1909 United States gubernatorial elections

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.

1909 United States gubernatorial elections
November 2, 1909
3 governorships
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before 26[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] 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
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican gain      Republican hold

Results
StateIncumbentPartyStatusOpposing candidates
MassachusettsEben S. DraperRepublicanRe-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 IslandAram J. PothierRepublicanRe-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]
VirginiaClaude A. SwansonDemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryWilliam Hodges Mann (Democratic) 63.35%
William P. Kent (Republican) 36.13%
A. H. Dennett (Socialist Labor) 0.51%
[3]

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.


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