1917 United States gubernatorial elections

United States gubernatorial elections were held on 6 November 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 state governorships
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 25 governorships 21 governorships Seats before 25[lower-alpha 1] 22[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] Seats after 25 22 Seat change   Third party Fourth party   Party Prohibition Progressive Last election 1 governorships 1 governorships Seats before 1 0 Seats after 1 0 Seat change
Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican gain      Republican hold

Results

State	Incumbent	Party	Status	Opposing Candidates
Massachusetts	Samuel W. McCall	Republican	Re-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]
Virginia	Henry Carter Stuart	Democratic	Term-limited, Democratic victory	Westmoreland Davis (Democratic) 71.47% T. J. Muncy (Republican) 27.77% Frank Smith (Socialist) 0.76% [2]

References

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