1922 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Gubernatorial elections were held in Massachusetts on November 7, 1922.

1922 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

November 7, 1922 (1922-11-07)

Nominee Channing H. Cox John F. Fitzgerald Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 464,873 404,192 Percentage 52.24% 45.42%

Governor before election Channing H. Cox Republican Elected Governor Channing H. Cox Republican

Incumbent Governor Channing H. Cox was re-elected over U.S. Representative John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald for a second term in office.

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates

Declared

• J. Weston Allen, Massachusetts Attorney General
• Channing H. Cox, incumbent Governor

Results

1922 Republican Gubernatorial primary[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Channing H. Cox (incumbent)	212,145	73.19%
	Republican	J. Weston Allen	77,692	26.80%
	Write-in	All others	11	0.00%
Total votes			289,848	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor

Candidates

Declared

• Alvan T. Fuller, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
• Joseph E. Warner, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Results

Incumbent Lt. Governor Alvan Fuller defeated former Speaker of the State House Joseph Warner for the nomination in a rematch of their 1920 contest.

1922 Republican Lt. Gubernatorial primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alvan T. Fuller (incumbent)	176,159	63.35%
	Republican	Joseph E. Warner	101,909	36.65%
	Write-in	All others	0	0.00%
Total votes			278,068	100.00%

Democratic primary

Governor

Candidates

Declared

• Joseph B. Ely, former District Attorney for the Western District of Massachusetts
• John F. Fitzgerald, former Mayor of Boston and U.S. Representative
• Eugene Foss, former Governor
• Peter F. Sullivan, Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts

Results

1922 Democratic gubernatorial primary[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John F. Fitzgerald	89,381	50.17%
	Democratic	Peter F. Sullivan	53,679	30.13%
	Democratic	Joseph B. Ely	21,523	12.08%
	Democratic	Eugene Foss	13,576	7.62%
	Write-in	All others	0	0.00%
Total votes			178,159	100.00%

Governor

Candidates

Declared

• John J. Cummings
• John F. Doherty, former State Representative from Fall River[4]
• Michael A O'Leary

Results

1922 Democratic Lt. gubernatorial primary[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John F. Doherty	62,386	40.56%
	Democratic	Michael A. O'Leary	53,985	35.10%
	Democratic	John J. Cummings	37,424	24.33%
	Write-in	All others	0	0.00%
Total votes			153,795	100.00%

Independents and third parties

Prohibition

• John B. Lewis

Socialist

• Walter S. Hutchins, nominee for Governor in 1920

Socialist Labor

• Henry Hess

General election

Results

1922 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Channing H. Cox	464,873	52.24%	14.78
	Democratic	John F. Fitzgerald	404,192	45.42%	15.20
	Socialist	Walter S. Hutchins	9,205	1.03%	1.06
	Prohibition	John B. Lewis	6,870	0.77%	0.77
	Socialist Labor	Henry Hess	4,713	0.53%	0.13
	Write-in	All others	10	0.00%

References

1. Election Statistics 1922, p. 6.
2. Election Statistics 1922, p. 12.
3. Election Statistics 1922, p. 148.
4. "Democratic Candidate for Lieutenant Governor Young and "Silver-Tongued," According to Martin Lomasney". The Boston Globe. 14 September 1922. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
5. Election Statistics 1922, p. 156.
6. "MA Governor, 1920". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
7. Election Statistics 1922, p. 272.

Bibliography

Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1922). Election Statistics, 1922. Boston, MA.

See also