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1901 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1901 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

W. Murray Crane won the 1901 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. W. Murray Crane received 185,809 popular votes (57.26%). The main challenger was Josiah Quincy VI (35.24%).

See the full head-to-head between Crane and VI

Crane +22.0 pts · won by 71,447 votes
W. Murray CraneRepublicanWINNER57.26%
185,809 votes
Josiah Quincy VIDemocratic35.24%
114,362 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 7.5% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.