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 state governorships
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Republican Democratic Silver Last election 24 governorships 21 governorships 1 governorship Seats before 26[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] 19 1 Seats after 26 19 1 Seat change
Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican gain      Republican hold

Results

State	Incumbent	Party	Status	Opposing Candidates
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

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.