Missouri gubernatorial election, 1916

Missouri gubernatorial election, 1916

November 7, 1916

Nominee Frederick D. Gardner Henry Lamm Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 382,355 380,092 Percentage 48.65% 48.36%

Governor before election Elliot Woolfolk Major Democratic Elected Governor Frederick D. Gardner Democratic

The Missouri gubernatorial election of 1916 was Missouri's twenty-ninth gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 7, 1916 and resulted in a narrow victory for the Democratic nominee, St. Louis businessman Frederick D. Gardner, over the Republican candidate, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri Henry Lamm,^[1][2] and candidates representing the Socialist, Progressive, Prohibition, and Socialist Labor parties. To date it is the closest gubernatorial election in Missouri history.

Results

1916 gubernatorial election, Missouri[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Frederick D. Gardner	382,355	48.65	+0.45
	Republican	Henry Lamm	380,092	48.36	+17.21
	Socialist	William J. Adames	14,555	1.85	-2.18
	Progressive	Joseph P. Fontron	4,041	0.51	-15.11
	Prohibition	William H. Yount	4,009	0.51	-0.24
	Socialist Labor	Charles Rogers	946	0.12	-0.15
Majority			2,263	0.29	-16.76
Turnout			785,998	23.87
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. List of judges of the Supreme Court of Missouri
2. Lawyers and Poetry: Henry Lamm (1846-1926) Missouri
3. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=263378