1916 New York state election explained

Election Name:1916 New York gubernatorial election
Country:New York
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1914 New York state election
Previous Year:1914
Next Election:1918 New York gubernatorial election
Next Year:1918
Election Date:November 7, 1916
Image1:File:Portrait of Charles S. Whitman.jpg
Nominee1:Charles S. Whitman
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Alliance1:American
Independence
Progressive "Bull Moose"
Popular Vote1:850,020
Percentage1:52.31%
Nominee2:Samuel Seabury
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:686,862
Percentage2:42.27%
Governor
Before Election:Charles S. Whitman
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Charles S. Whitman
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 1916 New York state election was held on November 7, 1916, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the Secretary of State, the state comptroller, the attorney general, the state treasurer, the state engineer, a U.S. Senator, the chief judge[1] and an associate judge[2] of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.

History

The primaries were held on September 19.

Republican primary

1916 Republican primary results
Office
GovernorCharles S. Whitman254,177William M. Bennett44,720
Lieutenant GovernorEdward Schoeneck
Secretary of StateFrancis M. Hugo
ComptrollerEugene M. Travis216,878James F. Hooker53,710
Attorney GeneralEgburt E. Woodbury
TreasurerJames L. Wells
State EngineerFrank M. Williams
Chief JudgeFrank H. Hiscock
Judge of the Court of AppealsCuthbert W. Pound
U.S. SenatorWilliam M. Calder153,373Robert Bacon144,366

Democratic primary

1916 Democratic primary results
Office
GovernorSamuel Seabury158,718(unopposed)
Lieutenant GovernorThomas J. Kreuzer
Secretary of StateFrank M. Stage
ComptrollerJoseph W. Masters
Attorney GeneralWilliam W. Farley
TreasurerMaurice S. Cohen
State EngineerHenry R. Beebe
Chief JudgeAlmet F. Jenks
Judge of the Court of AppealsJohn T. Norton
U.S. SenatorWilliam F. McCombs99,307Thomas F. Conway52,756

Progressive primary

1916 Progressive primary results
Office
GovernorCharles S. Whitman11,483Samuel Seabury6,020
Lieutenant GovernorL. Bradley Dorr7,390Edward Schoeneck7,257
Secretary of StateFrancis M. Hugo
ComptrollerEugene M. Travis
Attorney GeneralRobert H. Elder
TreasurerFrank P. Tucker
State Engineer
Chief JudgeFrank H. Hiscock7,965Almet F. Jenks6,272
Judge of the Court of AppealsCuthbert W. Pound
U.S. SenatorBainbridge Colby7,006William M. Calder6,875

Independence League primary

1916 Independence League primary results
Office
GovernorCharles S. Whitman1,763Samuel Seabury691
Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
Comptroller
Attorney General
Treasurer
State Engineer
Chief JudgeAlmet F. Jenks
Judge of the Court of AppealsJohn T. Norton
U.S. SenatorBainbridge Colby

American Party primary

1916 American Party primary results
Office
GovernorCharles S. Whitman38Samuel Seabury37
Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
Comptroller
Attorney General
Treasurer
State Engineer
Chief Judge
Judge of the Court of Appeals
U.S. SenatorRobert Bacon23William F. McCombs22

Result

The whole Republican ticket was elected.

The incumbents Whitman, Schoeneck, Hugo, Travis, Woodbury, Wells and Williams were re-elected.

The Republican, Democratic, Socialist and Prohibition parties maintained automatic ballot access (necessary 10,000 votes); the Independence League, Progressive and American parties lost it; and the Socialist Labor Party did not re-attain it.

36 Republicans and 15 Democrats were elected to the New York State Senate, to sit in the 140th and 141st New York State Legislatures (1917–1918).

99 Republicans, 49 Democrats and 2 Socialists were elected to the New York State Assembly, to sit in the 140th New York State Legislature (1917).

1916 state election results
OfficeRepublican ticketDemocratic ticketSocialist ticketProhibition ticketProgressive ticketIndependence League ticketSocialist Labor ticketAmerican ticket
GovernorCharles S. Whitman835,820Samuel Seabury686,862 Algernon Lee62,560Charles E. Welch[3] 21,773Charles S. Whitman6,669Charles S. Whitman5,266Jeremiah D. Crowley[4] 3,847Charles S. Whitman2,265
Lieutenant GovernorEdward Schoeneck812,646Thomas J. Kreuzer638,894Stephen J. Mahoney[5] 60,402 Clarence Z. Spriggs34,295L. Bradley Dorr 7,146Edward SchoeneckBoris Reinstein[6] 4,313Thomas J. Kreuzer
Secretary of StateFrancis M. Hugo840,554Frank M. Stage619,284Pauline M. Newman63,318Neil D. Cranmer[7] 23,340Francis M. HugoFrancis M. HugoJohn Hall[8] 5,092Francis M. Hugo
ComptrollerEugene M. Travis833,361Joseph W. Masters618,759Charles W. Noonan[9] 62,904George A. Norton22,335Eugene M. TravisJoseph W. MastersAnthony Houtenbrink[10] 4,641Joseph W. Masters
Attorney GeneralEgburt E. Woodbury819,269William W. Farley619,695S. John Block[11] 63,391Claude W. Stowell21,059 Robert H. Elder[12] 10,237William A. DeFord[13] 8,407Erwin A. Archer[14] 4,005William W. Farley
TreasurerJames L. Wells841,710Maurice S. Cohen592,569Eugene Wood62,575William J. Richardson22,229Frank P. Tucker7,167James L. WellsJohn P. Gilly4,126Eugene M. Lane9,210
State EngineerFrank M. Williams814,794Henry R. Beebe619,493George H. Warner64,347William B. Timbrell20,873Frank M. WilliamsFrank M. WilliamsLewis F. Alrutz[15] 4,181Ephraim H. Keyes5,136
Chief JudgeFrank H. Hiscock822,995 Almet F. Jenks605,528Louis B. Boudin63,996Erwin J. Baldwin24,007Frank H. HiscockAlmet F. JenksJacob Alexander5,507Almet F. Jenks
Judge of the Court of AppealsCuthbert W. PoundJohn T. NortonHezekiah D. WilcoxColeridge A. Hart[16] Cuthbert W. PoundJohn T. Norton
U.S. SenatorWilliam M. Calder839,314William F. McCombs605,933Joseph D. Cannon61,167D. Leigh Colvin19,302Bainbridge Colby15,339Bainbridge ColbyAugust Gillhaus4,086William F. McCombs[17]

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Notes

  1. to succeed Willard Bartlett who had reached the constitutional age limit
  2. to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William E. Werner
  3. Charles E. Welch, grape juice manufacturer, of Westfield, ran for Lieutenant Governor in 1914
  4. Jeremiah D. Crowley, of Marcellus, ran also for State Engineer in 1910, and for Lieutenant Governor in 1912 and 1914
  5. Stephen J. Mahoney, ran also in 1914
  6. Boris Reinstein, ran also in 1904
  7. Neil D. Cranmer, ran also for Comptroller in 1914
  8. John Hall, ran also for Attorney General in 1908 and 1914, and for Governor in 1912
  9. Charles W. Noonan, ran also in 1914
  10. Anthony Houtenbrink, ran also for Treasurer in 1914
  11. S. John Block, ran also for the Court of Appeals in 1908
  12. Robert H. Elder, ran also in 1914
  13. William A. DeFord, Assistant Attorney General, ran also in 1908
  14. Erwin A. Archer, ran also for U.S. Senator in 1914
  15. Lewis F. Alrutz, ran also for Attorney General in 1910
  16. Coleridge Allen Hart (b. July 11, 1852 Peekskill), lawyer, of Brooklyn, ran also for Attorney General in 1889, and for the Court of Appeals in 1907, 1908 and 1914
  17. Web site: Our Campaigns - NY US Senate - AMER Primary Race - Sep 19, 1916.

Sources

Vote totals from New York Red Book 1917

See also

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