1930 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

The United States Senate election of 1930 in Massachusetts was held on November 4, 1930 with Democrat Marcus A. Coolidge defeating his challengers.

United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 1930
November 4, 1930
 
Nominee Marcus A. Coolidge William M. Butler
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 651,939 539,226
Percentage 54.01% 44.67%
Senator before election

William M. Butler
Republican

 Elected Senator

Marcus A. Coolidge
Democratic

Elections in Massachusetts

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined
  • Frederick Gillett, incumbent Senator

Results
Republican primary [1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William M. Butler 163,336 47.61%
Republican Eben S. Draper Jr. 156,745 45.69%
Republican Andrew J. Gillis 22,996 6.70%
Total votes 343,077 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Results
Democratic primary [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marcus A. Coolidge 81,451 40.71%
Democratic Joseph F. O'Connell 54,829 27.41%
Democratic Thomas C. O'Brien 45,272 22.63%
Democratic Eugene Foss 12,824 6.41%
Democratic Peter J. Joyce 5,680 2.84%
Total votes 200,056 100.00%

Independents and third parties

Communist

Socialist
  • Sylvester J. McBride, candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1918, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1917, and Massachusetts Auditor in 1912

Socialist Workers
  • Oscar Kinsalas, candidate for Secretary of the Commonwealth in 1928

General election

Results
General election [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Marcus A. Coolidge 651,939 54.01% 5.40
Republican William M. Butler 539,226 44.67% 5.59
Socialist Sylvester J. McBride 7,244 0.60% N/A
Socialist Labor Oscar Kinsalas 4,640 0.38% N/A
Communist Max Lerner 3,962 0.34% 0.80
Total votes 1,207,011 100.00%

See also
  • United States Senate elections, 1930 and 1931

References
  1. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=619473
  2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=619534
  3. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=230423


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