1916 United States presidential election in Mississippi
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County Results Wilson 70-80% 80-90% 90-100%
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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. 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
Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
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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 |
References
- ^ The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Centennial Edition 1917. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company. pp. 488–489.