The 1916 New York state election was held on November 7, 1916, to elect the

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, the

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, the Secretary of State, the state comptroller, the

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, the

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, the state engineer, a

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, the

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and an associate judgeto fill the vacancy caused by the death of William E. Werner of the

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, as well as all members of the

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and the

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History

The primaries were held on September 19.

Republican primary

Democratic primary

Progressive primary

Independence League primary

American Party primary

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

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(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

, to sit in the 140th and

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s (1917–1918). 99 Republicans, 49 Democrats and 2 Socialists were elected to the

, to sit in the 140th New York State Legislature (1917). Obs.: *Numbers are total votes on all tickets for candidates who ran on more than one ticket, except for Whitman. The votes received for governor were used to determine ballot access.

References

Sources

*Names on primary ballot
''CANDIDATES RUSH TO FILE PETITIONS''
in NYT on August 23, 1916 *Candidates in the primaries
''PROGRESSIVE VOTE FACTOR IN PRIMARIES''
in NYT on September 17, 1916 *Early returns of the primaries
''Nominees Chosen at the Primaries''
in NYT on September 20, 1916 *Primary results
''CALDER BEAT BACON 9,007''
in NYT on September 27, 1916 *Sketches of Hiscock and Jenks
''FOR CHIEF JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS''
in NYT on October 14, 1916 *Early returns
''WHITMAN BEATS SEABURY; CALDER CHOSEN SENATOR''
in NYT on November 8, 1916, Vote totals from New York Red Book 1917 {{New York state elections

1916 Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Empire, British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that has been stored ...

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New York (state) gubernatorial elections

History

Republican primary

Democratic primary

Progressive primary

Independence League primary

American Party primary

Result

See also

References

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