1914 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1914 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

← 1913 November 3, 1914 (1914-11-03) 1915 →
Turnout13.61% Decrease 0.8
  David Ignatius Walsh.jpg Samuel Walker McCall circa 1920 (cropped).jpg Joseph H. Walker (Massachusetts speaker).png
Nominee David I. Walsh Samuel W. McCall Joseph Walker
Party Democratic Republican Progressive
Popular vote 210,442 198,627 32,145
Percentage 45.93% 43.35% 7.02%

1914 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Walsh:      40–50%      60–70%
McCall:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

David I. Walsh
Democratic

Elected Governor

David I. Walsh
Democratic

The 1914 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1914. Democratic Governor David I. Walsh defeated the Republican, Samuel W. McCall, and the Progressive, Joseph Walker, and won reelection with 45.93% of the vote.

Democratic primary[]

Governor[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • David Walsh, incumbent Governor

Results[]

Governor Walsh was unopposed for re-nomination.

1914 Democratic gubernatorial primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Walsh (incumbent) 76,834 99.98%
Write-in All others 19 0.02%
Total votes 76,853 100.00%

Lt. Governor[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Edward P. Barry, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
1914 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward P. Barry (incumbent) 74,748 99.98%
Write-in All others 13 0.02%
Total votes 74,761 100.00%

Republican primary[]

Governor[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Results[]

McCall was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

1914 Republican gubernatorial primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Samuel W. McCall 69,274 99.95%
Write-in All others 41 0.05%
Total votes 69,315 100.00%

Lt. Governor[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Grafton D. Cushing, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
  • August H. Goetting, nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1913
  • Elmer A. Stevens, Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts

Results[]

1914 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Grafton D. Cushing 40,634 53.67%
Republican August H. Goetting 22,541 29.77%
Republican Elmer A. Stevens 12,526 16.54%
Write-in All others 9 0.12%
Total votes 75,710 100.00%

Progressive primary[]

Governor[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Joseph H. Walker, former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Results[]

Walker was unopposed for the nomination.

1914 Progressive gubernatorial primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Joseph H. Walker 5,237 99.99%
Write-in All others 7 0.01%
Total votes 5,244 100.00%

Lt. Governor[]

Candidates[]

  • James P. Magenis, delegate to the 1912 Republican National Convention

Results[]

Magenis was unopposed for the Progressive nomination.

1914 Progressive gubernatorial primary[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive James P. Magenis 4,896 99.61%
Write-in All others 19 0.39%
Total votes 4,915 100.00%

Independents and other parties[]

Prohibition Party[]

  • Alfred H. Evans, nominee for Governor in 1913

Socialist Party[]

  • Samuel C. Roberts

Socialist Labour Party[]

  • Arthur Reimer, candidate for President of the United States in 1912 and Governor in 1913

General election[]

Results[]

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1914[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David I. Walsh (incumbent) 210,442 45.93%
Republican Samuel W. McCall 198,627 43.35%
Progressive Joseph Walker 32,145 7.02%
Socialist Samuel C. Roberts 9,520 2.08%
Prohibition Alfred H. Evans 5,264 1.15%
Socialist Labor Arthur Elmer Reimer 2,205 0.48%
Total votes 458,203 100%

See also[]

  • 1914 Massachusetts legislature

References[]

  1. ^ a b Election Statistics 1914, p. 8.
  2. ^ Election Statistics 1914, p. 130.
  3. ^ Election Statistics 1914, p. 136.
  4. ^ Election Statistics 1914, p. 252.
  5. ^ Election Statistics 1914, p. 258.
  6. ^ "Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1914".
  7. ^ Election Statistics 1914, p. 368.

Bibliography[]

Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1914). Election Statistics, 1914. Boston, MA.


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