United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1919, in six states. Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland and Mississippi held their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year. New Jersey at this time held gubernatorial elections every 3 years. It would abandon this practice in 1949. This was the last time Massachusetts elected its governors to a single-year term. It switched to two-year terms from the 1920 election.
Results
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | James D. Black | Democratic | Defeated, 45.29% | Edwin P. Morrow (Republican) 53.82% G. D. Becker (Socialist) 0.89% [1] |
| Louisiana (Held, 20 April 1920) |
Ruffin Pleasant | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | John Milliken Parker (Democratic) 97.47% J. Stewart Thompson (Republican) 2.53% [2] (Democratic primary results) John Milliken Parker 54.28% Frank P. Stubbs 45.72% [3] |
| Maryland | Emerson Harrington | Democratic | Retired, Democratic victory | Albert C. Ritchie (Democratic) 49.06% Harry Whinna Nice (Republican) 48.99% Arthur L. Blessing (Socialist) 1.22% Robert W. Stevens (Labor) 0.73%[4] |
| Massachusetts | Calvin Coolidge | Republican | Re-elected, 60.94% | Richard H. Long (Democratic) 36.95% William A. King (Socialist) 1.35% Ingvar Paulsen (Socialist Labor) 0.45% Charles B. Ernst (Prohibition) 0.32% [5] |
| Mississippi | Theodore G. Bilbo | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Lee M. Russell (Democratic) 96.96% J. T. Lester (Socialist) 3.04% [6] (Democratic primary run-off results) Lee M. Russell 52.67% Oscar Goodbar Johnston 47.33% [7] |
| New Jersey | William Nelson Runyon | Republican | Defeated in Republican primary, Democratic victory | Edward I. Edwards (Democratic) 49.20% Newton A. K. Bugbee (Republican) 45.92% Albert Farr (Socialist) 2.49% Charles E. Lane (National Prohibition) 1.38% John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor) 0.73% Mark M. Denterfass (Single Tax) 0.28% [8] |
References
- ^ "KY Governor, 1919". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "LA Governor, 1920". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "LA Governor, 1920 – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "MD Governor, 1919". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "MA Governor, 1919". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "MS Governor, 1919". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "MS Governor, 1919 – D Runoff". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "NJ Governor, 1919". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
Notes
- ^ Louis Folwell Hart (R) succeeded Washington Governor Ernest Lister (D) upon his resignation in February 1919.