The 1916 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. Democratic nominee Simon Bamberger defeated Republican nominee Nephi L. Morris with 55.12% of the vote. It was the first time a Democrat was elected governor of the state.

General election

Candidates Major party candidates Simon Bamberger, Democratic & Progressive Nephi L. Morris, Republican

Other candidates F. M. McHugh, Socialist

Results

Results by county County Simon BambergerDemcoratic Nephi L. MorrisRepublican F. M. McHughSocialist Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Beaver1,17853.57%96343.79%582.64%2159.78%2,199Box Elder2,61248.38%2,75951.10%280.52%-147-2.72%5,399Cache4,86653.38%4,19846.05%520.57%6687.33%9,116Carbon1,41248.61%1,33946.09%1545.30%732.51%2,905Davis1,92550.90%1,83648.55%210.56%892.35%3,782Duchesne1,30551.14%84333.03%40415.83%46218.10%2,552Emery1,24452.38%1,04944.17%823.45%1958.21%2,375Garfield70451.24%65347.53%171.24%513.71%1,374Grand29353.76%23342.75%193.49%6011.01%545Iron1,03149.98%96046.53%723.49%713.44%2,063Juab2,10558.17%1,39138.44%1233.40%71419.73%3,619Kane27842.90%35654.94%142.16%-78-12.04%648Millard1,57449.42%1,53848.29%732.29%361.13%3,185Morgan46148.48%48250.68%80.84%-21-2.21%951Piute39653.44%28738.73%587.83%10914.71%741Rich42955.07%35044.93%00.00%7910.14%779Salt Lake29,20058.62%18,75837.65%1,8583.73%10,44220.96%49,816San Juan33650.22%32047.83%131.94%162.39%669Sanpete3,13648.73%3,22250.07%771.20%-86-1.34%6,435Sevier1,85148.48%1,90449.87%631.65%-53-1.39%3,818Summit1,42748.80%1,25642.95%2418.24%1715.85%2,924Tooele1,40150.78%1,25445.45%1043.77%1475.33%2,759Uintah1,34059.29%82736.59%934.12%51322.70%2,260Utah7,89957.15%5,54540.12%3772.73%2,35417.03%13,821Wasatch85349.82%84549.36%140.82%80.47%1,712Washington1,18556.51%90843.30%40.19%27713.21%2,097Wayne36357.89%25540.67%91.44%10817.22%627Weber7,69858.12%5,19139.20%3552.68%2,50718.93%13,244Total78,50255.12%59,52241.79%4,3913.08%18,98013.33%142,415

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Carbon Davis Emery Garfield Grand Iron Juab Piute Rich Salt Lake Summit Tooele Wasatch Wayne Weber

Counties that flipped from Progressive to Democratic Uintah

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