1916 United States presidential election in South Carolina

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The 1916 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 7, 1916, as part of the 1916 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose 9 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1916 United States presidential election in South Carolina

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Nominee Woodrow Wilson Charles Evans Hughes Party Democratic Republican Home state New Jersey New York Running mate Thomas R. Marshall Charles W. Fairbanks Electoral vote 9 0 Popular vote 61,846 1,550 Percentage 96.71% 2.42%

County Results Wilson   70–80%   80–90%   90–100%

President before election Woodrow Wilson Democratic Elected President Woodrow Wilson Democratic

South Carolina was won by the Democratic nominees, incumbent Democratic President Woodrow Wilson and Vice President Thomas R. Marshall. They defeated Republican nominee, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes of New York, and his running mate Senator Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana.

Wilson won South Carolina by a landslide margin of 94.29%.

Results

1916 United States presidential election in South Carolina[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey	Thomas Riley Marshall of Indiana	61,846	96.71%	9	100.00%
	Republican	Charles Evans Hughes of New York	Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indiana	1,550	2.42%	0	0.00%
	Write-in			259	0.40%	0	0.00%
	Progressive	No candidate of N/A	No candidate of N/A	162	0.25%	0	0.00%
	Socialist	Allan L. Benson of New York	George Ross Kirkpatrick of New Jersey	135	0.21%	0	0.00%
Total				63,952	100.00%	9	100.00%

See also

• United States presidential elections in South Carolina