1916 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1916 North Carolina gubernatorial election
November 7, 1916
 
Nominee Thomas Walter Bickett Frank A. Linney
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 167,761 120,157
Percentage 58.2% 41.7%
County results
Bickett:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Linney:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election

Locke Craig
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Thomas Walter Bickett
Democratic

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.

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