The 1916 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 7, 1916. All 48 contemporary states participated in the 1916 United States presidential election. Voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Republican nominee and Supreme Court justice Charles Evans Hughes carried Delaware with 50.20% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee and incumbent president Woodrow Wilson, who won 47.78% of the vote. This election marks one of three times in the 20th century that the state voted for the losing candidate, along with 1932 and 1948.
Wilson was the first Democrat to win the presidency without Delaware since James K. Polk in 1844, and Hughes the first Republican to ever carry Delaware without winning the presidency.
Results + General Election ResultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party Charles Evans Hughes William H. Heald26,011 Republican Party Charles Evans Hughes William D. Denney25,750 Republican Party Charles Evans Hughes William I. Simpson25,749 Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson Patrick H. Keaveny24,753 Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson Joseph Hermon Anderson24,463 Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson Oliver Cordrey24,450 Prohibition Party Frank Hanly Thomas J. Biscoe566 Prohibition Party Frank Hanly Alfred Smith555 Prohibition Party Frank Hanly Edward J. Winder552 Socialist Party Allan L. Benson Clarence W. Johnson480 Socialist Party Allan L. Benson Arthur N. Andrews480 Socialist Party Allan L. Benson Paul Schueler480Votes cast 51,810
Results by county County Charles Evans HughesRepublican Woodrow WilsonDemocratic Frank HanlyProhibition Allan L. BensonSocialist Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Kent3,81347.14%4,21052.05%660.82%00.00%-397-4.91%8,089New Castle16,16650.56%14,89446.58%4361.36%4801.50%1,2723.98%31,976Sussex6,03251.36%5,64948.10%640.54%00.00%3833.26%11,745Totals26,01150.20%24,75347.78%5661.09%4800.93%1,2582.43%51,810
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican New Castle Sussex
See also United States presidential elections in Delaware
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