See main article: 1916 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1916 United States presidential election in Maine |
| Country: | Maine |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1912 United States presidential election in Maine |
| Previous Year: | 1912 |
| Next Election: | 1920 United States presidential election in Maine |
| Next Year: | 1920 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1916 |
| Image1: | Governor Charles Evans Hughes (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Charles Evans Hughes |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | New York |
| Running Mate1: | Charles W. Fairbanks |
| Electoral Vote1: | 6 |
| Popular Vote1: | 69,508 |
| Percentage1: | 50.99% |
| Nominee2: | Woodrow Wilson |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New Jersey |
| Running Mate2: | Thomas R. Marshall |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 64,033 |
| Percentage2: | 46.97% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Woodrow Wilson |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Woodrow Wilson |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1916 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 7, 1916, as part of the 1916 United States presidential election, held throughout all the contemporary 48 states. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Maine was won by the Republican nominee, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes of New York, and his running mate Senator Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana. They defeated Democratic nominees, incumbent Democratic President Woodrow Wilson and Vice President Thomas R. Marshall.
Hughes won Maine by a narrow margin of 4.02 percentage points. Nevertheless, Wilson won the election nationally by a narrow margin of 23 electoral votes.
| County | Charles Evans Hughes Republican | Thomas Woodrow Wilson Democratic | Allan Louis Benson Socialist | James Franklin Hanly Prohibition | Margin | Total votes cast[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Androscoggin | 4,496 | 43.71% | 5,464 | 53.12% | 279 | 2.71% | 47 | 0.46% | -968 | -9.41% | 10,286 | ||||||||||||
| Aroostook | 5,770 | 69.58% | 2,425 | 29.24% | 48 | 0.58% | 50 | 0.60% | 3,345 | 40.34% | 8,293 | ||||||||||||
| Cumberland | 11,768 | 53.59% | 9,795 | 44.60% | 321 | 1.46% | 77 | 0.35% | 1,973 | 8.98% | 21,961 | ||||||||||||
| Franklin | 1,988 | 49.89% | 1,908 | 47.88% | 63 | 1.58% | 26 | 0.65% | 80 | 2.01% | 3,985 | ||||||||||||
| Hancock | 3,192 | 48.14% | 3,303 | 49.81% | 115 | 1.73% | 21 | 0.32% | -111 | -1.67% | 6,631 | ||||||||||||
| Kennebec | 6,731 | 53.71% | 5,527 | 44.11% | 223 | 1.78% | 50 | 0.40% | 1,204 | 9.61% | 12,531 | ||||||||||||
| Knox | 2,211 | 37.82% | 3,434 | 58.74% | 179 | 3.06% | 22 | 0.38% | -1,223 | -20.92% | 5,846 | ||||||||||||
| Lincoln | 1,781 | 49.97% | 1,718 | 48.20% | 51 | 1.43% | 14 | 0.39% | 63 | 1.77% | 3,564 | ||||||||||||
| Oxford | 4,026 | 51.73% | 3,625 | 46.58% | 98 | 1.26% | 33 | 0.42% | 401 | 5.15% | 7,782 | ||||||||||||
| Penobscot | 7,324 | 49.41% | 7,294 | 49.21% | 135 | 0.91% | 70 | 0.47% | 30 | 0.20% | 14,823 | ||||||||||||
| Piscataquis | 2,142 | 54.16% | 1,763 | 44.58% | 30 | 0.76% | 20 | 0.51% | 379 | 9.58% | 3,955 | ||||||||||||
| Sagadahoc | 1,828 | 49.01% | 1,791 | 48.02% | 91 | 2.44% | 20 | 0.54% | 37 | 0.99% | 3,730 | ||||||||||||
| Somerset | 3,567 | 51.24% | 3,134 | 45.02% | 236 | 3.39% | 24 | 0.34% | 433 | 6.22% | 6,961 | ||||||||||||
| Waldo | 2,418 | 47.58% | 2,539 | 49.96% | 104 | 2.05% | 21 | 0.41% | -121 | -2.38% | 5,082 | ||||||||||||
| Washington | 3,891 | 52.24% | 3,459 | 46.44% | 62 | 0.83% | 37 | 0.50% | 432 | 5.80% | 7,449 | ||||||||||||
| York | 6,375 | 47.45% | 6,854 | 51.02% | 142 | 1.06% | 64 | 0.48% | -479 | -3.57% | 13,435 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 69,508 | 50.99% | 64,033 | 46.97% | 2,177 | 1.60% | 596 | 0.44% | 5,475 | 4.02% | 136,314 | ||||||||||||