1903 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 related races 1903 United States gubernatorial elections 1903 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts 1901 Presidential no 1902 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1902 1904 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1904 November 3, 1903 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) 199,684 50.36% File:William A. Gaston (1859-1927) (3571724417) (1).jpg William A. Gaston Democratic Party (United States) 163,700 41.29% File:Chase-john-c-1903.jpg John C. Chase Socialist Party of America 25,251 6.37% 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% #584cde 70–80%Tie: #ae8bb1 50% Governor John L. Bates Republican Party (United States) John L. Bates Republican Party (United States) The 1903 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1903. Incumbent Republican Governor John L. Bates was re-elected to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee William A. Gaston and Socialist John C. Chase in a rematch of the 1902 election. General election Candidates John L. Bates, incumbent governor since January 1903 (Republican) Thomas F. Brennan (Socialist Labor) John C. Chase, former mayor of Haverhill and nominee for governor in 1902 (Socialist) William A. Gaston, banker, son of former governor William Gaston and nominee for governor in 1902 (Democratic) Oliver W. Cobb (Prohibition) Results 1903 Massachusetts gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266546 MA Governor, 1903 Our Campaigns 17 November 2021https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=25&year=1903&f=0&off=5 1903 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Massachusetts US Election Atlas 17 November 2021Election Statistics 1903 244 Republican Party (United States) John L. Bates (incumbent) 196,276 50.36% 1.13 Democratic Party (United States) William A. Gaston 163,700 41.29% 1.37 Socialist Party of America John C. Chase 25,251 6.37% 2.07 Socialist Labor Party of America Thomas F. Brennan 4,561 1.15% 0.38 Prohibition Party (United States) Oliver W. Cobb 3,278 0.83% 0.06 Write-in All others 5 0.00% 396,479 100.00% See also 1903 Massachusetts legislature References Bibliography Election Statistics, 1903 Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth 1910 Boston, MA Wright & Potter Printing Co., State Printers https://archive.org/details/numberofassessed19011905mass Election Statistics 1903 1903 Governor Massachusetts