He was the first Southerner to be elected president since Zachary Taylor in 1848 , and only the second person to hold the Democrat ticket since 1860 .
Wilson was re-elected in 1916 , defeated Republican Charles Evans Hughes by a fairly a narrow margin .
Wilson was the first Wilson to be elected president since Zachary Taylor in 1848 , and only the second person to hold the Democrat ticket since 1860 .
Wilson was re-elected in 1916 , defeated Republican Charles Evans Hughes by a fairly a narrow margin .