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1909 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

Massachusetts · 2 candidates · See every 1909 Governor race

Who won the 1909 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Eben S. Draper won the 1909 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Eben S. Draper received 190,186 popular votes (48.64%). The main challenger was James H. Vahey (46.62%).

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

Draper +2.0 pts · won by 7,934 votes
Eben S. DraperRepublicanWINNER48.64%
190,186 votes
James H. VaheyDemocratic46.62%
182,252 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.7% 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.