President / Vice President, 1916 Election

Primary Democrat

Date: March 16, 1916
Cycle: 1916
Office: President / Vice President
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Woodrow Wilson Incumbent Man Democrat 45,136 100.00 +100.00

The 1916 cycle was the first in which Minnesota hosted a statewide presidential primary. Voters had to "declare the name of the party with which he intends to affiliate in the coming general election" in order to receive a ballot. The presidential primary law was repealed in March 1917 and would not return until 1952.

Related Reports

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1917 (p. 189).