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United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 7, 1905, in four 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 in 1920 and 1912, respectively.
In Ohio, following a 1905 amendment to the constitution which moved the election schedule, the governor's term was lengthened to three years. Elections would be held in even-numbered years from the 1908 elections.
Results
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates |
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| Massachusetts | William L. Douglas | Democratic | Retired, Republican victory | Curtis Guild Jr. (Republican) 50.46% Charles W. Bartlett (Democratic) 44.70% James F. Carey (Socialist) 3.29% Willard O. Wylie (Prohibition) 0.84% William H. Carroll (Socialist Labor) 0.71% [1] |
| Ohio | Myron T. Herrick | Republican | Defeated, 45.98% | John M. Pattison (Democratic) 50.53% Isaac Cowan (Socialist) 1.90% Aaron S. Watkins (Prohibition) 1.40% John E. Seitger (Socialist Labor) 0.19% [2] |
| Rhode Island | George H. Utter | Republican | Re-elected, 53.30% | Lucius F. C. Garvin (Democratic) 43.95% Bernan E. Helme (Prohibition) 1.50% Thomas F. Herrick (Socialist Labor) 0.63% Warren A. Carpenter (Socialist) 0.62% [3] |
| Virginia | Andrew Jackson Montague | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Claude Augustus Swanson (Democratic) 64.51% Lunsford L. Lewis (Republican) 35.09% B. D. Downey (Socialist Labor) 0.35% Scattering 0.06% [4] |
References
- ^ "MA Governor, 1905". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "OH Governor, 1905". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "RI Governor, 1905". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "VA Governor, 1905". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
Notes
- ^ The Colorado legislature removed Colorado Governor Alva Adams (D) from office in March 1905 over alleged electoral fraud, replacing him with James Hamilton Peabody (R) on condition he immediately resign, whereupon he was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor Jesse Fuller McDonald (R).
