1907 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1907 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

November 5, 1907 (1907-11-05)

Nominee Curtis Guild Jr. Henry M. Whitney Thomas Hisgen Party Republican Democratic Independence Popular vote 188,068 84,379 75,499 Percentage 50.33% 22.58% 20.20%

Governor before election Curtis Guild, Jr. Republican Elected Governor Curtis Guild, Jr. Republican

Gubernatorial elections were held in Massachusetts on November 5, 1907. Incumbent Republican Governor Curtis Guild Jr. was re-elected for a third one-year term.

The election was also noted for the very strong third-party performance for Independence Party nominee Thomas Hisgen. Hisgen actually received more votes than the Democratic ticket, though Democratic nominee Henry M. Whitney received more votes than Hisgen when considering votes Whitney received on three independent tickets.

General election

Results

Governor

1907 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Curtis Guild Jr.	188,068	50.33%	1.63
	Democratic	Henry Melville Whitney	70,842	18.96%
	Dem. Citizens	Henry Melville Whitney	6,691	1.79%
	Ind. Citizens	Henry Melville Whitney	5,154	1.38%
	Independent	Henry Melville Whitney	1,692	0.45%
	Total	Henry Melville Whitney	168,162	22.58%	N/A
	Independence	Thomas Hisgen	75,499	20.20%
	Anti-Merger	Charles W. Bartlett	11,194	3.00%	N/A
	Socialist	John W. Brown	7,621	2.04%	0.19
	Prohibition	Hervey S. Cowell	3,810	1.02%
	Socialist Labor	Thomas F. Brennan	2,999	0.58%	0.07
	Write-in	All others	135	0.05%	0.04
Total votes			373,705	100.00%