1916 General Election Results: U.S. House (District 7)

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51.83%

Merrill Moores (i)*, Republican, 40,862 votes

44.06%

Chalmer Schlosser, Democratic, 34,732 votes

2.87%

Joseph A. Leonard, Prohibition, 2,259 votes

0.96%

Edward W. Clark, Socialist, 753 votes

0.29%

Edward F. Jones, Progressive (Bull Moose), 229 votes

Out of 78,835 votes casts, the margin of victory was 6,130 (7.77%)