1906 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1906 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
	County results; Guild: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Moran: 60–70%
Governor before election; Curtis Guild Jr.; Republican	Elected Governor ; Curtis Guild Jr.; Republican

The 1906 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1906. Incumbent Republican Governor Curtis Guild Jr. was re-elected for a second one-year term, defeating Suffolk District Attorney John B. Moran.

Party nominations

John B. Moran won the Prohibition Party and Independence League nominations by acclamation.^[1]^[2]^[3] Incumbent Governor Curtis Guild Jr. won the Republican nomination without opposition.^[4]

General election

Candidates

Gamaliel Bradford VI, biographer and author (State Government Reform)
James F. Carey, former State Representative from Haverhill (Socialist)
William H. Carroll (Socialist Labor)
Curtis Guild Jr., incumbent Governor since January 1906 (Republican)
John B. Moran, Suffolk County District Attorney (Democratic, Independent, Independence, and Prohibition)

Results

1906 Massachusetts gubernatorial election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Curtis Guild Jr. (incumbent)	222,528	51.96%	1.50
	Democratic	John B. Moran	115,764	27.03%	17.67
	Independence	John B. Moran	35,855	8.37%	N/A
	Prohibition	John B. Moran	25,636	5.99%	5.15
	Independent	John B. Moran	15,040	3.51%	N/A
	Total	John B. Moran	192,295	44.90%	N/A
	Socialist	James F. Carey	7,938	1.85%	1.44
	State Gov. Reform	Gamaliel Bradford	3,312	0.77%	N/A
	Socialist Labor	William H. Carroll	2,182	0.51%	0.20
	Write-in	All others	23	0.01%	0.01
Total votes			428,278	100.00%

References

^ "Moran is Nominated: Massachusetts Prohibitionists Want the District Attorney for Governor". The New York Times. June 29, 1906.
^ "Moran For Governor: Independence League Nominates Him". The Boston Daily Globe. September 23, 1906.
^ "The Democratic Convention". The Boston Daily Globe. October 5, 1906.
^ "No Anti-Guild Move or Word". The Boston Daily Globe. October 6, 1906.
^ "1906 Massachusetts governor results". Office of the Secretary of State.

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[1] "Moran is Nominated: Massachusetts Prohibitionists Want the District Attorney for Governor". The New York Times. June 29, 1906.

[2] "Moran For Governor: Independence League Nominates Him". The Boston Daily Globe. September 23, 1906.

[3] "The Democratic Convention". The Boston Daily Globe. October 5, 1906.

[4] "No Anti-Guild Move or Word". The Boston Daily Globe. October 6, 1906.

[5] "1906 Massachusetts governor results". Office of the Secretary of State.

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