1916 United States presidential election in Maine
County Results
Hughes
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
Wilson
40-50%
50-60%
The 1916 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 7 , 1916 , as part of the 1916 United States presidential election , held throughout all the contemporary 48 states. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Maine was won by the Republican nominee, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes of New York , and his running mate Senator Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana . They defeated Democratic nominees, incumbent Democratic President Woodrow Wilson and Vice President Thomas R. Marshall .
Hughes won Maine by a narrow margin of 4.02 percentage points. Nevertheless, Wilson won the election nationally by a narrow margin of 23 electoral votes.