President / Vice President, 1916 Election

General

Date: November 7, 1916
Cycle: 1916
Office: President / Vice President
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Running mate Party Votes Percent Margin
Charles Evans Hughes Man Charles Fairbanks (Man) Republican 179,544 46.35 +0.10
Woodrow Wilson Incumbent Man Thomas Marshall (Man) Incumbent Democrat 179,152 46.25
Allan Benson Man George Kirkpatrick (Man) Socialist 20,117 5.19
J. Frank Hanly Man Ira Landrith (Man) Prohibition 7,793 2.01
Arthur Reimer Man Caleb Harrison (Man) Industrial Labor 468 0.12
Edward Meier Man John Parker (Man) Progressive 290 0.07

Hughes and Fairbanks each received Minnesota's 12 Electoral College votes. Wilson nearly became the first Democratic presidential nominee to carry Minnesota in what would go down as the closest presidential race in state history. Only New Hampshire served up a more competitive race this cycle (0.06 points). This marked the first time Minnesota did not back the winning presidential ticket in back-to-back cycles (Teddy Roosevelt/Hiram Johnson, 1912).

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1917 (p. 509).