1916 United States presidential election in Montana explained

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The 1916 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 7, 1916 as a part of the 1916 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Montana overwhelmingly voted for the Democratic nominee, President Woodrow Wilson, over the Republican nominee, U.S. Supreme Court Justice and former New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes. Wilson won the state by a large margin of 19.31%.

Primary elections

Republican primary

The Republican primary took place on April 21, 1916. Iowa Senator Albert B. Cummins would convincingly win. Cummins would be one of two candidates on the ballot with favorite son, Edward Randolph Woods.

1916 Montana Republican presidential primary^[1] ! style="text-align:left;"

Candidate	Votes	%
Albert B. Cummins	10,415	68.43
Roosevelt (write-in)	2,635	17.31
Edward Randolph Woods	1,173	7.71
C. E. Hughes (write-in)	564	3.71
Elihu Root (write-in)	137	0.90
Henry Ford (write-in)	134	0.88
La Follette (write-in)	64	0.42
Woodrow Wilson (write-in)	36	0.24
Lawrence Y. Sherman (write-in)	16	0.11
Wm. H. Taft (write-in)	9	0.06
Leonard Wood (write-in)	8	0.05
W. E. Borah (write-in)	5	0.03
Esterbrook (write-in)	3	0.02
McCall (write-in)	2	0.01
Jos. Dixon (write-in)	2	0.01
Weeks (write-in)	2	0.01
Dupont (write-in)	1	0.01
Beveridge (write-in)	1	0.01
Total	15,220	100.0

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary took place on April 21, 1916. Incumbent president, Woodrow Wilson, ran virtually unopposed in the Democratic primary.

1916 Montana Democratic presidential primary^[2] ! style="text-align:left;"

Candidate	Votes	%
Woodrow Wilson	17,960	99.24
W. J. Bryan (write-in)	88	0.49
Champ Clark (write-in)	41	0.23
Henry Ford (write-in)	5	0.03
Roosevelt (write-in)	3	0.02
W. E. Borah (write-in)	1	0.01
Total	18,098	100.0

Progressive primary

The Progressive primary took place on April 21, 1916. The two members of the ticket from 1912, Theodore Roosevelt and Hiram Johnson were the two major candidates.

1916 Montana Progressive presidential primary^[3] ! style="text-align:left;"

Candidate	Votes	%
Hiram Johnson	1,519	56.66
Roosevelt (write-in)	1,125	41.96
La Follette (write-in)	19	0.71
Woodrow Wilson (write-in)	11	0.41
Hughes (write-in)	5	0.19
Cummins (write-in)	1	0.04
Bryan (write-in)	1	0.04
Total	2,681	100.0

Socialist primary

The Socialist primary took place on April 21, 1916. Eventual nominee and newspaper editor Allan L. Benson would receive all but one vote.

1916 Montana Socialist presidential primary^[4] ! style="text-align:left;"

Candidate	Votes	%
Allan L. Benson	1,843	99.95
Woodrow Wilson (write-in)	1	0.05
Total	1,844	100.0

Results

1916 United States presidential election in Montana[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Woodrow Wilson (incumbent)	101,063	56.88%	4
	Republican	Charles Evans Hughes	66,750	37.57%	0
	Socialist	Allan Benson	9,564	5.38%	0
	Progressive	No candidate	302	0.17%	0
Totals			177,679	100.00%	4

Results by county

County	Thomas Woodrow Wilson Democratic		Charles Evans Hughes Republican		Allan Louis Benson Socialist		No candidate Progressive "Bull Moose"		Margin		Total votes cast[6]
		%		%		%		%		%
	Beaverhead		1,463		48.65%		1,455		48.39%		89		2.96%		0		0.00%		8		0.27%		3,007
	Big Horn		740		59.01%		497		39.63%		15		1.20%		2		0.16%		243		19.38%		1,254
	Blaine		1,261		57.58%		857		39.13%		72		3.29%		0		0.00%		404		18.45%		2,190
	Broadwater		1,100		63.00%		584		33.45%		53		3.04%		9		0.52%		516		29.55%		1,746
	Carbon		1,926		47.99%		1,708		42.56%		379		9.44%		0		0.00%		218		5.43%		4,013
	Cascade		6,612		62.14%		3,253		30.57%		758		7.12%		18		0.17%		3,359		31.57%		10,641
	Chouteau		2,738		61.95%		1,486		33.62%		183		4.14%		13		0.29%		1,252		28.33%		4,420
	Custer		2,602		59.69%		1,615		37.05%		141		3.23%		1		0.02%		987		22.64%		4,359
	Dawson		2,835		55.30%		2,105		41.06%		187		3.65%		0		0.00%		730		14.24%		5,127
	Deer Lodge		4,171		67.90%		1,860		30.28%		109		1.77%		3		0.05%		2,311		37.62%		6,143
	Fallon		1,845		59.25%		1,169		37.54%		95		3.05%		5		0.16%		676		21.71%		3,114
	Fergus		5,749		61.00%		3,290		34.91%		380		4.03%		5		0.05%		2,459		26.09%		9,424
	Flathead		2,978		46.34%		2,913		45.33%		520		8.09%		15		0.23%		65		1.01%		6,426
	Gallatin		3,661		58.06%		2,527		40.07%		116		1.84%		2		0.03%		1,134		17.98%		6,306
	Granite		812		54.90%		574		38.81%		89		6.02%		4		0.27%		238		16.09%		1,479
	Hill		3,241		60.17%		1,709		31.73%		428		7.95%		8		0.15%		1,532		28.44%		5,386
	Jefferson		1,124		57.82%		712		36.63%		104		5.35%		4		0.21%		412		21.19%		1,944
	Lewis and Clark		4,337		54.47%		3,423		42.99%		200		2.51%		2		0.03%		914		11.48%		7,962
	Lincoln		1,186		51.95%		807		35.35%		288		12.61%		2		0.09%		379		16.60%		2,283
	Madison		1,672		55.40%		1,279		42.38%		67		2.22%		0		0.00%		393		13.02%		3,018
	Meagher		1,482		55.15%		1,158		43.10%		46		1.71%		1		0.04%		324		12.06%		2,687
	Mineral		781		63.70%		251		20.47%		188		15.33%		6		0.49%		530		43.23%		1,226
	Missoula		4,069		53.80%		2,926		38.69%		558		7.38%		10		0.13%		1,143		15.11%		7,563
	Musselshell		2,036		50.28%		1,738		42.92%		274		6.77%		1		0.02%		298		7.36%		4,049
	Park		2,050		47.57%		1,957		45.42%		297		6.89%		5		0.12%		93		2.16%		4,309
	Phillips		1,252		53.16%		999		42.42%		102		4.33%		2		0.08%		253		10.74%		2,355
	Powell		1,340		56.73%		939		39.75%		83		3.51%		0		0.00%		401		16.98%		2,362
	Prairie		622		52.76%		535		45.38%		22		1.87%		0		0.00%		87		7.38%		1,179
	Ravalli		1,967		51.38%		1,623		42.40%		233		6.09%		5		0.13%		344		8.99%		3,828
	Richland		1,947		58.12%		1,223		36.51%		180		5.37%		0		0.00%		724		21.61%		3,350
	Rosebud		1,608		52.86%		1,337		43.95%		95		3.12%		2		0.07%		271		8.91%		3,042
	Sanders		1,178		55.44%		793		37.32%		151		7.11%		3		0.14%		385		18.12%		2,125
	Sheridan		3,264		60.86%		1,724		32.15%		371		6.92%		4		0.07%		1,540		28.72%		5,363
	Silver Bow		13,084		60.72%		6,757		31.36%		1,563		7.25%		143		0.66%		6,327		29.36%		21,547
	Stillwater		1,197		54.78%		918		42.01%		69		3.16%		1		0.05%		279		12.77%		2,185
	Sweet Grass		839		47.32%		890		50.20%		44		2.48%		0		0.00%		-51		-2.88%		1,773
	Teton		2,273		54.47%		1,603		38.41%		292		7.00%		5		0.12%		670		16.06%		4,173
	Toole		1,075		54.51%		698		35.40%		195		9.89%		4		0.20%		377		19.12%		1,972
	Valley		2,102		61.07%		1,111		32.28%		222		6.45%		7		0.20%		991		28.79%		3,442
	Wibaux		585		52.89%		466		42.13%		55		4.97%		0		0.00%		119		10.76%		1,106
	Yellowstone		4,259		54.60%		3,281		42.06%		251		3.22%		10		0.13%		978		12.54%		7,801
Totals	101,063	56.88%	66,750	37.57%	9,564	5.38%	302	0.17%	34,313	19.31%	177,679

See also

• United States presidential elections in Montana

Notes and References

1. Web site: Report of Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Presidential Preference Primary Election, Held in the State of Montana, April 21, A. D., 1916. September 2, 2022.
2. Web site: Report of Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Presidential Preference Primary Election, Held in the State of Montana, April 21, A. D., 1916. September 2, 2022.
3. Web site: Report of Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Presidential Preference Primary Election, Held in the State of Montana, April 21, A. D., 1916. September 2, 2022.
4. Web site: Report of Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Presidential Preference Primary Election, Held in the State of Montana, April 21, A. D., 1916. September 2, 2022.
5. Web site: Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. David Leip. 1916 Presidential General Election Results – Montana. 2018-03-19.
6. Montana Secretary of State Elections; ‘Official Vote of the State of Montana at an Election Held November 7th, 1916’