1930 United States gubernatorial elections

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1930, in 33 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections, on November 4, 1930 (September 8 in Maine).

1930 United States gubernatorial elections
November 4, 1930;
September 8, 1930 (ME)
33 state governorships
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 18 governorships 30 governorships
Seats before 18 30
Seats after 25 21
Seat change 7 9
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Farmer–Labor Independent
Last election 0 governorships 0 governorships
Seats before 0 0
Seats after 1 1
Seat change 1 1
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican gain      Republican hold
     Farmer-Labor gain
     Independent gain

Results
StateIncumbentPartyStatusOpposing Candidates
AlabamaBibb GravesDemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryBenjamin M. Miller (Democratic) 61.82%
Hugh A. Locke (Independent) 38.18%
[1]
ArizonaJohn C. PhillipsRepublicanDefeated, 48.61%George W. P. Hunt (Democratic) 51.39%
[2]
ArkansasHarvey ParnellDemocraticRe-elected, 81.18%J. O. Livesay (Republican) 18.82%
[3]
CaliforniaClement C. YoungRepublicanDefeated in Republican primary, Republican victoryJames Rolph Jr. (Republican) 72.15%
Milton K. Young (Democratic) 24.11%
Upton Sinclair (Socialist) 3.64%
Scattering 0.09%
[4]
ColoradoWilliam H. AdamsDemocraticRe-elected, 60.41%Robert F. Rockwell (Republican) 38.06%
Claud A. Bushnell (Socialist) 0.68%
Lizabeth A. Williams (Farmer Labor) 0.44%
William R. Dietrich (Communist) 0.24%
Walter Moore (Liberal) 0.10%
Perry M. Jones (Commonwealth Land) 0.08%
[5]
ConnecticutJohn H. TrumbullRepublicanRetired, Democratic victoryWilbur L. Cross (Democratic) 49.91%
Ernest E. Rogers (Republican) 48.64%
Jasper McLevy (Socialist) 1.09%
Robert S. Kling (Communist) 0.35%
[6]
GeorgiaLamartine Griffin HardmanDemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryRichard B. Russell Jr. (Democratic) 100.00%
[7]
(Democratic primary run-off results)
Richard B. Russell Jr. 67.85%
George Henry Carswell 32.15%
[8]
IdahoH. C. BaldridgeRepublicanRetired, Democratic victoryC. Ben Ross (Democratic) 56.03%
John McMurray (Republican) 43.98%
[9]
IowaJohn HammillRepublicanRetired to run for U.S. Senate, Republican victoryDan W. Turner (Republican) 65.74%
Fred P. Hagemann (Democratic) 33.60%
John M. Smith (Farmer Labor) 0.45%
William Patten (Communist) 0.22%
[10]
KansasClyde M. ReedRepublicanDefeated in Republican primary, Democratic victoryHarry H. Woodring (Democratic) 34.96%
Frank Haucke (Republican) 34.92%
John R. Brinkley (Independent) (write-in) 29.50%
J. B. Shields (Socialist) 0.62%
[11]
Maine
(held, 8 September 1930)		William T. GardinerRepublicanRe-elected, 55.06%Edward C. Moran Jr. (Democratic) 44.94%
[12]
MarylandAlbert C. RitchieDemocraticRe-elected, 55.96%William F. Broening (Republican) 42.78%
Elisabeth Gilman (Socialist) 0.82%
Robert W. Stevens (Labor) 0.27%
Samuel Parker (Communist) 0.17%
[13]
MassachusettsFrank G. AllenRepublicanDefeated, 48.18%Joseph B. Ely (Democratic) 49.54%
John W. Aiken (Socialist Labor) 1.19%
Alfred B. Lewis (Socialist) 0.67%
Harry J. Canter (Communist) 0.41%
[14]
MichiganFred W. GreenRepublicanRetired, Republican victoryWilber M. Brucker (Republican) 56.88%
William A. Comstock (Democratic) 42.03%
Joseph Billups (Workers) 0.47%
George M. Campbell (Socialist) 0.46%
Duly McCone (Prohibition) 0.16%
[15]
MinnesotaTheodore ChristiansonRepublicanRetired to run for U.S. Senate, Farmer-Labor victoryFloyd B. Olson (Farmer-Labor) 59.34%
Raymond Park Chase (Republican) 36.31%
Edward Indrehus (Democratic) 3.65%
Karl Reeve (Communist) 0.70%
[16]
NebraskaArthur J. WeaverRepublicanDefeated, 49.25%Charles W. Bryan (Democratic) 50.75%
[17]
NevadaFrederick B. BalzarRepublicanRe-elected, 53.25%Charles L. Richards (Democratic) 46.75%
[18]
New HampshireCharles W. TobeyRepublicanRetired, Republican victoryJohn G. Winant (Republican) 57.98%
Albert W. Noone (Democratic) 41.80%
Fred B. Chase (Communist) 0.22%
[19]
New MexicoRichard C. DillonRepublicanTerm-limited, Democratic victoryArthur Seligman (Democratic) 53.17%
Clarence M. Botts (Republican) 46.60%
Sam Butler (Socialist) 0.23%
[20]
New YorkFranklin D. RooseveltDemocraticRe-elected, 56.49%Charles H. Tuttle (Republican) 33.36%
Robert P. Carroll (Law Preservation) 6.08%
Louis Waldman (Socialist) 3.21%
William Z. Foster (Communist) 0.58%
Jeremiah D. Crowley (Socialist Labor) 0.29%
[21]
North DakotaGeorge F. ShaferRepublicanRe-elected, 73.62%Pierce Blewett (Democratic) 23.20%
Pat J. Barrett (Communist) 3.18%
[22]
OhioMyers Y. CooperRepublicanDefeated, 47.20%George White (Democratic) 52.80%
[23]
OklahomaWilliam J. HollowayDemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryWilliam H. Murray (Democratic) 59.05%
Ira A. Hill (Republican) 40.79%
B. G. Bingham (Independent) 0.11%
John Franing (Independent) 0.06%
[24]
OregonA. W. NorbladRepublicanDefeated in Republican primary, Independent victoryJulius L. Meier (Independent) 54.51%
Ed F. Bailey (Democratic) 25.10%
Phil Metschan (Republican) 18.83%
Albert Streiff (Socialist) 1.57%
[25]
PennsylvaniaJohn Stuchell FisherRepublicanTerm-limited, Republican victoryGifford Pinchot (Republican) 50.77%
John M. Hemphill (Democratic) 47.98%
James Hudson Maurer (Socialist) 1.00%
Frank Mozer (Communist) 0.25%
[26]
Rhode IslandNorman S. CaseRepublicanRe-elected, 50.53%Theodore F. Green (Democratic) 48.95%
Charles H. Dana (Socialist) 0.53%
[27]
South CarolinaJohn Gardiner Richards Jr.DemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryIbra Charles Blackwood (Democratic) 100.00%
[28]
(Democratic primary run-off results)
Ibra Charles Blackwood 50.21%
Olin Johnston 49.80%
[29]
South DakotaWilliam J. BulowDemocraticRetired to run for U.S. Senate, Republican victoryWarren E. Green (Republican) 52.97%
D. A. McCullough (Democratic) 46.23%
Helen Tangen (Independent) 0.80%
[30]
TennesseeHenry H. HortonDemocraticRe-elected, 63.84%C. Arthur Bruce (Republican) 35.62%
Samuel Borenstein (Independent) 0.54%
[31]
TexasDan MoodyDemocraticRetired, Democratic victoryRoss S. Sterling (Democratic) 79.98%
William E. Talbot (Republican) 19.69%
L. L. Rhodes (Socialist) 0.26%
J. Stedham (Communist) 0.07%
[32]
VermontJohn E. WeeksRepublicanRetired to run for U.S. House, Republican victoryStanley Calef Wilson (Republican) 70.98%
Park H. Pollard (Democratic) 28.94%
Scattering 0.09%
[33]
WisconsinWalter J. Kohler Sr.RepublicanDefeated in Republican primary, Republican victoryPhilip La Follette (Republican) 64.76%
Charles E. Hammersley (Democratic) 28.02%
Frank B. Metcalfe (Socialist) 4.22%
Alfred B. Taynton (Prohibition) 2.44%
Fred B. Blair (Independent Communist) 0.49%
Scattering 0.07%
[34]
WyomingFrank C. EmersonRepublicanRe-elected, 50.58%Leslie A. Miller (Democratic) 49.42%
[35]

See also
  • United States elections, 1930
    • United States Senate elections, 1930
    • United States House of Representatives elections, 1930

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