United States presidential election, 1916

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The United States presidential election of 1916 was a closely contested race during World War I in which incumbent Democrat Woodrow Wilson narrowly defeated Republican Charles Evans Hughes, with the campaign dominated by debates over neutrality and preparedness.

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instanceOf United States presidential election
political event
CaliforniaOutcome narrowly carried by Woodrow Wilson
campaignSlogan "He kept us out of war"
country United States
date November 7, 1916
DemocraticConventionLocation St. Louis, Missouri
DemocraticNominee Woodrow Wilson
DemocraticRunningMate Thomas R. Marshall
electoralVoteRunnerUp Charles Evans Hughes
electoralVotesForCharlesEvansHughes 254
electoralVotesForWoodrowWilson 277
electoralVoteWinner Woodrow Wilson
historicalSignificance last presidential election before U.S. entry into World War I
one of the closest presidential elections in U.S. history
incumbentParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
incumbentPresident Woodrow Wilson
losingCandidate Charles Evans Hughes
losingParty Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
mainDemocraticCandidate Woodrow Wilson
mainRepublicanCandidate Charles Evans Hughes
majorIssue American neutrality in World War I
military preparedness
progressive reforms
relations with Germany
nextElection United States presidential election, 1920
notableState California
numberOfStatesParticipating 48
popularVoteMargin about 3.1 percent
popularVoteRunnerUp Charles Evans Hughes
popularVotesForCharlesEvansHughes 8,538,221
popularVotesForWoodrowWilson 9,129,606
popularVoteWinner Woodrow Wilson
previousElection United States presidential election, 1912
ProgressivePartyStatus declining
RepublicanConventionLocation Chicago, Illinois
RepublicanNominationContender Albert B. Cummins NERFINISHED
Charles Evans Hughes
Elihu Root
John W. Weeks
Theodore Roosevelt
RepublicanNominee Charles Evans Hughes
RepublicanRunningMate Charles W. Fairbanks
resultingPresident Woodrow Wilson
resultingVicePresident Thomas R. Marshall
termOfOfficeStart March 4, 1917
tookPlaceDuring World War I
totalElectoralVotes 531
voterTurnout about 61.6 percent
winner Woodrow Wilson
winningParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party

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Woodrow Wilson administration election United States presidential election, 1916
Charles Evans Hughes candidateInElection United States presidential election, 1916
Thomas R. Marshall election United States presidential election, 1916
United States presidential election, 1912 followedBy United States presidential election, 1916
64th United States Congress precededEvent United States presidential election of 1916
linked to: United States presidential election, 1916
1920 United States presidential election previousElection 1916 United States presidential election
linked to: United States presidential election, 1916