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1908 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1908 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Eben S. Draper won the 1908 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Eben S. Draper received 228,318 popular votes (51.59%). The main challenger was James H. Vahey (38%).

See the full head-to-head between Draper and Vahey

Draper +13.6 pts · won by 60,156 votes
Eben S. DraperRepublicanWINNER51.59%
228,318 votes
James H. VaheyDemocratic38%
168,162 votes
William N. OsgoodIndependence Party5.22%
23,101 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.2% 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.