13 0 61 164 7 74 2 120Pierce 18 940 48 85 16 780 43 28 1 894 4 89 1 156 2 98 2 160 5 57 38 770San Juan 669 47 96 591 42 37 122 8 75 13 0 93 78 5 59 1 395Skagit 4 936 47 88 4 142 40 17 951 9 22 281 2 73 794 7 70 10 310Skamania 451 46 07 489 49 95 34 3 47 5 0 51 38 3 88 979Snohomish 8 390 41 52 8 625 42 68 2 543 12 58 649 3 21 235 1 16 20 207Spokane 21 339 49 49 19 503 45 23 1 321 3 06 957 2 22 1 836 4 26 43 120Stevens 3 184 47 84 2 684 40 32 678 10 19 110 1 65 500 7 51 6 656Thurston 2 658 39 39 3 223 47 76 624 9 25 243 3 60 565 8 37 6 748Wahkiakum 340 36 13 490 52 07 103 10 95 8 0 85 150 15 94 941Walla Walla 4 456 48 29 4 429 48 00 218 2 36 124 1 34 27 0 29 9 227Whatcom 5 629 35 53 7 632 48 18 2 075 13 10 506 3 19 2 003 12 64 15 842Whitman 5 888 52 33 4 933 43 84 239 2 12 191 1 70 955 8 49 11 251Yakima 6 136 41 91 7 188 49 10 735 5 02 581 3 97 1 052 7 19 14 640Totals 183 388 48 13 167 208 43 89 22 800 5 98 7 598 1 99 16 180 4 25 380 994See also editUnited States presidential elections in Washington state Notes editReferences edit Burnham Walter Dean The System of 1896 in Kleppner Paul editor The Evolution of American Electoral Systems pp 176 179 ISBN 0313213798 Schattschneider Elmer Eric The Semisovereign People A Realist s View of Democracy in America pp 76 84 ISBN 0030133661 Murray Keith Issues and Personalities of Pacific Northwest Politics 1889 1950 The Pacific Northwest Quarterly vol 41 no 3 July 1950 pp 213 233 Menendez Albert J The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States 1868 2004 p 47 ISBN 0786422173 Sarasohn David The Election of 1916 Realigning the Rockies Western Historical Quarterly Vol 11 No 3 July 1980 pp 285 305 Menendez The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States p 332 1916 Presidential General Election Results Washington Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Retrieved November 7 2019 Washington Secretary of State Elections Abstract of Votes Polled in the State of Washington at the General Election Held November 7 1916 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1916 United States presidential election in Washington state amp oldid 1173751708, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
