1916 Colorado gubernatorial election

The 1916 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday November 7, Democratic candidate Julius Caldeen Gunter defeated incumbent governor George Alfred Carlson with 53.27% of the vote.

Primary elections
Primary elections were held on September 12, 1916.

Candidates

 * Julius Caldeen Gunter, former Associate Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court

Candidates

 * George Alfred Carlson, incumbent Governor
 * Samuel D. Nicholson, former Mayor of Leadville

Candidates
Major party candidates
 * Julius Caldeen Gunter, Democratic
 * George Alfred Carlson, Republican

Other candidates
 * C. Goddard, Socialist
 * Louis E. Leeder, Independent