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Election 1916 Results

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1916 Montana governor election

Sam V. Stewart (Democrat) beat Frank J. Edwards (Republican) in Montana in 1916, 49.4% to 44.1%, a margin of 5.3 points and 9,136 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1912, when Sam V. Stewart also won.

Democrats led in 22 of the 41 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 19. The largest, Silver Bow, cast 15,559 votes and went to the Republican by 100.0 points. The closest was Granite, where 254 votes separated the two parties.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sam V. Stewart won Democratic 85,683 49.4%
Frank J. Edwards Republican 76,547 44.1%
Lewis J. Duncan Socialist 11,342 6.5%
All other candidates 9 0.0%
Total173,581

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Silver Bow 0 0.0% 15,559 100.0% 15,559 R+100.0
Cascade 11,382 78.5% 3,112 21.5% 14,494 D+57.1
Yellowstone 7,928 82.9% 278 2.9% 1,363 9,569 D+79.9
Gallatin 7,560 81.7% 1,689 18.3% 9,249 D+63.5
Deer Lodge 6,399 75.6% 2,063 24.4% 8,462 D+51.2
Missoula 4,964 67.8% 534 7.3% 1,827 7,325 D+60.5
Fergus 0 0.0% 6,827 100.0% 6,827 R+100.0
Dawson 5,238 84.5% 142 2.3% 819 6,199 D+82.2
Hill 4,606 76.3% 378 6.3% 1,049 6,033 D+70.1
Chouteau 4,363 75.3% 1,429 24.7% 5,792 D+50.7
Custer 4,020 80.2% 157 3.1% 833 5,010 D+77.1
Lewis And Clark 0 0.0% 3,194 66.4% 1,616 4,810 R+66.4
Flathead 0 0.0% 4,771 100.0% 4,771 R+100.0
Carbon 3,456 76.6% 291 6.4% 765 4,512 D+70.1
Ravalli 2,625 59.2% 1,806 40.8% 4,431 D+18.5
Richland 3,132 72.4% 1,193 27.6% 4,325 D+44.8
Beaverhead 2,856 72.3% 1,096 27.7% 3,952 D+44.5
Valley 3,073 79.0% 188 4.8% 631 3,892 D+74.1
Sheridan 0 0.0% 3,805 100.0% 3,805 R+100.0
Powell 2,350 73.1% 865 26.9% 3,215 D+46.2
Park 0 0.0% 3,165 100.0% 3,165 R+100.0
Teton 0 0.0% 3,046 100.0% 3,046 R+100.0
Stillwater 2,188 72.0% 849 28.0% 3,037 D+44.1
Musselshell 0 0.0% 2,928 100.0% 2,928 R+100.0
Lincoln 1,937 69.1% 865 30.9% 2,802 D+38.3
Blaine 2,021 79.2% 62 2.4% 469 2,552 D+76.8
Jefferson 1,920 81.3% 87 3.7% 356 2,363 D+77.6
Fallon 0 0.0% 2,244 100.0% 2,244 R+100.0
Madison 0 0.0% 2,235 100.0% 2,235 R+100.0
Meagher 0 0.0% 1,969 100.0% 1,969 R+100.0
Rosebud 0 0.0% 1,250 69.2% 557 1,807 R+69.2
Big Horn 1,313 75.9% 417 24.1% 1,730 D+51.8
Phillips 0 0.0% 1,676 100.0% 1,676 R+100.0
Sanders 0 0.0% 1,482 100.0% 1,482 R+100.0
Mineral 1,155 78.8% 164 11.2% 146 1,465 D+67.6
Prairie 1,195 83.3% 19 1.3% 220 1,434 D+82.0
Toole 0 0.0% 1,425 100.0% 1,425 R+100.0
Broadwater 0 0.0% 1,275 100.0% 1,275 R+100.0
Sweet Grass 0 0.0% 642 62.6% 383 1,025 R+62.6
Granite 0 0.0% 570 64.3% 316 886 R+64.3
Wibaux 0 0.0% 796 100.0% 796 R+100.0

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.

Montana governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Greg Gianforte (R) R+20.2
2020 Greg Gianforte (R) R+12.9
2016 Steve Bullock (D) D+3.9
2012 Steve Bullock (D) D+1.6
2008 Brian Schweitzer (D) D+33.0
2004 Brian Schweitzer (D) D+4.4
2000 Judy Martz (R) R+3.9
1996 Marc Racicot (R) R+58.3
1992 Marc Racicot (R) R+2.7
1988 Stan Stephens (R) R+5.8
1984 Ted Schwinden (D) D+43.9
1980 Ted Schwinden (D) D+10.7
1976 Thomas Lee Judge (D) D+25.1
1972 Thomas L. Judge (D) D+8.2
1968 Forrest H. Anderson (D) D+12.2
1964 Tim M. Babcock (R) R+2.6
1960 Donald G. Nutter (R) R+10.2
1956 John Hugo Aronson (R) R+2.7
1952 John Hugo Aronson (R) R+1.9
1948 John W. Bonner (D) D+11.9
1944 Samuel C. Ford (R) R+13.2
1940 Samuel C. Ford (R) R+2.0
1936 Roy E. Ayers (D) D+2.9
1932 John E. Erickson (D) D+1.8
1928 John E. Erickson (D) D+17.7
1924 John E. Erickson (D) D+8.4
1920 Joseph M. Dixon (R) R+19.5
1916 Sam V. Stewart (D) D+5.3
1912 Sam V. Stewart (D) D+3.0
1908 Edwin L. Norris (D) D+2.2
1904 Joseph Toole (D) D+12.8
1900 Joseph Toole (D) D+13.7
1896 Robert Burns Smith (D) D+42.0
1892 John E. Rickards (R) R+1.2
1889 Joseph K. Toole (D) D+1.9