Who won Maryland in the 1916 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried Maryland in 1916, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Maryland have in 1916?

Maryland cast 8 electoral votes in the 1916 presidential election.

Did Maryland vote for the national winner in 1916?

Yes. Maryland backed Woodrow Wilson, who won the presidency that year.

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1916

Maryland: Wilson carries 8 EV.

Maryland cast its 8 electoral votes for Wilson (Democratic). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — Maryland voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Maryland, 1916

In 1916, Maryland awarded its 8 electoral votes to Wilson of the Democratic party. Maryland ended up on the winning side — Woodrow Wilson captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which Maryland backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1900. The region divided — Virginia joined Maryland for the Democratic ticket, while West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware did not. Across the 60 presidential elections Maryland has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (34 times). The vote fell within the Progressive Era — Trust-busting, suffrage, and World War I.

In the national count, Woodrow Wilson took 277 of the 531 electoral votes, against Charles Evans Hughes's 254. Woodrow Wilson led the national popular vote with 49.24% of the ballots cast.

The 1916 national map

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