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Election 1916 Results

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1916 North Carolina governor election

Thomas W. Bickett (Democrat) beat Frank A. Linney (Republican) in North Carolina in 1916, 58.3% to 41.7%, a margin of 16.6 points and 47,930 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1912, when Locke Craig won.

Democrats led in 76 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 24. The largest, Buncombe, cast 8,322 votes and went to the Democrat by 7.8 points. The closest was Person, where 8 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
Thomas W. Bickett won Democratic 168,087 58.3%
Frank A. Linney Republican 120,157 41.7%
All other candidates 167 0.1%
Total288,411

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Buncombe 4,487 53.9% 3,835 46.1% 8,322 D+7.8
Guilford 4,635 56.0% 3,643 44.0% 8,278 D+12.0
Forsyth 4,323 54.4% 3,629 45.6% 7,952 D+8.7
Wake 4,721 67.3% 2,298 32.7% 7,019 D+34.5
Johnston 3,227 52.3% 2,946 47.7% 6,173 D+4.6
Randolph 2,763 47.6% 3,037 52.4% 5,800 R+4.7
Mecklenburg 4,403 79.0% 1,163 20.9% 7 5,573 D+58.1
Gaston 3,019 54.4% 2,531 45.6% 5,550 D+8.8
Rowan 3,001 54.7% 2,454 44.7% 35 5,490 D+10.0
Davidson 2,647 48.4% 2,814 51.4% 13 5,474 R+3.1
Iredell 3,290 61.2% 2,076 38.6% 6 5,372 D+22.6
Catawba 2,547 48.6% 2,685 51.3% 4 5,236 R+2.6
Wilkes 1,597 31.5% 3,471 68.5% 5,068 R+37.0
Surry 2,031 40.5% 2,982 59.5% 5,013 R+19.0
Alamance 2,483 52.0% 2,293 48.0% 3 4,779 D+4.0
Robeson 3,068 68.1% 1,435 31.9% 4,503 D+36.3
Cabarrus 2,091 47.3% 2,308 52.3% 18 4,417 R+4.9
Rutherford 2,432 56.5% 1,871 43.5% 4,303 D+13.0
Durham 2,505 58.3% 1,786 41.6% 6 4,297 D+16.7
Rockingham 2,288 53.6% 1,978 46.4% 4,266 D+7.3
Cleveland 2,705 64.8% 1,469 35.2% 4,174 D+29.6
Sampson 1,326 32.5% 2,758 67.5% 4,084 R+35.1
Stanly 2,105 51.8% 1,945 47.9% 13 4,063 D+3.9
Wayne 2,627 64.8% 1,425 35.2% 4,052 D+29.7
Haywood 2,376 60.9% 1,526 39.1% 3,902 D+21.8
Ashe 1,889 49.2% 1,950 50.8% 3,839 R+1.6
Harnett 1,988 55.0% 1,624 45.0% 3,612 D+10.1
Pitt 2,762 78.9% 740 21.1% 3,502 D+57.7
Columbus 2,192 63.8% 1,245 36.2% 3,437 D+27.6
Caldwell 1,727 50.3% 1,707 49.7% 3,434 D+0.6
Stokes 1,543 44.9% 1,871 54.5% 20 3,434 R+9.6
Union 2,771 81.4% 635 18.6% 3,406 D+62.7
Duplin 1,836 54.8% 1,516 45.2% 3,352 D+9.5
Chatham 1,813 54.3% 1,514 45.3% 13 3,340 D+9.0
Beaufort 2,012 61.6% 1,256 38.4% 3,268 D+23.1
Cumberland 1,996 63.0% 1,173 37.0% 3,169 D+26.0
Burke 1,585 51.6% 1,484 48.4% 3,069 D+3.3
Nash 2,194 72.6% 826 27.4% 3,020 D+45.3
Henderson 1,154 39.1% 1,794 60.8% 1 2,949 R+21.7
Madison 941 32.1% 1,991 67.9% 2,932 R+35.8
Lincoln 1,502 52.0% 1,386 48.0% 2,888 D+4.0
New Hanover 2,499 90.9% 251 9.1% 2,750 D+81.7
Wilson 2,050 75.2% 676 24.8% 2,726 D+50.4
Yadkin 858 33.1% 1,738 66.9% 2,596 R+33.9
Jackson 1,302 50.2% 1,293 49.8% 2,595 D+0.3
Halifax 2,337 90.4% 246 9.5% 1 2,584 D+80.9
Watauga 1,134 45.1% 1,381 54.9% 2,515 R+9.8
McDowell 1,268 50.7% 1,234 49.3% 2,502 D+1.4
Franklin 2,092 84.6% 381 15.4% 2,473 D+69.2
Montgomery 1,225 50.8% 1,188 49.2% 2,413 D+1.5
Moore 1,361 56.5% 1,029 42.7% 19 2,409 D+13.8
Carteret 1,142 47.5% 1,263 52.5% 2,405 R+5.0
Orange 1,213 51.1% 1,159 48.9% 2,372 D+2.3
Cherokee 1,003 42.4% 1,361 57.6% 2,364 R+15.1
Yancey 1,263 53.4% 1,101 46.6% 2,364 D+6.9
Lenoir 1,696 72.2% 653 27.8% 2,349 D+44.4
Granville 1,702 72.6% 642 27.4% 2,344 D+45.2
Anson 2,047 88.2% 274 11.8% 2,321 D+76.4
Craven 1,787 77.9% 507 22.1% 2,294 D+55.8
Richmond 1,606 73.0% 593 27.0% 2,199 D+46.1
Macon 1,126 51.7% 1,053 48.3% 2,179 D+3.4
Davie 901 41.6% 1,259 58.1% 8 2,168 R+16.5
Edgecombe 2,043 94.6% 117 5.4% 2,160 D+89.2
Alexander 922 43.3% 1,208 56.7% 2,130 R+13.4
Vance 1,459 73.1% 537 26.9% 1,996 D+46.2
Onslow 1,144 58.7% 804 41.3% 1,948 D+17.5
Swain 794 41.0% 1,141 59.0% 1,935 R+17.9
Bladen 1,269 68.0% 598 32.0% 1,867 D+35.9
Person 937 50.2% 929 49.8% 1,866 D+0.4
Brunswick 828 45.8% 981 54.2% 1,809 R+8.5
Mitchell 462 26.3% 1,297 73.7% 1,759 R+47.5
Martin 1,463 84.4% 270 15.6% 1,733 D+68.8
Transylvania 821 49.5% 836 50.5% 1,657 R+0.9
Lee 1,049 64.4% 581 35.6% 1,630 D+28.7
Avery 324 20.2% 1,283 79.8% 1,607 R+59.7
Bertie 1,475 96.1% 60 3.9% 1,535 D+92.2
Northampton 1,462 98.0% 30 2.0% 1,492 D+96.0
Polk 683 47.9% 743 52.1% 1,426 R+4.2
Warren 1,279 90.6% 133 9.4% 1,412 D+81.2
Alleghany 784 56.0% 616 44.0% 1,400 D+12.0
Pasquotank 1,168 83.6% 229 16.4% 1,397 D+67.2
Greene 1,062 78.8% 286 21.2% 1,348 D+57.6
Pender 973 73.4% 353 26.6% 1,326 D+46.8
Pamlico 708 57.2% 530 42.8% 1,238 D+14.4
Caswell 838 71.0% 342 29.0% 1,180 D+42.0
Hertford 967 84.5% 178 15.5% 1,145 D+68.9
Washington 651 57.3% 486 42.7% 1,137 D+14.5
Scotland 946 85.5% 161 14.5% 1,107 D+70.9
Gates 800 73.6% 287 26.4% 1,087 D+47.2
Hyde 792 73.6% 284 26.4% 1,076 D+47.2
Currituck 921 92.7% 72 7.3% 993 D+85.5
Jones 705 75.3% 231 24.7% 936 D+50.6
Graham 475 50.8% 460 49.2% 935 D+1.6
Perquimans 631 68.8% 286 31.2% 917 D+37.6
Hoke 794 90.3% 85 9.7% 879 D+80.7
Clay 398 46.2% 464 53.8% 862 R+7.7
Dare 458 55.0% 375 45.0% 833 D+10.0
Tyrrell 410 51.4% 388 48.6% 798 D+2.8
Chowan 604 88.3% 80 11.7% 684 D+76.6
Camden 374 85.4% 64 14.6% 438 D+70.8

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.

North Carolina governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Josh Stein (D) D+14.8
2020 Roy Cooper (D) D+4.5
2016 Roy Cooper (D) D+0.2
2012 Pat McCrory (R) R+11.4
2008 Bev Perdue (D) D+3.4
2004 Mike Easley (D) D+12.7
2000 Mike Easley (D) D+5.8
1996 Jim Hunt (D) D+13.2
1992 Jim Hunt (D) D+9.5
1988 James G. Martin (R) R+12.1
1984 James G. Martin (R) R+8.8
1980 Jim Hunt (D) D+24.5
1976 Jim Hunt (D) D+31.1
1972 James Holshouser (R) R+2.5
1968 Robert W. Scott (D) D+5.4
1964 Dan K. Moore (D) D+13.2
1960 Terry Sanford (D) D+9.0
1956 Luther H. Hodges (D) D+33.9
1952 William B. Umstead (D) D+35.0
1948 W. Kerr Scott (D) D+47.0
1944 R. Gregg Cherry (D) D+39.2
1940 J. Melville Broughton (D) D+51.4
1936 Clyde R. Hoey (D) D+33.8
1932 J. C.B. Ehringhaus (D) D+40.1
1928 O. Max Gardner (D) D+11.1
1924 Angus Wilton McLean (D) D+22.7
1920 Cameron Morrison (D) D+14.5
1916 Thomas W. Bickett (D) D+16.6
1912 Locke Craig (D) D+43.5
1908 William W. Kitchin (D) D+14.7
1904 Robert B. Glenn (D) D+23.6
1900 Charles B. Aycock (D) D+19.3
1896 Daniel L. Russell (R) R+2.6
1892 Elias Carr (D) D+14.5
1888 Daniel G. Fowle (D) D+5.0
1884 Alfred M. Scales (D) D+7.7
1880 Thomas J. Jarvis (D) D+2.6
1876 Zebulon B. Vance (D) D+5.7
1872 Tod R. Caldwell (R) R+1.0
1868 William W. Holden (R) R+55.5
1866 Jonathan Worth (other)
1865 Jonathan Worth (other)