1906 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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The 1906 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1906. Incumbent Republican Governor Curtis Guild Jr. was re-elected for a second one-year term, defeating Suffolk District Attorney John B. Moran.
Party nominations
John B. Moran won the Prohibition Party and Independence League nominations by acclamation.[1][2][3] Incumbent Governor Curtis Guild Jr. won the Republican nomination without opposition.[4]
General election
Candidates
- Gamaliel Bradford VI, biographer and author (State Government Reform)
- James F. Carey, former State Representative from Haverhill (Socialist)
- William H. Carroll (Socialist Labor)
- Curtis Guild Jr., incumbent Governor since January 1906 (Republican)
- John B. Moran, Suffolk County District Attorney (Democratic, Independent, Independence, and Prohibition)
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Curtis Guild Jr. (incumbent) | 222,528 | 51.96% | 1.50 | |
Democratic | John B. Moran | 115,764 | 27.03% | 17.67 | |
Independence | John B. Moran | 35,855 | 8.37% | N/A | |
Prohibition | John B. Moran | 25,636 | 5.99% | 5.15 | |
Independent | John B. Moran | 15,040 | 3.51% | N/A | |
Total | John B. Moran | 192,295 | 44.90% | N/A | |
Socialist | James F. Carey | 7,938 | 1.85% | 1.44 | |
State Gov. Reform | Gamaliel Bradford | 3,312 | 0.77% | N/A | |
Socialist Labor | William H. Carroll | 2,182 | 0.51% | 0.20 | |
Write-in | All others | 23 | 0.01% | 0.01 | |
Total votes | 428,278 | 100.00% |
See also
References
- ^ "Moran is Nominated: Massachusetts Prohibitionists Want the District Attorney for Governor". The New York Times. June 29, 1906.
- ^ "Moran For Governor: Independence League Nominates Him". The Boston Daily Globe. September 23, 1906.
- ^ "The Democratic Convention". The Boston Daily Globe. October 5, 1906.
- ^ "No Anti-Guild Move or Word". The Boston Daily Globe. October 6, 1906.
- ^ "1906 Massachusetts governor results". Office of the Secretary of State.
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