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.
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Results
edit| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates |
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| 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- ^ "MA Governor, 1909". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ "RI Governor, 1909". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ "VA Governor, 1909". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
Notes
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Adolph O. Eberhart (R) succeeded Minnesota Governor John Albert Johnson (D) who died in office in September 1909.
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