1917 United States gubernatorial elections

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 6, 1917, in two states. Virginia holds its gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, following the United States presidential election year. Massachusetts at this time held gubernatorial elections every year, which it would abandon in 1920.

1917 United States gubernatorial elections
November 6, 1917
2 governorships
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 25[lower-alpha 1] 22[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]
Seats after 25 22
Seat change Steady Steady
Seats up 1 1
Seats won 1 1
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold

Results
StateIncumbentPartyStatusOpposing candidates
MassachusettsSamuel W. McCallRepublicanRe-elected, 58.29%Frederick W. Mansfield (Democratic) 34.97%
John McCarty (Socialist) 4.28%
James Hayes (Socialist Labor) 1.35%
Chester R. Lawrence (Prohibition) 1.10%
[1]
VirginiaHenry Carter StuartDemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryWestmoreland Davis (Democratic) 71.47%
T. J. Muncy (Republican) 27.77%
Frank Smith (Socialist) 0.76%
[2]

References
  1. "MA Governor, 1917". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  2. "VA Governor, 1917". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 25, 2019.

Notes
  1. George W. P. Hunt (D) succeeded Arizona Governor Thomas Edward Campbell (R) whose election was overturned by the Arizona Supreme Court in December 1917.
  2. William Stephens (R) succeeded California Governor Hiram Johnson (Progressive) who resigned to take a seat in the U.S. Senate in March 1917.
  3. Washington Ellsworth Lindsey (R) succeeded New Mexico Governor Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca (D) upon his death in office in February 1917.
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