1901 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1901 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

←  1900 November 5, 1901 1902  →

Nominee W. Murray Crane Josiah Quincy VI Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 185,809 114,362 Percentage 57.26% 35.24%

County results Municipality results Crane:     40-50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Quincy:     40-50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election W. Murray Crane Republican Elected Governor W. Murray Crane Republican

The 1901 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1901. Incumbent Republican Governor W. Murray Crane was re-elected to a third term in office.

General election

Candidates

• Michael T. Berry (Socialist Labor)
• W. Murray Crane, incumbent Governor since 1900 (Republican)
• John B. Lewis (Prohibition)
• Josiah Quincy VI, former mayor of Boston (Democratic)
• George H. Wrenn (Social Democratic)

Results

1901 Massachusetts gubernatorial election ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	W. Murray Crane (incumbent)	185,809	57.26%	1.80
	Democratic	Josiah Quincy VI	114,362	35.24%	1.55
	Social Democratic	George H. Wrenn	10,671	3.29%	0.14
	Socialist Labor	Michael T. Berry	8,898	2.74%	0.46
	Prohibition	John B. Lewis	4,780	1.47%	0.23
	Write-in	All others	8	0.00%
Total votes			324,528	100.00%

See also

• 1901 Massachusetts legislature

References

1. "MA Governor, 1901". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
2. "1901 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Massachusetts". US Election Atlas. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
3. Election Statistics 1901, p. 6.

Bibliography

Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1910). Election Statistics, 1901. Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., State Printers.