The 1916 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 7, 1916, as part of the
1916 United States presidential election
The 1916 United States presidential election was the 33rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1916. Incumbent Democratic President Woodrow Wilson narrowly defeated former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Charles ...
which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
Connecticut was won by the
Republican nominee,
U.S. Supreme Court Justice
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Charles Evans Hughes of
New York
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, and his running mate
Senator
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Charles W. Fairbanks of
Indiana. They defeated
Democratic
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nominees, incumbent Democratic
President Woodrow Wilson and
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall.
Hughes won Connecticut by a narrow margin of 3.14%. A Democrat would not win without Windham County until
Joe Biden did so in
2020
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Results
Results by town
See also
*
United States presidential elections in Connecticut
References
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Events
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January
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