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1916 Democratic Party presidential primaries
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1916 Democratic Party presidential primaries United States 1912 primary no 1912 Democratic Party presidential primaries 1912 1920 Democratic Party presidential primaries 1920 March 7 to June 6, 1916 x180px Woodrow Wilson Portrait 1908-1910 (3x4 cropped).jpg Woodrow Wilson New Jersey 21 1,202,492US President - D Primaries https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=55165 April 2, 2025 ourcampaigns 98.66% ff9955 1916_Democratic_presidential_primaries.svg 350 #ff9955 WilsonFirst place by popular vote Democratic nominee Woodrow Wilson 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.https://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA397 Guide to U.S. Elections - Google Books 2016-02-19 9781483380353 2016-02-19 Kalb Deborah 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
x250px|thumb|right|1916 Democratic primary results by county popular voteThose states with no recorded county results are shaded by their total popular vote percentage. #ff9955 Wilson #FF9955 Wilson—50–60% #FF7F2A Wilson—60–70% #FF6600 Wilson—70–80% #D45500 Wilson—90–90% #AA4400 Wilson—90–100%
+ State Date Woodrow Wilson Robert G. Ross Scattering IndianaIN US President - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=34772 April 2, 2025 ourcampaigns March 7160,423(100.0%) MinnesotaMN US President - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=34775 April 2, 2025 ourcampaigns March 1445,136(100.0%) New HampshireNH US President - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=34779 April 2, 2025 ourcampaigns March 145,684(100.0%) North DakotaND US President - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=34782 April 2, 2025 ourcampaigns March 2145,136(100%) MichiganND US President - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=34785 April 2, 2025 ourcampaigns April 384,972(99.77%) 199(0.23%)124 ballots were cast for William Jennings Bryan, 55 for Henry Ford, and 20 for Theodore Roosevelt Michigan New YorkNY US President - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=34787 April 2, 2025 ourcampaigns April 4112,538(100.0%) WisconsinWI US President - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=34789 April 2, 2025 ourcampaigns April 4109,462(99.79%) 231(0.21%)The people these votes are for is unknown. Wisconsin IllinoisIL US President - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=34791 April 2, 2025 ourcampaigns April 11136,839 (99.84%) 219(0.16%)173 ballots were cast for Champ Clark, 33 for William Jennings Bryan, and 13 for others. Illinois NebraskaNE US President - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=34793 April 2, 2025 ourcampaigns April 1869,506(87.71%)9,417(11.88%)327(0.16%)It is unknown who 290 ballots were cast for, but 37 were for William Jennings Bryan. Nebraska MontanaMT US President - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=34795 April 2, 2025 ourcampaigns April 2117,960(99.29%) 129(0.71%)88 ballots were cast for William Jennings Bryan, 41 for Champ Clark. Montana IowaIA US President - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=34796 April 2, 2025 ourcampaigns April 2531,447(97.83%) 698(2.17%)363 ballots were for Champ Clark, 149 for William Jennings Bryan, and 186 unknown votes. Iowa MassachusettsMA US President - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=34799 April 2, 2025 ourcampaigns April 2520,209(100.0%) New JerseyNJ US President - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=34801 April 2, 2025 ourcampaigns April 2582,668(97.16%) 63(2.84%)27 ballots were cast for Henry Ford, 10 for William Jennings Bryan, and the rest are unclear. New Jersey OhioOH US President - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=34803 April 2, 2025 ourcampaigns April 2525,407(99.75%) 2,416(0.25%)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. Ohio CaliforniaCA US President - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=34805 April 2, 2025 ourcampaigns May 275,788(100.0%) VermontVT US President - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=34809 April 2, 2025 ourcampaigns May 163,711(99.38%) 23(0.62%)All were cast for Champ Clark Vermont PennsylvaniaPN US President - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=34782 April 2, 2025 ourcampaigns May 16142,022(98.72%) 1,840(0.62%)1,581 ballots were cast for Henry Ford, 49 for Theodore Roosevelt, 12 for William Jennings Bryan, and 198 for unknown candidates. Pennsylvania OregonOR US President - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=34807 April 2, 2025 ourcampaigns May 2327,898(100.0%) South DakotaSD US President - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=34813 April 2, 2025 ourcampaigns May 1910,341(100.0%) North CarolinaNC US President - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=115604 April 2, 2025 ourcampaigns June 333,532 (99.94%) 19(0.62%)5 ballots were for William Jennings Bryan, 4 were for Champ Clark, 1 for Robert B. Glenn, and 9 unknown votes. North Carolina West VirginiaWV US President - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=34815 April 2, 2025 ourcampaigns June 630,000~(95.24%) 1,500~(4.76%)The total vote count for West Virginia is not fully known and had to be estimated from what is known. West Virginia
Legend: 1st place(popular vote) 2nd place(popular vote) 3rd place(popular vote)
See also
1916 Republican Party presidential primaries
White primary
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