1916 United States presidential election in Mississippi

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1916 United States presidential election in Mississippi

November 7, 1916

Nominee Woodrow Wilson Charles Evans Hughes Party Democratic Republican Home state New Jersey New York Running mate Thomas R. Marshall Charles W. Fairbanks Electoral vote 10 Popular vote 80,422 4,253 Percentage 92.78% 4.91%

County Results Wilson   70-80%   80-90%   90-100%

President before election Woodrow Wilson Democratic Elected President Woodrow Wilson Democratic

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. In Mississippi, voters voted for electors individually instead of as a slate, as in the other states.

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

General election results

Party		Pledged to	Elector	Votes
	Democratic Party	Woodrow Wilson	W. A. Henry	80,422
	Democratic Party	Woodrow Wilson	E. C. Sharp	80,363
	Democratic Party	Woodrow Wilson	J. L. Byrd	80,354
	Democratic Party	Woodrow Wilson	James McClure	80,294
	Democratic Party	Woodrow Wilson	S. Joe Owen	80,226
	Democratic Party	Woodrow Wilson	James R. McDowell	80,194
	Democratic Party	Woodrow Wilson	Hugh M. Badley	80,172
	Democratic Party	Woodrow Wilson	J. D. Donald	80,168
	Democratic Party	Woodrow Wilson	J. D. Jones	80,112
	Democratic Party	Woodrow Wilson	Rogert Montgomery	80,058
	Republican Party	Charles Evans Hughes	S. S. Matthews	4,253
	Republican Party	Charles Evans Hughes	J. A. Toler	4,224
	Republican Party	Charles Evans Hughes	Percy A. Matthews	4,199
	Republican Party	Charles Evans Hughes	L. R. Collins	4,197
	Republican Party	Charles Evans Hughes	H. E. Fitts	4,196
	Republican Party	Charles Evans Hughes	C. H. Thomas	4,187
	Republican Party	Charles Evans Hughes	Lamar Callicott	4,158
	Republican Party	Charles Evans Hughes	J. Jay White	4,151
	Republican Party	Charles Evans Hughes	S. T. Walls	4,146
	Socialist Party of America	Allan Louis Benson	G. W. Powell	1,484
	Socialist Party of America	Allan Louis Benson	E. F. Millar	1,482
	Socialist Party of America	Allan Louis Benson	D. R. Hearne	1,469
	Socialist Party of America	Allan Louis Benson	R. B. Edwards	1,456
	Socialist Party of America	Allan Louis Benson	W. C. Kennedy	1,452
	Socialist Party of America	Allan Louis Benson	A. H. Lampe	1,440
	Socialist Party of America	Allan Louis Benson	J. B. Praytor	1,428
	Socialist Party of America	Allan Louis Benson	E. E. Champion	1,426
	Socialist Party of America	Allan Louis Benson	J. C. Shankle	1,424
	Socialist Party of America	Allan Louis Benson	V. L. Egger	1,419
	Progressive Party	Unpledged	J. H. Cook	520
	Progressive Party	Unpledged	T. W. Collins	502
	Progressive Party	Unpledged	B. F. Fridge	498
	Progressive Party	Unpledged	J. M. Moore	485
	Progressive Party	Unpledged	M. S. McLean	480
	Progressive Party	Unpledged	S. S. Coleman	479
	Progressive Party	Unpledged	P. C. Lewis	478
	Progressive Party	Unpledged	J. M. Wingo	474
	Progressive Party	Unpledged	A. V. Hiler	451
	Progressive Party	Unpledged	G. H. Sager	437
Total votes				86,679

See also

• United States presidential elections in Mississippi