1919 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Gubernatorial elections were held in Massachusetts on November 4, 1919. This was the last gubernatorial election before the governor's term was extended to two years and the first election following the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which granted women the right to vote.

1919 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

November 4, 1919 (1919-11-04)

Nominee Calvin Coolidge Richard H. Long Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 317,774 192,673 Percentage 60.94% 36.95%

Governor before election Calvin Coolidge Republican Elected Governor Calvin Coolidge Republican

Governor Calvin Coolidge was re-elected over Framingham businessman Richard Long in a landslide. This was a rematch of the previous year's contest. Coolidge would be elected Vice President of the United States in 1920 and succeed President Warren Harding upon Harding's death.

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates

Declared

• Calvin Coolidge, incumbent Governor

Governor Coolidge was unopposed for re-nomination.

Results

Republican Gubernatorial primary, 1919[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Calvin Coolidge	129,145	99.98%
	Write-in	All others	24	0.02%
Total votes			129,169	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor

Candidates

Declared

• Channing H. Cox, incumbent Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant Governor Cox was unopposed for the re-nomination.

Results

Republican Gubernatorial primary, 1919[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Channing H. Cox	126,805	100.00%
	Write-in	All others	5	0.00%
Total votes			126,810	100.00%

Democratic primary

Governor

Candidates

Declared

• Frederick Simpson Deitrick, former United States Representative
• Eugene Foss, former Governor
• Richard H. Long, nominee for Governor in 1918
• George Monahan, former State Senator

Results

Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1919[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard H. Long	53,970	68.06%
	Democratic	Eugene Foss	11,118	14.02%
	Democratic	George F. Monahan	9,771	12.32%
	Democratic	Frederick S. Deitrick	4,438	5.60%
	Write-in	All others	10	0.01%
Total votes			79,297	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor

Candidates

Declared

• Joseph F. J. Herbert, World War I veteran and former managing editor of the Worcester Evening Post

Herbert was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1919[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph F. J. Herbert	60,538	99.99%
	Write-in	All others	5	0.01%
Total votes			60,543	100.00%

General election

Results

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1919[5][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Calvin Coolidge	317,774	60.94%	10.07
	Democratic	Richard H. Long	192,673	36.95%	9.89
	Socialist	William A. King	7,041	1.35%	0.49
	Socialist Labor	Ingvar Paulsen	2,321	0.45%
	Prohibition	Charles B. Ernst	1,679	0.32%	N/A
	Write-in	All others	9	0.00%

References

1. Election Statistics 1919, p. 7.
2. Election Statistics 1919, p. 12.
3. Election Statistics 1919.
4. Election Statistics 1919, p. 125.
5. "MA Governor, 1919". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
6. Election Statistics 1919, p. 210.

Bibliography

Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1920). Election Statistics, 1919. Boston, MA.

See also