1916 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1916 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

November 7, 1916

Nominee Henry W. Keyes John C. Hutchins Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 45,851 38,853 Percentage 53.20% 45.08%

Governor before election Rolland H. Spaulding Republican Elected Governor Henry W. Keyes Republican

The 1916 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. Republican nominee Henry W. Keyes defeated Democratic nominee John C. Hutchins with 53.20% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Henry W. Keyes, Republican
• John C. Hutchins, Democratic

Other candidates

• William H. Wilkins, Socialist
• Ralph E. Meras, Prohibition

Results

1916 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Henry W. Keyes	45,851	53.20%
	Democratic	John C. Hutchins	38,853	45.08%
	Socialist	William H. Wilkins	1,199	1.39%
	Prohibition	Ralph E. Meras	288	0.33%
Majority			6,998
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing