1916 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
The 1916 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 7, 1916. Republican incumbent Henry Cabot Lodge defeated Democratic Mayor of Boston John F. Fitzgerald to win election to a fifth term.
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This was the first United States Senate election in Massachusetts decided by popular vote, as required by the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Henry Cabot Lodge, incumbent Senator
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry Cabot Lodge | 104,118 | 100.00% | |
| Write-in | All others | 2 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 104,120 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- John F. Fitzgerald, former Mayor of Boston and U.S. Representative (grandfather of future President John F. Kennedy)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Fitzgerald | 64,551 | 100.00% | |
| Write-in | All others | 2 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 64,553 | 100.00% | ||
Independents and third parties
Socialist
- William N. McDonald
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry Cabot Lodge | 267,177 | 51.68% | |
| Democratic | John F. Fitzgerald | 234,238 | 45.31% | |
| Socialist | William N. McDonald | 15,558 | 3.01% | |
| Write-in | All others | 26 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 516,999 | 100.00% | ||
References
- Office of the Secretary of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1916). Number of assessed polls, registered voters and persons who voted in each voting precinct in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the state, city and town elections. pp. 125.
- Office of the Secretary of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1916). Number of assessed polls, registered voters and persons who voted in each voting precinct in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the state, city and town elections. pp. 252.
- Office of the Secretary of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1916). Number of assessed polls, registered voters and persons who voted in each voting precinct in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the state, city and town elections. p. 558.
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