1916 United States presidential election in Mississippi
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The 1916 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 7, 1916, as part of the 1916 United States Presidential Election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Mississippi was won by the Democratic nominees, incumbent Democratic President Woodrow Wilson and Vice President Thomas R. Marshall. They defeated Republican nominee, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes of New York, and his running mate Senator Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana.
Wilson won Mississippi by a landslide margin of 87.87%.
Results[]
United States presidential election in Mississippi, 1916[1] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Democratic | Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey | Thomas Riley Marshall of Indiana | 80,422 | 92.78% | 10 | 100.00% | ||
Republican | Charles Evans Hughes of New York | Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indiana | 4,253 | 4.91% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Socialist | Allan Louis Benson of New York | George Ross Kirkpatrick of New Jersey | 1,484 | 1.71% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Progressive | No candidate of N/A | No candidate of N/A | 520 | 0.60% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 86,679 | 100.00% | 10 | 100.00% |
References[]
- ^ "1916 Presidential General Election Results - Mississippi". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
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- 1916 United States presidential election by state
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