1905 United States gubernatorial elections

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, which they would abandon in 1920 and 1912, respectively.

1905 United States gubernatorial elections

November 7, 1905
4 state governorships
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Republican Democratic Silver Last election 25 governorships 19 governorships 1 governorship Seats before 26[lower-alpha 1] 18 1 Seats after 26 18 1 Seat change
Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican gain      Republican hold

In Ohio, following a 1905 amendment to the constitution moving 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
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

1. "MA Governor, 1905". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
2. "OH Governor, 1905". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
3. "RI Governor, 1905". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
4. "VA Governor, 1905". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 5, 2019.

Notes

1. 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).