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1916 Idaho Gubernatorial Election

Idaho · 3 candidates · See every 1916 Governor race

Who won the 1916 Idaho Gubernatorial Election?

Moses Alexander won the 1916 Idaho Gubernatorial Election. Moses Alexander received 63,877 popular votes (47.49%). The main challenger was D. W. Davis (47.07%).

See the full head-to-head between Alexander and Davis

Alexander +0.4 pts · won by 572 votes
Moses AlexanderDemocraticWINNER47.49%
63,877 votes
D. W. DavisRepublican47.07%
63,305 votes
Annie E. TriplowSocialist Party of America5.44%
7,321 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.