1916 Utah gubernatorial election

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The 1916 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. Democratic nominee Simon Bamberger defeated Republican nominee Nephi L. Morris with 55.12% of the vote. It was the first time a Democrat was elected governor of the state.

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1916 Utah gubernatorial election
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November 7, 1916
1920 â†’
 
Nominee Simon Bamberger Nephi L. Morris
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Progressive
Popular vote 78,502 59,522
Percentage 55.12% 41.79%
County results
Bamberger:      40–50%      50–60%
Morris:      40–50%      50–60%
Governor before election

William Spry
Republican

 Elected Governor

Simon Bamberger
Democratic

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General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

  • Simon Bamberger, Democratic & Progressive[a]
  • Nephi L. Morris, Republican

Other candidates

  • F. M. McHugh, Socialist

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
1916 Utah gubernatorial election[1][2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Simon Bamberger 78,502[b] 55.12% +22.77%
Republican Nephi L. Morris 59,522 41.80% +3.63%
Socialist F. M. McHugh 4,391 3.08% −4.81%
Total votes 142,415 100.00%
Majority 18,980 13.33%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing +19.14%
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Results by county

More information County, Simon Bamberger Demcoratic ...
County[1][2] Simon Bamberger
Demcoratic		 Nephi L. Morris
Republican		 F. M. McHugh
Socialist		 Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Beaver 1,178 53.57% 963 43.79% 58 2.64% 215 9.78% 2,199
Box Elder 2,612 48.38% 2,759 51.10% 28 0.52% -147 -2.72% 5,399
Cache 4,866 53.38% 4,198 46.05% 52 0.57% 668 7.33% 9,116
Carbon 1,412 48.61% 1,339 46.09% 154 5.30% 73 2.51% 2,905
Davis 1,925[c] 50.90% 1,836 48.55% 21 0.56% 89 2.35% 3,782
Duchesne 1,305 51.14% 843 33.03% 404 15.83% 462 18.10% 2,552
Emery 1,244 52.38% 1,049 44.17% 82 3.45% 195 8.21% 2,375
Garfield 704 51.24% 653 47.53% 17 1.24% 51 3.71% 1,374
Grand 293[d] 53.76% 233 42.75% 19 3.49% 60 11.01% 545
Iron 1,031 49.98% 960 46.53% 72 3.49% 71 3.44% 2,063
Juab 2,105 58.17% 1,391 38.44% 123 3.40% 714 19.73% 3,619
Kane 278 42.90% 356 54.94% 14 2.16% -78 -12.04% 648
Millard 1,574 49.42% 1,538 48.29% 73 2.29% 36 1.13% 3,185
Morgan 461 48.48% 482 50.68% 8 0.84% -21 -2.21% 951
Piute 396 53.44% 287 38.73% 58 7.83% 109 14.71% 741
Rich 429 55.07% 350 44.93% 0 0.00% 79 10.14% 779
Salt Lake 29,200 58.62% 18,758 37.65% 1,858 3.73% 10,442 20.96% 49,816
San Juan 336 50.22% 320 47.83% 13 1.94% 16 2.39% 669
Sanpete 3,136[e] 48.73% 3,222 50.07% 77 1.20% -86 -1.34% 6,435
Sevier 1,851 48.48% 1,904 49.87% 63 1.65% -53 -1.39% 3,818
Summit 1,427[d] 48.80% 1,256 42.95% 241 8.24% 171 5.85% 2,924
Tooele 1,401 50.78% 1,254 45.45% 104 3.77% 147 5.33% 2,759
Uintah 1,340[f] 59.29% 827 36.59% 93 4.12% 513 22.70% 2,260
Utah 7,899[g] 57.15% 5,545 40.12% 377 2.73% 2,354 17.03% 13,821
Wasatch 853 49.82% 845 49.36% 14 0.82% 8 0.47% 1,712
Washington 1,185 56.51% 908 43.30% 4 0.19% 277 13.21% 2,097
Wayne 363 57.89% 255 40.67% 9 1.44% 108 17.22% 627
Weber 7,698[h] 58.12% 5,191 39.20% 355 2.68% 2,507 18.93% 13,244
Total78,50255.12%59,52241.79%4,3913.08%18,98013.33%142,415
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Progressive to Democratic

Notes

  1. [a]
    The Progressive Party had a separate ballot line in Utah in 1916 but its nominees were the Democratic nominees for all offices.
  2. [b]
    78,298 on the Democratic ticket and 204 on the Progressive ticket
  3. [c]
    Includes 3 votes on the Progressive ticket.
  4. [d]
    Includes 2 votes on the Progressive ticket.
  5. [e]
    Includes 67 votes on the Progressive ticket.
  6. [f]
    Includes 4 votes on the Progressive ticket.
  7. [g]
    Includes 6 votes on the Progressive ticket.
  8. [h]
    Includes 120 votes on the Progressive ticket.

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