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.
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County results Burnquist: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joseph A. A. Burnquist (incumbent) | 136,122 | 76.01% | |
Republican | Samuel G. Iverson | 42,955 | 23.99% | |
Total votes | 179,077 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |