He swept the Solid South and won all but a handful of Western states , while Hughes won most of the Northeastern and Midwestern states .
Wilson was able to win by picking up many votes that had gone to Teddy Roosevelt or Eugene V. Debs in 1912 .
Wilson swept the Solid South and won all but a handful of Western states , while Hughes won most of the Northeastern and Midwestern states .
Wilson was able to win by picking up many votes that had gone to Teddy Roosevelt or Eugene V. Debs in 1912 .