1916 United States presidential election in Georgia

The 1916 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 7, 1916, as part of the wider United States Presidential election. Voters chose 14 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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United States presidential election in Georgia, 1916

November 7, 1916 (1916-11-07)

Nominee Woodrow Wilson No Candidate Charles E. Hughes Party Democratic Progressive Republican Home state New Jersey N/A New York Running mate Thomas R. Marshall John M. Parker Charles W. Fairbanks Electoral vote 14 0 0 Popular vote 127,754 20,692 11,294 Percentage 79.51% 12.88% 7.03%

President before election Woodrow Wilson Democratic Elected President Woodrow Wilson Democratic

Background

With the exception of a handful of historically Unionist North Georgia counties – chiefly Fannin but also to a lesser extent Pickens, Gilmer and Towns – Georgia since the 1880s had been dominated by the Democratic Party.

Vote

The Wilson/Marshall ticket easily carried the state of Georgia on election day.

Results

United States presidential election in Georgia, 1916 [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Woodrow Wilson	127,754	79.51%	14
	Progressive	No Candidate	20,692	12.88%	0
	Republican	Charles E. Hughes	11,294	7.03%	0
	Socialist	Allan Benson	941	0.59%	0

References

1. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1916 Presidential General Election Results – Georgia

Notes