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Parents > United States > Illinois > President
Parent RaceUS President National Vote
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1916 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 07, 1916 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 1916 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1917 - 12:00am
Term End March 04, 1921 - 12:00am
ContributorWishful Thinking
Last ModifiedChronicler June 18, 2008 07:42pm
Data Sources
Description Votes cast by men were counted separately from those cast by women. The following table sets forth the breakdown.

Illinois Presidential Vote, 1916
CandidateMen Women
Hughes 693,334 459,215
Wilson 566,937 383,292
Benson 44,219 17,175
Hanly 9,835 16,212
Reimer 1,682 806

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/1912
NameWoodrow Wilson Votes405,048 (35.34%)
Term03/04/1913 - 03/04/1917 Margin18,570 (+1.62%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/1920
NameWarren G. Harding Votes1,420,480 (67.81%)
Term03/04/1921 - 03/04/1925 Margin886,085 (+42.30%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 11, 1916 IL US President - R Primary
Lawrence Yates Sherman
R 172,982
Apr 11, 1916 IL US President - D Primary
Woodrow Wilson
D 137,058
Apr 11, 1916 IL US President - Soc Primary
Allan L. Benson
S 356
Apr 11, 1916 IL US President - Prg Primary
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
PRG 1,089

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Name Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes (I) President Woodrow Wilson Allan L. Benson Gov. J. Frank Hanly Arthur Elmer Reimer  
PartyRepublican Democratic Socialist Prohibition Socialist Labor  
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Uncertified Votes 1,152,549 (52.56%) 950,229 (43.34%) 61,394 (2.80%) 26,047 (1.19%) 2,488 (0.11%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -202,320 (-9.23%) -1,091,155 (-49.76%) -1,126,502 (-51.37%) -1,150,061 (-52.45%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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