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1904 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1904 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

William L. Douglas won the 1904 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. William L. Douglas received 234,670 popular votes (52.14%). The main challenger was John L. Bates (44.14%).

See the full head-to-head between Douglas and Bates

Douglas +8.0 pts · won by 35,989 votes
William L. DouglasDemocraticWINNER52.14%
234,670 votes
John L. BatesRepublican44.14%
198,681 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.7% 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.