1902 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1902 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts 1901 Presidential no 1901 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1901 1903 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1903 November 4, 1902 File:A record of the dedication of the statue of Major General William Francis Bartlett (1905) (14587839107).jpg 150x150px John L. Bates Republican Party (United States) 196,276 49.23% File:William A. Gaston (1859-1927) (3571724417) (1).jpg William A. Gaston Democratic Party (United States) 159,156 39.92% File:Chase-john-c-1903.jpg John C. Chase Socialist Party of America 33,629 8.44% 300px County results 300px Municipality results Bates: #FFB2B2 40-50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90%Gaston: #A5B0FF 40-50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Tie: #D2B1D9 40-50% Governor W. Murray Crane Republican Party (United States) John L. Bates Republican Party (United States) The 1902 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1902. Incumbent Republican Governor W. Murray Crane did not run for re-election. Lt. Governor John L. Bates was elected to succeed him, defeating Democratic nominee William A. Gaston and Socialist John C. Chase. This election was the first in which the newly formed Socialist Party of America fielded a candidate and Chase's 8.44% remains the largest vote any Socialist candidate for Governor has received as of . Party nominations Lieutenant Governor John L. Bates was nominated by the Republican party by acclamation.Bates for Governor: Nominated by Acclamation in Boston The Hartford Courant 4 Oct 1902 1 William A. Gaston defeated Charles Sumner Hamlin 1004 votes to 232 votes at the Democratic convention.Democracy to be Led By William A. Gaston The Boston Daily Globe September 18, 1902 General election Governor John L. Bates, lieutenant governor of Massachusetts (Republican) Michael T. Berry (Socialist Labor) John C. Chase, former mayor of Haverhill (Socialist) William A. Gaston, banker and son of former governor William Gaston (Democratic) William H. Partridge (Prohibition) Results 1902 Massachusetts gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266545 MA Governor, 1902 Our Campaigns 21 September 2020https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=25&year=1902&f=0&off=5 1902 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Massachusetts US Election Atlas 21 September 2020Election Statistics 1902 5 Republican Party (United States) John L. Bates 196,276 49.23% 8.03 Democratic Party (United States) William A. Gaston 159,156 39.92% 4.68 Socialist Party of America John C. Chase 33,629 8.44% N/A Socialist Labor Party of America Michael T. Berry 6,079 1.53% 1.21 Prohibition Party (United States) William H. Partridge 3,538 0.89% 0.58 Write-in All others 11 0.00% 398,689 100.00% See also 1902 Massachusetts legislature References Bibliography Election Statistics, 1902 Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth 1910 Boston, MA Wright & Potter Printing Co., State Printers https://archive.org/details/numberofassessed19011905mass/page/n243/mode/2up Election Statistics 1902 Governor 1902 Massachusetts Category:November 1902 in the United States