1908 Massachusetts Senate election

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1908 Massachusetts Senate elections
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All 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats won346
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 3
Popular vote294,676175,085
Percentage60.6%36.0%

Elections to the Massachusetts Senate were held on November 4, 1908 to elect 40 State Senators to the 130th Massachusetts General Court. Candidates were elected at the district level, with many districts covering multiple towns or counties.

Contents

Results summary

Senate districts as apportioned in 1906 1906 Massachusetts state senate district map.jpg
Senate districts as apportioned in 1906
PartiesSeatsPopular vote
1908StrengthVote%
  Republican Party 3485.0%294,67660.6%
  Democratic Party 615.0%175,08536.0%
  Independence League ——10,7952.2%
Socialist Party ——5,0351.0%
Prohibition Party ——5470.1%
  Independent ——4680.1%
 Others——470.0%
Totals40100.0%486,653100.0%

District results

Berkshire

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 Berkshire Senate election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican William Turtle 6,208 57.12% {{{change}}}
Democratic John F. Prindle4,34639.99%
Independence Frank Fitzsimmons3142.89%
Total votes10,868 100.00%

Berkshire, Hampshire, and Hampden

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 Berkshire, Hampshire, and Hampden Senate election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Allen T. Treadway 5,896 63.63% {{{change}}}
Democratic Cecil S. Cutler3,56838.51%
Independence John J. Prokop4364.71%
Prohibition Wilbur M. Purrington3663.95%
Total votes9,266 100.00%

First Bristol

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 First Bristol Senate election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican William M. Dean 5,914 64.90% {{{change}}}
Republican Albert G. Godfrey (write-in)2,15023.59%
Independence Michael Joseph Brohen1,04911.51%
Write-inAll others10.00%{{{change}}}
Total votes9,114 100.00%

Second Bristol

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 Second Bristol Senate election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Joseph Turner 6,870 58.00% {{{change}}}
Democratic William Moran4,49637.96%
Independence Michael Bushnell4784.04%
Total votes11,844 100.00%

Third Bristol

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 Third Bristol Senate election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Samuel Ross 4,651 46.60% {{{change}}}
Republican Nathaniel P. Sowle (write-in)3,63736.44%
Democratic Charles G. Wood1,68816.91%
Write-inAll others50.01%{{{change}}}
Total votes9,981 100.00%

Cape

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 Cape District Senate election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Eben S. Keith 4,070 84.67% {{{change}}}
Democratic Clarkson P. Bearse72815.14%
Write-inAll others90.19%{{{change}}}
Total votes4,807 100.00%

First Essex

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 First Essex Senate election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican William R. Salter 6,915 73.37% {{{change}}}
Democratic Charles Allen Taber2,51026.63%
Total votes9,425 100.00%

Second Essex

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 Second Essex Senate election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Clifford B. Bray 6,683 66.57% {{{change}}}
Democratic Andrew H. Paton3,35633.43%
Total votes10,039 100.00%

Third Essex

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 Third Essex Senate election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican James F. Shaw 4,868 55.63% {{{change}}}
Democratic Charles D. Smith3,82243.68%
Independence William H. Adams6116.98%
Total votes8,751 100.00%

Fourth Essex

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 Fourth Essex Senate election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Harry P. Morse 6,673 78.10% {{{change}}}
Democratic Jason Spofford1,87121.90%
Total votes8,544 100.00%

Fifth Essex

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 Fifth Essex Senate election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican George Bunting 6,399 52.56% {{{change}}}
Democratic Dennis E. Halley5,33843.84%
Socialist Louis B. Talbot4383.60%
Total votes12,175 100.00%

Franklin and Hampshire

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 Franklin and Hampshire Senate election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Dennis E. Farley 6,321 68.47% {{{change}}}
Democratic Albert J. Amstein2,40526.05%
Independence George I. Varney5065.48%
Write-inAll others20.00%{{{change}}}
Total votes9,234 100.00%

First Hampden

Apportionment

This district contained the city of Springfield.

Results

1908 First Hampden Senate election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Francke W. Dickinson 6,185 60.28% {{{change}}}
Democratic Richard A. Hennessey [lower-alpha 1] 3,39033.04%
Socialist Samuel M. Jones6856.68%
Total votes10,260 100.00%
  1. ↑ Hennessey was also endorsed by the Independence League.

Second Hampden

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 Second Hampden Senate election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Daniel D. Mahoney 6,062 51.34% {{{change}}}
Republican Frederick Childs5,19944.03%
Socialist John R. Kirwin5464.62%
Total votes11,807 100.00%

First Middlesex

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 First Middlesex Senate election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Henry C. Mulligan 7,477 55.13% {{{change}}}
Democratic Martin T. Hall6,08444.87%
Total votes13,561 100.00%

Second Middlesex

Apportionment

This district contained Wards 5 through 11 of Cambridge.

Results

1908 Second Middlesex Senate election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Thorndike Spalding 5,180 60.61% {{{change}}}
Democratic J. Joseph Foley2,98934.97%
Independence Albin M. Richards3784.42%
Total votes8,547 100.00%

Third Middlesex

Apportionment

This district contained the city of Somerville.

Results

1908 Third Middlesex Senate election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Elmer A. Stevens 6,765 70.59% {{{change}}}
Democratic William H. Flynn2,23823.35%
Independence George E. Gookin5816.06%
Total votes9,584 100.00%

Fourth Middlesex

Apportionment

This district contained the cities of Everett, Malden, and Melrose.

Results

1908 Fourth Middlesex Senate election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Wilmot R. Evans 8,200 70.59% {{{change}}}
Democratic Charles Burleigh2,88323.35%
Write-inAll others10.00%{{{change}}}
Total votes11,084 100.00%

Fifth Middlesex

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 Fifth Middlesex Senate election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican John L. Harvey 7,111 58.60% {{{change}}}
Democratic John J. Burns4,40136.27%
Independence John J. Burns6225.13%
Write-inAll others10.00%{{{change}}}
Total votes12,135 100.00%

Sixth Middlesex

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 Sixth Middlesex Senate election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican J. Howell Crosby 6,933 68.43% {{{change}}}
Democratic John J. Butler3,19831.56%
Write-inAll others10.00%{{{change}}}
Total votes10,132 100.00%

Seventh Middlesex

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 Seventh Middlesex Senate election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican James Wilson Grimes 5,276 55.54% {{{change}}}
Democratic Isaac E. Graves3,58137.69%
Independence William H. Brown6426.76%
Write-inAll others10.00%{{{change}}}
Total votes9,500 100.00%

Eighth Middlesex

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 Eighth Middlesex Senate election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Joseph H. Hibbard 6,236 50.06% {{{change}}}
Democratic James E. O'Donnell5,83046.80%
Socialist William J. Carroll2351.89%
Independence Hugh Gallagher1561.25%
Total votes12,457 100.00%

First Norfolk

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 First Norfolk Senate election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Eugene Hultman 7,873 64.40% {{{change}}}
Democratic James E. Foley3,71130.36%
Socialist John J. Gallagher6415.24%
Total votes12,225 100.00%

Second Norfolk

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 Second Norfolk Senate election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Bradley M. Rockwood 8,669 72.71% {{{change}}}
Democratic James M. Lynch3,24527.22%
Write-inAll others80.07%{{{change}}}
Total votes11,922 100.00%

First Plymouth

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 First Plymouth Senate election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Melvin S. Nash 5,696 66.67% {{{change}}}
Democratic Benjamin F. Peterson1,73320.28%
Socialist Thomas H. Dunn4685.48%
Independence Elmer L. Smith4665.45%
Prohibition Orion L. Griswold1812.12%
Total votes8,544 100.00%

Second Plymouth

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 Second Plymouth Senate election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Roland M. Keith 6,032 52.39% {{{change}}}
Democratic Edward Gilmore 4,59239.89%
Socialist Joseph M. Coldwell8897.72%
Total votes11,513 100.00%

First Suffolk

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 First Suffolk Senate election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Lewis Burnham 7,224 68.30% {{{change}}}
Democratic Peter Maguire3,35331.70%
Total votes10,577 100.00%

Second Suffolk

Apportionment

This district contained Wards 2–5 of Boston and Wards 1-3 of Cambridge.

Results

1908 Second Suffolk Senate election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Richard S. Teeling 6,601 65.18% {{{change}}}
Democratic George F. Monahan (write-in)1,66916.48%
Republican Henry A.H. Gifford1,53315.14%
Independence Harry E. Waldstein3253.21%
Total votes10,128 100.00%

Third Suffolk

Apportionment

This district contained Wards 6–8 of Boston and Ward 4 of Cambridge.

Results

1908 Third Suffolk Senate election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Edward W. Dixon 4,545 69.44% {{{change}}}
Republican Eben S. Johnson1,71126.14%
Independence Kristian N. Skauen2894.42%
Total votes6,545 100.00%

Fourth Suffolk

Apportionment

This district contained Wards 9, 12, and 17 of Boston.

Results

1908 Fourth Suffolk Senate election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic James H. Doyle 4,289 47.42% {{{change}}}
Democratic Michael J. McEttrick (inc.) (write-in)2,35726.06%
Republican Charles H. Clark2,09323.14%
Independence Daniel W. Healy2132.35%
Republican Chester R. Lawrence (write-in)931.03%
Total votes9,045 100.00%

Fifth Suffolk

Apportionment

This district contained Wards 10, 11, and 25 of Boston.

Results

1908 Fifth Suffolk Senate election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Charles D.B. Fisk 6,922 80.91% {{{change}}}
Independence William C. Johnson1,63026.06%
Write-inAll others30.03%{{{change}}}
Total votes8,555 100.00%

Sixth Suffolk

Apportionment

This district contained Wards 13 through 16 of Boston.

Results

1908 Sixth Suffolk Senate election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Patrick H. O'Connor 8,191 69.64% {{{change}}}
Republican Joseph W. Cullen2,97325.23%
Independence John T. Dobbyn3943.35%
Socialist John F. Molloy2031.73%
Write-inAll others10.00%{{{change}}}
Total votes11,762 100.00%

Seventh Suffolk

Apportionment

This district contained Wards 18, 19, and 22 of Boston.

Results

1908 Seventh Suffolk Senate election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John J. Butler 4,329 40.70% {{{change}}}
Democratic Timothy F. Murphy (write-in)3,23130.38%
Republican Israel Mostowitz2,45923.12%
Independence William P. Sawyer6175.80%
Total votes10636 100.00%

Eighth Suffolk

Apportionment

This district contained Wards 20 and 21 of Boston.

Results

1908 Eighth Suffolk Senate election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican W. Prentiss Parker 7,091 55.52% {{{change}}}
Democratic John J. Cummings4,68436.67%
Independence Washington A. Coles5294.14%
Independent John A.W. Silver4683.66%
Total votes12,772 100.00%

Ninth Suffolk

Apportionment

This district contained Wards 23 and 24 of Boston.

Results

1908 Ninth Suffolk Senate election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Gideon B. Abbott 5,365 54.09% {{{change}}}
Democratic Michael J. Murray3,85238.83%
Independence James C. Christian5605.65%
Socialist Charles F. Claus1401.41%
Write-inAll others23.66%{{{change}}}
Total votes9,919 100.00%

First Worcester

Apportionment

This district contained Wards 4 through 10 of Worcester.

Results

1908 First Worcester Senate election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Elmer C. Potter 7,180 59.11% {{{change}}}
Democratic Louis B. Glixman4,96740.89%
Total votes12,147 100.00%

Second Worcester

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 Second Worcester Senate election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Edward A. Cowee 6,030 99.92% {{{change}}}
Write-inAll others50.08%{{{change}}}
Total votes6,035 100.00%

Third Worcester

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 Third Worcester Senate election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Levi H. Greenwood 6,656 64.60% {{{change}}}
Democratic Guy H. Chase2,85627.72%
Socialist James D. Ryan7907.67%
Write-inAll others10.00%{{{change}}}
Total votes10,303 100.00%

Fourth Worcester

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 Third Worcester Senate election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican George F. Birch 5,259 50.40% {{{change}}}
Democratic John F. Meaney5,17049.54%
Write-inAll others60.06%{{{change}}}
Total votes10,435 100.00%

Worcester and Hampden

Apportionment

This district contained the following towns:

Results

1908 Worcester and Hampden Senate election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Arthur D. Norcross 5,986 65.68% {{{change}}}
Democratic George W. Wheelwright3,12834.32%
Total votes9,114 100.00%

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