| Election Name: | 1903 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Country: | United States |
| Flag Year: | 1896 |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1902 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Previous Year: | 1902 |
| Next Election: | 1904 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Next Year: | 1904 |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| 2Blank: | Seats won |
| Seats For Election: | 8 governorships |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1903; April 19, 1904 (LA) |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Seats Before1: | 27 |
| Seats After1: | 27 |
| 1Data1: | 3 |
| 2Data1: | 3 |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Seats Before2: | 17 |
| Seats After2: | 17 |
| 1Data2: | 5 |
| 2Data2: | 5 |
| Party4: | Silver Party |
| Seats Before4: | 1 |
| Seats After4: | 1 |
| 1Data4: | 0 |
| 2Data4: | 0 |
| Map Size: | 324px |
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1903, in eight states.
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland and Mississippi held their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year. Massachusetts and Rhode Island both elected their respective governors to a single-year term. They would abandon in 1920 and 1912, respectively. Ohio at this time held gubernatorial elections in every odd numbered year.
In Iowa, following a 1904 amendment to the constitution which moved the election schedule, the governor's term was lengthened to three years. Elections would be held in even-numbered years from the 1906 elections.
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | Albert B. Cummins | Republican | Re-elected, 57.14% | J. B. Sullivan (Democratic) 38.22% John F. Hanson (Prohibition) 2.96% John M. Work (Socialist) 1.54% Luman H. Weller (People's) 0.14% [1] | |
| Kentucky | J. C. W. Beckham | Democratic | Re-elected, 52.12% | Morris B. Belknap (Republican) 46.17% T. P. Demaree (Prohibition) 1.10% Alfred Schmitz (Socialist Labor) 0.47% Adam Nagel (Socialist) 0.14% [2] | |
| Louisiana (held, 19 April 1904) | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Newton C. Blanchard (Democratic) 89.04% W. J. Behan (Republican) 10.96% [3] | ||
| Maryland | Democratic | Retired, Democratic victory | Edwin Warfield (Democratic) 52.02% Stevenson A. Williams (Republican) 45.97% William Gisriel (Prohibition) 1.40% S. M. Crabill (Socialist) 0.62% [4] | ||
| Massachusetts | John L. Bates | Republican | Re-elected, 50.36% | William A. Gaston (Democratic) 41.29% John C. Chase (Socialist) 6.37% Thomas F. Brennan (Socialist Labor) 1.15% Oliver W. Cobb (Prohibition) 0.83% [5] | |
| Mississippi | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | James K. Vardaman (Democratic) 100.00% [6] (Democratic primary run-off results) James K. Vardaman 53.42% F. A. Critz 46.58% [7] | ||
| Ohio | Republican | Retired, Republican victory | Myron T. Herrick (Republican) 54.89% Tom L. Johnson (Democratic) 41.76% Nelson D. Creamer (Prohibition) 1.56% Isaac Cowan (Socialist) 1.55% John D. Goerke (Socialist Labor) 0.24% [8] | ||
| Rhode Island | Lucius F. C. Garvin | Democratic | Re-elected, 49.29% | Samuel Pomeroy Colt (Republican) 47.19% William O. Angilly (Socialist Labor) 1.52% Frederick T. Jencks (Prohibition) 1.51% James E. Furlong (Socialist) 0.49% [9] |