1916 U.S. Presidential Election

Nationwide · 2 tickets

Who won the 1916 U.S. Presidential Election?

Woodrow Wilson won the 1916 U.S. Presidential Election. Woodrow Wilson received 9,129,606 popular votes (49.2%) and 277 electoral votes. The main challenger was Charles Evans Hughes (46.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Wilson and Hughes

Wilson won the electoral college 277–254
49.2% popular · 9,129,606 votes
Running mate: Thomas R. Marshall
46.1% popular · 8,538,221 votes
Running mate: Charles W. Fairbanks
Popular-vote counts come from official certified totals (1976–2024) and official public returns for earlier years, cross-checked against the MIT Election Lab. The 1824 count is partial. Six states chose electors through their legislatures.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.