The 1916 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Governor of Montana Sam V. Stewart, who was first elected governor in 1912, ran for re-election. After comfortably winning the Democratic primary, he advanced to the general election, where he faced Frank J. Edwards, the former Mayor of Helena, who narrowly emerged victorious in a close Republican primary. Benefitting from then-President Woodrow Wilson's landslide victory in Montana in the presidential election that year, Stewart narrowly won re-election to his second and final term as governor.
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 County results Stewart: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Edwards: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Sam V. Stewart, incumbent Governor of Montana
- Miles Romney Sr., former State Senator, former Mayor of Hamilton[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sam V. Stewart (incumbent) | 28,185 | 70.46 | |
| Democratic | Miles Romney, Sr. | 11,816 | 29.54 | |
| Total votes | 40,001 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Frank J. Edwards, former Mayor of Helena[3]
- Edward H. Cooney, Postmaster of Great Falls, former State Representative[4]
- Albert J. Galen, former Attorney General of Montana[5]
- Charles S. Henderson
- Walter B. Sands
- E. A. Gerhart
- I. A. Leighton
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank J. Edwards | 13,933 | 28.36 | |
| Republican | E. H. Cooney | 10,425 | 21.22 | |
| Republican | Albert J. Galen | 9,554 | 19.45 | |
| Republican | Charles S. Henderson | 6,014 | 12.24 | |
| Republican | Walter B. Sands | 4,639 | 9.44 | |
| Republican | E. A. Gerhart | 3,102 | 6.31 | |
| Republican | I. A. Leighton | 1,461 | 2.97 | |
| Total votes | 49,128 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sam V. Stewart (incumbent) | 85,683 | 49.36% | +17.55% | |
| Republican | Frank J. Edwards | 76,547 | 44.10% | +15.33% | |
| Socialist | Lewis J. Duncan | 11,342 | 6.53% | -9.22% | |
| Majority | 9,136 | 5.26% | +2.22% | ||
| Turnout | 173,572 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
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