1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Gubernatorial elections were held in Massachusetts on November 4, 1918.
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Republican primary
Governor
Candidates
Declared
- Calvin Coolidge, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Declined
- Samuel W. McCall, incumbent Governor (to run for U.S. Senate)
Lieutenant Governor Coolidge was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Calvin Coolidge | 81,238 | 99.97% | |
| Write-in | All others | 22 | 0.03% | |
| Total votes | 81,260 | 100.00% | ||
Lieutenant Governor
Candidates
Declared
- Channing H. Cox, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Guy Andrews Ham, former Governor's Councilor and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1915[2]
Declined
- Edwin U. Curtis, former Mayor of Boston[2]
- Alvan T. Fuller, United States Representative[2]
Lieutenant Governor Coolidge was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Channing H. Cox | 58,481 | 68.45% | |
| Republican | Guy Andrews Ham | 26,957 | 31.55% | |
| Write-in | All others | 1 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 85,439 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Governor
Candidates
Declared
- Edward P. Barry, former Lieutenant Governor
- William A. Gaston, nominee for Governor in 1902 and 1903
- Richard H. Long, Framingham businessman
Withdrew
- Frederick Mansfield, former Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts and nominee for Governor in 1916 and 1917 (endorsed Gaston)[4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard H. Long | 23,546 | 38.65% | |
| Democratic | William A. Gaston | 20,968 | 34.41% | |
| Democratic | Edward P. Barry | 16,411 | 26.94% | |
| Write-in | All others | 3 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 60,928 | 100.00% | ||
Lieutenant Governor
Candidates
Declared
- Joseph H. O'Neil, former United States Representative
O'Neil was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph H. O'Neil | 3,948 | 95.00% | |
| Write-in | All others | 208 | 5.00% | |
| Total votes | 4,156 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Calvin Coolidge | 214,863 | 50.87% | ||
| Democratic | Richard H. Long | 197,828 | 46.84% | ||
| Socialist | Sylvester J. McBride | 7,757 | 1.84% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Ingvar Paulsen | 1,913 | 0.45% | ||
| Write-in | All others | 9 | 0.00% | ||
References
- Election Statistics 1918, p. 6.
- "Politics and Politicians". The Boston Sunday Globe. 14 July 1918. p. 81.
- Election Statistics 1918, p. 12.
- "Mansfield Retires In Favor Of Gaston". The Boston Daily Globe. August 4, 1918.
- Election Statistics 1918, p. 122.
- Election Statistics 1918, p. 128.
- "MA Governor, 1918". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- Election Statistics 1918, p. 245.
Bibliography
Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1919). Election Statistics, 1918. Boston, MA.
See also
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