1906 United States gubernatorial elections

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1906 United States gubernatorial elections
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28 governorships
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Party Republican Democratic
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Seats after2519
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Seats up198
Seats won1710
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     Democratic gain     Democratic hold
     Republican gain     Republican hold
     Silver hold

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1906, in 28 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections, on November 6, 1906 (except in Arkansas, Georgia, Maine, Oregon and Vermont, which held early elections).

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In Iowa, the gubernatorial election was held in an even-numbered year for the first time, having previously been held in odd-numbered years with the previous election taking place in 1903.

In Oregon, the gubernatorial election was held in June for the last time, moving to the same day as federal elections from the 1910 elections.

Results

StateIncumbentPartyStatusOpposing candidates
Alabama William D. Jelks DemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victory Braxton Bragg Comer (Democratic) 85.48%
Asa E. Stratton (Republican) 13.94%
J. N. Abbott (Socialist) 0.58%
[1]
Arkansas
(held, 3 September 1906)		 Jeff Davis DemocraticRetired to run for U.S. Senate, Democratic victory John S. Little (Democratic) 69.12%
John I. Worthington (Republican) 27.29%
John G. Adams (Prohibition) 2.16%
Dan Hogan (Socialist) 1.43%
[2]
California George Pardee RepublicanLost Republican nomination, Republican victory James Norris Gillett (Republican) 40.35%
Theodore Arlington Bell (Democratic) 37.71%
William H. Langdon (Independence League) 14.43%
Austin Lewis (Socialist) 5.14%
James H. Blanchard (Prohibition) 2.36%
Scattering 0.01%
[3]
Colorado Jesse Fuller McDonald RepublicanRetired, Republican victory Henry A. Buchtel (Republican) 45.59%
Alva Adams (Democratic) 36.63%
Ben B. Lindsey (Independent) 8.87%
William D. Haywood (Socialist) 7.88%
Frank C. Chamberlain (Prohibition) 1.03%
[4]
Connecticut Henry Roberts RepublicanRetired, Republican victory Rollin S. Woodruff (Republican) 54.83%
Charles Frederick Thayer (Democratic) 42.05%
Ernest D. Hull (Socialist) 1.82%
Matthew E. O'Brien (Prohibition) 1.13%
Charles F. Roberts (Socialist Labor) 0.17%
[5]
Georgia
(held, 3 October 1906)		 Joseph M. Terrell DemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victory M. Hoke Smith (Democratic) 99.84%
J. B. Osburn (Socialist) 0.16%
[6]
(Democratic primary results)
√ M. Hoke Smith def.
Clark Howell
John H. Estill
Richard B. Russell
James M. Smith
G. A. Nunnally [7] [8] [9]
[ data unknown/missing ]
Idaho Frank R. Gooding RepublicanRe-elected, 52.18% Charles O. Stockslager (Democratic) 40.09%
Thomas F. Kelley (Socialist) 6.32%
Scattering 1.41%
[10]
Iowa Albert B. Cummins RepublicanRe-elected, 50.18% Claude R. Porter (Democratic) 45.36%
Lorenzo S. Coggin (Prohibition) 2.28%
John E. Shank (Socialist) 2.02%
J. R. Norman (People's) 0.08%
Andrew Townsend Hisey (Secular Government) 0.08%
[11]
Kansas Edward W. Hoch RepublicanRe-elected, 48.24% William A. Harris Jr. (Democratic) 47.57%
J. B. Cook (Prohibition) 2.42%
Harry Gilham (Socialist) 1.41%
Horace A. Keefer (Populist) 0.36%
[12]
Maine
(held, 10 September 1906)		 William T. Cobb RepublicanRe-elected, 52.00% Cyrus W. Davis (Democratic) 45.96%
Charles L. Fox (Socialist) 1.16%
Henry Woodward (Prohibition) 0.85%
Scattering 0.03%
[13]
Massachusetts Curtis Guild Jr. RepublicanRe-elected, 51.96% John B. Moran (Democratic/Independence League/Prohibition) 44.90%
James F. Carey (Socialist) 1.85%
Gamaliel Bradford (Reform) 0.77%
William H. Carroll (Socialist Labor) 0.51%
Scattering 0.01%
[14]
Michigan Fred M. Warner RepublicanRe-elected, 60.88% Charles H. Kimmerle (Democratic) 34.78%
R. Clark Reed (Prohibition) 2.45%
James E. Walker (Socialist) 1.59%
Herman Richter (Socialist Labor) 0.31%
[15]
Minnesota John Albert Johnson DemocraticRe-elected, 60.93% Albert L. Cole (Republican) 34.78%
Charles W. Dorsett (Prohibition) 2.61%
O. E. Lofthus (Public Ownership) 1.68%
[16]
Nebraska John H. Mickey Republican[ data unknown/missing ] George L. Sheldon (Republican) 51.27%
Ashton C. Shallenberger (Democratic) [lower-alpha 3] 44.48%
Harry T. Sutton (Prohibition) 2.68%
Elisha Taylor (Socialist) 1.57%
[17]
Nevada John Sparks Silver-DemocratRe-elected, 58.54% Jason F. Mitchell (Republican) 35.96%
Thomas B. Casey (Socialist) 5.49%
[18]
New Hampshire John McLane Republican[ data unknown/missing ] Charles M. Floyd (Republican) 49.79%
Nathan C. Jameson (Democratic) 46.22%
Edmund B. Tetley (Prohibition) 2.71%
W. H. McFall (Socialist) 1.24%
Winston Churchill (Independent) 0.04%
Scattering 0.01%
[19]
New York Frank W. Higgins RepublicanRetired, Republican victory Charles Evans Hughes (Republican) 50.52%
William Randolph Hearst (Democratic/Independence League) 46.62%
John C. Chase (Socialist) 1.47%
Henry M. Randall (Prohibition) 1.08%
Thomas H. Jackson (Socialist Labor) 0.31%
[20]
North Dakota Elmore Y. Sarles RepublicanDefeated, 44.22% John Burke (Democratic) 51.94%
L. F. Dow (Socialist) 1.48%
Scattering 2.37%
[21]
Oregon
(held, 4 June 1906)		 George Earle Chamberlain DemocraticRe-elected, 47.56% James Withycombe (Republican) 44.99%
C. W. Barzee (Socialist) 4.62%
I. H. Amos (Prohibition) 2.83%
[22]
Pennsylvania Samuel W. Pennypacker RepublicanTerm-limited, Republican victory Edwin Sydney Stuart (Republican) 50.31%
Lewis Emery Jr. (Democratic/Lincoln Party) 45.51%
Homer L. Castle (Prohibition) 2.46%
James Hudson Maurer (Socialist) 1.51%
John Desmond (Socialist Labor) 0.21%
[23]
Rhode Island George H. Utter RepublicanDefeated, 47.94% James H. Higgins (Democratic) 49.92%
Bernan E. Helme (Prohibition) 1.07%
Warren A. Carpenter (Socialist) 0.59%
David J. Moran (Socialist Labor) 0.48%
[24]
South Carolina Duncan Clinch Heyward DemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victory Martin Frederick Ansel (Democratic) 99.89%
F. N. U. Chandler (Socialist) 0.11%
[25]
(Democratic primary run-off results)
Martin Frederick Ansel 56.12%
Richard Irvine Manning III 43.88%
[26]
South Dakota Samuel H. Elrod RepublicanRetired, Republican victory Coe I. Crawford (Republican) 65.32%
John A. Stransky (Democratic) 26.72%
Knute Lewis (Prohibition) 4.56%
Freeman Knowles (Socialist) 3.41%
[27]
Tennessee John I. Cox DemocraticLost Democratic nomination, Democratic victory Malcolm R. Patterson (Democratic) 54.42%
Henry Clay Evans (Republican) 45.14%
John M. Ray (Socialist) 0.44%
[28]
Texas S. W. T. Lanham DemocraticRetired, Democratic victory Thomas M. Campbell (Democratic) 81.17%
C. A. Gray (Republican) 12.94%
Alex W. Atcheson (Reorganized Republican) 2.94%
George C. Edwards (Socialist) 1.61%
J. W. Pearson (Prohibition) 1.21%
Arthur S. Dowler (Socialist Labor) 0.14%
[29]
' Vermont
(held, 4 September 1906)		 Charles J. Bell RepublicanRetired, Republican victory Fletcher D. Proctor (Republican) 60.05%
Percival Wood Clement (Independent/Democratic) 38.18%
Lester W. Hanson (Prohibition) 1.04%
Timothy Sullivan (Socialist) 0.73%
Scattering 0.01%
[30]
Wisconsin James O. Davidson RepublicanRe-elected, 57.36% John A. Aylward (Democratic) 32.28%
Winfield R. Gaylord (Social Democrat) 7.64%
Ephraim Llewellyn Eaton (Prohibition) 2.57%
Ole T. Rosaas (Socialist Labor) 0.14%
Scattering 0.01%
[31]
Wyoming Bryant B. Brooks RepublicanRe-elected, 60.20% Stephen A. D. Keister (Democratic) 34.85%
William L.O'Neill (Socialist) 4.56%
George W. Blain (Independent) 0.39%
[32]

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References

  1. ↑ "AL Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "AR Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "CA Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "CO Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "CT Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "GA Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. ↑ Burns, Rebecca (2006). Rage in the Gate City: The Story of the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot. Cincinnati: Emmis Books. p. 18. ISBN   0-8203-3307-7.
  8. ↑ Garrett, Franklin M. (1969). Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, 1880s-1930s. Vol. 2. Athens: University of Georgia Press. p. 499. ISBN   0-8203-0264-3.
  9. ↑ "Hoke Smith for Governor: Carries Majority of the Counties in the Georgia Primaries". New York Times. August 23, 1906. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  10. ↑ "ID Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  11. ↑ "IA Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  12. ↑ "KS Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  13. ↑ "ME Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  14. ↑ "MA Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  15. ↑ "MI Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  16. ↑ "MN Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  17. ↑ "NE Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  18. ↑ "NV Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  19. ↑ "NH Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  20. ↑ "NY Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  21. ↑ "ND Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  22. ↑ "OR Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  23. ↑ "PA Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  24. ↑ "RI Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  25. ↑ "SC Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  26. ↑ "SC Governor, 1906 – D Runoff". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  27. ↑ "SD Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  28. ↑ "TN Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  29. ↑ "TX Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  30. ↑ "VT Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  31. ↑ "WI Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  32. ↑ "WY Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 6 April 2019.

Notes

  1. ↑ Arkansas, Georgia, Maine, Oregon, and Vermont held early elections.
  2. ↑ Andrew L. Harris (R) succeeded Ohio Governor John M. Pattison (D) who died in office in June 1906.
  3. ↑ Shallenberger ran under a fusion ticket between the Democrats and the Populist Party
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