1903 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1903 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

John L. Bates won the 1903 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. John L. Bates received 199,684 popular votes (50.36%). The main challenger was William A. Gaston (41.29%).

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Bates +9.1 pts · won by 35,984 votes
199,684 votes
John C. ChaseSocialist Party of America6.37%
25,251 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.0% 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.