1911 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Nominee
Eugene Foss
Louis A. Frothingham
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
214,897
206,795
Percentage
48.84%
46.99%
County resultsFoss : 40–50% 60–70%Frothingham : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election
Eugene Foss
Democratic
Elected Governor
Eugene Foss
Democratic
The 1911 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1911. Incumbent Democratic Governor Eugene Foss defeated the Republican nominee, Louis A. Frothingham with 48.84% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on September 26, 1911. It was the first gubernatorial election where the nominees were chosen in primary elections.
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Eugene Foss , incumbent Governor.
Thomas L. Hisgen , petroleum producer and the Massachusetts Independence League nominee for Governor in 1907.
Results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Louis A. Frothingham , Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.
Joseph H. Walker , Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Norman H. White , State Representative from Brookline
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
Governor [ ]
Lieutenant Governor [ ]
See also [ ]
1911 Massachusetts legislature
References [ ]
Bibliography [ ]
Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1912). Election Statistics, 1911 . Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., State Printers.
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