United States presidential election in New Mexico, 1916

United States presidential election in New Mexico, 1916

November 7, 1916

Nominee Woodrow Wilson Charles E. 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 Kirkpatrick Electoral vote 3 0 0 Popular vote 33,527 31,152 1,996 Percentage 50.20% 46.64% 3.01%

President before election Woodrow Wilson Democratic Elected President Woodrow Wilson Democratic

The 1916 United States presidential election in New Mexico took place on November 7, 1916. All 48 States were part of the United States presidential election. New Mexico voters chose three electors to represent them in the Electoral College, which voted for President and Vice President.

New Mexico was won by incumbent President Woodrow Wilson, who secured a tumultuous reelection against Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes, and Socialist Party icon Allan L. Benson.^[1] Wilson's reluctance to bid armed forces in World War I improved his image for this election, as a "peace candidate".^[2]

References

1. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". Uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
2. The Presidential Vote, 1896-1932, Edgar E. Robinson, pg. 18