▁Fair b anks ▁defeated ▁the ▁Democratic ▁nom ine es , ▁inc umb ent ▁President ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ▁and ▁his ▁running ▁mate ▁inc umb ent ▁Vice ▁President ▁Thomas ▁R . ▁Marshall ▁of ▁Indiana . ▁ ▁Hugh es ▁carried ▁New ▁Jersey ▁decis ively ▁with ▁ 5 4 . 4 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁to ▁Wilson ' s ▁ 4 2 . 6 8 %, ▁a ▁victory ▁margin ▁of ▁ 1 1 . 7 2 %. ▁ ▁Com ing ▁in ▁a ▁distant ▁third ▁was ▁Social ist ▁candidate ▁All an ▁L . ▁B enson , ▁who ▁took ▁ 2 . 1 0 %. ▁ ▁Like ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁N ortheast , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁in ▁this ▁era ▁was ▁a ▁sta unch ly ▁Republican ▁state , ▁having ▁not ▁given ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁to ▁a ▁Democratic ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁since ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁Wood row ▁Wilson , ▁then ▁the ▁sitting ▁Governor ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁state ' s ▁elect oral ▁votes , ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁pl ur ality ▁of ▁only ▁ 4 1 % ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 - way ▁race ▁against ▁a ▁split ▁Republican ▁field , ▁with ▁former ▁Republican ▁President ▁The odore ▁Ro ose vel t ▁running ▁as ▁a ▁third ▁party ▁candidate ▁against ▁inc umb ent ▁Republican ▁President ▁William ▁Howard ▁T aft . ▁However , ▁with ▁the ▁Republican ▁base ▁re - un ited ▁behind ▁Charles ▁Evans ▁Hugh es ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁Wilson ▁lost ▁his