1915 United States gubernatorial elections

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1915, in five states. Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland and Mississippi held their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year. Massachusetts elected its governors to a single-year term, switching to two years from the 1920 election.

1915 United States gubernatorial elections
November 2, 1915;
April 18, 1916 (LA)
5 state governorships
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 29 governorships 19 governorships
Seats before 28 20[lower-alpha 1]
Seats after 28 20
Seat change
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican gain      Republican hold

Results
StateIncumbentPartyStatusOpposing Candidates
KentuckyJames B. McCrearyDemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryAugustus O. Stanley (Democratic) 49.06%
Edwin P. Morrow (Republican) 48.96%
L. L. Pickett (Prohibition) 0.94%
Charles Dobbs (Socialist) 0.74%
Fred J. Drexler (Progressive) 0.31%
[1]
Louisiana
(Held, 18 April 1916)
Luther E. HallDemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryRuffin G. Pleasant (Democratic) 62.51%
John Milliken Parker (Progressive) 37.20%
Horace Noonan (Independent) 0.28%
Scattering 0.02%
[2]
(Democratic primary results)
Ruffin G. Pleasant 73.71%
Thomas C. Barren 26.29%
[3]
MarylandPhillips Lee GoldsboroughRepublicanRetired, Democratic victoryEmerson C. Harrington (Democratic) 49.57%
Ovington E. Weller (Republican) 48.25%
George B. Gorsuch (Prohibition) 0.97%
Charles E. Devlin (Socialist) 0.87%
Robert W. Stevens (Labor) 0.35%
[4]
MassachusettsDavid I. WalshDemocraticDefeated, 45.71%Samuel W. McCall (Republican) 46.97%
William Shaw (Prohibition) 3.90%
Walter S. Hutchins (Socialist) 1.74%
Nelson B. Clark (Progressive) 1.39%
Peter O'Rourke (Socialist Labor) 0.29%[5]
MississippiEarl L. BrewerDemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryTheodore G. Bilbo (Democratic) 92.59%
J. T. Lester (Socialist) 7.41%
[6]
(Democratic primary results)
Theodore G. Bilbo 50.36%
M. W. Reily 32.23%
John R. Tally 7.73%
H. M. Quinn 5.15%
Peter Simpson Stovall 4.53%[7]

References
  1. "KY Governor, 1915". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  2. "LA Governor, 1916". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  3. "LA Governor, 1916 – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  4. "MD Governor, 1915". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  5. "MA Governor, 1915". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  6. "MS Governor, 1915". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  7. "MS Governor, 1915 – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 March 2019.

Notes
  1. J. A. A. Burnquist (R) succeeded Minnesota Governor Winfield S. Hammond (D) upon his death in office in December 1915.


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