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(Top) 1 Republican primary 1.1 Candidates 1.1.1 Nominated 1.1.2 Eliminated in primary 1.2 Results 2 Democratic primary 2.1 Candidates 2.1.1 Nominated 2.1.2 Eliminated in primary 2.2 Results 3 Results 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

1916 Minnesota gubernatorial election

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← 1914

November 7, 1916

1918 →


Nominee	J. A. A. Burnquist	Thomas P. Dwyer
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	245,841	93,112
Percentage	62.94%	23.84%


Nominee	J. O. Bentall	Thomas J. Anderson
Party	Socialist	Prohibition
Popular vote	26,306	19,884
Percentage	6.73%	5.09%

County results
Burnquist: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%

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J. A. A. Burnquist
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J. A. A. Burnquist
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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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominated[edit]

Joseph. A. A. Burnquist, incumbent Governor, former Lieutenant Governor, former State Representative

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Samuel G. Iverson, former State Auditor, former State Representative

Results[edit]

Results by county:

Lee

50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
90-100%

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%

^[1]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominated[edit]

Thomas P. Dwyer, boilermaker^[2]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Cyrus M. King, chairman of Itasca County Board of Commissioners^[2]
Sam D. Works, State Insurance Commissioner^[2]

Results[edit]

Results by county:

Dwyer

30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
Dwyer and Works tied in Nicollet and Big Stone Counties in the 30-40% range.

King

30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
80-90%
King and Works tied in Pipestone County in the 30-40% range.

Works

30-40%
40-50%
60-70%
Dwyer and Works tied in Nicollet and Big Stone Counties in the 30-40% range. Additionally, King and Works tied in Pipestone County in the 30-40% range.

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%

Results[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ 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.

External links[edit]

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