Claim: The Democratic party emerged the winner followed by the Republican party during the 1916 North Carolina gubernatorial election that comprises three candidates.
Evidence: The 1916 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. Democratic nominee Thomas Walter Bickett defeated Republican nominee Frank A. Linney with 58.15% of the vote. Democratic Thomas Walter Bickett 167,761 Republican Frank A. Linney 120,157 Socialist Leonhard Miller 590