1916 Democratic Party presidential primaries

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1916 Democratic Party presidential primaries
← 1912 March 7 to June 6, 1916 1920 →
 
Nominee Woodrow Wilson
Home state New Jersey
Contests won 21
Popular vote 1,202,492[1]
Percentage 98.66%
     Wilson
First place by popular vote
Previous Democratic nominee

Woodrow Wilson

 Democratic nominee

Woodrow Wilson

From March 7 to June 6, 1916, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1916 United States presidential election.[2] Incumbent President Woodrow Wilson was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1916 Democratic National Convention held from June 14 to June 16, 1916, in St. Louis, Missouri.

Results

1916 Democratic primary results by county popular vote[a]
  Wilson
  •   Wilson—50–60%
  •   Wilson—60–70%
  •   Wilson—70–80%
  •   Wilson—90–90%
  •   Wilson—90–100%
State Date Woodrow Wilson Robert G. Ross Scattering
Indiana[3] March 7 160,423
(100.0%)
Minnesota[4] March 14 45,136
(100.0%)
New Hampshire[5] March 14 5,684
(100.0%)
North Dakota[6] March 21 45,136
(100%)
Michigan[7] April 3 84,972
(99.77%)		 199
(0.23%)[b]
New York[8] April 4 112,538
(100.0%)
Wisconsin[9] April 4 109,462
(99.79%)		 231
(0.21%)[c]
Illinois[10] April 11 136,839
(99.84%)		 219
(0.16%)[d]
Nebraska[11] April 18 69,506
(87.71%)		 9,417
(11.88%)		 327
(0.16%)[e]
Montana[12] April 21 17,960
(99.29%)		 129
(0.71%)[f]
Iowa[13] April 25 31,447
(97.83%)		 698
(2.17%)[g]
Massachusetts[14] April 25 20,209
(100.0%)
New Jersey[15] April 25 82,668
(97.16%)		 63
(2.84%)[h]
Ohio[16] April 25 25,407
(99.75%)		 2,416
(0.25%)[i]
California[17] May 2 75,788
(100.0%)
Vermont[18] May 16 3,711
(99.38%)		 23
(0.62%)[j]
Pennsylvania[19] May 16 142,022
(98.72%)		 1,840
(0.62%)[k]
Oregon[20] May 23 27,898
(100.0%)
South Dakota[21] May 19 10,341
(100.0%)
North Carolina[22] June 3 33,532
(99.94%)		 19
(0.62%)[l]
West Virginia[23] June 6 30,000~
(95.24%)		 1,500~
(4.76%)[m]
Legend:   1st place
(popular vote)		 2nd place
(popular vote)		 3rd place
(popular vote)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Those states with no recorded county results are shaded by their total popular vote percentage.
  2. ↑ 124 ballots were cast for William Jennings Bryan, 55 for Henry Ford, and 20 for Theodore Roosevelt
  3. ↑ The people these votes are for is unknown.
  4. ↑ 173 ballots were cast for Champ Clark, 33 for William Jennings Bryan, and 13 for others.
  5. ↑ It is unknown who 290 ballots were cast for, but 37 were for William Jennings Bryan.
  6. ↑ 88 ballots were cast for William Jennings Bryan, 41 for Champ Clark.
  7. ↑ 363 ballots were for Champ Clark, 149 for William Jennings Bryan, and 186 unknown votes.
  8. ↑ 27 ballots were cast for Henry Ford, 10 for William Jennings Bryan, and the rest are unclear.
  9. ↑ 1,621 ballots were cast for Henry Ford, 621 for Champ Clark, 115 for William Jennings Bryan, 31 for Judson Harmon, 27 for James E. Campbell and 1 unknown vote.
  10. ↑ All were cast for Champ Clark
  11. ↑ 1,581 ballots were cast for Henry Ford, 49 for Theodore Roosevelt, 12 for William Jennings Bryan, and 198 for unknown candidates.
  12. ↑ 5 ballots were for William Jennings Bryan, 4 were for Champ Clark, 1 for Robert B. Glenn, and 9 unknown votes.
  13. ↑ The total vote count for West Virginia is not fully known and had to be estimated from what is known.

References

  1. ↑ "US President - D Primaries". ourcampaigns. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  2. ↑ Kalb, Deborah (February 19, 2016). Guide to U.S. Elections - Google Books. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  3. ↑ "IN US President - D Primary". ourcampaigns. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  4. ↑ "MN US President - D Primary". ourcampaigns. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  5. ↑ "NH US President - D Primary". ourcampaigns. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  6. ↑ "ND US President - D Primary". ourcampaigns. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  7. ↑ "ND US President - D Primary". ourcampaigns. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  8. ↑ "NY US President - D Primary". ourcampaigns. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  9. ↑ "WI US President - D Primary". ourcampaigns. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  10. ↑ "IL US President - D Primary". ourcampaigns. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  11. ↑ "NE US President - D Primary". ourcampaigns. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  12. ↑ "MT US President - D Primary". ourcampaigns. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  13. ↑ "IA US President - D Primary". ourcampaigns. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  14. ↑ "MA US President - D Primary". ourcampaigns. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  15. ↑ "NJ US President - D Primary". ourcampaigns. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  16. ↑ "OH US President - D Primary". ourcampaigns. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  17. ↑ "CA US President - D Primary". ourcampaigns. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  18. ↑ "VT US President - D Primary". ourcampaigns. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  19. ↑ "PN US President - D Primary". ourcampaigns. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  20. ↑ "OR US President - D Primary". ourcampaigns. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  21. ↑ "SD US President - D Primary". ourcampaigns. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  22. ↑ "NC US President - D Primary". ourcampaigns. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  23. ↑ "WV US President - D Primary". ourcampaigns. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
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