1924 United States gubernatorial elections

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1924 United States gubernatorial elections
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←  1923 November 4, 1924;
October 7, 1924 (AR)
September 8, 1924 (ME)		 1925  →
36 governorships [a]
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before2622 [b]
Seats after2424
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg2
Seats up1620
Seats won1422
1924 United States gubernatorial elections results map.svg
     Democratic gain     Democratic hold
     Republican gain     Republican hold

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1924, in 36 states (including 1 special election), concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election, on November 4, 1924. Elections took place on October 7, 1924, in Arkansas, and September 8, 1924, in Maine.

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This was the last time South Carolina elected its governors to two-year terms. It switched to four-years-terms from the 1926 election.

Results

StateIncumbentPartyStatusOpposing candidates
Arizona George W. P. Hunt DemocraticRe-elected, 50.53% Dwight B. Heard (Republican) 49.47%
[1]
Arkansas
(held, 7 October 1924) [2] [3] [4] 		Thomas Chipman McRae DemocraticRetired, Democratic victory Thomas J. Terral (Democratic) 79.84%
John W. Grabiel (Republican) 20.16%
[5]
Colorado William E. Sweet DemocraticDefeated, 44.04% Clarence J. Morley (Republican) 51.92%
Frank Cass (Farmer Labor) 3.16%
William R. Dietrich (Workers) 0.46%
Louis E. Leeder (Liberal) 0.41%
[6]
Connecticut Charles A. Templeton RepublicanRetired, Republican victory Hiram Bingham (Republican) 66.18%
Charles G. Morris (Democratic) 31.88%
Jasper McLevy (Socialist) 1.39%
Joseph Mackay (Socialist Labor) 0.35%
William Mackenzie (Workers) 0.20%
[7]
Delaware William D. Denney RepublicanRetired, Republican victory Robert P. Robinson (Republican) 59.64%
Joseph Bancroft (Democratic) 39.16%
Frank A. Houck (Progressive) 0.72%
Kenneth A. Horner (Independent) 0.47%
[8]
Florida Cary A. Hardee DemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victory John W. Martin (Democratic) 82.79%
William R. O'Neal (Republican) 17.21%
[9]
Georgia Clifford M. Walker DemocraticRe-elected, 100.00%
[10] 		(Democratic primary results)
Clifford M. Walker 100.00%
[11]
Idaho Charles C. Moore RepublicanRe-elected, 43.94% H. F. Samuels (Progressive) 39.02%
A. L. Freehafer (Democratic) 16.82%
Dennis J. O'Mahoney (Socialist) 0.22%
[12]
Illinois Len Small RepublicanRe-elected, 56.72% Norman L. Jones (Democratic) 42.40%
Andrew Lafin (Socialist) 0.63%
William F. Dunne (Workers) 0.10%
Fred Koch (Socialist Labor) 0.10%
James A. Logan (Independent Republican) 0.04%
Morris Lynchenheim (Commonwealth Land) 0.02%
[13]
Indiana Emmett Forest Branch RepublicanRetired, Republican victory Edward L. Jackson (Republican) 52.92%
Carleton B. McCulloch (Democratic) 46.29%
Francis M. Wampler (Socialist) 0.48%
Basil L. Allen (Prohibition) 0.31%
[14]
Iowa Nathan E. Kendall RepublicanRetired, Republican victory John Hammill (Republican) 72.72%
James C. Murtagh (Democratic) 27.28%
[15]
Kansas Jonathan M. Davis DemocraticDefeated, 27.72% Ben S. Paulen (Republican) 49.02%
William Allen White (Independent) 22.71%
M. L. Phillips (Socialist) 0.55%
[16]
Maine
(held, 8 September 1924)		 Percival Proctor Baxter RepublicanRetired, Republican victory Ralph Owen Brewster (Republican) 57.22%
William R. Pattangall (Democratic) 42.78%
[17]
Massachusetts Channing H. Cox RepublicanRetired, Republican victory Alvan Tufts Fuller (Republican) 56.03%
James Michael Curley (Democratic) 42.19%
John J. Ballam (Workers) 0.82%
Walter S. Hutchins (Socialist) 0.54%
James Hayes (Socialist Labor) 0.42%
[18]
Michigan Alex J. Groesbeck RepublicanRe-elected, 68.84% Edward Frensdorf (Democratic) 29.60%
Faith Johnston (Prohibition) 0.96%
Paul Dinger (Socialist Labor) 0.35%
William L. Krieghoff (Socialist) 0.24%
Scattering 0.02%
[19]
Minnesota J. A. O. Preus RepublicanRetired, Republican victory Theodore Christianson (Republican) 48.71%
Floyd B. Olson (Farmer-Labor) 43.84%
Carlos Avery (Democratic) 5.91%
Michael Ferch (Independent Progressive) 1.08%
Oscar Anderson (Socialist Industrial) 0.46%
[20]
Missouri Arthur M. Hyde RepublicanTerm-limited, Republican victory Samuel A. Baker (Republican) 49.39%
Arthur W. Nelson (Democratic) 48.94%
William M. Brandt (Socialist) 1.62%
William Wesley Cox (Socialist Labor) 0.05%
[21]
Montana Joseph M. Dixon RepublicanDefeated, 42.61% John E. Erickson (Democratic) 51.04%
Frank J. Edwards (Farmer Labor) 6.08%
J. H. Matheson (Socialist) 0.27%
[22]
Nebraska Charles W. Bryan DemocraticWon primary but retired to run for U.S. Vice President, Republican victory Adam McMullen (Republican) 51.09%
John N. Norton (Democratic) 40.97%
Dan Butler (Progressive) 7.94%
[23]
New Hampshire Fred H. Brown DemocraticDefeated, 46.06% John Gilbert Winant (Republican) 53.94%
[24]
New Mexico James F. Hinkle DemocraticRetired, Democratic victory Arthur T. Hannett (Democratic) 48.82%
Manuel B. Otero (Republican) 48.64%
Green B. Patterson (Progressive) 2.54%
[25]
New York Alfred E. Smith DemocraticRe-elected, 49.96% Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (Republican) 46.63%
Norman M. Thomas (Socialist) 3.07%
James P. Cannon (Workers) 0.20%
Frank E. Passonno (Socialist Labor) 0.15%
[26]
North Carolina Cameron A. Morrison DemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victory Angus W. McLean (Democratic) 61.33%
Isaac M. Meekins (Republican) 38.67%
[27]
North Dakota Ragnvald Nestos RepublicanDefeated in Republican primary, Republican victory Arthur G. Sorlie (Republican) 53.93%
Halvor L. Halvorson (Democratic) 46.07%
[28]
Ohio A. Victor Donahey DemocraticRe-elected, 53.97% Harry L. Davis (Republican) 45.01%
Virgil D. Allen (Commonwealth Land) 0.60%
Franklin J. Catlin (Socialist Labor) 0.43%
[29]
Rhode Island William S. Flynn DemocraticRetired to run for U.S. Senate, Republican victory Aram J. Pothier (Republican) 58.56%
Felix A. Toupin (Democratic) 41.00%
Edward W. Theinert (Workers) 0.18%
Charles F. Bishop (Socialist Labor) 0.15%
Frederick W. Hurst (Socialist) 0.10%
[30]
South Carolina Thomas Gordon McLeod DemocraticRe-elected, 100.00%
[31]
(Democratic primary results)
Thomas Gordon McLeod 61.45%
John T. Duncan 38.55%
[32]
South Dakota William H. McMaster RepublicanRetired to run for U.S. Senate, Republican victory Carl Gunderson (Republican) 53.90%
William J. Bulow (Democratic) 22.86%
A. L. Putnam (Farmer Labor) 13.25%
Richard Olsen Richards (Independent) 9.98%
[33]
Tennessee Austin Peay DemocraticRe-elected, 57.20% T. F. Peck (Republican) 42.80%
[34]
Texas Pat Morris Neff DemocraticRetired, Democratic victory Miriam A. Ferguson (Democratic) 58.89%
George C. Butte (Republican) 41.11%
[35]
Utah Charles Rendell Mabey RepublicanDefeated, 47.01% George H. Dern (Democratic) 52.99%
[36]
Vermont Redfield Proctor Jr. RepublicanRetired, Republican victory Franklin Swift Billings (Republican) 79.25%
Fred C. Martin (Democratic) 19.17%
George S. Wood (Prohibition) 1.57%
Scattering 0.02%
[37]
Washington Louis F. Hart RepublicanRetired, Republican victory Roland Hill Hartley (Republican) 56.41%
Ben F. Hill (Democratic) 32.40%
J. R. Oman (Progressive) 10.27%
William A. Gilmore (State) 0.50%
Emil Herman (Socialist) 0.23%
David Burgess (Socialist Labor) 0.20%
[38]
West Virginia Ephraim F. Morgan RepublicanTerm-limited, Republican victory Howard Mason Gore (Republican) 52.97%
Jake Fisher (Democratic) 45.77%
A. S. Bosworth (Socialist) 1.26%
[39]
Wisconsin John J. Blaine RepublicanRe-elected, 51.76% Martin L. Lueck (Democratic) 39.87%
William F. Quick (Socialist) 5.68%
Adolph R. Bucknam (Prohibition) 1.45%
Severi Alanne (Workers) 0.52%
Farrand K. Shuttleworth (Independent) 0.51%
Jose Snover (Socialist Labor) 0.18%
[40]
Wyoming
(special election)		 Frank E. Lucas RepublicanRetired, Democratic victory Nellie Tayloe Ross (Democratic) 55.12%
E. J. Sullivan (Republican) 44.88%
[41]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AZ Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Democrats carry in state and county: defeat of all three amendments likely". Fayetteville Daily Democrat. Fayetteville, Arkansas. October 8, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Democrats win Arkansas race". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. October 9, 1924. p. 27. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  4. ↑ Donavan, Timothy P.; Gatewood, Willard B. Jr., eds. (1981). The Governors of Arkansas. Fayetteville: The University of Arkansas Press. p. 161. ISBN   0-938626-00-0.
  5. ↑ "AR Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  6. ↑ "CO Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  7. ↑ "CT Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  8. ↑ "DE Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  9. ↑ "FL Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  10. ↑ "GA Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Primary Election Returns, 1919-1997: Georgia". Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 107. ISBN   1568023960.
  12. ↑ "ID Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  13. ↑ "IL Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  14. ↑ "IN Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  15. ↑ "IA Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  16. ↑ "KS Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  17. ↑ "ME Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  18. ↑ "MA Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  19. ↑ "MI Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  20. ↑ "MN Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  21. ↑ "MO Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  22. ↑ "MT Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  23. ↑ "NE Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  24. ↑ "NH Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  25. ↑ "NM Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  26. ↑ "NY Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  27. ↑ "NC Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  28. ↑ "ND Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  29. ↑ "OH Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  30. ↑ "RI Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  31. ↑ "SC Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  32. ↑ "SC Governor, 1924 – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  33. ↑ "SD Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  34. ↑ "TN Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  35. ↑ "TX Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  36. ↑ "UT Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  37. ↑ "VT Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  38. ↑ "WA Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  39. ↑ "WV Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  40. ↑ "WI Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  41. ↑ "WY Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 24, 2019.

Notes

  1. ↑ Including a special election in Wyoming.
  2. ↑ Frank E. Lucas (R) succeeded Wyoming Governor William B. Ross (D) upon his death in office in October 1924.
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