1916 Washington gubernatorial election

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1916 Washington gubernatorial election
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Nominee Ernest Lister Henry McBride L. E. Katterfeld
Party Democratic Republican Socialist
Popular vote 181,645 167,809 21,117
Percentage 48.10% 44.44% 5.59%
County results
Lister:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
McBride:      40–50%      50–60%
Governor before election

Ernest Lister
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Ernest Lister
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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

Results

Democratic primary results[1][2]
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

Results

Republican primary results, first choice[2]
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.

Republican primary results, combined[1][2]
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

Progressive primary results[2]
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

1916 Washington gubernatorial election[3][4]
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

Counties that flipped from Progressive to Democratic

Notes

  1. ^ The county figures add up to 181,745
  2. ^ The county figures add up to 167,808
  3. ^ The county figures add up to 644

References

  1. ^ a b c "Elections Search Results: September 1916 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Elections Search Results: November 1916 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  4. ^ 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.