Election Name: | 1916 Democratic Party presidential primaries |
Country: | United States |
Flag Year: | 1912 |
Type: | primary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1912 Democratic Party presidential primaries |
Previous Year: | 1912 |
Next Election: | 1920 Democratic Party presidential primaries |
Next Year: | 1920 |
Election Date: | March 7 to June 6, 1916 |
Image1: | File:Thomas Woodrow Wilson, Harris & Ewing bw photo portrait, 1919 - black and white (cropped).jpg |
Candidate1: | Woodrow Wilson |
Color1: | 3333ff |
Home State1: | New Jersey |
States Carried1: | 19 |
Popular Vote1: | 1,173,220 |
Percentage1: | 98.8% |
Democratic nominee | |
Before Election: | Woodrow Wilson |
After Election: | Woodrow Wilson |
From March 7 to June 6, 1916, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1916 United States presidential election.[1] Incumbent President Woodrow Wilson was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1916 Democratic National Convention held from June 14 to June 16, 1916, in St. Louis, Missouri.