1904 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1904 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
| country = Massachusetts
| flag_year = 1901
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1903 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1903
| next_election = 1905 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1905
| election_date = November 8, 1904
| image1 = File:WilliamLewisDouglas.jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = William L. Douglas
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 234,670
| percentage1 = 52.14%
| image2 = File:A record of the dedication of the statue of Major General William Francis Bartlett (1905) (14587839107).jpg
| nominee2 = John L. Bates
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 198,681
| percentage2 = 44.14%
| map_image = 1904 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
| map_size = 250px
| map_caption = County results
Douglas: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}
Bates: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}
| title = Governor
| before_election = John L. Bates
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = William L. Douglas
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
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The 1904 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904. Incumbent Republican Governor John L. Bates ran for a third term, but was defeated by Democratic nominee William L. Douglas.
General election
= Candidates =
- John Quincy Adams (Socialist)
- John L. Bates, incumbent Governor since 1903 (Republican)
- Michael T. Berry (Socialist Labor)
- Oliver W. Cobb (Prohibition)
- William L. Douglas, Brockton shoe manufacturer and former State Representative (Democratic)
=Results=
{{Election box begin
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = William L. Douglas
|votes = 234,670
|percentage = 52.14%
|change = {{increase}}10.85
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John L. Bates (incumbent)
|votes = 198,681
|percentage = 44.14%
|change = {{decrease}}6.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Party of America
|candidate = John Quincy Adams
|votes = 11,591
|percentage = 2.58%
|change = {{decrease}}3.79
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Prohibition Party (United States)
|candidate = Oliver W. Cobb
|votes = 3,156
|percentage = 0.70%
|change = {{decrease}}0.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Labor Party of America
|candidate = Michael T. Berry
|votes = 2,002
|percentage = 0.45%
|change = {{decrease}}0.y70
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Write-in
|candidate = All others
|votes = 7
|percentage = 0.00%
|change = {{steady}}
}}
{{Election box total
|votes = 396,479
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
Bibliography
{{cite book |title=Election Statistics, 1904 |author=Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth |year=1910 |location=Boston, MA |publisher=Wright & Potter Printing Co., State Printers |url=https://archive.org/details/numberofassessed19011905mass/page/n409/mode/2up |ref={{SfnRef|Election Statistics|1904}}}}
{{1904 United States elections}}
{{Massachusetts elections}}
Category:November 1904 in the United States
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