Election in Maine
Main article: 1916 United States presidential election
1916 United States presidential election in Maine
Nominee
Charles Evans Hughes
Woodrow Wilson
Party
Republican
Democratic
Home state
New York
New Jersey
Running mate
Charles W. Fairbanks
Thomas R. Marshall
Electoral vote
6
0
Popular vote
69,508
64,033
Percentage
50.99%
46.97%
County Results
Hughes
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
Wilson
40-50%
50-60%
President before election
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic
Elected President
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic
The 1916 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 7, 1916, as part of the 1916 United States presidential election , which was held throughout all the contemporary 48 states. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Maine 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 Maine by a narrow margin of 4.02%. Nevertheless, Wilson won the election nationally by a narrow margin of 23 electoral votes.
Results [ ]
1916 United States presidential election in Maine[1]
Party
Candidate
Running mate
Popular vote
Electoral vote
Count
%
Count
%
Republican
Charles Evans Hughes of New York
Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indiana
69,508
50.99%
6
100.00%
Democratic
Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey
Thomas Riley Marshall of Indiana
64,033
46.97%
0
0.00%
Socialist
Allan Louis Benson of New York
George Ross Kirkpatrick of New Jersey
2,177
1.60%
0
0.00%
Prohibition
James Franklin Hanly of Indiana
Ira Landrith of Tennessee
596
0.44%
0
0.00%
Total
136,314
100.00%
6
100.00%
Results by county [ ]
County
Charles Evans Hughes
Republican
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
Total votes cast[2]
#
%
#
%
#
%
Androscoggin
4,496
43.71%
5,464
53.12%
326
3.17%
10,286
Aroostook
5,770
69.58%
2,425
29.24%
98
1.18%
8,293
Cumberland
11,768
53.59%
9,795
44.60%
398
1.81%
21,961
Franklin
1,988
49.89%
1,908
47.88%
89
2.23%
3,985
Hancock
3,192
48.14%
3,303
49.81%
136
2.05%
6,631
Kennebec
6,731
53.71%
5,527
44.11%
273
2.18%
12,531
Knox
2,211
37.82%
3,434
58.74%
201
3.44%
5,846
Lincoln
1,781
49.97%
1,718
48.20%
65
1.82%
3,564
Oxford
4,026
51.73%
3,625
46.58%
131
1.68%
7,782
Penobscot
7,324
49.41%
7,294
49.21%
205
1.38%
14,823
Piscataquis
2,142
54.16%
1,763
44.58%
50
1.26%
3,955
Sagadahoc
1,828
49.01%
1,791
48.02%
111
2.98%
3,730
Somerset
3,567
51.24%
3,134
45.02%
260
3.74%
6,961
Waldo
2,418
47.58%
2,539
49.96%
125
2.46%
5,082
Washington
3,891
52.24%
3,459
46.44%
99
1.33%
7,449
York
6,375
47.45%
6,854
51.02%
206
1.53%
13,435
Totals
69,508
50.99%
64,033
46.97%
2,773
2.03%
136,314
See also [ ]
United States presidential elections in Maine
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