Election 1916 Results
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1916 US Senate election in Missouri
James A. Reed (Democrat) beat Walter S. Dickey (Republican) in Missouri in 1916, 50.6% to 47.4%, a margin of 3.1 points and 24,456 votes.
Democrats led in 68 of the 115 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 47. The largest, St. Louis, cast 150,765 votes and went to the Republican by 6.0 points. The closest was De Kalb, where 4 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.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| James A. Reed won | Democratic | 396,166 | 50.6% |
| Walter S. Dickey | Republican | 371,710 | 47.4% |
| All other candidates | 15,616 | 2.0% | |
| Total | 783,492 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 69,130 45.9% | 78,189 51.9% | 3,446 | 150,765 | R+6.0 |
| St. Louis City | 62,866 47.0% | 67,965 50.8% | 3,028 | 133,859 | R+3.8 |
| Jackson | 36,739 56.3% | 27,599 42.3% | 970 | 65,308 | D+14.0 |
| Jasper | 8,737 50.5% | 7,761 44.9% | 786 | 17,284 | D+5.6 |
| Buchanan | 9,040 57.0% | 6,567 41.4% | 247 | 15,854 | D+15.6 |
| Greene | 5,951 47.2% | 6,200 49.2% | 459 | 12,610 | R+2.0 |
| Pettis | 3,893 50.7% | 3,579 46.6% | 214 | 7,686 | D+4.1 |
| Lafayette | 3,392 49.8% | 3,339 49.1% | 75 | 6,806 | D+0.8 |
| Boone | 4,686 71.1% | 1,875 28.5% | 27 | 6,588 | D+42.7 |
| Saline | 3,765 60.3% | 2,449 39.3% | 25 | 6,239 | D+21.1 |
| Nodaway | 3,261 52.5% | 2,906 46.8% | 39 | 6,206 | D+5.7 |
| Marion | 3,821 62.3% | 2,265 36.9% | 44 | 6,130 | D+25.4 |
| Randolph | 4,255 70.7% | 1,725 28.7% | 40 | 6,020 | D+42.0 |
| Macon | 3,147 54.3% | 2,519 43.4% | 133 | 5,799 | D+10.8 |
| Franklin | 2,093 36.8% | 3,521 61.9% | 78 | 5,692 | R+25.1 |
| St. Francois | 3,082 54.4% | 2,444 43.2% | 135 | 5,661 | D+11.3 |
| Cape Girardeau | 2,541 45.0% | 3,050 54.0% | 56 | 5,647 | R+9.0 |
| Johnson | 3,083 55.3% | 2,443 43.8% | 51 | 5,577 | D+11.5 |
| Jefferson | 2,552 47.6% | 2,696 50.3% | 110 | 5,358 | R+2.7 |
| Henry | 3,021 56.5% | 2,280 42.6% | 49 | 5,350 | D+13.9 |
| Newton | 2,638 50.2% | 2,403 45.7% | 213 | 5,254 | D+4.5 |
| Linn | 2,867 54.6% | 2,316 44.1% | 64 | 5,247 | D+10.5 |
| Lawrence | 2,360 45.2% | 2,663 51.0% | 203 | 5,226 | R+5.8 |
| Vernon | 3,159 61.4% | 1,822 35.4% | 164 | 5,145 | D+26.0 |
| Stoddard | 2,752 54.4% | 2,048 40.5% | 263 | 5,063 | D+13.9 |
| Dunklin | 3,099 62.1% | 1,580 31.7% | 312 | 4,991 | D+30.4 |
| Bates | 2,717 54.5% | 2,159 43.3% | 106 | 4,982 | D+11.2 |
| Callaway | 3,256 66.2% | 1,648 33.5% | 13 | 4,917 | D+32.7 |
| Carroll | 2,346 48.5% | 2,461 50.8% | 33 | 4,840 | R+2.4 |
| Pike | 2,823 59.5% | 1,886 39.7% | 36 | 4,745 | D+19.7 |
| Cole | 2,479 52.4% | 2,229 47.1% | 24 | 4,732 | D+5.3 |
| Barry | 2,315 49.8% | 2,201 47.4% | 130 | 4,646 | D+2.5 |
| Cass | 2,767 60.5% | 1,751 38.3% | 53 | 4,571 | D+22.2 |
| St. Charles | 1,664 36.7% | 2,835 62.6% | 32 | 4,531 | R+25.8 |
| Cooper | 2,136 47.9% | 2,305 51.7% | 15 | 4,456 | R+3.8 |
| Audrain | 3,010 67.7% | 1,415 31.8% | 24 | 4,449 | D+35.9 |
| Chariton | 2,651 59.7% | 1,772 39.9% | 20 | 4,443 | D+19.8 |
| Scott | 2,371 53.6% | 1,870 42.3% | 179 | 4,420 | D+11.3 |
| Clay | 3,222 73.8% | 1,115 25.5% | 27 | 4,364 | D+48.3 |
| Adair | 1,907 44.1% | 2,209 51.1% | 207 | 4,323 | R+7.0 |
| Ray | 2,830 66.2% | 1,417 33.2% | 26 | 4,273 | D+33.1 |
| Livingston | 2,163 51.4% | 2,013 47.8% | 34 | 4,210 | D+3.6 |
| Harrison | 1,836 44.0% | 2,283 54.8% | 50 | 4,169 | R+10.7 |
| Butler | 1,800 43.4% | 2,201 53.0% | 149 | 4,150 | R+9.7 |
| Sullivan | 2,048 50.3% | 1,990 48.9% | 34 | 4,072 | D+1.4 |
| New Madrid | 2,282 56.5% | 1,669 41.4% | 85 | 4,036 | D+15.2 |
| Polk | 1,789 44.7% | 2,158 54.0% | 53 | 4,000 | R+9.2 |
| Daviess | 1,978 50.4% | 1,934 49.3% | 11 | 3,923 | D+1.1 |
| Monroe | 3,149 82.4% | 603 15.8% | 70 | 3,822 | D+66.6 |
| Pemiscot | 2,034 53.6% | 1,678 44.2% | 85 | 3,797 | D+9.4 |
| Lincoln | 2,196 61.5% | 1,366 38.3% | 9 | 3,571 | D+23.2 |
| Grundy | 1,472 41.4% | 2,047 57.5% | 39 | 3,558 | R+16.2 |
| Gentry | 2,006 56.6% | 1,508 42.6% | 29 | 3,543 | D+14.1 |
| Howell | 1,562 44.6% | 1,753 50.1% | 187 | 3,502 | R+5.5 |
| Texas | 1,923 55.1% | 1,493 42.8% | 71 | 3,487 | D+12.3 |
| Montgomery | 1,683 49.5% | 1,700 50.0% | 15 | 3,398 | R+0.5 |
| Webster | 1,584 46.9% | 1,736 51.4% | 55 | 3,375 | R+4.5 |
| Howard | 2,396 71.6% | 932 27.9% | 17 | 3,345 | D+43.8 |
| Barton | 1,848 55.9% | 1,330 40.2% | 130 | 3,308 | D+15.7 |
| Andrew | 1,533 46.8% | 1,732 52.8% | 14 | 3,279 | R+6.1 |
| Platte | 2,485 76.3% | 765 23.5% | 8 | 3,258 | D+52.8 |
| Wright | 1,323 41.6% | 1,794 56.4% | 64 | 3,181 | R+14.8 |
| Lewis | 1,983 62.4% | 1,174 36.9% | 21 | 3,178 | D+25.5 |
| St. Clair | 1,553 49.0% | 1,435 45.2% | 184 | 3,172 | D+3.7 |
| Shelby | 2,126 68.0% | 985 31.5% | 16 | 3,127 | D+36.5 |
| Clinton | 1,795 57.7% | 1,299 41.7% | 19 | 3,113 | D+15.9 |
| Caldwell | 1,386 44.7% | 1,712 55.2% | 4 | 3,102 | R+10.5 |
| Laclede | 1,466 47.6% | 1,544 50.1% | 73 | 3,083 | R+2.5 |
| Holt | 1,331 43.9% | 1,688 55.7% | 11 | 3,030 | R+11.8 |
| Dade | 1,336 44.8% | 1,601 53.7% | 44 | 2,981 | R+8.9 |
| Clark | 1,406 48.4% | 1,475 50.8% | 23 | 2,904 | R+2.4 |
| Moniteau | 1,391 48.5% | 1,448 50.5% | 30 | 2,869 | R+2.0 |
| Cedar | 1,247 43.6% | 1,553 54.3% | 62 | 2,862 | R+10.7 |
| Phelps | 1,576 55.6% | 1,226 43.2% | 33 | 2,835 | D+12.3 |
| Perry | 1,179 41.9% | 1,625 57.7% | 10 | 2,814 | R+15.8 |
| Atchison | 1,413 50.6% | 1,355 48.6% | 22 | 2,790 | D+2.1 |
| Miller | 1,167 42.0% | 1,535 55.3% | 74 | 2,776 | R+13.3 |
| De Kalb | 1,361 49.9% | 1,357 49.7% | 10 | 2,728 | D+0.1 |
| Mississippi | 1,568 58.2% | 1,084 40.3% | 41 | 2,693 | D+18.0 |
| Osage | 1,226 45.8% | 1,434 53.5% | 18 | 2,678 | R+7.8 |
| Bollinger | 1,287 48.2% | 1,333 49.9% | 52 | 2,672 | R+1.7 |
| Wayne | 1,336 50.1% | 1,253 47.0% | 76 | 2,665 | D+3.1 |
| Putnam | 859 32.5% | 1,738 65.7% | 49 | 2,646 | R+33.2 |
| Knox | 1,398 53.3% | 1,190 45.4% | 34 | 2,622 | D+7.9 |
| Benton | 1,074 41.1% | 1,518 58.1% | 19 | 2,611 | R+17.0 |
| McDonald | 1,365 52.3% | 1,165 44.7% | 79 | 2,609 | D+7.7 |
| Washington | 1,155 45.3% | 1,369 53.7% | 23 | 2,547 | R+8.4 |
| Morgan | 1,142 45.2% | 1,374 54.4% | 10 | 2,526 | R+9.2 |
| Christian | 771 30.6% | 1,638 64.9% | 113 | 2,522 | R+34.4 |
| Gasconade | 428 17.1% | 2,060 82.3% | 16 | 2,504 | R+65.2 |
| Crawford | 1,090 44.0% | 1,349 54.4% | 39 | 2,478 | R+10.5 |
| Scotland | 1,328 55.5% | 1,021 42.7% | 43 | 2,392 | D+12.8 |
| Ralls | 1,681 71.3% | 668 28.4% | 7 | 2,356 | D+43.0 |
| Mercer | 870 37.5% | 1,428 61.5% | 23 | 2,321 | R+24.0 |
| Dent | 1,222 53.1% | 1,026 44.6% | 54 | 2,302 | D+8.5 |
| Douglas | 624 28.3% | 1,437 65.2% | 143 | 2,204 | R+36.9 |
| Madison | 1,115 51.6% | 1,028 47.6% | 18 | 2,161 | D+4.0 |
| Oregon | 1,505 71.2% | 542 25.6% | 67 | 2,114 | D+45.6 |
| Ripley | 1,108 53.7% | 862 41.8% | 94 | 2,064 | D+11.9 |
| Dallas | 844 41.0% | 1,178 57.2% | 39 | 2,061 | R+16.2 |
| Pulaski | 1,127 56.7% | 823 41.4% | 36 | 1,986 | D+15.3 |
| Ste. Genevieve | 1,030 52.3% | 930 47.2% | 10 | 1,970 | D+5.1 |
| Schuyler | 1,123 57.5% | 818 41.9% | 12 | 1,953 | D+15.6 |
| Warren | 428 22.8% | 1,416 75.4% | 34 | 1,878 | R+52.6 |
| Stone | 514 27.6% | 1,254 67.3% | 94 | 1,862 | R+39.7 |
| Camden | 769 41.7% | 1,041 56.5% | 34 | 1,844 | R+14.8 |
| Shannon | 1,018 56.7% | 655 36.5% | 121 | 1,794 | D+20.2 |
| Maries | 1,111 64.4% | 595 34.5% | 19 | 1,725 | D+29.9 |
| Ozark | 529 32.0% | 1,106 66.9% | 19 | 1,654 | R+34.9 |
| Worth | 904 54.8% | 741 44.9% | 4 | 1,649 | D+9.9 |
| Iron | 867 54.3% | 712 44.6% | 19 | 1,598 | D+9.7 |
| Reynolds | 1,018 66.8% | 481 31.5% | 26 | 1,525 | D+35.2 |
| Taney | 557 36.8% | 931 61.6% | 24 | 1,512 | R+24.7 |
| Hickory | 451 31.1% | 951 65.6% | 48 | 1,450 | R+34.5 |
| Carter | 491 52.7% | 385 41.3% | 56 | 932 | D+11.4 |
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 Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Josh Hawley (R) | R+13.7 |
| 2022 | Eric Schmitt (R) | R+13.3 |
| 2018 | Josh Hawley (R) | R+5.8 |
| 2016 | Roy Blunt (R) | R+2.8 |
| 2012 | Claire McCaskill (D) | D+15.7 |
| 2010 | Roy Blunt (R) | R+13.6 |
| 2006 | Claire McCaskill (D) | D+2.3 |
| 2004 | Christopher S. Bond (R) | R+13.3 |
| 2000 | Mel Carnahan (D) | D+2.1 |
| 1998 | Kit Bond (R) | R+8.9 |
| 1994 | John Ashcroft (R) | R+24.0 |
| 1992 | Christopher S. Bond (R) | R+7.0 |
| 1988 | John Danforth (R) | R+36.0 |
| 1986 | Kit Bond (R) | R+5.3 |
| 1982 | John C. Danforth (R) | R+1.7 |
| 1980 | Thomas F. Eagleton (D) | D+4.3 |
| 1976 | John C. Danforth (R) | R+14.4 |
| 1974 | Thomas Eagleton (D) | D+20.8 |
| 1970 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+2.9 |
| 1968 | Thomas Eagleton (D) | D+2.0 |
| 1964 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+33.1 |
| 1962 | Edward Long (D) | D+8.9 |
| 1958 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+32.9 |
| 1956 | Thomas Hennings Jr. (D) | D+12.8 |
| 1952 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+8.0 |
| 1950 | Thomas Hennings Jr. (D) | D+7.2 |
| 1946 | James P. Kem (R) | R+5.6 |
| 1944 | Forrest C. Donnell (R) | R+0.1 |
| 1940 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+2.4 |
| 1938 | J. Bennett Clark (D) | D+21.5 |
| 1934 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+19.8 |
| 1932 | J. Bennett Clark (D) | D+27.5 |
| 1928 | Roscoe Patterson (R) | R+4.0 |
| 1926 | Harry B. Hawes (D) | D+3.6 |
| 1922 | James A. Reed (D) | D+4.5 |
| 1920 | Selden Spencer (R) | R+9.2 |
| 1916 | James A. Reed (D) | D+3.1 |
| 1914 | William Stone (D) | D+8.8 |