1916 United States presidential election in Delaware

none November 2020 June 2025 September 2023 1916 United States presidential election 1916 United States presidential election in Delaware Delaware presidential no 1912 United States presidential election in Delaware 1912 1920 United States presidential election in Delaware 1920 November 7, 1916 x200px File:HUGHES, CHARLES E. HONORABLE LCCN2016857545 (restored) (3x4 crop).png Charles Evans Hughes Republican Party (United States) New York Charles W. Fairbanks 3 26,011 50.20% Thomas Woodrow Wilson, Harris & Ewing bw photo portrait, 1919 (cropped 3x4).jpg Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) New Jersey Thomas R. Marshall 0 24,753 47.78% 1916 United States presidential election in Delaware results map by county.svg 120px County results Hughes #e27f90 50–60% Wilson #86b6f2 50–60% President Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) The 1916 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 7, 1916. All 48 contemporary states participated in the 1916 United States presidential election. Voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Republican nominee and Supreme Court justice Charles Evans Hughes carried Delaware with 50.20% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee and incumbent president Woodrow Wilson, who won 47.78% of the vote. This election marks one of three times in the 20th century that the state voted for the losing candidate, along with 1932 and 1948. Wilson was the first Democrat to win the presidency without Delaware since James K. Polk in 1844, and Hughes the first Republican to ever carry Delaware without winning the presidency. Results + General Election ResultsProclamation - State of Delaware, Executive Department https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn87062224/1916-11-24/ed-1/?sp=6 17 December 2025 Milford Chronicle 24 November 1916 Milford 6Proclamation - State of Delaware, Executive Department https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026820/1916-11-25/ed-1/?sp=4 17 December 2025 The Middletown Transcript 25 November 1916 Middletown 4Candidates https://www.newspapers.com/image/160905502/ 17 December 2025 Every Evening 4 November 1916 Wilmington 11Party Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party Charles Evans Hughes William H. Heald26,011 Republican Party Charles Evans Hughes William D. Denney25,750 Republican Party Charles Evans Hughes William I. Simpson25,749 Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson Patrick H. Keaveny24,753 Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson Joseph Hermon Anderson24,463 Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson Oliver Cordrey24,450 Prohibition Party Frank Hanly Thomas J. Biscoe566 Prohibition Party Frank Hanly Alfred Smith555 Prohibition Party Frank Hanly Edward J. Winder552 Socialist Party Allan L. Benson Clarence W. Johnson480 Socialist Party Allan L. Benson Arthur N. Andrews480 Socialist Party Allan L. Benson Paul Schueler480Votes cast"highest" Based on highest elector on each ticket 51,810 Results by county County Charles Evans HughesRepublican Woodrow WilsonDemocratic Frank HanlyProhibition Allan L. BensonSocialist Margin Total votes cast"highest" # % # % # % # % # %Kent3,81347.14%4,21052.05%660.82%00.00%-397-4.91%8,089New Castle16,16650.56%14,89446.58%4361.36%4801.50%1,2723.98%31,976Sussex6,03251.36%5,64948.10%640.54%00.00%3833.26%11,745Totals26,01150.20%24,75347.78%5661.09%4800.93%1,2582.43%51,810 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican New Castle Sussex See also United States presidential elections in Delaware Notes References expanded Delaware 1916 Category:1916 Delaware elections