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1916 Governor

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GOVERNOR

Governor · 1916

No Majority

DEM

26 needed

REP

IND

Before

After

Net change:D −4·R +4·I ±0·36 seats contested

Chamber Control

Democratic22

Republican22

Independent4

Threshold:26 seats

D 22 – R 22 – I 4

No party holds majority

36 contests|D won 13|R won 20|Other 3

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Arizona	CampbellREP	48.0%	27,976	HuntDEM	47.9%	27,946	R+0.1	—
▶	Arkansas	BroughDEM	69.5%	122,041	TownsendREP	25.0%	43,963	D+44.4	↑ D+7.1
▶	Colorado	GunterDEM	53.3%	151,912	CarlsonREP	41.3%	117,723	D+12.0	↓ R+7.2
▶	Connecticut	HolcombREP	51.1%	109,293	BeardsleyDEM	45.3%	96,787	R+5.8	↓ R+11.5
▶	Delaware	TownsendREP	52.1%	26,664	HughesDEM	47.0%	24,053	R+5.1	↓ R+49.4
▶	Florida	OtherOTH	46.2%	38,271	KnottDEM	41.4%	34,284	D+28.9	↓ R+45.8
▶	Idaho	OtherOTH	49.6%	66,739	AlexanderDEM	25.8%	34,675	D+1.2	↑ D+2.2
▶	Illinois	LowdenREP	52.7%	696,535	DunneDEM	42.1%	556,654	R+10.6	↓ R+21.3
▶	Indiana	GoodrichREP	47.8%	337,831	AdairDEM	46.0%	325,060	R+1.8	↓ R+22.7
▶	Iowa	HardingREP	61.0%	312,100	MeredithDEM	36.4%	186,030	R+24.6	↓ R+24.3
▶	Kansas	CapperREP	60.8%	353,169	LansdonDEM	33.0%	192,037	R+27.7	↓ R+27.7
▶	Louisiana	PleasantDEM	62.5%	80,807	OtherOTH	37.5%	48,442	D+62.5	↓ R+18.1
▶	Maine	MillikenREP	54.0%	81,760	CurtisDEM	44.9%	67,930	R+9.1	↓ R+6.9
▶	Massachusetts	McCallREP	52.5%	276,123	MansfieldDEM	43.7%	229,883	R+8.8	↓ R+19.2
▶	Michigan	SleeperREP	55.8%	363,724	SweetDEM	40.6%	264,440	R+15.2	↓ R+19.6
▶	Minnesota	BurnquistREP	62.9%	245,841	DwyerDEM	23.8%	93,112	R+39.1	↓ R+29.7
▶	Missouri	LammREP	48.9%	464,033	GardnerDEM	48.1%	456,097	R+0.8	↓ R+16.6
▶	Montana	OtherOTH	59.3%	102,968	StewartDEM	25.9%	44,948	D+11.1	↑ D+8.1
▶	Nebraska	NevilleDEM	49.3%	143,564	SuttonREP	47.0%	136,816	D+2.3	↓ R+1.6
▶	New Hampshire	KeyesREP	53.2%	45,851	HutchinsDEM	45.0%	38,853	R+8.1	↓ R+10.2
▶	New Jersey	EdgeREP	58.2%	247,343	WittpennDEM	41.8%	177,696	R+16.4	—
▶	New Mexico	BacaDEM	49.4%	30,331	BursumREP	47.2%	28,937	D+2.3	—
▶	New York	WhitmanREP	51.8%	835,820	SeaburyDEM	42.5%	686,862	R+9.2	↓ R+22.3
▶	North Carolina	BickettDEM	58.3%	168,087	LinneyREP	41.7%	120,157	D+16.6	↓ R+26.9
▶	North Dakota	FrazierREP	79.2%	87,665	McArthurDEM	18.4%	20,351	R+60.9	↓ R+51.4
▶	Ohio	CoxDEM	48.4%	568,218	WillisREP	47.8%	561,602	D+0.6	↓ R+15.5
▶	Rhode Island	BeeckmanREP	55.9%	49,524	MunroeDEM	40.8%	36,158	R+15.1	↓ R+13.3
▶	South Carolina	ManningDEM	97.9%	60,396	OtherOTH	2.1%	1,279	D+97.9	↓ R+1.6
▶	South Dakota	NorbeckREP	56.6%	72,789	RinehartDEM	39.3%	50,545	R+17.3	↓ R+14.5
▶	Tennessee	RyeDEM	55.1%	146,530	OverallREP	44.1%	117,213	D+11.0	↑ D+14.1
▶	Texas	FergusonDEM	80.5%	297,177	CreagerREP	13.3%	49,117	D+67.2	↓ R+2.9
▶	Utah	BambergerDEM	55.0%	78,298	MorrisREP	41.8%	59,522	D+13.2	↑ D+19.0
▶	Vermont	GrahamREP	71.1%	43,265	MayoDEM	25.9%	15,789	R+45.1	↓ R+35.5
▶	Washington	ListerDEM	48.1%	181,745	McBrideREP	44.4%	167,808	D+3.7	↑ D+3.5
▶	West Virginia	CornwellDEM	50.5%	143,324	RobinsonREP	49.5%	140,558	D+1.0	↑ D+4.2
▶	Wisconsin	PhilippREP	52.6%	226,473	WilliamsDEM	38.1%	164,015	R+14.5	↓ R+11.5

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