1916 United States presidential election in Kentucky

none June 2025 September 2023 1916 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1918 No Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) Woodrow Wilson New Jersey Thomas R. Marshall 13 269,990 51.91% Republican Party (United States) Charles Evans Hughes New York presidential Charles W. Fairbanks File:HUGHES, CHARLES E. HONORABLE LCCN2016857545 (restored) (3x4 crop).png 0 46.50% 241,854 November 7, 1916 President All 13 Kentucky votes to the Electoral College Thomas Woodrow Wilson, Harris & Ewing bw photo portrait, 1919 (cropped 3x4).jpg Democratic Party (United States) 1912 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1912 1920 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1920 x200px 380px 380px County results Wilson #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% Hughes #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Tie #d4c4dc <50% 1916 United States presidential election The 1916 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 7, 1916, as part of the 1916 United States presidential election. Voters chose thirteen representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Ever since the Civil War, Kentucky had been shaped politically by divisions created by that war between secessionist, Democratic counties and Unionist, Republican ones,Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 although the state as a whole leaned Democratic throughout this era and the GOP had carried the state only oncePhillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority, p. 350 978-0-691-16324-6 – by a very narrow margin in 1896Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Kentucky https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/compare.php?year=1916&fips=21&f=0&off=0&elect=0&type=state Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas when northern parts of the state were affected by hostility towards William Jennings Bryan, and state native John M. Palmer drew votes from the Democrats.Harrison Lowell Hayes A New History of Kentucky October 31, 2018 268 University Press of Kentucky 9780813176307 Unlike the other former Confederate states, Kentucky was not able to disfranchise its relatively small black population which had shrunk significantly in the late nineteenth century due to migration out of the South, in the 1900s,Klotter Jeames C. Kentucky: Portrait in Paradox, 1900-1950 196–197 0916968243 and this helped the Republicans carry the governorship in 1907 and narrowly fail to do so in 1915. Reunited after the 1912 debacle between William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt, the GOP under Charles Evans Hughes visited the state in September and thought it could win a substantial plurality.Make Railroad Bill a Republican Issue: Hughes Managers Are Canvassing Sentiment on Law Among Labor Men New York Times September 6, 1916 1 Wilson also visited Kentucky in September,20,000 Cheer Speech as Wilson Accepts: Formally Opens Campaign by Defending His Policies. Demands "Big America", Calls Republican Party "a Practical and Moral Failure" The Washington Post September 3, 1916 A1 though for a large part of the fall the Republicans continued to believe they possessed a chance of carrying Kentucky's thirteen electoral votes,Curtis Sumner Campaign Keyed High: Contest Becoming More Complex as It Progresses The Washington Post October 7, 1916 1 after another campaign tour with Theodore Roosevelt.Seven Roosevelt Speeches Pledged: Colonel Will Make Special Effort, with Mr. Hughes, in Kentucky New York Times October 10, 1916 24 However, by the second week of October, polls were suggesting that Wilson would comfortably carry Kentucky.Wilson Making Gains: Nation-wide Poll Shows Swing Toward the President The Washington Post October 8, 1916 8 By the end of the month, polls suggested that Wilson had five-eighths of the vote over Hughes,Wilson Retains Lead in Kentucky and Tennessee The New York Times October 29, 1916 16 which if maintained would have been the best Democratic performance in the state between 1872 and 1960. Ultimately, Wilson carried the state by 5.41 percent, an improvement of around three points on the narrow victories of Alton B. Parker and William Jennings Bryan in Kentucky's previous three two-party contests, although much less than the final polls. Had Hughes won Kentucky and it's 13 Electoral votes he would have won the presidency. Results Presidential CandidateRunning MatePartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV)Woodrow WilsonThomas R. MarshallDemocratic13https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1916&fips=21&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1916 Presidential General Election Results – Kentucky Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas269,99051.91%Charles Evans HughesCharles W. FairbanksRepublican0241,85446.50%Allan L. BensonGeorge Ross KirkpatrickSocialist04,7340.91%Frank HanlyIra LandrithProhibition03,0360.58%Arthur E. ReimerCaleb HarrisonSocialist Labor0333"notseparated" Totals for this candidate were not separated by county but only listed as a statewide total which is included in the statewide aggregate below.0.06%No candidate—Progressive0122"notseparated"0.02% Results by county 1916 United States presidential election in Kentucky by countyGéoelections http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1916.htm 1916 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)Géoelections http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1916bens.htm Popular Vote for Allan Louis Benson (.xlsx file for €15)CountyThomas Woodrow WilsonDemocraticCharles Evans HughesRepublicanAllan Louis BensonSocialistJames Franklin HanlyProhibitionMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%Adair1,67547.14%1,86352.43%10.03%140.39% -188 -5.29%3,553Allen1,64742.98%2,14756.03%40.10%340.89% -500 -13.05%3,832Anderson1,52158.21%1,06540.76%10.04%261.00%45617.45%2,613Ballard2,22274.02%69223.05%752.50%130.43%1,53050.97%3,002Barren3,37057.24%2,46241.81%230.39%330.56%90815.42%5,888Bath1,79656.48%1,36042.77%80.25%160.50%43613.71%3,180Bell1,37328.80%3,32169.67%541.13%190.40% -1,948 -40.86%4,767Boone2,00878.81%53120.84%00.00%90.35%1,47757.97%2,548Bourbon2,71555.18%2,16744.04%70.14%310.63%54811.14%4,920Boyd2,73847.68%2,88350.20%621.08%601.04% -145 -2.52%5,743Boyle2,05257.45%1,49441.83%30.08%230.64%55815.62%3,572Bracken1,67659.37%1,08238.33%471.66%180.64%59421.04%2,823Breathitt2,06756.23%1,58443.09%30.08%220.60%48313.14%3,676Breckinridge2,17245.35%2,54953.23%130.27%551.15% -377 -7.87%4,789Bullitt1,50864.39%82635.27%10.04%70.30%68229.12%2,342Butler1,15831.75%2,45667.34%100.27%230.63% -1,298 -35.59%3,647Caldwell1,60548.01%1,67250.01%491.47%170.51% -67 -2.00%3,343Calloway3,33473.88%1,02622.73%1352.99%180.40%2,30851.14%4,513Campbell7,29053.62%5,69641.90%5133.77%960.71%1,59411.72%13,595Carlisle1,64675.33%49422.61%331.51%120.55%1,15252.72%2,185Carroll1,75776.03%53523.15%10.04%180.78%1,22252.88%2,311Carter1,95440.55%2,81858.48%190.39%280.58% -864 -17.93%4,819Casey1,35240.49%1,94958.37%80.24%300.90% -597 -17.88%3,339Christian3,64443.71%4,59455.11%540.65%440.53% -950 -11.40%8,336Clark2,62059.71%1,73139.45%60.14%310.71%88920.26%4,388Clay82026.43%2,27173.21%50.16%60.19% -1,451 -46.78%3,102Clinton37922.93%1,26076.23%00.00%140.85% -881 -53.30%1,653Crittenden1,45544.20%1,79454.50%190.58%240.73% -339 -10.30%3,292Cumberland65331.67%1,39467.60%00.00%150.73% -741 -35.94%2,062Daviess5,39656.37%4,07842.60%290.30%700.73%1,31813.77%9,573Edmonson93540.74%1,33958.34%70.31%140.61% -404 -17.60%2,295Elliott1,15168.23%52531.12%10.06%100.59%62637.11%1,687Estill1,18043.30%1,52455.93%00.00%210.77% -344 -12.62%2,725Fayette6,34853.30%5,47245.95%190.16%700.59%8767.36%11,909Fleming2,24054.41%1,83644.60%10.02%400.97%4049.81%4,117Floyd2,21754.53%1,82344.84%160.39%100.25%3949.69%4,066Franklin3,34569.67%1,42629.70%120.25%180.37%1,91939.97%4,801Fulton2,20073.53%74724.97%170.57%280.94%1,45348.56%2,992Gallatin1,06078.69%28321.01%00.00%40.30%77757.68%1,347Garrard1,37545.42%1,62853.78%40.13%200.66% -253 -8.36%3,027Grant1,84162.24%1,07836.44%30.10%361.22%76325.79%2,958Graves5,19771.44%1,93026.53%1311.80%170.23%3,26744.91%7,275Grayson1,95344.77%2,36854.29%130.30%280.64% -415 -9.51%4,362Green1,23946.40%1,41252.88%00.00%190.71% -173 -6.48%2,670Greenup1,82048.34%1,82148.37%922.44%320.85% -1 -0.03%3,765Hancock83346.41%91851.14%321.78%120.67% -85 -4.74%1,795Hardin3,27263.08%1,88736.38%160.31%120.23%1,38526.70%5,187Harlan69020.09%2,67077.73%531.54%220.64% -1,980 -57.64%3,435Harrison2,77865.43%1,40933.18%70.16%521.22%1,36932.24%4,246Hart2,04849.53%2,03149.12%360.87%200.48%170.41%4,135Henderson3,69960.73%2,21836.41%1252.05%490.80%1,48124.31%6,091Henry2,59566.11%1,30233.17%50.13%230.59%1,29332.94%3,925Hickman1,98277.42%53921.05%240.94%150.59%1,44356.37%2,560Hopkins3,75750.06%3,61548.17%1021.36%310.41%1421.89%7,505Jackson25211.26%1,96887.90%30.13%160.71% -1,716 -76.64%2,239Jefferson28,84049.46%28,38648.68%8831.51%2050.35%4540.78%58,314Jessamine1,72755.39%1,32642.53%00.00%652.08%40112.86%3,118Johnson1,25332.84%2,50065.51%411.07%220.58% -1,247 -32.68%3,816Kenton10,40264.28%5,26732.55%4112.54%1030.64%5,13531.73%16,183Knott1,45471.66%57128.14%00.00%40.20%88343.52%2,029Knox1,12625.81%3,19273.18%240.55%200.46% -2,066 -47.36%4,362Larue1,35058.72%93640.71%10.04%120.52%41418.01%2,299Laurel1,17132.08%2,38365.29%782.14%180.49% -1,212 -33.21%3,650Lawrence1,91049.20%1,92849.67%180.46%260.67% -18 -0.46%3,882Lee79340.86%1,13558.48%10.05%120.62% -342 -17.62%1,941Leslie1338.04%1,51691.60%20.12%40.24% -1,383 -83.56%1,655Letcher1,12133.32%2,22065.99%120.36%110.33% -1,099 -32.67%3,364Lewis1,27634.40%2,32462.66%691.86%401.08% -1,048 -28.26%3,709Lincoln2,21253.22%1,86844.95%410.99%350.84%3448.28%4,156Livingston1,28755.84%92340.04%833.60%120.52%36415.79%2,305Logan3,37356.71%2,50142.05%310.52%430.72%87214.66%5,948Lyon1,19160.77%74838.16%90.46%120.61%44322.60%1,960Madison3,29551.94%3,01747.56%100.16%220.35%2784.38%6,344Magoffin1,43347.83%1,53551.23%50.17%230.77% -102 -3.40%2,996Marion2,06359.33%1,39640.15%30.09%150.43%66719.18%3,477Marshall2,26364.11%1,20134.02%461.30%200.57%1,06230.08%3,530Martin28019.96%1,10078.40%151.07%80.57% -820 -58.45%1,403Mason2,82056.40%2,12742.54%70.14%460.92%69313.86%5,000McCracken4,35656.92%3,05839.96%2112.76%280.37%1,29816.96%7,653McCreary32416.36%1,63082.28%221.11%50.25% -1,306 -65.93%1,981McLean1,58951.37%1,43946.52%411.33%240.78%1504.85%3,093Meade1,31760.86%80337.11%361.66%80.37%51423.75%2,164Menifee73066.36%36933.55%10.09%00.00%36132.82%1,100Mercer2,09357.20%1,53141.84%40.11%310.85%56215.36%3,659Metcalfe1,04648.16%1,10750.97%40.18%150.69% -61 -2.81%2,172Monroe88230.43%2,00869.29%10.03%70.24% -1,126 -38.85%2,898Montgomery1,70558.33%1,19540.88%120.41%110.38%51017.45%2,923Morgan2,31966.97%1,12332.43%70.20%140.40%1,19634.54%3,463Muhlenberg2,90043.93%3,53353.52%1462.21%220.33% -633 -9.59%6,601Nelson2,63962.54%1,54636.64%40.09%310.73%1,09325.90%4,220Nicholas1,82964.67%96434.09%60.21%291.03%86530.59%2,828Ohio2,72343.83%3,28652.89%1562.51%480.77% -563 -9.06%6,213Oldham1,45568.76%64230.34%50.24%140.66%81338.42%2,116Owen2,91180.70%66318.38%100.28%230.64%2,24862.32%3,607Owsley19714.25%1,17384.88%30.22%90.65% -976 -70.62%1,382Pendleton1,72858.12%1,20640.57%130.44%260.87%52217.56%2,973Perry90428.25%2,21769.28%531.66%260.81% -1,313 -41.03%3,200Pike3,41444.34%4,21254.71%310.40%420.55% -798 -10.36%7,699Powell75756.32%58743.68%00.00%00.00%17012.65%1,344Pulaski2,53137.54%4,13661.35%160.24%590.88% -1,605 -23.81%6,742Robertson66361.22%41538.32%00.00%50.46%24822.90%1,083Rockcastle96833.21%1,93266.28%80.27%70.24% -964 -33.07%2,915Rowan88147.91%94151.17%50.27%120.65% -60 -3.26%1,839Russell85939.30%1,29859.38%50.23%241.10% -439 -20.08%2,186Scott2,61163.30%1,48636.02%70.17%210.51%1,12527.27%4,125Shelby2,91960.76%1,86338.78%50.10%170.35%1,05621.98%4,804Simpson1,88766.03%95533.41%50.17%110.38%93232.61%2,858Spencer1,27168.00%59131.62%10.05%60.32%68036.38%1,869Taylor1,36050.07%1,33249.04%50.18%190.70%281.03%2,716Todd2,05154.24%1,67144.19%280.74%310.82%38010.05%3,781Trigg1,72251.73%1,53346.05%601.80%140.42%1895.68%3,329Trimble1,31982.23%25916.15%50.31%211.31%1,06066.08%1,604Union2,75468.99%1,18429.66%491.23%50.13%1,57039.33%3,992Warren4,22857.96%3,00241.15%110.15%540.74%1,22616.81%7,295Washington1,65449.77%1,65449.77%30.09%120.36%00.00%3,323Wayne1,37345.25%1,63853.99%10.03%220.73% -265 -8.73%3,034Webster2,67355.65%2,08243.35%200.42%280.58%59112.30%4,803Whitley1,17122.79%3,91976.27%330.64%150.29% -2,748 -53.48%5,138Wolfe1,10862.99%64536.67%00.00%60.34%46326.32%1,759Woodford1,78657.50%1,30041.85%90.29%110.35%48615.65%3,106Totals269,99051.91%241,85446.50%4,7340.91%3,0360.58%28,1365.41%520,069 See also United States 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