1916 Washington gubernatorial election
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The 1916 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Democrat Ernest Lister defeated Republican nominee Henry McBride with 48.10% of the vote.
Primary election
Primary elections were held on September 12, 1916.[1]
Democratic party
Candidates
- Ernest Lister, incumbent Governor
- William Edwin Cass
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ernest Lister (incumbent) | 28,620 | 88.30% | |
| Democratic | William Edwin Cass | 3,794 | 11.70% | |
| Total votes | 32,414 | 100.00% | ||
Republican party
Candidates
- Henry McBride, former Governor
- Roland H. Hartley, State Representative
- W. J. Sutton
- George A. Lee
- Robert T. Hodge
- James McNeely
- John G. Lewis
- J. E. Frost
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry McBride | 45,300 | 24.23% | |
| Republican | Roland H. Hartley | 38,615 | 20.66% | |
| Republican | W. J. Sutton | 29,400 | 15.73% | |
| Republican | George A. Lee | 23,097 | 12.36% | |
| Republican | James McNeely | 19,065 | 10.20% | |
| Republican | Robert T. Hodge | 18,362 | 9.82% | |
| Republican | John G. Lewis | 7,444 | 3.98% | |
| Republican | J. E. Frost | 5,650 | 3.02% | |
| Total votes | 186,933 | 100.00% | ||
Since no candidate received more than 40% of the first choice votes, the second choice votes were counted.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry McBride | 79,124 | 21.20% | |
| Republican | Roland H. Hartley | 68,238 | 18.28% | |
| Republican | W. J. Sutton | 51,389 | 13.77% | |
| Republican | George A. Lee | 48,553 | 13.01% | |
| Republican | Robert T. Hodge | 43,589 | 11.68% | |
| Republican | James McNeely | 41,285 | 11.06% | |
| Republican | John G. Lewis | 21,012 | 5.63% | |
| Republican | J. E. Frost | 20,047 | 5.37% | |
| Total votes | 373,237 | 100.00% | ||
Progressive party
Candidates
- James E. Bradford
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | James E. Bradford | 325 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 325 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- Ernest Lister, Democratic
- Henry McBride, Republican
Other candidates
- L. E. Katterfeld, Socialist
- August B. L. Gellerman, Prohibition
- James E. Bradford, Progressive
- James E. Riordan, Socialist Labor
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ernest Lister (incumbent) | 181,645 | 48.10% | +17.55% | |
| Republican | Henry McBride | 167,809 | 44.44% | +14.08% | |
| Socialist | L. E. Katterfeld | 21,117 | 5.59% | −6.08% | |
| Prohibition | August B. L. Gellerman | 3,514 | 0.93% | −1.63% | |
| Progressive | James E. Bradford | 2,894 | 0.77% | −23.65% | |
| Socialist Labor | James E. Riordan | 623 | 0.16% | −0.27% | |
| Majority | 13,836 | 3.66% | |||
| Total votes | 377,602 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +3.56% | |||
Results by county
| County[4] | Ernest Lister Democratic |
Henry McBride Republican |
L. E. Katterfeld Socialist |
August B. L. Gellerman Prohibition |
James E. Bradford Progressive |
James E. Riordan Socialist Labor |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,581 | 59.53% | 970 | 36.52% | 96 | 3.61% | 6 | 0.23% | 2 | 0.08% | 1 | 0.04% | 611 | 23.00% | 2,656 |
| Asotin | 1,185 | 52.39% | 927 | 40.98% | 109 | 4.82% | 36 | 1.59% | 3 | 0.13% | 2 | 0.09% | 258 | 11.41% | 2,262 |
| Benton | 1,561 | 48.63% | 1,332 | 41.50% | 276 | 8.60% | 27 | 0.84% | 9 | 0.28% | 5 | 0.16% | 229 | 7.13% | 3,210 |
| Chelan | 3,246 | 51.18% | 2,626 | 41.41% | 348 | 5.49% | 94 | 1.48% | 22 | 0.35% | 6 | 0.09% | 620 | 9.78% | 6,342 |
| Clallam | 1,390 | 42.30% | 1,483 | 45.13% | 389 | 11.84% | 11 | 0.33% | 3 | 0.09% | 10 | 0.30% | -93 | -2.83% | 3,286 |
| Clark | 2,904 | 32.86% | 5,093 | 57.63% | 663 | 7.50% | 149 | 1.69% | 26 | 0.29% | 3 | 0.03% | -2,189 | -24.77% | 8,838 |
| Columbia | 1,241 | 50.69% | 1,081 | 44.16% | 94 | 3.84% | 29 | 1.18% | 3 | 0.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 160 | 6.54% | 2,448 |
| Cowlitz | 1,391 | 36.37% | 2,035 | 53.20% | 347 | 9.07% | 40 | 1.05% | 8 | 0.21% | 4 | 0.10% | -644 | -16.84% | 3,825 |
| Douglas | 2,014 | 62.68% | 1,038 | 32.31% | 121 | 3.77% | 23 | 0.72% | 14 | 0.44% | 3 | 0.09% | 976 | 30.38% | 3,213 |
| Ferry | 909 | 53.69% | 577 | 34.08% | 197 | 11.64% | 5 | 0.30% | 3 | 0.18% | 2 | 0.12% | 332 | 19.61% | 1,693 |
| Franklin | 1,181 | 62.52% | 586 | 31.02% | 98 | 5.19% | 13 | 0.69% | 8 | 0.42% | 3 | 0.16% | 595 | 31.50% | 1,889 |
| Garfield | 775 | 49.05% | 768 | 48.61% | 31 | 1.96% | 4 | 0.25% | 1 | 0.06% | 1 | 0.06% | 7 | 0.44% | 1,580 |
| Grant | 1,408 | 46.50% | 1,338 | 44.19% | 214 | 7.07% | 31 | 1.02% | 36 | 1.19% | 1 | 0.03% | 70 | 2.31% | 3,028 |
| Grays Harbor | 5,004 | 44.03% | 4,957 | 43.61% | 1,272 | 11.19% | 74 | 0.65% | 42 | 0.37% | 17 | 0.15% | 47 | 0.41% | 11,366 |
| Island | 1,016 | 55.46% | 643 | 35.10% | 149 | 8.13% | 13 | 0.71% | 10 | 0.55% | 1 | 0.05% | 373 | 20.36% | 1,832 |
| Jefferson | 769 | 36.95% | 1,160 | 55.74% | 125 | 6.01% | 10 | 0.48% | 16 | 0.77% | 1 | 0.05% | -391 | -18.79% | 2,081 |
| King | 45,438 | 48.32% | 43,350 | 46.10% | 2,721 | 2.89% | 416 | 0.44% | 1,876 | 2.00% | 229 | 0.24% | 2,088 | 2.22% | 94,030 |
| Kitsap | 2,909 | 42.41% | 3,138 | 45.74% | 702 | 10.23% | 62 | 0.90% | 32 | 0.47% | 17 | 0.25% | -229 | -3.34% | 6,860 |
| Kittitas | 2,557 | 48.24% | 2,409 | 45.44% | 243 | 4.58% | 68 | 1.28% | 17 | 0.32% | 7 | 0.13% | 148 | 2.79% | 5,301 |
| Klickitat | 1,654 | 50.77% | 1,399 | 42.94% | 168 | 5.16% | 27 | 0.83% | 6 | 0.18% | 4 | 0.12% | 255 | 7.83% | 3,258 |
| Lewis | 4,838 | 45.74% | 4,752 | 44.92% | 792 | 7.49% | 145 | 1.37% | 44 | 0.42% | 7 | 0.07% | 86 | 0.81% | 10,578 |
| Lincoln | 3,050 | 56.07% | 2,143 | 39.39% | 199 | 3.66% | 29 | 0.53% | 15 | 0.28% | 4 | 0.07% | 907 | 16.67% | 5,440 |
| Mason | 795 | 45.56% | 758 | 43.44% | 151 | 8.65% | 8 | 0.46% | 11 | 0.63% | 22 | 1.26% | 37 | 2.12% | 1,745 |
| Okanogan | 3,075 | 57.37% | 1,817 | 33.90% | 430 | 8.02% | 21 | 0.39% | 10 | 0.19% | 7 | 0.13% | 1,258 | 23.47% | 5,360 |
| Pacific | 1,610 | 36.37% | 2,516 | 56.83% | 251 | 5.67% | 31 | 0.70% | 16 | 0.36% | 3 | 0.07% | -906 | -20.47% | 4,427 |
| Pend Oreille | 1,066 | 49.98% | 952 | 44.63% | 94 | 4.41% | 11 | 0.52% | 8 | 0.38% | 2 | 0.09% | 114 | 5.34% | 2,133 |
| Pierce | 19,590 | 50.74% | 16,524 | 42.80% | 1,730 | 4.48% | 543 | 1.41% | 126 | 0.33% | 94 | 0.24% | 3,066 | 7.94% | 38,607 |
| San Juan | 494 | 35.57% | 775 | 55.80% | 109 | 7.85% | 7 | 0.50% | 4 | 0.29% | 0 | 0.00% | -281 | -20.23% | 1,389 |
| Skagit | 5,192 | 50.09% | 4,007 | 38.66% | 943 | 9.10% | 144 | 1.39% | 60 | 0.58% | 20 | 0.19% | 1,185 | 11.43% | 10,366 |
| Skamania | 389 | 41.25% | 503 | 53.34% | 42 | 4.45% | 7 | 0.74% | 2 | 0.21% | 0 | 0.00% | -114 | -12.09% | 943 |
| Snohomish | 9,040 | 45.11% | 8,080 | 40.32% | 2,616 | 13.05% | 201 | 1.00% | 69 | 0.34% | 33 | 0.16% | 960 | 4.79% | 20,039 |
| Spokane | 21,236 | 49.66% | 19,937 | 46.62% | 1,134 | 2.65% | 324 | 0.76% | 77 | 0.18% | 57 | 0.13% | 1,299 | 3.04% | 42,765 |
| Stevens | 3,490 | 52.73% | 2,404 | 36.33% | 645 | 9.75% | 54 | 0.82% | 22 | 0.33% | 3 | 0.05% | 1,086 | 16.41% | 6,618 |
| Thurston | 2,493 | 37.81% | 3,248 | 49.26% | 613 | 9.30% | 145 | 2.20% | 65 | 0.99% | 30 | 0.45% | -755 | -11.45% | 6,594 |
| Wahkiakum | 382 | 41.48% | 430 | 46.69% | 102 | 11.07% | 3 | 0.33% | 2 | 0.22% | 2 | 0.22% | -48 | -5.21% | 921 |
| Walla Walla | 4,991 | 54.10% | 4,040 | 43.79% | 150 | 1.63% | 34 | 0.37% | 8 | 0.09% | 2 | 0.02% | 951 | 10.31% | 9,225 |
| Whatcom | 6,158 | 39.26% | 7,202 | 45.92% | 1,838 | 11.72% | 312 | 1.99% | 143 | 0.91% | 32 | 0.20% | -1,044 | -6.66% | 15,685 |
| Whitman | 6,098 | 54.59% | 4,749 | 42.51% | 208 | 1.86% | 105 | 0.94% | 8 | 0.07% | 3 | 0.03% | 1,349 | 12.08% | 11,171 |
| Yakima | 7,625 | 51.81% | 6,061 | 41.18% | 707 | 4.80% | 252 | 1.71% | 67 | 0.46% | 6 | 0.04% | 1,564 | 10.63% | 14,718 |
| Totals | 181,645[a] | 48.10% | 167,809[b] | 44.44% | 21,117 | 5.59% | 3,514 | 0.93% | 2,894 | 0.77% | 623[c] | 0.16% | 13,836 | 3.66% | 377,602 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Asotin
- Benton
- Chelan
- Ferry
- Franklin
- Grant
- Grays Harbor
- Island
- Klickitat
- Lewis
- Okanogan
- Pend Oreille
- Skagit
- Spokane
- Yakima
Counties that flipped from Progressive to Democratic
Notes
References
- ^ a b c "Elections Search Results: September 1916 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Washington Secretary of State. "Governor". Abstract of Votes Polled in the State of Washington at the Primary Election Held September 12, 1916. Olympia, Washington. p. 4.
- ^ "Elections Search Results: November 1916 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ a b Washington Secretary of State. "Governor". Abstract of Votes Polled in the State of Washington at the General Election Held November 7, 1916. Olympia, Washington. pp. 11–12.
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