1916 United States Senate election in North Dakota

none March 2026 January 2025 1916 United States Senate election in North Dakota North Dakota presidential no 1911 United States Senate election in North Dakota 1911 1922 United States Senate election in North Dakota 1922 November 7, 1916 x150px File:Porter James McCumber.jpg Porter J. McCumber Republican Party (United States) 57,714 53.85% File:JohnBurke1908.png John Burke Democratic Party (United States) 40,988 38.24% 1916 United States Senate election in North Dakota results map by county.svg 250px County results McCumber: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Burke: #a5b0ff 40–50% U.S. Senator Porter J. McCumber Republican Party (United States) Porter J. McCumber Republican Party (United States) 3x4.svg E. R. Fry Socialist Party (United States) 8,472 7.90% The 1916 United States Senate election in North Dakota took place on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Senator Porter J. McCumber, a Republican, sought re-election in his first popular election. He won the Republican primary with a plurality and faced former Governor John Burke, the Democratic nominee, and E. R. Fry, the Socialist nominee, in the general election. Though incumbent Democratic President Woodrow Wilson narrowly won the state in the presidential election, McCumber defeated Burke and Fry in a landslide. Democratic primary Candidates John Burke, former Governor of North Dakota Frank O. Hellstrom, former Warden of the North Dakota State Penitentiary, 1912 and 1914 Democratic nominee for Governor Results Democratic primary resultshttps://www.sos.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/elections/election-results-pdfs/1916-06-28-primary.pdf Primary Election - June 28, 1916 North Dakota Secretary of State 2024-12-20 John Burke Democratic Party (United States) 9,627 71.65% Frank O. Hellstrom Democratic Party (United States) 3,809 28.35% 13,437 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Porter J. McCumber, incumbent U.S. Senator Ragnvald Nestos, Ward County State's Attorney1916-06-25 Primary Contests Grand Forks Herald Grand Forks, North Dakota 4 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1127694572/ 2024-12-20 L. B. Hanna, incumbent Governor of North Dakota Herman N. Midtbo, perennial candidate Results Republican primary results Porter J. McCumber (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 29,680 43.09% Ragnvald Nestos Republican Party (United States) 6,844 19.86% Harry P. Ilsley Republican Party (United States) 6,683 19.39% M. A. Underwood Republican Party (United States) 1,093 3.17% 34,462 100.00% Socialist primary Candidates E. R. Fry Results Socialist primary results E. R. Fry Socialist Party (United States) 1,847 100.00% 1,847 100.00% General election Results 1916 United States Senate election in North Dakotahttps://www.sos.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/elections/election-results-pdfs/1916-11-07-general.pdf General Election - November 7, 1916 North Dakota Secretary of State 2024-12-20 Republican Party (United States) Porter J. McCumber (inc.) 57,714 53.85% Democratic Party (United States) John Burke 40,988 38.24% Socialist Party (United States) E. R. Fry 8,472 7.90% 16,726 15.61% 107,174 100.00% Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) References North Dakota Category:United States Senate elections in North Dakota Category:1916 North Dakota elections