1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana
1916 United States presidential election in Montana
Election in Montana
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.
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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%.
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.
More information Candidate, Votes ...
| 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 |
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Democratic primary
The Democratic primary took place on April 21, 1916. Incumbent president, Woodrow Wilson, ran virtually unopposed in the Democratic primary.
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| 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 |
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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.
More information Candidate, Votes ...
| 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 |
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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.
More information Candidate, Votes ...
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Allan L. Benson | 1,843 | 99.95 |
| Woodrow Wilson (write-in) | 1 | 0.05 |
| Total | 1,844 | 100.0 |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 1916 United States presidential election in Montana[5] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Woodrow Wilson (incumbent) | 101,063 | 56.88% | 4 | |
| Republican | Charles Evans Hughes | 66,750 | 37.57% | 0 | |
| Socialist | Allan Benson | 9,564 | 5.38% | 0 | |
| Progressive | No candidate | 302 | 0.17% | 0 | |
| Totals | 177,679 | 100.00% | 4 | ||
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Results by county
More information County, Thomas Woodrow Wilson Democratic ...
| County | Thomas Woodrow Wilson Democratic |
Charles Evans Hughes Republican |
Allan Louis Benson Socialist |
No candidate Progressive |
Margin | Total votes cast[6] | |||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 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% | 7,801 |
| Totals | 101,063 | 56.88% | 66,750 | 37.57% | 9,564 | 5.38% | 302 | 0.17% | 34,313 | 19.31% | 177,679 |
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- David Leip. "1916 Presidential General Election Results – Montana". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- Montana Secretary of State Elections; ‘Official Vote of the State of Montana at an Election Held November 7th, 1916’