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1916 United States presidential election in Illinois
← 1912 November 7, 1916 1920 →
 
Nominee Charles Evans Hughes Woodrow Wilson
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York New Jersey
Running mate Charles W. Fairbanks Thomas R. Marshall
Electoral vote 29 0
Popular vote 1,152,549 950,229
Percentage 52.56% 43.34%
County Results
President before election

Woodrow Wilson
Democratic

Elected President

Woodrow Wilson
Democratic

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The 1916 United States presidential election in Illinois was held on November 7, 1916, as part of the 1916 United States presidential election. State voters chose 29 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Illinois was won by the Republican nominee Charles Evans Hughes with 52.56% of the popular vote. Hughes was the first presidential candidate to garner over a million votes in a single state, due to Illinois having allowed women to cast votes for electors, though not yet for other offices.

With 52.56% of the vote, Illinois would prove to be Hughes' fifth strongest state in terms of popular votes percentage after Vermont, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Iowa.[1]

This is the second of only three elections in the history of the party that a Democrat won the presidency without winning Illinois (the others being 1884 and 1976).[2] This was one of three elections in the 20th century where the state voted for the losing candidate, along with 1976 and 2000.

In this election, Illinois voted 12.35% to the right of the nation at-large.[3] This was the last time that Cook County voted for a Republican that lost nationally.

Primaries

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The general election coincided with the general election for House as well as those for state offices.[4]

Turnout

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The total vote in the state-run primary elections (Democratic, Republican, Progressive, Socialist) was 311,486.[4] The total vote in the general election was 2,192,707.[4] Both major parties (Democratic and Republican), as well as the Progressive Party and Socialist Party, all held non-binding state-run preferential primaries on April 11.[4]

Democratic

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1916 Illinois Democratic presidential primary
← 1912 April 11, 1916 (1916-04-11) 1920 →
 
Candidate Woodrow Wilson
Home state New Jersey
Popular vote 136,839
Percentage 99.84%

The 1916 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on April 11, 1916, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Democratic Party's state primaries ahead of the 1916 presidential election.

The popular vote was a non-binding "beauty contest". Delegates were instead elected by direct votes by congressional district on delegate candidates.[4] Delegate candidates either were listed on the ballot with their preference on for a particular presidential candidate, or were listed as expressing no preference.[4]

1916 Illinois Democratic presidential primary[4]
Candidate Votes %
Woodrow Wilson (incumbent) 136,839 99.84
Scattering 219 0.16
Total votes 137,058 100

Republican

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1916 Illinois Republican presidential primary
← 1912 April 11, 1916 (1916-04-11) 1920 →
 
Candidate Lawrence Y. Sherman
Home state Illinois
Popular vote 155,945
Percentage 90.15%

The 1916 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on April 11, 1916, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's state primaries ahead of the 1916 presidential election.

The preference vote was a "beauty contest". Delegates were instead selected by direct-vote in each congressional districts on delegate candidates.[4] Delegate candidates either were listed on the ballot with their preference on for a particular presidential candidate, or were listed as expressing no preference.[4]

1916 Illinois Republican presidential primary[4]
Candidate Votes %
Lawrence Y. Sherman 155,945 90.15
Scattering 17,037 9.85
Total votes 172,982 100

Progressive

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1916 Illinois Progressive presidential primary
April 11, 1916 (1916-04-11)

The 1916 Illinois Progressive presidential primary was held on April 11, 1916, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Progressive Party's state primaries ahead of the 1916 presidential election.

1916 Illinois Progressive presidential primary[4]
Candidate Votes %
Scattering 1,089 100
Total votes 1,089 100

Socialist

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1916 Illinois Socialist presidential primary
April 11, 1916 (1916-04-11) 1920 →

The 1916 Illinois Socialist presidential primary was held on April 11, 1916, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Socialist Party's state primaries ahead of the 1916 presidential election.

1916 Illinois Socialist presidential primary[4]
Candidate Votes %
Scattering 357 100
Total votes 357 100

Results

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1916 United States presidential election in Illinois[4]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Charles Evans Hughes 1,152,549 52.56% 29
Democratic Woodrow Wilson (incumbent) 950,229 43.34% 0
Socialist Allan Benson 61,394 2.80% 0
Prohibition James Hanly 26,047 1.19% 0
Socialist Labor Arthur Reimer 2,488 0.11% 0

Chicago results

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1916 United States presidential election in Chicago[5]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Charles Evans Hughes 231,707 49.52%
Democratic Woodrow Wilson 217,829 46.56%
Socialist Allan Benson 16,989 3.63%
Prohibition James Hanly 814 0.17%
Socialist Labor Arthur Reimer 556 0.12%
Totals 467,895 100.00%

Results by county

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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[6]
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Adams 11,858 44.28% 14,268 53.28% 389 1.45% 263 0.98% 30 0.11% -2,410 -9.00% 26,778
Alexander 5,395 56.80% 3,940 41.48% 116 1.22% 47 0.49% 7 0.07% 1,455 15.32% 9,498
Bond 3,626 54.04% 2,652 39.52% 38 0.57% 394 5.87% 4 0.06% 974 14.52% 6,710
Boone 5,181 77.64% 1,211 18.15% 190 2.85% 91 1.36% 5 0.07% 3,970 59.49% 6,673
Brown 1,579 34.54% 2,856 62.47% 17 0.37% 120 2.62% 0 0.00% -1,277 -27.93% 4,572
Bureau 8,213 56.29% 5,793 39.71% 249 1.71% 335 2.30% 24 0.16% 2,420 16.59% 14,590
Calhoun 1,168 48.50% 1,181 49.04% 29 1.20% 30 1.25% 5 0.21% -13 -0.54% 2,408
Carroll 4,496 67.03% 1,980 29.52% 94 1.40% 137 2.04% 3 0.04% 2,516 37.51% 6,707
Cass 3,193 39.59% 4,485 55.60% 152 1.88% 236 2.93% 16 0.20% -1,292 -16.02% 8,066
Champaign 14,632 57.87% 9,601 37.97% 254 1.00% 799 3.16% 18 0.07% 5,031 19.90% 25,286
Christian 6,923 44.19% 7,982 50.95% 421 2.69% 339 2.16% 27 0.17% -1,059 -6.76% 15,665
Clark 4,936 47.28% 5,311 50.87% 51 0.49% 142 1.36% 6 0.06% -375 -3.59% 10,440
Clay 3,879 50.50% 3,574 46.53% 145 1.89% 83 1.08% 11 0.14% 305 3.97% 7,681
Clinton 3,423 42.65% 4,201 52.34% 302 3.76% 100 1.25% 11 0.14% -778 -9.69% 8,026
Coles 8,314 50.85% 7,772 47.53% 88 0.54% 177 1.08% 6 0.04% 542 3.31% 16,351
Cook 435,695 51.26% 379,438 44.64% 32,471 3.82% 2,309 0.27% 1,050 0.12% 56,257 6.62% 849,913
Crawford 5,084 46.32% 5,570 50.74% 142 1.29% 181 1.65% 8 0.07% -486 -4.43% 10,977
Cumberland 2,879 48.26% 2,960 49.62% 41 0.69% 85 1.42% 8 0.13% -81 -1.36% 5,965
DeKalb 9,764 71.29% 3,386 24.72% 316 2.31% 231 1.69% 0 0.00% 6,378 46.56% 13,697
DeWitt 4,380 47.91% 4,460 48.78% 99 1.08% 204 2.23% 3 0.03% -80 -0.87% 9,143
Douglas 4,564 52.21% 3,768 43.11% 150 1.72% 259 2.96% 7 0.08% 796 9.11% 8,741
DuPage 9,610 62.88% 4,816 31.51% 378 2.47% 480 3.14% 10 0.07% 4,794 31.37% 15,284
Edgar 6,099 46.39% 6,710 51.04% 136 1.03% 202 1.54% 7 0.05% -611 -4.65% 13,147
Edwards 2,885 65.39% 1,389 31.48% 5 0.11% 133 3.01% 0 0.00% 1,496 33.91% 4,412
Effingham 3,207 40.40% 4,529 57.05% 72 0.91% 131 1.65% 7 0.09% -1,322 -16.65% 7,939
Fayette 5,316 46.59% 5,669 49.68% 221 1.94% 205 1.80% 8 0.07% -353 -3.09% 11,411
Ford 4,670 66.35% 2,054 29.18% 125 1.78% 189 2.69% 5 0.07% 2,616 37.17% 7,038
Franklin 6,371 46.82% 6,419 47.17% 704 5.17% 114 0.84% 116 0.85% -48 -0.35% 13,608
Fulton 9,735 48.68% 8,686 43.44% 1,175 5.88% 401 2.01% 74 0.37% 1,049 5.25% 19,997
Gallatin 1,985 39.08% 2,920 57.49% 85 1.67% 89 1.75% 7 0.14% -935 -18.41% 5,079
Greene 3,400 35.60% 6,150 64.40% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -2,750 -28.80% 9,550
Grundy 4,811 66.39% 2,241 30.92% 101 1.39% 94 1.30% 2 0.03% 2,570 35.46% 7,247
Hamilton 3,239 46.30% 3,644 52.09% 75 1.07% 38 0.54% 5 0.07% -405 -5.79% 6,996
Hancock 6,472 43.98% 7,711 52.40% 166 1.13% 367 2.49% 10 0.07% -1,239 -8.42% 14,716
Hardin 1,419 51.68% 1,264 46.03% 34 1.24% 29 1.06% 0 0.00% 155 5.64% 2,746
Henderson 2,528 58.55% 1,611 37.31% 60 1.39% 119 2.76% 3 0.07% 917 21.24% 4,318
Henry 11,406 65.47% 5,220 29.96% 520 2.98% 276 1.58% 12 0.07% 6,186 35.51% 17,422
Iroquois 8,503 61.13% 4,977 35.78% 87 0.63% 342 2.46% 7 0.05% 3,526 25.35% 13,909
Jackson 8,356 54.11% 6,780 43.90% 185 1.20% 122 0.79% 4 0.03% 1,576 10.21% 15,443
Jasper 3,110 43.39% 3,884 54.19% 57 0.80% 117 1.63% 5 0.07% -774 -10.80% 7,168
Jefferson 6,028 46.38% 6,685 51.44% 101 0.78% 182 1.40% 9 0.07% -657 -5.06% 12,996
Jersey 2,644 45.37% 3,052 52.37% 20 0.34% 112 1.92% 3 0.05% -408 -7.00% 5,828
Jo Daviess 5,775 60.02% 3,505 36.43% 143 1.49% 199 2.07% 7 0.07% 2,270 23.59% 9,622
Johnson 3,273 62.61% 1,822 34.85% 69 1.32% 64 1.22% 2 0.04% 1,451 27.75% 5,228
Kane 23,868 67.80% 9,875 28.05% 906 2.57% 555 1.58% 45 0.13% 13,993 39.75% 35,204
Kankakee 10,594 62.34% 6,096 35.87% 92 0.54% 211 1.24% 16 0.09% 4,498 26.47% 16,993
Kendall 3,316 75.38% 1,008 22.91% 19 0.43% 56 1.27% 0 0.00% 2,308 52.47% 4,399
Knox 10,918 58.84% 6,785 36.57% 435 2.34% 417 2.25% 8 0.04% 4,133 22.27% 18,555
Lake 12,905 67.04% 5,447 28.29% 715 3.71% 184 0.96% 25 0.13% 7,458 38.74% 19,251
LaSalle 20,662 56.67% 14,625 40.11% 851 2.33% 321 0.88% 31 0.09% 6,037 16.56% 36,459
Lawrence 4,481 44.47% 5,052 50.14% 190 1.89% 353 3.50% 0 0.00% -571 -5.67% 10,076
Lee 7,985 63.99% 4,087 32.75% 144 1.15% 263 2.11% 7 0.06% 3,898 31.24% 12,479
Livingston 9,801 58.65% 6,462 38.67% 97 0.58% 350 2.09% 4 0.02% 3,339 19.98% 16,710
Logan 5,933 48.32% 5,726 46.63% 310 2.52% 310 2.52% 15 0.12% 207 1.69% 12,279
Macon 13,997 52.96% 11,181 42.31% 632 2.39% 617 2.33% 34 0.13% 2,816 10.66% 26,427
Macoupin 8,875 43.71% 10,012 49.31% 1,089 5.36% 328 1.62% 31 0.15% -1,137 -5.60% 20,304
Madison 17,594 49.88% 16,302 46.22% 1,091 3.09% 287 0.81% 43 0.12% 1,292 3.66% 35,274
Marion 6,438 43.02% 7,892 52.74% 425 2.84% 209 1.40% 12 0.08% -1,454 -9.72% 14,964
Marshall 3,579 55.90% 2,593 40.50% 110 1.72% 121 1.89% 7 0.11% 986 15.40% 6,403
Mason 3,029 42.45% 3,886 54.46% 53 0.74% 168 2.35% 3 0.04% -857 -12.01% 7,136
Massac 3,926 73.84% 1,236 23.25% 38 0.71% 117 2.20% 6 0.11% 2,690 50.59% 5,317
McDonough 7,192 53.09% 5,740 42.37% 250 1.85% 364 2.69% 3 0.02% 1,452 10.72% 13,546
McHenry 9,024 72.01% 3,278 26.16% 58 0.46% 172 1.37% 1 0.01% 5,746 45.85% 12,532
McLean 14,988 53.24% 11,699 41.56% 450 1.60% 1,016 3.61% 7 0.02% 3,289 11.68% 28,153
Menard 2,693 48.54% 2,689 48.47% 60 1.08% 106 1.91% 10 0.18% 4 0.07% 5,548
Mercer 5,308 58.94% 3,430 38.09% 69 0.77% 199 2.21% 2 0.02% 1,878 20.85% 9,006
Monroe 2,825 56.91% 2,104 42.39% 27 0.54% 8 0.16% 0 0.00% 721 14.52% 4,964
Montgomery 7,065 44.74% 7,903 50.04% 607 3.84% 218 1.38% 31 0.20% -838 -5.31% 15,793
Morgan 7,536 50.28% 7,104 47.40% 157 1.05% 191 1.27% 10 0.07% 432 2.88% 14,988
Moultrie 2,933 44.99% 3,370 51.70% 55 0.84% 161 2.47% 6 0.09% -437 -6.70% 6,519
Ogle 8,639 70.33% 3,207 26.11% 69 0.56% 368 3.00% 5 0.04% 5,432 44.22% 12,283
Peoria 18,615 48.48% 18,718 48.75% 718 1.87% 344 0.90% 83 0.22% -103 -0.27% 38,395
Perry 4,796 49.83% 4,445 46.18% 170 1.77% 214 2.22% 24 0.25% 351 3.65% 9,625
Piatt 4,012 55.52% 3,028 41.90% 88 1.22% 98 1.36% 4 0.06% 984 13.62% 7,226
Pike 5,293 41.40% 7,005 54.79% 239 1.87% 249 1.95% 13 0.10% -1,712 -13.39% 12,786
Pope 2,924 70.22% 1,158 27.81% 57 1.37% 25 0.60% 5 0.12% 1,766 42.41% 4,164
Pulaski 3,863 62.73% 2,159 35.06% 87 1.41% 49 0.80% 1 0.02% 1,704 27.67% 6,158
Putnam 1,444 62.48% 785 33.97% 42 1.82% 40 1.73% 0 0.00% 659 28.52% 2,311
Randolph 5,517 49.11% 5,403 48.10% 132 1.18% 181 1.61% 13 0.12% 114 1.01% 11,233
Richland 2,992 45.10% 3,431 51.72% 79 1.19% 132 1.99% 2 0.03% -439 -6.62% 6,634
Rock Island 16,169 53.32% 10,914 35.99% 2,855 9.42% 384 1.27% 88 0.29% 5,255 17.33% 30,322
Saline 7,061 50.60% 5,930 42.50% 787 5.64% 176 1.26% 30 0.21% 1,131 8.11% 13,954
Sangamon 20,900 51.69% 17,958 44.41% 1,001 2.48% 576 1.42% 29 0.07% 2,942 7.28% 40,435
Schuyler 2,595 41.60% 3,392 54.38% 36 0.58% 215 3.45% 4 0.06% -797 -12.78% 6,238
Scott 2,126 45.72% 2,457 52.84% 21 0.45% 46 0.99% 0 0.00% -331 -7.12% 4,650
Shelby 5,911 42.63% 7,515 54.20% 83 0.60% 357 2.57% 5 0.04% -1,604 -11.57% 13,866
St. Clair 22,134 47.77% 22,622 48.83% 1,152 2.49% 423 0.91% 75 0.16% -488 -1.05% 46,331
Stark 2,887 66.58% 1,390 32.06% 31 0.71% 28 0.65% 1 0.02% 1,497 34.52% 4,336
Stephenson 8,620 58.46% 5,463 37.05% 433 2.94% 228 1.55% 20 0.14% 3,157 21.41% 14,744
Tazewell 6,672 47.61% 6,743 48.12% 341 2.43% 258 1.84% 14 0.10% -71 -0.51% 14,014
Union 3,135 37.14% 5,171 61.27% 60 0.71% 74 0.88% 7 0.08% -2,036 -24.12% 8,440
Vermilion 16,330 50.29% 13,864 42.70% 605 1.86% 1,673 5.15% 24 0.07% 2,466 7.59% 32,472
Wabash 2,600 42.42% 3,264 53.26% 86 1.40% 179 2.92% 2 0.03% -664 -10.83% 6,129
Warren 6,294 56.47% 4,498 40.36% 154 1.38% 199 1.79% 7 0.06% 1,796 16.11% 11,145
Washington 4,657 60.95% 2,794 36.57% 105 1.37% 85 1.11% 0 0.00% 1,863 24.38% 7,641
Wayne 5,383 51.03% 4,934 46.77% 59 0.56% 173 1.64% 7 0.07% 449 4.26% 10,549
White 4,137 43.84% 5,066 53.68% 151 1.60% 83 0.88% 16 0.17% -929 -9.84% 9,437
Whiteside 10,045 69.31% 3,839 26.49% 127 0.88% 482 3.33% 14 0.10% 6,206 42.82% 14,493
Will 19,881 62.62% 11,378 35.84% 317 1.00% 171 0.54% 18 0.06% 8,503 26.78% 31,747
Williamson 10,262 53.62% 8,172 42.70% 580 3.03% 124 0.65% 42 0.22% 2,090 10.92% 19,138
Winnebago 14,893 65.09% 6,198 27.09% 1,439 6.29% 352 1.54% 15 0.07% 8,695 38.00% 22,882
Woodford 4,273 52.29% 3,619 44.29% 87 1.06% 192 2.35% 11 0.13% 654 8.00% 8,171
Totals 1,152,549 52.62% 950,229 43.39% 61,394 2.80% 26,047 1.19% 2,488 0.11% 202,320 9.24% 2,190,219


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1916 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "Historical U.S. Presidential Elections 1789-2020". 270toWin.com. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE General Election, November 7, 1916 Judicial Elections, 1915-1916 Primary Elections, April 11 and September 13, 1916" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "VOTES BY WARDS FOR PRESIDENCY". The Chicago Tribune. November 8, 1916. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  6. ^ Illinois Secretary of State; Blue Book of the State of Illinois 1917-1918 (Springfield, 1917)
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