1916 United States presidential election in Montana

none June 2025 September 2023 1916 United States presidential election 1916 United States presidential election in Montana Montana 1905 presidential no 1912 United States presidential election in Montana 1912 1920 United States presidential election in Montana 1920 1916 11 07 x160px Thomas Woodrow Wilson, Harris & Ewing bw photo portrait, 1919 (cropped 3x4).jpg Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) New Jersey Thomas R. Marshall 4 101,063 56.88% File:HUGHES, CHARLES E. HONORABLE LCCN2016857545 (restored) (3x4 crop).png Charles Evans Hughes Republican Party (United States) New York Charles W. Fairbanks 0 66,750 37.57% Allan Louis Benson (1871–1940) circa 1915 (cropped_closein).jpg Allan L. Benson Socialist Party (United States) New York George Ross Kirkpatrick 0 9,564 5.38% 350px 350px County results Wilson #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% Hughes #e27f90 50–60% President Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party (United States) The 1916 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 7, 1916 as a part of the 1916 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Montana overwhelmingly voted for the Democratic nominee, President Woodrow Wilson, over the Republican nominee, U.S. Supreme Court Justice and former New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes. Wilson won the state by a large margin of 19.31%. Primary elections Republican primary The Republican primary took place on April 21, 1916. Iowa Senator Albert B. Cummins would convincingly win. Cummins would be one of two candidates on the ballot with favorite son, Edward Randolph Woods. 1916 Montana Republican presidential primaryReport of Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Presidential Preference Primary Election, Held in the State of Montana, April 21, A. D., 1916 https://sosmt.gov/Portals/142/Elections/archives/1910s/1916-Presidential-Primary.pdf September 2, 2022 Candidate Votes % Albert B. Cummins 10,415 68.43 Roosevelt (write-in) 2,635 17.31 Edward Randolph Woods 1,173 7.71 C. E. Hughes (write-in) 564 3.71 Elihu Root (write-in) 137 0.90 Henry Ford (write-in) 134 0.88 La Follette (write-in) 64 0.42 Woodrow Wilson (write-in) 36 0.24 Lawrence Y. Sherman (write-in) 16 0.11 Wm. H. Taft (write-in) 9 0.06 Leonard Wood (write-in) 8 0.05 W. E. Borah (write-in) 5 0.03 Esterbrook (write-in) 3 0.02 McCall (write-in) 2 0.01 Jos. Dixon (write-in) 2 0.01 Weeks (write-in) 2 0.01 Dupont (write-in) 1 0.01 Beveridge (write-in) 1 0.01 Total 15,220 100.0 Democratic primary The Democratic primary took place on April 21, 1916. Incumbent president, Woodrow Wilson, ran virtually unopposed in the Democratic primary. 1916 Montana Democratic presidential primaryReport of Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Presidential Preference Primary Election, Held in the State of Montana, April 21, A. D., 1916 https://sosmt.gov/Portals/142/Elections/archives/1910s/1916-Presidential-Primary.pdf September 2, 2022 Candidate Votes % Woodrow Wilson 17,960 99.24 W. J. Bryan (write-in) 88 0.49 Champ Clark (write-in) 41 0.23 Henry Ford (write-in) 5 0.03 Roosevelt (write-in) 3 0.02 W. E. Borah (write-in) 1 0.01 Total 18,098 100.0 Progressive primary The Progressive primary took place on April 21, 1916. The two members of the ticket from 1912, Theodore Roosevelt and Hiram Johnson were the two major candidates. 1916 Montana Progressive presidential primaryReport of Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Presidential Preference Primary Election, Held in the State of Montana, April 21, A. D., 1916 https://sosmt.gov/Portals/142/Elections/archives/1910s/1916-Presidential-Primary.pdf September 2, 2022 Candidate Votes % Hiram Johnson 1,519 56.66 Roosevelt (write-in) 1,125 41.96 La Follette (write-in) 19 0.71 Woodrow Wilson (write-in) 11 0.41 Hughes (write-in) 5 0.19 Cummins (write-in) 1 0.04 Bryan (write-in) 1 0.04 Total 2,681 100.0 Socialist primary The Socialist primary took place on April 21, 1916. Eventual nominee and newspaper editor Allan L. Benson would receive all but one vote. 1916 Montana Socialist presidential primaryReport of Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Presidential Preference Primary Election, Held in the State of Montana, April 21, A. D., 1916 https://sosmt.gov/Portals/142/Elections/archives/1910s/1916-Presidential-Primary.pdf September 2, 2022 Candidate Votes % Allan L. Benson 1,843 99.95 Woodrow Wilson (write-in) 1 0.05 Total 1,844 100.0 Results + General election resultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson W. M. Bole101,063 Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson Thomas McTague99,766 Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson Charles M. Mansur99,681 Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson M. C. Morris99,423 Republican Party Charles Evans Hughes Thomas A. Cummings66,750 Republican Party Charles Evans Hughes J. W. Johnston65,828 Republican Party Charles Evans Hughes W. D. Symmes65,209 Republican Party Charles Evans Hughes R. G. Wiggenborn65,129 Socialist Party Allan L. Benson L. J. Duncan9,564 Socialist Party Allan L. Benson C. R. Dauterman9,416 Socialist Party Allan L. Benson Henry La Beau9,217 Socialist Party Allan L. Benson Frank Mabie9,213 Progressive Party Unpledged A. W. Merrifield302 Progressive Party Unpledged L. J. Hamilton298 Progressive Party Unpledged A. J. Walrath265 Progressive Party Unpledged J. W. Wedum259Total votes 177,679 Results by county County Woodrow WilsonDemocratic Charles Evans HughesRepublican Allan L. BensonSocialist No candidateProgressive "Bull Moose" Margin Total votescastMontana Secretary of State Elections; ‘Official Vote of the State of Montana at an Election Held November 7th, 1916’ # % # % # % # % # % Beaverhead 1,463 48.65% 1,455 48.39% 89 2.96% 0 0.00% 8 0.27% 3,007 Big Horn 740 59.01% 497 39.63% 15 1.20% 2 0.16% 243 19.38% 1,254 Blaine 1,261 57.58% 857 39.13% 72 3.29% 0 0.00% 404 18.45% 2,190 Broadwater 1,100 63.00% 584 33.45% 53 3.04% 9 0.52% 516 29.55% 1,746 Carbon 1,926 47.99% 1,708 42.56% 379 9.44% 0 0.00% 218 5.43% 4,013 Cascade 6,612 62.14% 3,253 30.57% 758 7.12% 18 0.17% 3,359 31.57% 10,641 Chouteau 2,738 61.95% 1,486 33.62% 183 4.14% 13 0.29% 1,252 28.33% 4,420 Custer 2,602 59.69% 1,615 37.05% 141 3.23% 1 0.02% 987 22.64% 4,359 Dawson 2,835 55.30% 2,105 41.06% 187 3.65% 0 0.00% 730 14.24% 5,127 Deer Lodge 4,171 67.90% 1,860 30.28% 109 1.77% 3 0.05% 2,311 37.62% 6,143 Fallon 1,845 59.25% 1,169 37.54% 95 3.05% 5 0.16% 676 21.71% 3,114 Fergus 5,749 61.00% 3,290 34.91% 380 4.03% 5 0.05% 2,459 26.09% 9,424 Flathead 2,978 46.34% 2,913 45.33% 520 8.09% 15 0.23% 65 1.01% 6,426 Gallatin 3,661 58.06% 2,527 40.07% 116 1.84% 2 0.03% 1,134 17.98% 6,306 Granite 812 54.90% 574 38.81% 89 6.02% 4 0.27% 238 16.09% 1,479 Hill 3,241 60.17% 1,709 31.73% 428 7.95% 8 0.15% 1,532 28.44% 5,386 Jefferson 1,124 57.82% 712 36.63% 104 5.35% 4 0.21% 412 21.19% 1,944 Lewis and Clark 4,337 54.47% 3,423 42.99% 200 2.51% 2 0.03% 914 11.48% 7,962 Lincoln 1,186 51.95% 807 35.35% 288 12.61% 2 0.09% 379 16.60% 2,283 Madison 1,672 55.40% 1,279 42.38% 67 2.22% 0 0.00% 393 13.02% 3,018 Meagher 1,482 55.15% 1,158 43.10% 46 1.71% 1 0.04% 324 12.06% 2,687 Mineral 781 63.70% 251 20.47% 188 15.33% 6 0.49% 530 43.23% 1,226 Missoula 4,069 53.80% 2,926 38.69% 558 7.38% 10 0.13% 1,143 15.11% 7,563 Musselshell 2,036 50.28% 1,738 42.92% 274 6.77% 1 0.02% 298 7.36% 4,049 Park 2,050 47.57% 1,957 45.42% 297 6.89% 5 0.12% 93 2.16% 4,309 Phillips 1,252 53.16% 999 42.42% 102 4.33% 2 0.08% 253 10.74% 2,355 Powell 1,340 56.73% 939 39.75% 83 3.51% 0 0.00% 401 16.98% 2,362 Prairie 622 52.76% 535 45.38% 22 1.87% 0 0.00% 87 7.38% 1,179 Ravalli 1,967 51.38% 1,623 42.40% 233 6.09% 5 0.13% 344 8.99% 3,828 Richland 1,947 58.12% 1,223 36.51% 180 5.37% 0 0.00% 724 21.61% 3,350 Rosebud 1,608 52.86% 1,337 43.95% 95 3.12% 2 0.07% 271 8.91% 3,042 Sanders 1,178 55.44% 793 37.32% 151 7.11% 3 0.14% 385 18.12% 2,125 Sheridan 3,264 60.86% 1,724 32.15% 371 6.92% 4 0.07% 1,540 28.72% 5,363 Silver Bow 13,084 60.72% 6,757 31.36% 1,563 7.25% 143 0.66% 6,327 29.36% 21,547 Stillwater 1,197 54.78% 918 42.01% 69 3.16% 1 0.05% 279 12.77% 2,185 Sweet Grass 839 47.32% 890 50.20% 44 2.48% 0 0.00% -51 -2.88% 1,773 Teton 2,273 54.47% 1,603 38.41% 292 7.00% 5 0.12% 670 16.06% 4,173 Toole 1,075 54.51% 698 35.40% 195 9.89% 4 0.20% 377 19.12% 1,972 Valley 2,102 61.07% 1,111 32.28% 222 6.45% 7 0.20% 991 28.79% 3,442 Wibaux 585 52.89% 466 42.13% 55 4.97% 0 0.00% 119 10.76% 1,106 Yellowstone 4,259 54.60% 3,281 42.06% 251 3.22% 10 0.13% 978 12.54% 7,801Totals101,06356.88%66,75037.57%9,5645.38%3020.17%34,31319.31%177,679 See also United States presidential elections in Montana References Montana 1916 Category:1916 Montana elections