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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
TypeRepublican Primary Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1916 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open June 07, 1916 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close June 10, 1916 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1917 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1921 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH February 04, 2023 06:06pm
Data Sources[Link]
Congressional Quarterly Guide to U. S. Elections
New York Times
Convention Decisions and Voting Records - Bain & Parris
USA Today
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Most votes received by candidates for party presidential nomination, up to the point where a nominee was determined. Vote totals are rounded up to the next whole number.
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The 16th Republican National Convention assembled in the Coliseum, Chicago IL. Each state had two delegates per member of Congress.

16th Republican National Convention, 1916

Chairman and Keynote Speaker
Presidential Nominee
Vice Presidential Nominee
U.S. Sen.
Warren G. Harding OH
Supreme Court Justice
Charles E. Hughes NY
Former V.P.
Charles W. Fairbanks IN

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Presidential Balloting, RNC 1916
Contender: ballot1st2d 3d
Charles E. Hughes 253.5 328.5 949.5
John W. Weeks 105 79

16th Republican National Convention, 1916

Chairman and Keynote Speaker
Presidential Nominee
Vice Presidential Nominee
U.S. Sen.
Warren G. Harding OH
Supreme Court Justice
Charles E. Hughes NY
Former V.P.
Charles W. Fairbanks IN

Presidential Balloting, RNC 1916
Contender: ballot1st2d 3d
Charles E. Hughes 253.5 328.5 949.5
John W. Weeks 105 79 3
Elihu Root 103 98.5 --
Charles W. Fairbanks 74.5 88.5 --
Albert B. Cummins 85 85 --
Theodore Roosevelt 65 81 18.5
Theodore E. Burton 77.5 76.5 --
Philander C. Knox 36 36 --
Henry Ford 32 -- --
Martin G. Brumbaugh 29 -- --
Robert M. LaFollette 25 25 3
Others35.5 24 13

The convention nominated Charles W. Fairbanks IN for VP on the first ballot.

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Term03/04/1913 - 03/04/1917 Margin347 (+65.35%)
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NameWoodrow Wilson Votes277 (52.17%)
Term03/04/1917 - 03/04/1921 Margin23 (+4.33%)
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Name Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes Sen. John Wingate Weeks Nobel Laureate Elihu Root Vice President Charles Warren Fairbanks Sen. Albert B. Cummins President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt Sen. Theodore E. Burton
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
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Uncertified Votes 950 (55.01%) 105 (6.08%) 103 (5.96%) 89 (5.15%) 85 (4.92%) 81 (4.69%) 78 (4.52%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -845 (-48.93%) -847 (-49.04%) -861 (-49.86%) -865 (-50.09%) -869 (-50.32%) -872 (-50.49%)
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Ballot Round 3 950 (96.25%) 3 (0.30%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 19 (1.93%) 0 (0.00%)  
Ballot Round 2 329 (33.33%) 79 (8.00%) 99 (10.03%) 89 (9.02%) 85 (8.61%) 81 (8.21%) 77 (7.80%)  
Ballot Round 1 254 (25.76%) 105 (10.65%) 103 (10.45%) 75 (7.61%) 85 (8.62%) 65 (6.59%) 78 (7.91%)  
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Name Sen. Lawrence Yates Sherman Secretary of State Philander C. Knox Henry Ford Gov. Martin G. Brumbaugh Sen. Robert M. La Follette President William Howard Taft Thomas Coleman DuPont
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
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Uncertified Votes 66 (3.82%) 36 (2.09%) 32 (1.85%) 29 (1.68%) 25 (1.45%) 14 (0.81%) 13 (0.75%)
Margin-884 (-51.19%) -914 (-52.92%) -918 (-53.16%) -921 (-53.33%) -925 (-53.56%) -936 (-54.20%) -937 (-54.26%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Ballot Round 3 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 3 (0.30%) 0 (0.00%) 5 (0.51%)  
Ballot Round 2 65 (6.59%) 36 (3.65%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 25 (2.53%) 0 (0.00%) 13 (1.32%)  
Ballot Round 1 66 (6.69%) 36 (3.65%) 32 (3.25%) 29 (2.94%) 25 (2.54%) 14 (1.42%) 12 (1.22%)  
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