1915 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

The Massachusetts gubernatorial election of 1915 took place on November 2, 1915. The Republican nominee, Samuel W. McCall defeated the incumbent Democratic Governor David I. Walsh, with 46.97% of the vote.

1915 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
November 2, 1915 (1915-11-02)
 
Nominee Samuel W. McCall David I. Walsh
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Calvin Coolidge Edward P. Barry
Popular vote 235,863 229,550
Percentage 46.97% 45.71%
Governor before election

David I. Walsh
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Samuel W. McCall
Republican

Elections in Massachusetts

Primary elections took place on September 21, 1915.

Democratic primary

Governor

Candidates
Declared

Results
1915 Democratic gubernatorial primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David I. Walsh 74,442 95.81%
Democratic Frederick Simpson Deitrick 3,255 4.19%
Total votes 77,697 100.00%

Lieutenant Governor

Candidates
Declared

Results
1915 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward P. Barry 69,139 99.99%
Write-in All others 9 0.01%
Total votes 69,148 100.00%

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates
Declared

Results
1915 Republican gubernatorial primary[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Samuel W. McCall 65,942 48.66%
Republican Grafton D. Cushing 59,799 44.13%
Republican Eugene Foss 9,775 7.21%
Write-in All others 5 0.00%
Total votes 135,521 100.00%

Lieutenant Governor

Candidates
Declared

Results
1915 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Calvin Coolidge 74,592 59.68%
Republican Guy Andrews Ham 50,401 40.32%
Write-in All others 4 0.00%
Total votes 124,997 100.00%

Progressive primary

Governor

Candidates
Declared

Results
1915 Progressive gubernatorial primary[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Nelson B. Clark 1,298 99.39%
Write-in All others 8 0.61%
Total votes 1,306 100.00%

Independents and third parties

Prohibition Party

Socialist Party

Socialist Labor Party

General election

Results

Governor
1915 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Samuel W. McCall 235,863 46.97% 3.62
Democratic David I. Walsh 229,550 45.71% 0.22
Prohibition William Shaw 19,567 3.90% 2.75
Socialist Walter S. Hutchins 8,740 1.74% 0.34
Progressive Nelson B. Clark 6,969 1.39% 5.63
Socialist Labor Peter O'Rourke 1,456 0.29% 0.19
Write-in All others 1 0.00%
Total votes 502,146 100.00%

Lieutenant Governor
1915 Massachusetts lieutenant gubernatorial election[11][12][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Calvin Coolidge 255,542 52.13% 5.08
Democratic Edward P. Barry 203,348 41.48% 1.37
Prohibition Alfred H. Evans 14,188 2.89% 1.82
Socialist Samuel P. Levenberg 9,034 1.84% 0.43
Progressive Chester R. Lawrence 4,905 1.00% 5.25
Socialist Labor James Hayes 3,194 0.65% 0.13
Write-in All others 2 0.00%
Total votes 490,213 100.00%

References
  1. Election Statistics 1916, p. 115.
  2. Election Statistics 1916, p. 120.
  3. "MA Governor, 1915 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. Election Statistics 1916, p. 7.
  5. "MA Lt. Governor, 1915 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  6. Election Statistics 1916, p. 12.
  7. Election Statistics 1916, p. 207.
  8. "MA Governor, 1915". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  9. "1915 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Massachusetts". US Election Atlas. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  10. Election Statistics 1916, p. vi.
  11. "MA Lt Governor, 1915". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  12. "1915 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Massachusetts". US Election Atlas. Retrieved 13 April 2020.

Bibliography

Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1916). Election Statistics, 1915. Boston, MA.

See also
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