1912 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1912 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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  Governor Foss.png Joseph H. Walker (Massachusetts speaker).png Charles S. Bird.png
Nominee Eugene Foss Joseph H. Walker Charles Sumner Bird
Party Democratic Republican Progressive
Popular vote 193,184 143,597 126,102
Percentage 40.31% 29.96% 26.31%

1912 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Foss:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Walker:      30–40%      40–50%
Bird:      30–40%

Governor before election

Eugene Foss
Democratic

Elected Governor

Eugene Foss
Democratic

The 1912 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1912. Democratic Governor Eugene Foss defeated the Republican candidate Joseph H. Walker and Progressive candidate Charles S. Bird.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

  • Eugene Foss, incumbent Governor.
  • Joseph C. Pelletier, District Attorney of Suffolk County.

Results[]

1912 Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eugene Foss 58,878 63.26%
Democratic Joseph C. Pelletier 34,194 36.73%

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

  • Joseph H. Walker, former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
  • Everett Chamberlin Benton, businessman and former member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council.

Results[]

1912 Massachusetts Republican gubernatorial primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph H. Walker 48,568 55.58%
Republican Everett Chamberlin Benton 38,804 44.41%

General election[]

Results[]

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1912[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eugene Foss (incumbent) 193,184 40.31%
Republican Joseph H. Walker 143,597 29.96%
Progressive Charles Sumner Bird 126,102 26.31%
Socialist Roland D. Sawyer 11,493 2.42%
Prohibition Alfred H. Evans 2,702 0.57%
Socialist Labour Arthur Elmer Reimer 2,212 0.47%
Total votes 475,792 100.00%

See also[]

  • 1912 Massachusetts legislature

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Victors are Foss and Walker". The Boston Daily Globe. September 25, 1912.
  2. ^ "Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1912".


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