1905 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

The 1905 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1905. Incumbent Democratic Governor William L. Douglas did not run for re-election. Republican Lt. Governor Curtis Guild Jr. won the open election, defeating attorney Charles W. Bartlett.

Candidates

 * Charles W. Bartlett, Boston defense attorney (Democratic)
 * James F. Carey, former State Representative from Haverhill (Socialist)
 * William H. Carroll (Socialist Labor)
 * Curtis Guild Jr., Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (Republican)
 * Willard O. Wylie (Prohibition)