Election 1916 Results
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1916 Missouri governor election
Frederick D. Gardner (Democrat) beat Henry Lamm (Republican) in Missouri in 1916, 48.6% to 48.4%, a margin of 0.3 points and 2,263 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1912, when Elliott Woolfolk Major won.
Democrats led in 62 of the 115 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 53. The largest, St. Louis, cast 151,417 votes and went to the Republican by 7.5 points. The closest was Daviess, where 10 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick D. Gardner won | Democratic | 382,355 | 48.6% |
| Henry Lamm | Republican | 380,092 | 48.4% |
| All other candidates | 23,551 | 3.0% | |
| Total | 785,998 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 67,827 44.8% | 79,246 52.3% | 4,344 | 151,417 | R+7.5 |
| St. Louis City | 61,819 46.0% | 68,755 51.2% | 3,770 | 134,344 | R+5.2 |
| Jackson | 34,316 52.4% | 29,547 45.1% | 1,655 | 65,518 | D+7.3 |
| Jasper | 8,483 48.7% | 7,810 44.9% | 1,110 | 17,403 | D+3.9 |
| Buchanan | 6,689 42.4% | 8,777 55.6% | 308 | 15,774 | R+13.2 |
| Greene | 5,606 44.2% | 6,305 49.7% | 785 | 12,696 | R+5.5 |
| Pettis | 3,461 44.8% | 3,978 51.4% | 294 | 7,733 | R+6.7 |
| Lafayette | 3,310 48.6% | 3,338 49.0% | 160 | 6,808 | R+0.4 |
| Boone | 4,555 70.1% | 1,886 29.0% | 61 | 6,502 | D+41.0 |
| Saline | 3,663 58.5% | 2,506 40.0% | 91 | 6,260 | D+18.5 |
| Nodaway | 3,088 49.6% | 2,993 48.1% | 140 | 6,221 | D+1.5 |
| Marion | 3,693 60.1% | 2,350 38.2% | 106 | 6,149 | D+21.8 |
| Randolph | 4,040 67.5% | 1,826 30.5% | 121 | 5,987 | D+37.0 |
| Macon | 3,089 52.9% | 2,526 43.2% | 227 | 5,842 | D+9.6 |
| Franklin | 2,070 36.2% | 3,525 61.6% | 124 | 5,719 | R+25.4 |
| St. Francois | 3,010 52.8% | 2,493 43.7% | 200 | 5,703 | D+9.1 |
| Cape Girardeau | 2,475 43.4% | 3,109 54.5% | 118 | 5,702 | R+11.1 |
| Johnson | 3,010 53.8% | 2,474 44.2% | 107 | 5,591 | D+9.6 |
| Henry | 2,981 55.2% | 2,284 42.3% | 133 | 5,398 | D+12.9 |
| Jefferson | 2,534 47.0% | 2,706 50.2% | 153 | 5,393 | R+3.2 |
| Newton | 2,601 49.0% | 2,409 45.3% | 303 | 5,313 | D+3.6 |
| Lawrence | 2,306 43.9% | 2,642 50.3% | 302 | 5,250 | R+6.4 |
| Linn | 2,591 49.4% | 2,456 46.8% | 197 | 5,244 | D+2.6 |
| Vernon | 3,049 59.2% | 1,865 36.2% | 234 | 5,148 | D+23.0 |
| Stoddard | 2,755 54.1% | 2,028 39.9% | 305 | 5,088 | D+14.3 |
| Bates | 2,621 52.2% | 2,171 43.2% | 228 | 5,020 | D+9.0 |
| Dunklin | 3,084 61.6% | 1,588 31.7% | 335 | 5,007 | D+29.9 |
| Callaway | 3,188 65.1% | 1,682 34.3% | 29 | 4,899 | D+30.7 |
| Carroll | 2,271 46.8% | 2,486 51.2% | 97 | 4,854 | R+4.4 |
| Pike | 2,773 58.5% | 1,915 40.4% | 55 | 4,743 | D+18.1 |
| Cole | 2,365 50.3% | 2,308 49.1% | 25 | 4,698 | D+1.2 |
| Barry | 2,240 48.2% | 2,225 47.8% | 185 | 4,650 | D+0.3 |
| Cass | 2,695 58.7% | 1,759 38.3% | 139 | 4,593 | D+20.4 |
| St. Charles | 1,610 35.4% | 2,877 63.3% | 61 | 4,548 | R+27.9 |
| Cooper | 2,092 46.7% | 2,312 51.7% | 71 | 4,475 | R+4.9 |
| Audrain | 2,955 66.4% | 1,453 32.6% | 44 | 4,452 | D+33.7 |
| Chariton | 2,559 57.7% | 1,798 40.5% | 80 | 4,437 | D+17.2 |
| Scott | 2,340 52.8% | 1,882 42.4% | 214 | 4,436 | D+10.3 |
| Clay | 3,143 72.2% | 1,116 25.6% | 92 | 4,351 | D+46.6 |
| Adair | 1,826 42.1% | 2,227 51.4% | 281 | 4,334 | R+9.3 |
| Ray | 2,663 62.7% | 1,465 34.5% | 119 | 4,247 | D+28.2 |
| Livingston | 2,086 49.1% | 2,026 47.7% | 134 | 4,246 | D+1.4 |
| Harrison | 1,722 40.9% | 2,260 53.7% | 224 | 4,206 | R+12.8 |
| Butler | 1,789 42.8% | 2,203 52.7% | 186 | 4,178 | R+9.9 |
| Sullivan | 2,004 49.1% | 1,992 48.8% | 86 | 4,082 | D+0.3 |
| New Madrid | 2,268 56.1% | 1,665 41.2% | 110 | 4,043 | D+14.9 |
| Polk | 1,743 43.2% | 2,149 53.3% | 142 | 4,034 | R+10.1 |
| Daviess | 1,917 48.7% | 1,927 49.0% | 89 | 3,933 | R+0.3 |
| Pemiscot | 2,015 52.7% | 1,705 44.6% | 104 | 3,824 | D+8.1 |
| Monroe | 3,104 81.2% | 610 16.0% | 108 | 3,822 | D+65.3 |
| Grundy | 1,312 36.5% | 2,046 57.0% | 232 | 3,590 | R+20.4 |
| Lincoln | 2,149 60.1% | 1,386 38.8% | 38 | 3,573 | D+21.4 |
| Gentry | 1,879 52.9% | 1,555 43.7% | 121 | 3,555 | D+9.1 |
| Howell | 1,527 43.4% | 1,772 50.4% | 219 | 3,518 | R+7.0 |
| Texas | 1,921 54.7% | 1,499 42.7% | 91 | 3,511 | D+12.0 |
| Montgomery | 1,649 48.4% | 1,701 49.9% | 60 | 3,410 | R+1.5 |
| Webster | 1,536 45.3% | 1,737 51.2% | 119 | 3,392 | R+5.9 |
| Howard | 2,366 70.7% | 932 27.9% | 47 | 3,345 | D+42.9 |
| Barton | 1,780 53.6% | 1,331 40.1% | 210 | 3,321 | D+13.5 |
| Andrew | 1,387 42.1% | 1,832 55.7% | 72 | 3,291 | R+13.5 |
| Platte | 2,440 75.1% | 791 24.3% | 20 | 3,251 | D+50.7 |
| Wright | 1,294 40.6% | 1,795 56.3% | 97 | 3,186 | R+15.7 |
| Lewis | 1,924 60.7% | 1,181 37.2% | 67 | 3,172 | D+23.4 |
| Clinton | 1,710 54.6% | 1,306 41.7% | 114 | 3,130 | D+12.9 |
| Shelby | 2,079 66.4% | 1,004 32.1% | 46 | 3,129 | D+34.4 |
| Caldwell | 1,285 41.1% | 1,691 54.1% | 151 | 3,127 | R+13.0 |
| St. Clair | 1,523 49.0% | 1,447 46.5% | 139 | 3,109 | D+2.4 |
| Laclede | 1,440 46.7% | 1,542 50.0% | 100 | 3,082 | R+3.3 |
| Holt | 1,184 38.9% | 1,811 59.5% | 47 | 3,042 | R+20.6 |
| Dade | 1,302 43.5% | 1,594 53.3% | 95 | 2,991 | R+9.8 |
| Clark | 1,350 46.6% | 1,496 51.6% | 52 | 2,898 | R+5.0 |
| Moniteau | 1,362 47.3% | 1,459 50.6% | 61 | 2,882 | R+3.4 |
| Cedar | 1,225 42.8% | 1,557 54.4% | 82 | 2,864 | R+11.6 |
| Phelps | 1,571 55.6% | 1,228 43.4% | 29 | 2,828 | D+12.1 |
| Perry | 1,180 41.8% | 1,623 57.5% | 18 | 2,821 | R+15.7 |
| Atchison | 1,261 45.0% | 1,454 51.9% | 89 | 2,804 | R+6.9 |
| Miller | 1,121 40.4% | 1,560 56.2% | 96 | 2,777 | R+15.8 |
| De Kalb | 1,255 45.7% | 1,411 51.3% | 83 | 2,749 | R+5.7 |
| Mississippi | 1,557 57.5% | 1,097 40.5% | 52 | 2,706 | D+17.0 |
| Bollinger | 1,267 47.1% | 1,334 49.6% | 88 | 2,689 | R+2.5 |
| Putnam | 843 31.4% | 1,725 64.3% | 114 | 2,682 | R+32.9 |
| Wayne | 1,321 49.3% | 1,260 47.1% | 97 | 2,678 | D+2.3 |
| Osage | 1,211 45.4% | 1,433 53.7% | 24 | 2,668 | R+8.3 |
| Knox | 1,361 51.8% | 1,207 45.9% | 60 | 2,628 | D+5.9 |
| Benton | 1,030 39.2% | 1,549 59.0% | 46 | 2,625 | R+19.8 |
| McDonald | 1,349 51.4% | 1,166 44.4% | 110 | 2,625 | D+7.0 |
| Washington | 1,152 45.2% | 1,370 53.7% | 29 | 2,551 | R+8.5 |
| Morgan | 1,111 43.9% | 1,397 55.2% | 25 | 2,533 | R+11.3 |
| Christian | 748 29.6% | 1,642 64.9% | 139 | 2,529 | R+35.3 |
| Gasconade | 419 16.7% | 2,063 82.0% | 34 | 2,516 | R+65.3 |
| Crawford | 1,101 44.1% | 1,328 53.1% | 70 | 2,499 | R+9.1 |
| Scotland | 1,294 54.0% | 1,039 43.4% | 63 | 2,396 | D+10.6 |
| Ralls | 1,667 70.3% | 674 28.4% | 30 | 2,371 | D+41.9 |
| Mercer | 809 34.6% | 1,460 62.5% | 67 | 2,336 | R+27.9 |
| Dent | 1,200 52.2% | 1,035 45.1% | 62 | 2,297 | D+7.2 |
| Douglas | 628 28.2% | 1,438 64.6% | 161 | 2,227 | R+36.4 |
| Madison | 1,094 50.7% | 1,025 47.5% | 40 | 2,159 | D+3.2 |
| Oregon | 1,492 70.7% | 545 25.8% | 74 | 2,111 | D+44.9 |
| Dallas | 855 41.3% | 1,163 56.2% | 50 | 2,068 | R+14.9 |
| Ripley | 1,091 52.9% | 861 41.7% | 111 | 2,063 | D+11.1 |
| Pulaski | 1,107 55.7% | 826 41.6% | 54 | 1,987 | D+14.1 |
| Ste. Genevieve | 1,024 52.1% | 928 47.2% | 14 | 1,966 | D+4.9 |
| Schuyler | 1,102 56.1% | 828 42.1% | 35 | 1,965 | D+13.9 |
| Warren | 394 21.0% | 1,428 76.0% | 58 | 1,880 | R+55.0 |
| Stone | 506 27.1% | 1,258 67.3% | 106 | 1,870 | R+40.2 |
| Camden | 775 41.9% | 1,030 55.7% | 45 | 1,850 | R+13.8 |
| Shannon | 1,008 56.0% | 660 36.7% | 132 | 1,800 | D+19.3 |
| Maries | 1,066 62.4% | 615 36.0% | 28 | 1,709 | D+26.4 |
| Ozark | 516 31.2% | 1,100 66.4% | 40 | 1,656 | R+35.3 |
| Worth | 836 50.5% | 754 45.5% | 66 | 1,656 | D+5.0 |
| Iron | 855 53.2% | 719 44.7% | 34 | 1,608 | D+8.5 |
| Reynolds | 1,002 65.8% | 484 31.8% | 36 | 1,522 | D+34.0 |
| Taney | 547 36.1% | 935 61.6% | 35 | 1,517 | R+25.6 |
| Hickory | 421 29.0% | 958 66.1% | 71 | 1,450 | R+37.0 |
| Carter | 493 52.5% | 381 40.6% | 65 | 939 | D+11.9 |
Counties as they stood in 1916; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Missouri governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mike Kehoe (R) | R+20.4 |
| 2020 | Mike Parson (R) | R+16.4 |
| 2016 | Eric Greitens (R) | R+5.6 |
| 2012 | Jay Nixon (D) | D+12.2 |
| 2008 | Jay Nixon (D) | D+18.9 |
| 2004 | Matt Blunt (R) | R+3.0 |
| 2000 | Bob Holden (D) | D+0.9 |
| 1996 | Mel Carnahan (D) | D+16.7 |
| 1992 | Mel Carnahan (D) | D+17.4 |
| 1988 | John Ashcroft (R) | R+29.5 |
| 1984 | John Ashcroft (R) | R+13.3 |
| 1980 | Kit Bond (R) | R+5.6 |
| 1976 | Joseph P. Teasdale (D) | D+0.7 |
| 1972 | Kit Bond (R) | R+10.5 |
| 1968 | Warren E. Hearnes (D) | D+21.6 |
| 1964 | Warren E. Hearnes (D) | D+24.1 |
| 1960 | John M. Dalton (D) | D+16.1 |
| 1956 | James T. Blair Jr. (D) | D+4.1 |
| 1952 | Phil M. Donnelly (D) | D+5.2 |
| 1948 | Forrest Smith (D) | D+14.2 |
| 1944 | Phil M. Donnelly (D) | D+2.0 |
| 1940 | Forrest C. Donnell (R) | R+0.2 |
| 1936 | Lloyd C. Stark (D) | D+14.5 |
| 1932 | Guy Brasfield Park (D) | D+21.1 |
| 1928 | Henry S. Caulfield (R) | R+3.5 |
| 1924 | Sam Aaron Baker (R) | R+0.5 |
| 1920 | Arthur M. Hyde (R) | R+10.6 |
| 1916 | Frederick D. Gardner (D) | D+0.3 |
| 1912 | Elliott Woolfolk Major (D) | D+17.0 |
| 1908 | Herbert S. Hadley (R) | R+2.2 |
| 1904 | Joseph W. Folk (D) | D+4.7 |
| 1900 | Alexander Monroe Dockery (D) | D+4.7 |
| 1896 | Lawrence Vest Stephens (D) | D+6.5 |
| 1892 | William J. Stone (D) | D+5.5 |
| 1888 | David Rowland Francis (D) | D+2.6 |
| 1884 | John Sappington Marmaduke (D) | D+2.5 |
| 1880 | Thomas T. Crittenden (D) | D+13.6 |
| 1876 | John S. Phelps (D) | D+14.8 |
| 1874 | Charles H. Hardin (D) | D+10.2 |
| 1872 | Silas Woodson (D) | D+12.5 |
| 1870 | Benjamin Gratz Brown (other) | |
| 1868 | Joseph W. McClurg (R) | R+13.3 |