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Parents > United States > Illinois > President
OfficePresident
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline March 01, 1916 - 12:00pm
Polls Open April 11, 1916 - 12:00am
Polls Close April 11, 1916 - 12:00pm
Term Start March 04, 1917 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1921 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler June 18, 2008 07:13pm
Data SourcesOfficial canvass sheets in the Illinois State Archives. The Illinois Blue Book 1917, pp. 528-529 reports these results as "scattering 357," though the canvass sheet totals are 356.
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/05/1912
NameWoodrow Wilson Votes405,048 (35.34%)
Term03/04/1913 - 03/04/1917 Margin18,570 (+1.62%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name (W) Allan L. Benson (W) Eugene V. Debs (W) Scattering
PartySocialist Socialist Socialist
Votes305 (85.67%) 33 (9.27%) 18 (5.06%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -272 (-76.40%) -287 (-80.62%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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