1916 Washington Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1916 Washington Gubernatorial Election?

Ernest Lister won the 1916 Washington Gubernatorial Election. Ernest Lister received 181,645 popular votes (48.1%). The main challenger was Henry McBride (44.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Lister and McBride

Lister +3.7 pts · won by 13,836 votes

Ernest Lister DemocraticWINNER48.1%

181,645 votes

Henry McBride Republican44.44%

167,809 votes

L. E. KatterfeldSocialist Party USA5.59%

21,117 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 1.9% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.

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.