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1909 United States gubernatorial elections
← 1908 November 2, 1909 1910 →
3 governorships
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before 26[a][b] 19
Seats after 26 19
Seat change Steady Steady
Seats up 2 1
Seats won 2 1
  Third party
 
Party Silver
Seats before 1
Seats after 1
Seat change Steady
Seats up 0
Seats won 0
1909 Massachusetts gubernatorial election1909 Rhode Island gubernatorial election1909 Virginia gubernatorial election
     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. They would abandon this practice in 1920 and 1912, respectively.

Results[edit]

State Incumbent Party Status Opposing candidates
Massachusetts Eben S. Draper Republican Re-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 Republican Re-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 Democratic Term-limited, Democratic victory William Hodges Mann (Democratic) 63.35%
William P. Kent (Republican) 36.13%
A. H. Dennett (Socialist Labor) 0.51%
[3]

References[edit]

  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[edit]

  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.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1909_United_States_gubernatorial_elections