1916 Minnesota gubernatorial election

1916 Minnesota gubernatorial election
	County results; Burnquist: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Governor before election; J. A. A. Burnquist; Republican	Elected Governor ; J. A. A. Burnquist; Republican

The 1916 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1916. Republican Party of Minnesota candidate J. A. A. Burnquist defeated Democratic Party of Minnesota challenger Thomas P. Dwyer.

Republican primary

Republican Party of Minnesota primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph A. A. Burnquist (incumbent)	136,122	76.01%
	Republican	Samuel G. Iverson	42,955	23.99%
Total votes			179,077	100%

Minnesota Democratic gubernatorial primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas P. Dwyer	15,290	39.73%
	Democratic	Cyrus M. King	11,994	31.17%
	Democratic	S. D. Works	11,994	29.10%
Total votes			38,480	100%

1916 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	J. A. A. Burnquist (incumbent)	245,841	62.94%	+21.06%
	Democratic	Thomas P. Dwyer	93,112	23.84%	−21.70%
	Socialist	J. O. Bentall	26,306	6.73%	+1.72%
	Prohibition	Thomas J. Anderson	19,884	5.09%	−0.32%
	Industrial Labor	John P. Johnson	5,476	1.40%	+0.28%
Majority			152,729	39.10%
Turnout			390,619
	Republican hold		Swing

^ Schmahl, Julius A. (1917). Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1917 (PDF).
^ ^a ^b ^c Vasaly, Peter J. (May 26, 1916). "Candidates for Nomination on the Democratic State Ticket". Little Falls Herald. Retrieved October 3, 2020.

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