US History Trivia: What Supreme Court Chief Justice ran for President?

Well, I think we've all had our fun with the 80s for now, so we'll head back into our rotational system of discussing a different question from a different game.  Let's turn out attention back to Pocket Trivia: US History for this one.  The Supreme Court is generally considered to be above petty partisan conflicts - after all, they don't even run for office, they are appointed.  But, in one case, a Supreme Court Chief Justice ran for President - and almost won.  What Justice was it?  Was it William Douglass, Earl Warren, William Brennan or Charles Evans Hughes?

The correct answer is Charles Evans Hughes.  Hughes ran for President in 1916, as the Republican nominee against Woodrow Wilson.  Hughes ran somewhat to the right of Wilson, advocating for a stronger preparedness in the upcoming war.  When election day came, Hughes racked up such an early lead in eastern and midwestern states that many declared him the winner.  However, as the night went on, Wilson took the lead based on returns in the west.  A narrow win in California gave Wilson the Presidency.  Had 1,900 votes in California switched from Wilson to Hughes, Hughes would be President, and history would be exceptionally different.

Hughes had resigned from the Supreme Court to run for President, but returned to public life in 1921 when he was appointed Secretary of State by President Warren G. Harding.  President Hoover then appointed Hughes BACK to the Supreme Court, where he was appointed Chief Justice.