1924 United States gubernatorial elections

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1924 United States gubernatorial elections
← 1923 November 4, 1924;
October 7, 1924 (AR)
September 8, 1924 (ME)		 1925 →
36 governorships[lower-alpha 1]
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 26 22[lower-alpha 2]
Seats after 24 24
Seat change Decrease2 Increase2
Seats up 16 20
Seats won 14 22
Template:1924 United States gubernatorial elections imagemap
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican gain      Republican hold

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1924, in 36 states (including 1 special election), concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election, on November 4, 1924 (October 7 in Arkansas, and September 8 in Maine).

This was the last time South Carolina elected its governors to two year terms, switching to four years from the 1926 election.

Results

State Incumbent Party Status Opposing candidates
Arizona George W. P. Hunt Democratic Re-elected, 50.53% Dwight B. Heard (Republican) 49.47%
[1]
Arkansas
(held, 7 October 1924)[2][3][4]		 Thomas Chipman McRae Democratic Retired, Democratic victory Thomas J. Terral (Democratic) 79.84%
John W. Grabiel (Republican) 20.16%
[5]
Colorado William E. Sweet Democratic Defeated, 44.04% Clarence J. Morley (Republican) 51.92%
Frank Cass (Farmer Labor) 3.16%
William R. Dietrich (Workers) 0.46%
Louis E. Leeder (Liberal) 0.41%
[6]
Connecticut Charles A. Templeton Republican Retired, Republican victory Hiram Bingham (Republican) 66.18%
Charles G. Morris (Democratic) 31.88%
Jasper McLevy (Socialist) 1.39%
Joseph Mackay (Socialist Labor) 0.35%
William Mackenzie (Workers) 0.20%
[7]
Delaware William D. Denney Republican Retired, Republican victory Robert P. Robinson (Republican) 59.64%
Joseph Bancroft (Democratic) 39.16%
Frank A. Houck (Progressive) 0.72%
Kenneth A. Horner (Independent) 0.47%
[8]
Florida Cary A. Hardee Democratic Term-limited, Democratic victory John W. Martin (Democratic) 82.79%
William R. O'Neal (Republican) 17.21%
[9]
Georgia Clifford M. Walker Democratic Re-elected, 100.00%
[10]		 (Democratic primary results)
Clifford M. Walker 100.00%
[11]
Idaho Charles C. Moore Republican Re-elected, 43.94% H. F. Samuels (Progressive) 39.02%
A. L. Freehafer (Democratic) 16.82%
Dennis J. O'Mahoney (Socialist) 0.22%
[12]
Illinois Len Small Republican Re-elected, 56.72% Norman L. Jones (Democratic) 42.40%
Andrew Lafin (Socialist) 0.63%
William F. Dunne (Workers) 0.10%
Fred Koch (Socialist Labor) 0.10%
James A. Logan (Independent Republican) 0.04%
Morris Lynchenheim (Commonwealth Land) 0.02%
[13]
Indiana Emmett Forest Branch Republican Retired, Republican victory Edward L. Jackson (Republican) 52.92%
Carleton B. McCulloch (Democratic) 46.29%
Francis M. Wampler (Socialist) 0.48%
Basil L. Allen (Prohibition) 0.31%
[14]
Iowa Nathan E. Kendall Republican Retired, Republican victory John Hammill (Republican) 72.72%
James C. Murtagh (Democratic) 27.28%
[15]
Kansas Jonathan M. Davis Democratic Defeated, 27.72% Ben S. Paulen (Republican) 49.02%
William Allen White (Independent) 22.71%
M. L. Phillips (Socialist) 0.55%
[16]
Maine
(held, 8 September 1924)		 Percival Proctor Baxter Republican Retired, Republican victory Ralph Owen Brewster (Republican) 57.22%
William R. Pattangall (Democratic) 42.78%
[17]
Massachusetts Channing H. Cox Republican Retired, Republican victory Alvan Tufts Fuller (Republican) 56.03%
James Michael Curley (Democratic) 42.19%
John J. Ballam (Workers) 0.82%
Walter S. Hutchins (Socialist) 0.54%
James Hayes (Socialist Labor) 0.42%
[18]
Michigan Alex J. Groesbeck Republican Re-elected, 68.84% Edward Frensdorf (Democratic) 29.60%
Faith Johnston (Prohibition) 0.96%
Paul Dinger (Socialist Labor) 0.35%
William L. Krieghoff (Socialist) 0.24%
Scattering 0.02%
[19]
Minnesota J. A. O. Preus Republican Retired, Republican victory Theodore Christianson (Republican) 48.71%
Floyd B. Olson (Farmer-Labor) 43.84%
Carlos Avery (Democratic) 5.91%
Michael Ferch (Independent Progressive) 1.08%
Oscar Anderson (Socialist Industrial) 0.46%
[20]
Missouri Arthur M. Hyde Republican Term-limited, Republican victory Samuel A. Baker (Republican) 49.39%
Arthur W. Nelson (Democratic) 48.94%
William M. Brandt (Socialist) 1.62%
William Wesley Cox (Socialist Labor) 0.05%
[21]
Montana Joseph M. Dixon Republican Defeated, 42.61% John E. Erickson (Democratic) 51.04%
Frank J. Edwards (Farmer Labor) 6.08%
J. H. Matheson (Socialist) 0.27%
[22]
Nebraska Charles W. Bryan Democratic Won primary but retired to run for U.S. Vice President, Republican victory Adam McMullen (Republican) 51.09%
John N. Norton (Democratic) 40.97%
Dan Butler (Progressive) 7.94%
[23]
New Hampshire Fred H. Brown Democratic Defeated, 46.06% John Gilbert Winant (Republican) 53.94%
[24]
New Mexico James F. Hinkle Democratic Retired, Democratic victory Arthur T. Hannett (Democratic) 48.82%
Manuel B. Otero (Republican) 48.64%
Green B. Patterson (Progressive) 2.54%
[25]
New York Alfred E. Smith Democratic Re-elected, 49.96% Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (Republican) 46.63%
Norman M. Thomas (Socialist) 3.07%
James P. Cannon (Workers) 0.20%
Frank E. Passonno (Socialist Labor) 0.15%
[26]
North Carolina Cameron A. Morrison Democratic Term-limited, Democratic victory Angus W. McLean (Democratic) 61.33%
Isaac M. Meekins (Republican) 38.67%
[27]
North Dakota Ragnvald Nestos Republican Defeated in Republican primary, Republican victory Arthur G. Sorlie (Republican) 53.93%
Halvor L. Halvorson (Democratic) 46.07%
[28]
Ohio A. Victor Donahey Democratic Re-elected, 53.97% Harry L. Davis (Republican) 45.01%
Virgil D. Allen (Commonwealth Land) 0.60%
Franklin J. Catlin (Socialist Labor) 0.43%
[29]
Rhode Island William S. Flynn Democratic Retired to run for U.S. Senate, Republican victory Aram J. Pothier (Republican) 58.56%
Felix A. Toupin (Democratic) 41.00%
Edward W. Theinert (Workers) 0.18%
Charles F. Bishop (Socialist Labor) 0.15%
Frederick W. Hurst (Socialist) 0.10%
[30]
South Carolina Thomas Gordon McLeod Democratic Re-elected, 100.00%
[31]
 (Democratic primary results)
Thomas Gordon McLeod 61.45%
John T. Duncan 38.55%
[32]
South Dakota William H. McMaster Republican Retired to run for U.S. Senate, Republican victory Carl Gunderson (Republican) 53.90%
William J. Bulow (Democratic) 22.86%
A. L. Putnam (Farmer Labor) 13.25%
Richard Olsen Richards (Independent) 9.98%
[33]
Tennessee Austin Peay Democratic Re-elected, 57.20% T. F. Peck (Republican) 42.80%
[34]
Texas Pat Morris Neff Democratic Retired, Democratic victory Miriam A. Ferguson (Democratic) 58.89%
George C. Butte (Republican) 41.11%
[35]
Utah Charles Rendell Mabey Republican Defeated, 47.01% George H. Dern (Democratic) 52.99%
[36]
Vermont Redfield Proctor Jr. Republican Retired, Republican victory Franklin Swift Billings (Republican) 79.25%
Fred C. Martin (Democratic) 19.17%
George S. Wood (Prohibition) 1.57%
Scattering 0.02%
[37]
Washington Louis F. Hart Republican Retired, Republican victory Roland Hill Hartley (Republican) 56.41%
Ben F. Hill (Democratic) 32.40%
J. R. Oman (Progressive) 10.27%
William A. Gilmore (State) 0.50%
Emil Herman (Socialist) 0.23%
David Burgess (Socialist Labor) 0.20%
[38]
West Virginia Ephraim F. Morgan Republican Term-limited, Republican victory Howard Mason Gore (Republican) 52.97%
Jake Fisher (Democratic) 45.77%
A. S. Bosworth (Socialist) 1.26%
[39]
Wisconsin John J. Blaine Republican Re-elected, 51.76% Martin L. Lueck (Democratic) 39.87%
William F. Quick (Socialist) 5.68%
Adolph R. Bucknam (Prohibition) 1.45%
Severi Alanne (Workers) 0.52%
Farrand K. Shuttleworth (Independent) 0.51%
Jose Snover (Socialist Labor) 0.18%
[40]
Wyoming
(special election)		 Frank E. Lucas Republican Retired, Democratic victory Nellie Tayloe Ross (Democratic) 55.12%
E. J. Sullivan (Republican) 44.88%
[41]

See also

References

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Notes

  1. ↑ Including a special election in Wyoming.
  2. ↑ Frank E. Lucas (R) succeeded Wyoming Governor William B. Ross (D) upon his death in office in October 1924.
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