1902 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1902 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
	200px County results; Bates: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Gaston: 50–60%
Governor before election; W. Murray Crane; Republican	Elected Governor; John L. Bates; Republican

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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 2024.

Republican convention

Lieutenant Governor John L. Bates was nominated for Governor by acclamation.^[1]

General election

Results

Governor

1902 Massachusetts gubernatorial election^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John L. Bates	196,276	49.23%	8.03
	Democratic	William A. Gaston	159,156	39.92%	4.68
	Socialist	John C. Chase	33,629	8.44%	N/A
	Socialist Labor	Michael T. Berry	6,079	1.53%	1.21
	Prohibition	William H. Partridge	3,538	0.89%	0.58
	Write-in	All others	11	0.00%
Total votes			398,689	100.00%

References

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[FOOTNOTEElection_Statistics19025-4] Election Statistics 1902, p. 5.

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