1916 General Election Results: U.S. House (District 5)

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40.60%

Everett Sanders*, Republican, 20,977 votes

39.26%

Ralph Wilbur Moss (i), Democratic, 20,285 votes

17.16%

Eugene Victor Debs, Socialist, 8,866 votes

2.97%

Dayton F. Haworth, Progressive (Bull Moose), 1,536 votes

Out of 51,664 votes casts, the margin of victory was 692 (1.34%)