United States presidential election in Montana, 1916

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United States presidential election in Montana, 1916

November 7, 1916 (1916-11-07)

141px Nominee Woodrow Wilson Charles Evans Hughes Allan L. Benson Party Democratic Republican Socialist Home state New Jersey New York New York Running mate Thomas R. Marshall Charles W. Fairbanks George Ross Kirkpatrick Electoral vote 4 0 0 Popular vote 101,063 66,750 9,564 Percentage 56.88% 37.57% 5.38%

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President before election Woodrow Wilson Democratic Elected President Woodrow Wilson Democratic

The 1916 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 7, 1916, throughout the continuous 48 states. Voters chose 4 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Montana overwhelmingly voted for the Democratic nominee, President Woodrow Wilson, over the Republican nominee, U.S. Supreme Court Justice and former New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes. Wilson won Montana by a large margin of 19.31%.

Results

United States presidential
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Woodrow Wilson	101,063	56.88%	4
	Republican	Charles Evans Hughes	66,750	37.57%	0
	Socialist	Allan Benson	9,564	5.38%	0
	Progressive	no candidate	302	0.17%	0