1916 Colorado gubernatorial election
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County results Gunter: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Carlson: 40-50% 50-60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Colorado |
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The 1916 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday November 7, Democratic candidate Julius Caldeen Gunter defeated incumbent governor George Alfred Carlson with 53.27% of the vote.
Primary elections
[edit]Primary elections were held on September 12, 1916.[1]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Julius Caldeen Gunter | 39,569 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 39,569 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- George Alfred Carlson, incumbent Governor
- Samuel D. Nicholson, former Mayor of Leadville
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George Alfred Carlson (incumbent) | 42,003 | ||
Republican | Samuel D. Nicholson | 38,878 | ||
Total votes |
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Major party candidates
- Julius Caldeen Gunter, Democratic
- George Alfred Carlson, Republican
Other candidates
- C. Goddard, Socialist
- Louis E. Leeder, Independent
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Julius Caldeen Gunter | 151,912 | 53.27% | +19.10% | |
Republican | George Alfred Carlson (incumbent) | 117,723 | 41.28% | −7.39% | |
Socialist | C. Goddard | 12,495 | 4.38% | +0.41% | |
Independent | Louis E. Leeder | 3,025 | 1.06% | N/A | |
Majority | 34,189 | 11.99% | |||
Turnout | 285,155 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "State of Colorado Abstract of Votes Cast 1916" (PDF). Secretary of State of Colorado. 1916. Retrieved May 2, 2020.