1916 North Carolina gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1916 United States gubernatorial elections.

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]

1916 North Carolina gubernatorial election

← 1912 November 7, 1916 1920 →

Nominee Thomas Walter Bickett Frank A. Linney Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 167,761 120,157 Percentage 58.2% 41.7%

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

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 3, 1916.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Thomas Walter Bickett, North Carolina Attorney General
• Elijah L. Daughtridge, incumbent Lieutenant Governor

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