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The 1916 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. Democratic nominee Thomas Walter Bickett defeated Republican nominee Frank A. Linney with 58.15% of the vote. At the time, Bickett was the state's Attorney General, while Linney was an attorney and chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party.[1]

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 3, 1916.[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas Walter Bickett 63,121 63.03
Democratic Elijah L. Daughtridge 37,017 36.97
Total votes 100,138 100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

  • Thomas Walter Bickett, Democratic
  • Frank A. Linney, Republican

Other candidates

  • Leonhard Miller, Socialist

Results

1916 North Carolina gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Thomas Walter Bickett 167,761 58.15%
Republican Frank A. Linney 120,157 41.65%
Socialist Leonhard Miller 590 0.21%
Majority 47,604
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Frank A. Linney Law Office
  2. ^ a b "North Carolina Manual". 1991. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. CQ Press. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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