1924 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Gubernatorial elections were held in Massachusetts on November 4, 1924.

1924 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

November 4, 1924 (1924-11-04)

Nominee Alvan T. Fuller James Michael Curley Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 650,817 490,010 Percentage 56.03% 42.19%

Governor before election Channing H. Cox Republican Elected Governor Alvan T. Fuller Republican

Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Alvan T. Fuller was elected over Boston mayor James Michael Curley.

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates

Declared

• Alvan T. Fuller, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
• James Jackson, Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts

Results

1924 Republican Gubernatorial primary[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alvan T. Fuller	193,282	57.14%
	Republican	James Jackson	144,960	42.86%
	Write-in	All others	4	0.00%
Total votes			338,246	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor

Candidates

Declared

• Frank G. Allen, State Senator from Norwood

Results

Allen was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

1924 Republican Lt. Gubernatorial primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank G. Allen	296,008	100.00%
	Write-in	All others	5	0.00%
Total votes			296,013	100.00%

Democratic primary

Governor

Candidates

Declared

• James Michael Curley, Mayor of Boston

Results

Curley was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

1924 Democratic gubernatorial primary[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Michael Curley	125,931	99.97%
	Write-in	All others	35	0.03%
Total votes			125,966	100.00%

Lt. Governor

Candidates

Declared

• Thomas J. Boynton, former Massachusetts Attorney General and Mayor of Everett
• John J. Cummings, candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1922
• William A O'Hearn, State Senator from North Adams

Results

1924 Democratic Lt. gubernatorial primary[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John J. Cummings	57,614	50.29%
	Democratic	William A. O'Hearn	36,435	31.80%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Boynton	20,512	17.90%
	Write-in	All others	5	0.00%
Total votes			114,566	100.00%

Independents and third parties

Socialist

• Walter S. Hutchins, perennial candidate

Socialist Labor

• James Hayes, perennial candidate

Workers

• John J. Ballam, Marxist activist and trade union organizer

General election

Results

1924 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[5][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Alvan T. Fuller	650,817	56.03%	3.79
	Democratic	James Michael Curley	490,010	42.19%	3.23
	Workers	John J. Ballam	9,506	0.82%	0.82
	Socialist	Walter S. Hutchins	6,292	0.54%	0.49
	Socialist Labor	Henry Hess	4,854	0.42%	0.11
	Write-in	All others	31	0.00%

References

1. Election Statistics 1924, p. 57.
2. Election Statistics 1924, p. 60.
3. Election Statistics 1924, p. 135.
4. Election Statistics 1924, p. 138.
5. "MA Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
6. Election Statistics 1924, p. 298.

Bibliography

Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1924). Election Statistics, 1924. Boston, MA.

See also