1916 General Election Results: U.S. House (District 9)

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50.35%

Fred S. Purnell*, Republican, 27,712 votes

44.60%

David Fudge Maish, Democratic, 24,547 votes

2.59%

G. Stanley West, Progressive (Bull Moose), 1,425 votes

2.39%

John C. Kahlenbeck, Socialist, 1,316 votes

0.08%

John W. Whicken, Prohibition, 43 votes

Out of 55,043 votes casts, the margin of victory was 3,165 (5.75%)