1905 United States gubernatorial elections

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1905 United States gubernatorial elections
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  1904 November 7, 1905 1906  

4 governorships
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before26 [lower-alpha 1] 18
Seats after2618
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Seats up22
Seats won22

 Third party
 
Party Silver
Seats before1
Seats after1
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Seats up0
Seats won0

1905 United States gubernatorial elections results map.svg
     Democratic gain     Democratic hold
     Republican gain     Republican hold

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 7, 1905, in four states. Virginia holds its gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, following the United States presidential election year. Massachusetts and Rhode Island at this time held gubernatorial elections every year. They would abandon in 1920 and 1912, respectively.

Contents

In Ohio, following a 1905 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 1908 elections.

Results

StateIncumbentPartyStatusOpposing candidates
Massachusetts William L. Douglas DemocraticRetired, Republican victory Curtis Guild Jr. (Republican) 50.46%
Charles W. Bartlett (Democratic) 44.70%
James F. Carey (Socialist) 3.29%
Willard O. Wylie (Prohibition) 0.84%
William H. Carroll (Socialist Labor) 0.71%
[1]
Ohio Myron T. Herrick RepublicanDefeated, 45.98% John M. Pattison (Democratic) 50.53%
Isaac Cowan (Socialist) 1.90%
Aaron S. Watkins (Prohibition) 1.40%
John E. Seitger (Socialist Labor) 0.19%
[2]
Rhode Island George H. Utter RepublicanRe-elected, 53.30% Lucius F. C. Garvin (Democratic) 43.95%
Bernan E. Helme (Prohibition) 1.50%
Thomas F. Herrick (Socialist Labor) 0.63%
Warren A. Carpenter (Socialist) 0.62%
[3]
Virginia Andrew Jackson Montague DemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victory Claude Augustus Swanson (Democratic) 64.51%
Lunsford L. Lewis (Republican) 35.09%
B. D. Downey (Socialist Labor) 0.35%
Scattering 0.06%
[4]

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References

  1. "MA Governor, 1905". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  2. "OH Governor, 1905". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  3. "RI Governor, 1905". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  4. "VA Governor, 1905". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 5, 2019.

Notes

  1. The Colorado legislature removed Colorado Governor Alva Adams (D) from office in March 1905 over alleged electoral fraud, replacing him with James Hamilton Peabody (R) on condition he immediately resign, whereupon he was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor Jesse Fuller McDonald (R).