1909 United States gubernatorial elections

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1909 United States gubernatorial elections
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  1908 November 2, 1909 1910  

3 governorships
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
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Seats after2619
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Seats up21
Seats won21

 Third party
 
Party Silver
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     Democratic gain     Democratic hold
     Republican gain     Republican hold

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 2, 1909, in three 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, which they would abandon in 1920 and 1912, respectively.

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Results

StateIncumbentPartyStatusOpposing candidates
Massachusetts Eben S. Draper RepublicanRe-elected, 48.64% James H. Vahey (Democratic) 46.61%
Dan White (Socialist) 2.59%
John A. Nicholls (Prohibition) 1.39%
Moritz E. Ruther (Socialist Labor) 0.77%
[1]
Rhode Island Aram J. Pothier RepublicanRe-elected, 57.00% Olney Arnold (Democratic) 38.92%
Willis H. White (Prohibition) 2.22%
Frederick W. Hurst (Socialist) 1.45%
Richard Holland (Socialist Labor) 0.40%
[2]
Virginia Claude A. Swanson DemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victory William Hodges Mann (Democratic) 63.35%
William P. Kent (Republican) 36.13%
A. H. Dennett (Socialist Labor) 0.51%
[3]

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References

  1. "MA Governor, 1909". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  2. "RI Governor, 1909". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  3. "VA Governor, 1909". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 3, 2019.

Notes

  1. Frank W. Benson (R) succeeded Oregon Governor George Earle Chamberlain (D) who resigned to take a seat in the U.S. Senate in March 1909.
  2. Adolph O. Eberhart (R) succeeded Minnesota Governor John Albert Johnson (D) who died in office in September 1909.