1913 United States gubernatorial elections explained

Election Name:1913 United States gubernatorial elections
Country:United States
Flag Year:1912
Type:legislative
Ongoing:No
Previous Election:1912 United States gubernatorial elections
Previous Year:1912
Next Election:1914 United States gubernatorial elections
Next Year:1914
1Blank:Seats up
2Blank:Seats won
Seats For Election:4 governorships
Election Date:November 4, 1913;
July 23, 1913 (AR)
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Seats Before1:30
Seats After1:30
1Data1:4
2Data1:4
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Seats Before2:16
Seats After2:16
1Data2:0
2Data2:0
Map Size:324px

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1913, in four states. Massachusetts at this time held gubernatorial elections every year. It would abandon this practice in 1920. New Jersey at this time held gubernatorial elections every 3 years. It would abandon this practice in 1949. Virginia holds its gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, following the United States presidential election year.

In Arkansas, a special election was held in July 1913 following the resignation of Joseph T. Robinson in March 1913 to take a seat in the United States Senate.

Results

State Incumbent Party Status Opposing candidates
Arkansas
(special election, held 23 July 1913)
Junius Marion Futrell (acting) Democratic Did not contest, Democratic victory George W. Hays (Democratic) 64.25%
Harry H. Myers (Republican) 20.41%
George W. Murphy (Progressive) 10.10%
J. Emil Webber (Socialist) 5.24%[1]
Massachusetts Democratic Did not contest Democratic renomination, ran as an independent, defeated David I. Walsh (Democratic) 39.77%
Charles S. Bird (Progressive) 27.72%
Augustus P. Gardner (Republican) 25.32%
Eugene Foss (Independent) 4.38%
George H. Wrenn (Socialist) 1.96%
Alfred H. Evans (Prohibition) 0.44%
Arthur Elmer Reimer (Socialist Labor) 0.42%[2]
New Jersey Leon R. Taylor (acting) Democratic Did not contest, Democratic victory James F. Fielder (Democratic) 46.13%
Edward C. Stokes (Republican) 37.38%
Everett Colby (Progressive) 10.96%
James M. Reilly (Socialist) 3.72%
James G. Mason (Prohibition) 0.91%
John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor) 0.66%
Daniel F. Dwyer (Independent) 0.23%[3]
Virginia Democratic Term-limited, Democratic victory Henry Carter Stuart (Democratic) 91.87%
C. Campbell (Socialist) 5.23%
B. D. Downey (Socialist Labor) 2.90%
[4]
Democratic primary results
Henry Carter Stuart, unopposed[5] [6] or "without serious opposition"[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AR Governor, 1913 – Special Election . Our Campaigns . 30 March 2019.
  2. Web site: MA Governor, 1913 . Our Campaigns . 30 March 2019.
  3. Web site: NJ Governor, 1913 . Our Campaigns . 30 March 2019.
  4. Web site: VA Governor, 1913 . Our Campaigns . 30 March 2019.
  5. Web site: Henry C. Stuart (1855-1933). www.encyclopediavirginia.org. 2019-03-30.
  6. Evans Poston . Charles . 1970 . Henry Carter Stuart in Virginia Politics . M.A. . 19–20 . University of Virginia . 2019-04-01.
  7. Book: Claude A. Swanson of Virginia: A Political Biography . Henry C. Ferrell Jr. . The University Press of Kentucky . 1985 . Lexington, Kentucky . 107 . 978-0-8131-5243-1 .