1903 United States gubernatorial elections

1903 United States gubernatorial elections
8 governorships
	Democratic gain Democratic hold; Republican gain Republican hold

Last updated January 26, 2024

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1903, in eight states.

Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland and Mississippi held their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year. Massachusetts and Rhode Island both elected their respective governors to a single-year term. They would abandon in 1920 and 1912, respectively. Ohio at this time held gubernatorial elections in every odd numbered year.

In Iowa, following a 1904 amendment to the constitution which moved the election schedule, the governor's term was lengthened to three years. Elections would be held in even-numbered years from the 1906 elections.

Results

State	Incumbent	Party	Status	Opposing candidates
Iowa	Albert B. Cummins	Republican	Re-elected, 57.14%	J. B. Sullivan (Democratic) 38.22% John F. Hanson (Prohibition) 2.96% John M. Work (Socialist) 1.54% Luman H. Weller (People's) 0.14% ^[1]
Kentucky	J. C. W. Beckham	Democratic	Re-elected, 52.12%	Morris B. Belknap (Republican) 46.17% T. P. Demaree (Prohibition) 1.10% Alfred Schmitz (Socialist Labor) 0.47% Adam Nagel (Socialist) 0.14% ^[2]
Louisiana (held, 19 April 1904)	William Wright Heard	Democratic	Term-limited, Democratic victory	Newton C. Blanchard (Democratic) 89.04% W. J. Behan (Republican) 10.96% ^[3]
Maryland	John Walter Smith	Democratic	Retired, Democratic victory	Edwin Warfield (Democratic) 52.02% Stevenson A. Williams (Republican) 45.97% William Gisriel (Prohibition) 1.40% S. M. Crabill (Socialist) 0.62% ^[4]
Massachusetts	John L. Bates	Republican	Re-elected, 50.36%	William A. Gaston (Democratic) 41.29% John C. Chase (Socialist) 6.37% Thomas F. Brennan (Socialist Labor) 1.15% Oliver W. Cobb (Prohibition) 0.83% ^[5]
Mississippi	Andrew H. Longino	Democratic	Term-limited, Democratic victory	James K. Vardaman (Democratic) 100.00% ^[6] (Democratic primary run-off results) James K. Vardaman 53.42% F. A. Critz 46.58% ^[7]
Ohio	George K. Nash	Republican	Retired, Republican victory	Myron T. Herrick (Republican) 54.89% Tom L. Johnson (Democratic) 41.76% Nelson D. Creamer (Prohibition) 1.56% Isaac Cowan (Socialist) 1.55% John D. Goerke (Socialist Labor) 0.24% ^[8]
Rhode Island	Lucius F. C. Garvin	Democratic	Re-elected, 49.29%	Samuel Pomeroy Colt (Republican) 47.19% William O. Angilly (Socialist Labor) 1.52% Frederick T. Jencks (Prohibition) 1.51% James E. Furlong (Socialist) 0.49% ^[9]

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References

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↑ "KY Governor, 1903". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
↑ "LA Governor, 1903". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
↑ "MD Governor, 1903". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
↑ "MA Governor, 1903". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
↑ "MS Governor, 1903". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
↑ "MS Governor, 1903 – D Runoff". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
↑ "OH Governor, 1903". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
↑ "RI Governor, 1903". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2019.

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[1] "IA Governor, 1903". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2019.

[2] "KY Governor, 1903". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2019.

[3] "LA Governor, 1903". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2019.

[4] "MD Governor, 1903". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2019.

[5] "MA Governor, 1903". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2019.

[6] "MS Governor, 1903". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2019.

[7] "MS Governor, 1903 – D Runoff". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2019.

[8] "OH Governor, 1903". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2019.

[9] "RI Governor, 1903". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2019.

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