1916 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1916 North Carolina gubernatorial election
	County results; Bickett: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Linney: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Governor before election; Locke Craig; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Thomas Walter Bickett; Democratic

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

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

[1] Frank A. Linney Law Office

[North_Carolina-2] "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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