See main article: 1916 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1916 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania |
| Country: | Pennsylvania |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1912 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania |
| Previous Year: | 1912 |
| Next Election: | 1920 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania |
| 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: | 38 |
| Popular Vote1: | 703,823 |
| Percentage1: | 54.26% |
| Nominee2: | Woodrow Wilson |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New Jersey |
| Running Mate2: | Thomas R. Marshall |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 521,784 |
| Percentage2: | 40.22% |
| 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 Pennsylvania took place on November 7, 1916, as part of the 1916 United States presidential election. Voters chose 38 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Pennsylvania overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, U.S. Supreme Court Justice and former New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes, over the Democratic nominee, President Woodrow Wilson. Hughes won Pennsylvania by a large margin of 14.04%.
With 56.26% of the vote, Pennsylvania would prove to be Hughes's third strongest state in terms of popular votes percentage after Vermont and neighboring New Jersey.[1] Wilson is one of three presidents (along with George W. Bush and Grover Cleveland) to win two terms without ever carrying the state, and the only Democrat to do so in consecutive elections (Cleveland won his terms in 1884 and 1892).
| 1916 United States presidential in Pennsylvania[2] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Republican | Charles Evans Hughes | 703,823 | 54.26% | 38 | ||
| Democratic | Woodrow Wilson (incumbent) | 521,784 | 40.22% | 0 | ||
| Socialist | Allan Benson | 42,638 | 3.29% | 0 | ||
| Prohibition | James Hanly | 28,525 | 2.20% | 0 | ||
| Socialist Labor | Arthur Reimer | 419 | 0.03% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1,297,189 | 100.00% | 38 | |||
| County | Charles Evans Hughes Republican | Thomas Woodrow Wilson Democratic | Allan Louis Benson Socialist | James Franklin Hanly Prohibition | Arthur Elmer Reimer Socialist Labor | Margin | Total votes cast[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adams | 3,290 | 43.76% | 3,963 | 52.71% | 82 | 1.09% | 184 | 2.45% | 0 | 0.00% | -673 | -8.95% | 7,519 | ||||||||||||||
| Allegheny | 77,483 | 55.24% | 52,833 | 37.67% | 7,815 | 5.57% | 2,052 | 1.46% | 81 | 0.06% | 24,650 | 17.57% | 140,264 | ||||||||||||||
| Armstrong | 6,024 | 58.51% | 3,590 | 34.87% | 316 | 3.07% | 364 | 3.54% | 2 | 0.02% | 2,434 | 23.64% | 10,296 | ||||||||||||||
| Beaver | 6,864 | 48.67% | 5,805 | 41.16% | 904 | 6.41% | 526 | 3.73% | 4 | 0.03% | 1,059 | 7.51% | 14,103 | ||||||||||||||
| Bedford | 3,729 | 50.79% | 3,263 | 44.44% | 238 | 3.24% | 112 | 1.53% | 0 | 0.00% | 466 | 6.35% | 7,342 | ||||||||||||||
| Berks | 11,937 | 34.33% | 19,267 | 55.41% | 3,146 | 9.05% | 393 | 1.13% | 26 | 0.07% | -7,330 | -21.08% | 34,769 | ||||||||||||||
| Blair | 9,893 | 55.16% | 7,002 | 39.04% | 491 | 2.74% | 519 | 2.89% | 30 | 0.17% | 2,891 | 16.12% | 17,935 | ||||||||||||||
| Bradford | 6,178 | 57.51% | 3,655 | 34.03% | 200 | 1.86% | 707 | 6.58% | 2 | 0.02% | 2,523 | 23.49% | 10,742 | ||||||||||||||
| Bucks | 9,269 | 53.97% | 7,491 | 43.62% | 238 | 1.39% | 172 | 1.00% | 4 | 0.02% | 1,778 | 10.35% | 17,174 | ||||||||||||||
| Butler | 5,458 | 47.19% | 4,544 | 39.28% | 211 | 1.82% | 1,351 | 11.68% | 3 | 0.03% | 914 | 7.90% | 11,567 | ||||||||||||||
| Cambria | 10,688 | 49.87% | 9,416 | 43.94% | 725 | 3.38% | 593 | 2.77% | 8 | 0.04% | 1,272 | 5.94% | 21,430 | ||||||||||||||
| Cameron | 713 | 59.17% | 452 | 37.51% | 15 | 1.24% | 25 | 2.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 261 | 21.66% | 1,205 | ||||||||||||||
| Carbon | 4,275 | 49.18% | 4,099 | 47.15% | 179 | 2.06% | 138 | 1.59% | 2 | 0.02% | 176 | 2.02% | 8,693 | ||||||||||||||
| Centre | 4,392 | 50.02% | 4,120 | 46.92% | 122 | 1.39% | 146 | 1.66% | 1 | 0.01% | 272 | 3.10% | 8,781 | ||||||||||||||
| Chester | 11,845 | 56.77% | 8,514 | 40.81% | 204 | 0.98% | 295 | 1.41% | 6 | 0.03% | 3,331 | 15.97% | 20,864 | ||||||||||||||
| Clarion | 2,595 | 41.07% | 3,269 | 51.74% | 175 | 2.77% | 278 | 4.40% | 1 | 0.02% | -674 | -10.67% | 6,318 | ||||||||||||||
| Clearfield | 5,676 | 42.68% | 6,180 | 46.47% | 816 | 6.14% | 624 | 4.69% | 3 | 0.02% | -504 | -3.79% | 13,299 | ||||||||||||||
| Clinton | 2,794 | 45.14% | 2,967 | 47.93% | 344 | 5.56% | 82 | 1.32% | 3 | 0.05% | -173 | -2.79% | 6,190 | ||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 3,013 | 32.80% | 5,785 | 62.97% | 116 | 1.26% | 272 | 2.96% | 1 | 0.01% | -2,772 | -30.17% | 9,187 | ||||||||||||||
| Crawford | 5,487 | 44.18% | 5,814 | 46.81% | 526 | 4.24% | 590 | 4.75% | 3 | 0.02% | -327 | -2.63% | 12,420 | ||||||||||||||
| Cumberland | 5,296 | 42.99% | 6,432 | 52.21% | 167 | 1.36% | 421 | 3.42% | 3 | 0.02% | -1,136 | -9.22% | 12,319 | ||||||||||||||
| Dauphin | 13,954 | 52.16% | 11,483 | 42.92% | 841 | 3.14% | 470 | 1.76% | 4 | 0.01% | 2,471 | 9.24% | 26,752 | ||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 16,315 | 65.96% | 7,742 | 31.30% | 212 | 0.86% | 464 | 1.88% | 1 | 0.00% | 8,573 | 34.66% | 24,734 | ||||||||||||||
| Elk | 2,829 | 52.34% | 2,186 | 40.44% | 225 | 4.16% | 163 | 3.02% | 2 | 0.04% | 643 | 11.90% | 5,405 | ||||||||||||||
| Erie | 8,933 | 43.30% | 9,641 | 46.73% | 1,000 | 4.85% | 1,035 | 5.02% | 21 | 0.10% | -708 | -3.43% | 20,630 | ||||||||||||||
| Fayette | 9,838 | 45.70% | 10,416 | 48.38% | 849 | 3.94% | 425 | 1.97% | 1 | 0.00% | -578 | -2.68% | 21,529 | ||||||||||||||
| Forest | 617 | 47.03% | 463 | 35.29% | 110 | 8.38% | 113 | 8.61% | 9 | 0.69% | 154 | 11.74% | 1,312 | ||||||||||||||
| Franklin | 5,674 | 48.86% | 5,336 | 45.95% | 325 | 2.80% | 276 | 2.38% | 1 | 0.01% | 338 | 2.91% | 11,612 | ||||||||||||||
| Fulton | 802 | 39.62% | 1,199 | 59.24% | 12 | 0.59% | 11 | 0.54% | 0 | 0.00% | -397 | -19.61% | 2,024 | ||||||||||||||
| Greene | 2,096 | 33.93% | 3,930 | 63.62% | 67 | 1.08% | 83 | 1.34% | 1 | 0.02% | -1,834 | -29.69% | 6,177 | ||||||||||||||
| Huntingdon | 3,806 | 60.23% | 2,181 | 34.51% | 169 | 2.67% | 162 | 2.56% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,625 | 25.72% | 6,319 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 4,887 | 57.65% | 2,398 | 28.29% | 381 | 4.49% | 808 | 9.53% | 3 | 0.04% | 2,489 | 29.36% | 8,477 | ||||||||||||||
| Jefferson | 4,332 | 51.74% | 3,253 | 38.85% | 445 | 5.31% | 341 | 4.07% | 2 | 0.02% | 1,079 | 12.89% | 8,373 | ||||||||||||||
| Juniata | 1,254 | 44.66% | 1,497 | 53.31% | 32 | 1.14% | 24 | 0.85% | 1 | 0.04% | -243 | -8.65% | 2,808 | ||||||||||||||
| Lackawanna | 17,658 | 50.80% | 15,727 | 45.25% | 598 | 1.72% | 764 | 2.20% | 11 | 0.03% | 1,931 | 5.56% | 34,758 | ||||||||||||||
| Lancaster | 20,292 | 63.42% | 10,016 | 31.30% | 551 | 1.72% | 1,117 | 3.49% | 20 | 0.06% | 10,276 | 32.12% | 31,996 | ||||||||||||||
| Lawrence | 5,134 | 49.44% | 3,966 | 38.19% | 602 | 5.80% | 680 | 6.55% | 3 | 0.03% | 1,168 | 11.25% | 10,385 | ||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | 5,876 | 57.45% | 3,821 | 37.36% | 211 | 2.06% | 320 | 3.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,055 | 20.09% | 10,228 | ||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 10,588 | 44.67% | 11,920 | 50.29% | 890 | 3.75% | 300 | 1.27% | 4 | 0.02% | -1,332 | -5.62% | 23,702 | ||||||||||||||
| Luzerne | 25,348 | 53.73% | 19,999 | 42.39% | 1,249 | 2.65% | 575 | 1.22% | 8 | 0.02% | 5,349 | 11.34% | 47,179 | ||||||||||||||
| Lycoming | 6,010 | 41.53% | 6,640 | 45.88% | 1,087 | 7.51% | 728 | 5.03% | 8 | 0.06% | -630 | -4.35% | 14,473 | ||||||||||||||
| McKean | 4,300 | 51.81% | 3,161 | 38.09% | 487 | 5.87% | 348 | 4.19% | 3 | 0.04% | 1,139 | 13.72% | 8,299 | ||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 5,866 | 42.66% | 6,390 | 46.47% | 725 | 5.27% | 766 | 5.57% | 4 | 0.03% | -524 | -3.81% | 13,751 | ||||||||||||||
| Mifflin | 2,105 | 47.38% | 1,965 | 44.23% | 277 | 6.23% | 95 | 2.14% | 1 | 0.02% | 140 | 3.15% | 4,443 | ||||||||||||||
| Monroe | 1,456 | 29.80% | 3,348 | 68.52% | 17 | 0.35% | 65 | 1.33% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,892 | -38.72% | 4,886 | ||||||||||||||
| Montgomery | 20,431 | 58.25% | 13,658 | 38.94% | 721 | 2.06% | 257 | 0.73% | 5 | 0.01% | 6,773 | 19.31% | 35,072 | ||||||||||||||
| Montour | 1,068 | 40.11% | 1,530 | 57.45% | 16 | 0.60% | 48 | 1.80% | 1 | 0.04% | -462 | -17.35% | 2,663 | ||||||||||||||
| Northampton | 9,610 | 44.37% | 11,000 | 50.79% | 457 | 2.11% | 588 | 2.71% | 4 | 0.02% | -1,390 | -6.42% | 21,659 | ||||||||||||||
| Northumberland | 8,722 | 45.00% | 9,333 | 48.15% | 1,012 | 5.22% | 305 | 1.57% | 12 | 0.06% | -611 | -3.15% | 19,384 | ||||||||||||||
| Perry | 2,575 | 51.46% | 2,348 | 46.92% | 30 | 0.60% | 50 | 1.00% | 1 | 0.02% | 227 | 4.54% | 5,004 | ||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia | 194,163 | 66.81% | 90,800 | 31.25% | 4,716 | 1.62% | 874 | 0.30% | 48 | 0.02% | 103,363 | 35.57% | 290,601 | ||||||||||||||
| Pike | 598 | 37.19% | 976 | 60.70% | 14 | 0.87% | 20 | 1.24% | 0 | 0.00% | -378 | -23.51% | 1,608 | ||||||||||||||
| Potter | 2,386 | 52.54% | 1,733 | 38.16% | 243 | 5.35% | 179 | 3.94% | 0 | 0.00% | 653 | 14.38% | 4,541 | ||||||||||||||
| Schuylkill | 17,806 | 55.03% | 13,396 | 41.40% | 909 | 2.81% | 239 | 0.74% | 7 | 0.02% | 4,410 | 13.63% | 32,357 | ||||||||||||||
| Snyder | 1,797 | 57.74% | 1,247 | 40.07% | 48 | 1.54% | 20 | 0.64% | 0 | 0.00% | 550 | 17.67% | 3,112 | ||||||||||||||
| Somerset | 6,008 | 61.31% | 2,957 | 30.17% | 527 | 5.38% | 306 | 3.12% | 2 | 0.02% | 3,051 | 31.13% | 9,800 | ||||||||||||||
| Sullivan | 888 | 43.96% | 1,037 | 51.34% | 21 | 1.04% | 74 | 3.66% | 0 | 0.00% | -149 | -7.38% | 2,020 | ||||||||||||||
| Susquehanna | 3,891 | 53.08% | 3,145 | 42.91% | 28 | 0.38% | 263 | 3.59% | 3 | 0.04% | 746 | 10.18% | 7,330 | ||||||||||||||
| Tioga | 5,347 | 66.41% | 2,294 | 28.49% | 91 | 1.13% | 316 | 3.92% | 4 | 0.05% | 3,053 | 37.92% | 8,052 | ||||||||||||||
| Union | 1,902 | 58.06% | 1,272 | 38.83% | 44 | 1.34% | 57 | 1.74% | 1 | 0.03% | 630 | 19.23% | 3,276 | ||||||||||||||
| Venango | 3,856 | 40.98% | 3,938 | 41.85% | 553 | 5.88% | 1,060 | 11.26% | 3 | 0.03% | -82 | -0.87% | 9,410 | ||||||||||||||
| Warren | 3,413 | 47.79% | 2,628 | 36.80% | 346 | 4.85% | 749 | 10.49% | 5 | 0.07% | 785 | 10.99% | 7,141 | ||||||||||||||
| Washington | 10,367 | 52.47% | 7,747 | 39.21% | 1,056 | 5.34% | 587 | 2.97% | 2 | 0.01% | 2,620 | 13.26% | 19,759 | ||||||||||||||
| Wayne | 2,869 | 55.84% | 2,019 | 39.30% | 52 | 1.01% | 197 | 3.83% | 1 | 0.02% | 850 | 16.54% | 5,138 | ||||||||||||||
| Westmoreland | 15,283 | 46.68% | 13,829 | 42.24% | 2,591 | 7.91% | 1,017 | 3.11% | 17 | 0.05% | 1,454 | 4.44% | 32,737 | ||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 1,698 | 52.12% | 1,444 | 44.32% | 41 | 1.26% | 74 | 2.27% | 1 | 0.03% | 254 | 7.80% | 3,258 | ||||||||||||||
| York | 12,276 | 40.12% | 16,314 | 53.32% | 730 | 2.39% | 1,268 | 4.14% | 10 | 0.03% | -4,038 | -13.20% | 30,598 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 703,823 | 54.26% | 521,784 | 40.22% | 42,638 | 3.29% | 28,525 | 2.20% | 419 | 0.03% | 182,039 | 14.03% | 1,297,189 | ||||||||||||||