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« on: December 29, 2009, 06:09:23 PM »
« edited: December 29, 2009, 10:07:30 PM by HawkishDemocrat »

How come it voted for Wilson in 1916 when all other New England states and nearly all other Northern states voted for Hughes? I know New Hampshire was close before in the late 1800s (1876, 1884, 1892, etc.) but I believe this is the first time it voted for a Democrat for President since the Civil War (with the exception of 1912). What do you think is the reason? Is it because people there strongly opposed American entry into WWI, or was it because Wilson had a better campaign organization there than Hughes did? Or did some Democrat win New Hampshire for Governor or some other statewide race and the resulting spillover carried into the presidential race?
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« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2009, 07:06:59 PM »

Nope. The Republican candidate for Governor won 53.2% of the vote in 1916.
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« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2009, 08:05:37 PM »

NH also voted Democrat in 1912 (although that one did happen to be the first time since 1852).
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« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2009, 08:40:10 PM »

It's very weird.  Also, check out the margin.  56 votes; the closest result Dave has recorded, I believe.
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« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2009, 09:34:12 PM »

It's very weird.  Also, check out the margin.  56 votes; the closest result Dave has recorded, I believe.

In Maryland in 1832, Henry Clay beat Andrew Jackson by 4 votes.
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« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2009, 10:10:12 PM »

Thanks for catching my mistake--NH did vote Democrat in 1912 (along with about 40 other states). However, none of you had answered my question yet--why did Wilson win NH this particular year?
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« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2009, 10:18:14 PM »

I don't think there's a particular reason. All of New England was close except for Vermont, which went for Hughes with 62% of the vote. Wilson was merely able to grab a few extra Progressive votes for a narrow win.
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« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2009, 11:22:50 PM »

In Maryland in 1832, Henry Clay beat Andrew Jackson by 4 votes.

Shocked  I find that extremely hard to believe.  4 votes?  That's unreal.
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« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2009, 11:28:16 PM »

In Maryland in 1832, Henry Clay beat Andrew Jackson by 4 votes.

Shocked  I find that extremely hard to believe.  4 votes?  That's unreal.

The electors were chosen by district, though.
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« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2009, 02:35:10 AM »

In Maryland in 1832, Henry Clay beat Andrew Jackson by 4 votes.

Shocked  I find that extremely hard to believe.  4 votes?  That's unreal.

It's right there in Dave's database.

Additionally, in Delaware in 1852, Franklin Pierce beat Winfield Scott by 25 votes.
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« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2009, 07:10:58 PM »

Wow; that's pretty hard to believe.
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