1916 North Dakota gubernatorial election

1916 North Dakota gubernatorial election
	County results; Frazier: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Governor before election; L. B. Hanna; Republican	Elected Governor ; Lynn Frazier; Republican

The 1916 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. Republican nominee Lynn Frazier defeated Democratic nominee D. H. McArthur with 79.24% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 28, 1916.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

D. H. McArthur
L. H. Platou
Halvor L. Halvorson, former President of the Minot City Commission

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	D. H. McArthur	4,279	37.47
	Democratic	L. H. Platou	3,679	32.21
	Democratic	Halvor L. Halvorson	3,462	30.32
Total votes

Republican primary

Candidates

Lynn Frazier, farmer
Usher L. Burdick, former Lieutenant Governor
John H. Fraine, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
George J. Smith

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Frazier	39,246	52.07
	Republican	Usher L. Burdick	23,362	31.00
	Republican	John H. Fraine	9,780	12.98
	Republican	George J. Smith	2,981	3.96
Total votes			75,369	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Lynn Frazier, Republican
D. H. McArthur, Democratic

Other candidates

Oscar A. Johnson, Socialist

Results

1916 North Dakota gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Frazier	87,665	79.24
	Democratic	D. H. McArthur	20,351	18.40
	Socialist	Oscar A. Johnson	2,615	2.36
Majority			67,314	60.84
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Primary Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1916. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
^ "General Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1916. Retrieved June 7, 2020.

[North_Dakota-1] "Primary Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1916. Retrieved June 7, 2020.

[2] "General Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1916. Retrieved June 7, 2020.

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