1916 North Carolina gubernatorial election

none related races 1916 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1916 North Carolina gubernatorial election North Carolina 1885 Presidential no 1912 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1912 1920 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1920 November 7, 1916 File:ThomasWBickett (cropped).jpg 150x150px Thomas Walter Bickett Democratic Party (United States) 167,761 58.15% File:Frank A. Linney (cropped).png Frank A. Linney Republican Party (United States) 120,157 41.65% 1916 North Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 325px County resultsBickett: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Linney: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Locke Craig Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Walter Bickett Democratic Party (United States) The 1916 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. Democratic nominee Thomas Walter Bickett defeated Republican nominee Frank A. Linney with 58.15% of the vote. At the time, Bickett was the state's attorney general, while Linney was an attorney and chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party.Frank A. Linney Law Office Primary elections Primary elections were held on June 3, 1916.https://books.google.com/books?id=3X0kAQAAIAAJ North Carolina Manual 1991 2020-06-10 Democratic primary Candidates Thomas Walter Bickett, North Carolina attorney general Elijah L. Daughtridge, incumbent lieutenant governor Results Democratic primary results Thomas Walter Bickett Democratic Party (United States) 63,121 63.03 Elijah L. Daughtridge Democratic Party (United States) 37,017 36.97 100,138 100.00 General election Candidates Major party candidates Thomas Walter Bickett, Democratic Frank A. Linney, Republican Other candidates Leonhard Miller, Socialist Results 1916 North Carolina gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=1719 Guide to U.S. Elections 24 December 2015 9781483380353 2020-06-10 Kalb Deborah CQ Press Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Walter Bickett 167,761 58.15% Republican Party (United States) Frank A. Linney 120,157 41.65% Socialist Party USA Leonhard Miller 590 0.21% 47,604 Democratic Party (United States) References 1916 North Carolina Gubernatorial