Election in Illinois
1916 United States presidential election in Illinois County Results
Hughes
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Wilson
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
The 1916 United States presidential election in Illinois was held on November 7 , 1916 , as part of the 1916 United States presidential election . State voters chose 29 electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Illinois was won by the Republican nominee Charles Evans Hughes with 52.56% of the popular vote. Hughes was the first presidential candidate to garner over a million votes in a single state, due to Illinois having allowed women to cast votes for electors, though not yet for other offices.
With 52.56% of the vote, Illinois would prove to be Hughes' fifth strongest state in terms of popular votes percentage after Vermont , New Jersey , Pennsylvania and Iowa .[1]
This is the second of only three elections in the history of the party that a Democrat won the presidency without winning Illinois (the others being 1884 and 1976 ).[2] This was one of two elections in the 20th century where the state voted for the losing candidate, along with 1976.
In this election, Illinois voted 12.35% to the right of the nation at-large.[3]
This was the last time that Cook County voted for a Republican that lost nationally.
Primaries [ edit ] The general election coincided with the general election for House as well as those for state offices .[4]
Turnout [ edit ] The total vote in the state-run primary elections (Democratic, Republican, Progressive, Socialist) was 311,486.[4] The total vote in the general election was 2,192,707.[4] Both major parties (Democratic and Republican), as well as the Progressive Party and Socialist Party , all held non-binding state-run preferential primaries on April 11.[4]
Democratic [ edit ] 1916 Illinois Democratic presidential primary
The 1916 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on April 11, 1916, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Democratic Party's state primaries ahead of the 1916 presidential election.
The popular vote was a non-binding "beauty contest". Delegates were instead elected by direct votes by congressional district on delegate candidates.[4] Delegate candidates either were listed on the ballot with their preference on for a particular presidential candidate, or were listed as expressing no preference.[4]
1916 Illinois Democratic presidential primary[4] Candidate Votes % Woodrow Wilson (incumbent) 136,839 99.84 Scattering 219 0.16 Total votes 137,058 100
Republican [ edit ] 1916 Illinois Republican presidential primary
The 1916 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on April 11, 1916, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's state primaries ahead of the 1916 presidential election.
The preference vote was a "beauty contest". Delegates were instead selected by direct-vote in each congressional districts on delegate candidates.[4] Delegate candidates either were listed on the ballot with their preference on for a particular presidential candidate, or were listed as expressing no preference.[4]
1916 Illinois Republican presidential primary[4] Candidate Votes % Lawrence Y. Sherman 155,945 90.15 Scattering 17,037 9.85 Total votes 172,982 100
Progressive [ edit ] 1916 Illinois Progressive presidential primary
The 1916 Illinois Progressive presidential primary was held on April 11, 1916, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Progressive Party's state primaries ahead of the 1916 presidential election.
1916 Illinois Progressive presidential primary[4] Candidate Votes % Scattering 1,089 100 Total votes 1,089 100
Socialist [ edit ] 1916 Illinois Socialist presidential primary
The 1916 Illinois Socialist presidential primary was held on April 11, 1916, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Socialist Party's state primaries ahead of the 1916 presidential election.
1916 Illinois Socialist presidential primary[4] Candidate Votes % Scattering 357 100 Total votes 357 100
Results [ edit ] Chicago results [ edit ] Results by county [ edit ] County Charles Evans Hughes Republican Thomas Woodrow Wilson Democratic Allan Louis Benson Socialist James Franklin Hanly Prohibition Arthur Elmer Reimer Socialist Labor Margin Total votes cast[6] # % # % # % # % # % # % Adams 11,858 44.28% 14,268 53.28% 389 1.45% 263 0.98% 30 0.11% -2,410 -9.00% 26,778 Alexander 5,395 56.80% 3,940 41.48% 116 1.22% 47 0.49% 7 0.07% 1,455 15.32% 9,498 Bond 3,626 54.04% 2,652 39.52% 38 0.57% 394 5.87% 4 0.06% 974 14.52% 6,710 Boone 5,181 77.64% 1,211 18.15% 190 2.85% 91 1.36% 5 0.07% 3,970 59.49% 6,673 Brown 1,579 34.54% 2,856 62.47% 17 0.37% 120 2.62% 0 0.00% -1,277 -27.93% 4,572 Bureau 8,213 56.29% 5,793 39.71% 249 1.71% 335 2.30% 24 0.16% 2,420 16.59% 14,590 Calhoun 1,168 48.50% 1,181 49.04% 29 1.20% 30 1.25% 5 0.21% -13 -0.54% 2,408 Carroll 4,496 67.03% 1,980 29.52% 94 1.40% 137 2.04% 3 0.04% 2,516 37.51% 6,707 Cass 3,193 39.59% 4,485 55.60% 152 1.88% 236 2.93% 16 0.20% -1,292 -16.02% 8,066 Champaign 14,632 57.87% 9,601 37.97% 254 1.00% 799 3.16% 18 0.07% 5,031 19.90% 25,286 Christian 6,923 44.19% 7,982 50.95% 421 2.69% 339 2.16% 27 0.17% -1,059 -6.76% 15,665 Clark 4,936 47.28% 5,311 50.87% 51 0.49% 142 1.36% 6 0.06% -375 -3.59% 10,440 Clay 3,879 50.50% 3,574 46.53% 145 1.89% 83 1.08% 11 0.14% 305 3.97% 7,681 Clinton 3,423 42.65% 4,201 52.34% 302 3.76% 100 1.25% 11 0.14% -778 -9.69% 8,026 Coles 8,314 50.85% 7,772 47.53% 88 0.54% 177 1.08% 6 0.04% 542 3.31% 16,351 Cook 435,695 51.26% 379,438 44.64% 32,471 3.82% 2,309 0.27% 1,050 0.12% 56,257 6.62% 849,913 Crawford 5,084 46.32% 5,570 50.74% 142 1.29% 181 1.65% 8 0.07% -486 -4.43% 10,977 Cumberland 2,879 48.26% 2,960 49.62% 41 0.69% 85 1.42% 8 0.13% -81 -1.36% 5,965 DeKalb 9,764 71.29% 3,386 24.72% 316 2.31% 231 1.69% 0 0.00% 6,378 46.56% 13,697 DeWitt 4,380 47.91% 4,460 48.78% 99 1.08% 204 2.23% 3 0.03% -80 -0.87% 9,143 Douglas 4,564 52.21% 3,768 43.11% 150 1.72% 259 2.96% 7 0.08% 796 9.11% 8,741 DuPage 9,610 62.88% 4,816 31.51% 378 2.47% 480 3.14% 10 0.07% 4,794 31.37% 15,284 Edgar 6,099 46.39% 6,710 51.04% 136 1.03% 202 1.54% 7 0.05% -611 -4.65% 13,147 Edwards 2,885 65.39% 1,389 31.48% 5 0.11% 133 3.01% 0 0.00% 1,496 33.91% 4,412 Effingham 3,207 40.40% 4,529 57.05% 72 0.91% 131 1.65% 7 0.09% -1,322 -16.65% 7,939 Fayette 5,316 46.59% 5,669 49.68% 221 1.94% 205 1.80% 8 0.07% -353 -3.09% 11,411 Ford 4,670 66.35% 2,054 29.18% 125 1.78% 189 2.69% 5 0.07% 2,616 37.17% 7,038 Franklin 6,371 46.82% 6,419 47.17% 704 5.17% 114 0.84% 116 0.85% -48 -0.35% 13,608 Fulton 9,735 48.68% 8,686 43.44% 1,175 5.88% 401 2.01% 74 0.37% 1,049 5.25% 19,997 Gallatin 1,985 39.08% 2,920 57.49% 85 1.67% 89 1.75% 7 0.14% -935 -18.41% 5,079 Greene 3,400 35.60% 6,150 64.40% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -2,750 -28.80% 9,550 Grundy 4,811 66.39% 2,241 30.92% 101 1.39% 94 1.30% 2 0.03% 2,570 35.46% 7,247 Hamilton 3,239 46.30% 3,644 52.09% 75 1.07% 38 0.54% 5 0.07% -405 -5.79% 6,996 Hancock 6,472 43.98% 7,711 52.40% 166 1.13% 367 2.49% 10 0.07% -1,239 -8.42% 14,716 Hardin 1,419 51.68% 1,264 46.03% 34 1.24% 29 1.06% 0 0.00% 155 5.64% 2,746 Henderson 2,528 58.55% 1,611 37.31% 60 1.39% 119 2.76% 3 0.07% 917 21.24% 4,318 Henry 11,406 65.47% 5,220 29.96% 520 2.98% 276 1.58% 12 0.07% 6,186 35.51% 17,422 Iroquois 8,503 61.13% 4,977 35.78% 87 0.63% 342 2.46% 7 0.05% 3,526 25.35% 13,909 Jackson 8,356 54.11% 6,780 43.90% 185 1.20% 122 0.79% 4 0.03% 1,576 10.21% 15,443 Jasper 3,110 43.39% 3,884 54.19% 57 0.80% 117 1.63% 5 0.07% -774 -10.80% 7,168 Jefferson 6,028 46.38% 6,685 51.44% 101 0.78% 182 1.40% 9 0.07% -657 -5.06% 12,996 Jersey 2,644 45.37% 3,052 52.37% 20 0.34% 112 1.92% 3 0.05% -408 -7.00% 5,828 Jo Daviess 5,775 60.02% 3,505 36.43% 143 1.49% 199 2.07% 7 0.07% 2,270 23.59% 9,622 Johnson 3,273 62.61% 1,822 34.85% 69 1.32% 64 1.22% 2 0.04% 1,451 27.75% 5,228 Kane 23,868 67.80% 9,875 28.05% 906 2.57% 555 1.58% 45 0.13% 13,993 39.75% 35,204 Kankakee 10,594 62.34% 6,096 35.87% 92 0.54% 211 1.24% 16 0.09% 4,498 26.47% 16,993 Kendall 3,316 75.38% 1,008 22.91% 19 0.43% 56 1.27% 0 0.00% 2,308 52.47% 4,399 Knox 10,918 58.84% 6,785 36.57% 435 2.34% 417 2.25% 8 0.04% 4,133 22.27% 18,555 Lake 12,905 67.04% 5,447 28.29% 715 3.71% 184 0.96% 25 0.13% 7,458 38.74% 19,251 LaSalle 20,662 56.67% 14,625 40.11% 851 2.33% 321 0.88% 31 0.09% 6,037 16.56% 36,459 Lawrence 4,481 44.47% 5,052 50.14% 190 1.89% 353 3.50% 0 0.00% -571 -5.67% 10,076 Lee 7,985 63.99% 4,087 32.75% 144 1.15% 263 2.11% 7 0.06% 3,898 31.24% 12,479 Livingston 9,801 58.65% 6,462 38.67% 97 0.58% 350 2.09% 4 0.02% 3,339 19.98% 16,710 Logan 5,933 48.32% 5,726 46.63% 310 2.52% 310 2.52% 15 0.12% 207 1.69% 12,279 Macon 13,997 52.96% 11,181 42.31% 632 2.39% 617 2.33% 34 0.13% 2,816 10.66% 26,427 Macoupin 8,875 43.71% 10,012 49.31% 1,089 5.36% 328 1.62% 31 0.15% -1,137 -5.60% 20,304 Madison 17,594 49.88% 16,302 46.22% 1,091 3.09% 287 0.81% 43 0.12% 1,292 3.66% 35,274 Marion 6,438 43.02% 7,892 52.74% 425 2.84% 209 1.40% 12 0.08% -1,454 -9.72% 14,964 Marshall 3,579 55.90% 2,593 40.50% 110 1.72% 121 1.89% 7 0.11% 986 15.40% 6,403 Mason 3,029 42.45% 3,886 54.46% 53 0.74% 168 2.35% 3 0.04% -857 -12.01% 7,136 Massac 3,926 73.84% 1,236 23.25% 38 0.71% 117 2.20% 6 0.11% 2,690 50.59% 5,317 McDonough 7,192 53.09% 5,740 42.37% 250 1.85% 364 2.69% 3 0.02% 1,452 10.72% 13,546 McHenry 9,024 72.01% 3,278 26.16% 58 0.46% 172 1.37% 1 0.01% 5,746 45.85% 12,532 McLean 14,988 53.24% 11,699 41.56% 450 1.60% 1,016 3.61% 7 0.02% 3,289 11.68% 28,153 Menard 2,693 48.54% 2,689 48.47% 60 1.08% 106 1.91% 10 0.18% 4 0.07% 5,548 Mercer 5,308 58.94% 3,430 38.09% 69 0.77% 199 2.21% 2 0.02% 1,878 20.85% 9,006 Monroe 2,825 56.91% 2,104 42.39% 27 0.54% 8 0.16% 0 0.00% 721 14.52% 4,964 Montgomery 7,065 44.74% 7,903 50.04% 607 3.84% 218 1.38% 31 0.20% -838 -5.31% 15,793 Morgan 7,536 50.28% 7,104 47.40% 157 1.05% 191 1.27% 10 0.07% 432 2.88% 14,988 Moultrie 2,933 44.99% 3,370 51.70% 55 0.84% 161 2.47% 6 0.09% -437 -6.70% 6,519 Ogle 8,639 70.33% 3,207 26.11% 69 0.56% 368 3.00% 5 0.04% 5,432 44.22% 12,283 Peoria 18,615 48.48% 18,718 48.75% 718 1.87% 344 0.90% 83 0.22% -103 -0.27% 38,395 Perry 4,796 49.83% 4,445 46.18% 170 1.77% 214 2.22% 24 0.25% 351 3.65% 9,625 Piatt 4,012 55.52% 3,028 41.90% 88 1.22% 98 1.36% 4 0.06% 984 13.62% 7,226 Pike 5,293 41.40% 7,005 54.79% 239 1.87% 249 1.95% 13 0.10% -1,712 -13.39% 12,786 Pope 2,924 70.22% 1,158 27.81% 57 1.37% 25 0.60% 5 0.12% 1,766 42.41% 4,164 Pulaski 3,863 62.73% 2,159 35.06% 87 1.41% 49 0.80% 1 0.02% 1,704 27.67% 6,158 Putnam 1,444 62.48% 785 33.97% 42 1.82% 40 1.73% 0 0.00% 659 28.52% 2,311 Randolph 5,517 49.11% 5,403 48.10% 132 1.18% 181 1.61% 13 0.12% 114 1.01% 11,233 Richland 2,992 45.10% 3,431 51.72% 79 1.19% 132 1.99% 2 0.03% -439 -6.62% 6,634 Rock Island 16,169 53.32% 10,914 35.99% 2,855 9.42% 384 1.27% 88 0.29% 5,255 17.33% 30,322 Saline 7,061 50.60% 5,930 42.50% 787 5.64% 176 1.26% 30 0.21% 1,131 8.11% 13,954 Sangamon 20,900 51.69% 17,958 44.41% 1,001 2.48% 576 1.42% 29 0.07% 2,942 7.28% 40,435 Schuyler 2,595 41.60% 3,392 54.38% 36 0.58% 215 3.45% 4 0.06% -797 -12.78% 6,238 Scott 2,126 45.72% 2,457 52.84% 21 0.45% 46 0.99% 0 0.00% -331 -7.12% 4,650 Shelby 5,911 42.63% 7,515 54.20% 83 0.60% 357 2.57% 5 0.04% -1,604 -11.57% 13,866 St. Clair 22,134 47.77% 22,622 48.83% 1,152 2.49% 423 0.91% 75 0.16% -488 -1.05% 46,331 Stark 2,887 66.58% 1,390 32.06% 31 0.71% 28 0.65% 1 0.02% 1,497 34.52% 4,336 Stephenson 8,620 58.46% 5,463 37.05% 433 2.94% 228 1.55% 20 0.14% 3,157 21.41% 14,744 Tazewell 6,672 47.61% 6,743 48.12% 341 2.43% 258 1.84% 14 0.10% -71 -0.51% 14,014 Union 3,135 37.14% 5,171 61.27% 60 0.71% 74 0.88% 7 0.08% -2,036 -24.12% 8,440 Vermilion 16,330 50.29% 13,864 42.70% 605 1.86% 1,673 5.15% 24 0.07% 2,466 7.59% 32,472 Wabash 2,600 42.42% 3,264 53.26% 86 1.40% 179 2.92% 2 0.03% -664 -10.83% 6,129 Warren 6,294 56.47% 4,498 40.36% 154 1.38% 199 1.79% 7 0.06% 1,796 16.11% 11,145 Washington 4,657 60.95% 2,794 36.57% 105 1.37% 85 1.11% 0 0.00% 1,863 24.38% 7,641 Wayne 5,383 51.03% 4,934 46.77% 59 0.56% 173 1.64% 7 0.07% 449 4.26% 10,549 White 4,137 43.84% 5,066 53.68% 151 1.60% 83 0.88% 16 0.17% -929 -9.84% 9,437 Whiteside 10,045 69.31% 3,839 26.49% 127 0.88% 482 3.33% 14 0.10% 6,206 42.82% 14,493 Will 19,881 62.62% 11,378 35.84% 317 1.00% 171 0.54% 18 0.06% 8,503 26.78% 31,747 Williamson 10,262 53.62% 8,172 42.70% 580 3.03% 124 0.65% 42 0.22% 2,090 10.92% 19,138 Winnebago 14,893 65.09% 6,198 27.09% 1,439 6.29% 352 1.54% 15 0.07% 8,695 38.00% 22,882 Woodford 4,273 52.29% 3,619 44.29% 87 1.06% 192 2.35% 11 0.13% 654 8.00% 8,171 Totals 1,152,549 52.62% 950,229 43.39% 61,394 2.80% 26,047 1.19% 2,488 0.11% 202,320 9.24% 2,190,219
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "1916 Presidential Election Statistics" . Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018 . ^ "Historical U.S. Presidential Elections 1789-2020" . 270toWin.com . Retrieved December 17, 2021 . ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections" . uselectionatlas.org . Retrieved April 27, 2023 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE General Election, November 7, 1916 Judicial Elections, 1915-1916 Primary Elections, April 11 and September 13, 1916" (PDF) . Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2020 . ^ "VOTES BY WARDS FOR PRESIDENCY" . The Chicago Tribune. November 8, 1916. Retrieved August 30, 2023 . ^ Illinois Secretary of State; Blue Book of the State of Illinois 1917-1918 (Springfield, 1917)