| Election Name: | 1905 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Country: | United States |
| Flag Year: | 1896 |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1904 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Previous Year: | 1904 |
| Next Election: | 1906 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Next Year: | 1906 |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| 2Blank: | Seats won |
| Seats For Election: | 4 governorships |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1905 |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Seats Before1: | 26 |
| Seats After1: | 26 |
| 1Data1: | 2 |
| 2Data1: | 2 |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Seats Before2: | 18 |
| Seats After2: | 18 |
| 1Data2: | 2 |
| 2Data2: | 2 |
| Party4: | Silver Party |
| Seats Before4: | 1 |
| Seats After4: | 1 |
| 1Data4: | 0 |
| 2Data4: | 0 |
| Map Size: | 324px |
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 7, 1905, in four states. Virginia holds its gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, following the United States presidential election year. Massachusetts and Rhode Island at this time held gubernatorial elections every year. They would abandon in 1920 and 1912, respectively.
In Ohio, following a 1905 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 1908 elections.
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | Democratic | Retired, Republican victory | Curtis Guild Jr. (Republican) 50.46% Charles W. Bartlett (Democratic) 44.70% James F. Carey (Socialist) 3.29% Willard O. Wylie (Prohibition) 0.84% William H. Carroll (Socialist Labor) 0.71% [1] | ||
| Ohio | Republican | Defeated, 45.98% | John M. Pattison (Democratic) 50.53% Isaac Cowan (Socialist) 1.90% Aaron S. Watkins (Prohibition) 1.40% John E. Seitger (Socialist Labor) 0.19% [2] | ||
| Rhode Island | George H. Utter | Republican | Re-elected, 53.30% | Lucius F. C. Garvin (Democratic) 43.95% Bernan E. Helme (Prohibition) 1.50% Thomas F. Herrick (Socialist Labor) 0.63% Warren A. Carpenter (Socialist) 0.62% [3] | |
| Virginia | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Claude Augustus Swanson (Democratic) 64.51% Lunsford L. Lewis (Republican) 35.09% B. D. Downey (Socialist Labor) 0.35% Scattering 0.06% [4] |