For related races, see 1916 United States gubernatorial elections.
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The 1916 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Governor of Montana Sam V. Stewart, who was first elected governor in 1912, ran for re-election. After comfortably winning the Democratic primary, he advanced to the general election, where he faced Frank J. Edwards, the former mayor of Helena, who narrowly emerged victorious in a close Republican primary. Benefitting from then-President Woodrow Wilson's landslide victory in Montana in the presidential election that year, Stewart narrowly won re-election to his second and final term as governor.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Sam V. Stewart, incumbent Governor of Montana
- Miles Romney Sr., former State Senator, former mayor of Hamilton
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sam V. Stewart (incumbent) | 28,185 | 70.46 | |
| Democratic | Miles Romney, Sr. | 11,816 | 29.54 | |
| Total votes | 40,001 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Frank J. Edwards, former mayor of Helena
- Edward H. Cooney, Postmaster of Great Falls, former State Representative
- Albert J. Galen, former Attorney General of Montana
- Charles S. Henderson
- Walter B. Sands
- E. A. Gerhart
- I. A. Leighton
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank J. Edwards | 13,933 | 28.36 | |
| Republican | E. H. Cooney | 10,425 | 21.22 | |
| Republican | Albert J. Galen | 9,554 | 19.45 | |
| Republican | Charles S. Henderson | 6,014 | 12.24 | |
| Republican | Walter B. Sands | 4,639 | 9.44 | |
| Republican | E. A. Gerhart | 3,102 | 6.31 | |
| Republican | I. A. Leighton | 1,461 | 2.97 | |
| Total votes | 49,128 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sam V. Stewart (incumbent) | 85,683 | 49.36% | +17.55% | |
| Republican | Frank J. Edwards | 76,547 | 44.10% | +15.33% | |
| Socialist | Lewis J. Duncan | 11,342 | 6.53% | −9.22% | |
| Majority | 9,136 | 5.26% | +2.22% | ||
| Turnout | 173,572 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
References
- Stout, Tom (1921). Montana, Its Story and Biography: A History of Aboriginal and Territorial Montana and Three Decades of Statehood. American Historical Society. p. 538.
- ^ "Report of Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election, Held in the State of Montana, August 29, A. D., 1916" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- Bates, James Leonard (1999). Senator Thomas J. Walsh: Law and Public Affairs, from TR to FDR. University of Illinois Press. p. 45.
- Fitzgerald Sanders, Helen (1913). A History of Montana, Volume 2. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 974.
- "Attorney Generals of the State of Montana". Montana Association of Counties. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- "Official Vote of the State of Montana at an Election Held November 7th, 1916" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
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