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Draper: 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90-100% Vahey: 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Elections in Massachusetts |
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The 1908 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1908.
Vahey was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Eben S. Draper | 228,318 | 51.59% | ||
| Democratic | James H. Vahey | 168,162 | 38.00% | ||
| Independence | William N. Osgood | 23,101 | 5.22% | ||
| Socialist | James F. Carey | 14,430 | 3.26% | ||
| Prohibition | Willard O. Wylie | 5,966 | 1.35% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Walter J. Hoar | 2,567 | 0.58% | ||
| Others | Others | 5 | 0.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Louis A. Frothingham | 240,356 | 56.61% | ||
| Democratic | Charles J. Barton | 144,049 | 33.93% | ||
| Independence | Robert J. McCartney | 19,904 | 4.69% | ||
| Socialist | John Hall, Jr. | 11,619 | 2.74% | ||
| Prohibition | Frank N. Rand | 5,760 | 1.36% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Joao Claudino | 2,846 | 0.67% | ||
| Others | Others | 17 | 0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 424,551 | 100.00% | |||