1901 United States gubernatorial elections
← 1900 November 5, 1901 1902 →
6 governorships
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before 26 18
Seats after 26 18
Seat change Steady Steady
Seats up 5 1
Seats won 5 1
  Third party
 
Party Silver
Seats before 1
Seats after 1
Seat change Steady
Seats up 0
Seats won 0
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican gain      Republican hold

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 5, 1901, in six states.

Virginia holds its gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, following the United States presidential election year. New Jersey at this time held gubernatorial elections every 3 years. It would abandon this practice in 1949. Massachusetts and Rhode Island at this time held gubernatorial elections every year. They would abandon this practice in 1920 and 1912, respectively. Iowa and Ohio at this time held gubernatorial elections in every odd numbered year.

In Rhode Island, the gubernatorial election was held on the same day as federal elections for the first time. Elections in this state had previously been held in April.

Results

State Incumbent Party Status Opposing candidates
Iowa L. M. Shaw Republican Retired, Republican victory Albert B. Cummins (Republican) 58.09%
T. J. Phillips (Democratic) 36.81%
A. U. Coates (Prohibition) 4.01%
James Baxter (Socialist) 0.89%
Luman H. Weller (People's) 0.20%
[1]
Massachusetts Winthrop Murray Crane Republican Re-elected, 57.26% Josiah Quincy (Democratic) 35.24%
George H. Wrenn (Social Democrat) 3.29%
Michael T. Berry (Socialist Labor) 2.74%
John B. Lewis (Prohibition) 1.47%
[2]
New Jersey Foster McGowan Voorhees Republican Term-limited, Republican victory Franklin Murphy (Republican) 50.88%
James M. Seymour (Democratic) 46.14%
Joel W. Brown (Prohibition) 1.49%
Charles H. Vail (Socialist) 0.97%
Frank W. Wilson (Socialist Labor) 0.53%
[3]
Ohio George K. Nash Republican Re-elected, 52.70% James Kilbourne (Democratic) 44.53%
E. Jay Pinney (Prohibition) 1.19%
Harry C. Thompson (Socialist) 0.89%
John H. T. Juergens (Socialist Labor) 0.36%
John Richardson (Union Reform) 0.33%
[4]
Rhode Island William Gregory Republican Re-elected, 53.64%[a] Lucius F. C. Garvin (Democratic) 39.93%
William E. Brightman (Prohibition) 4.08%
James P. Reid (Socialist Labor) 2.35%
[5]
Virginia James Hoge Tyler Democratic Term-limited, Democratic victory Andrew Jackson Montague (Democratic) 58.20%
John Hampton Hoge (Republican) 40.58%
O. C. Rucker (Prohibition) 0.95%
H. D. McTier (Socialist Labor) 0.14%
J. J. Quantz (Socialist Labor) 0.14%
[6]

References

  1. ^ "IA Governor, 1901". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. ^ "MA Governor, 1901". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. ^ "NJ Governor, 1901". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  4. ^ "OH Governor, 1901". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  5. ^ "RI Governor, 1901". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  6. ^ "VA Governor, 1901". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2019.

Notes

  1. ^ Gregory died on December 16, 1901, before his re-inauguration, and was succeeded by the Lieutenant Governor, Charles D. Kimball (R).


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