1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
	County results; Coolidge: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Long: 60–70%
Governor before election; Samuel W. McCall; Republican	Elected Governor ; Calvin Coolidge; Republican

The 1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1918.

Republican primary[]

Governor[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Calvin Coolidge, incumbent Lieutenant Governor

Declined[]

Samuel W. McCall, incumbent Governor (to run for U.S. Senate)

Lieutenant Governor Coolidge was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Results[]

Republican Gubernatorial primary, 1918^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Calvin Coolidge	81,238	99.97%
	Write-in	All others	22	0.03%
Total votes			81,260	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Channing H. Cox, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Guy Andrews Ham, former Governor's Councilor and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1915^[2]

Declined[]

Edwin U. Curtis, former Mayor of Boston^[2]
Alvan T. Fuller, United States Representative^[2]

Lieutenant Governor Coolidge was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Results[]

Republican Gubernatorial primary, 1918^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Channing H. Cox	58,481	68.45%
	Republican	Guy Andrews Ham	26,957	31.55%
	Write-in	All others	1	0.00%
Total votes			85,439	100.00%

Democratic primary[]

Governor[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Edward P. Barry, former Lieutenant Governor
William A. Gaston, nominee for Governor in 1902 and 1903
Richard H. Long, Framingham businessman

Withdrew[]

Frederick Mansfield, former Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts and nominee for Governor in 1916 and 1917 (endorsed Gaston)^[4]

Results[]

Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1918^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard H. Long	23,546	38.65%
	Democratic	William A. Gaston	20,968	34.41%
	Democratic	Edward P. Barry	16,411	26.94%
	Write-in	All others	3	0.00%
Total votes			60,928	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Joseph H. O'Neil, former United States Representative

O'Neil was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1918^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph H. O'Neil	3,948	95.00%
	Write-in	All others	208	5.00%
Total votes			4,156	100.00%

General election[]

Results[]

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1918^[7]^[8]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Calvin Coolidge	214,863	50.87%
Democratic	Richard H. Long	197,828	46.84%
Socialist	Sylvester J. McBride	7,757	1.84%
Socialist Labor	Ingvar Paulsen	1,913	0.45%
Write-in	All others	9	0.00%

References[]

^ Election Statistics 1918, p. 6.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Politics and Politicians". The Boston Sunday Globe. 14 July 1918. p. 81.
^ Election Statistics 1918, p. 12.
^ "Mansfield Retires In Favor Of Gaston". The Boston Daily Globe. August 4, 1918.
^ Election Statistics 1918, p. 122.
^ Election Statistics 1918, p. 128.
^ "MA Governor, 1918". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
^ Election Statistics 1918, p. 245.

Bibliography[]

Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1919). Election Statistics, 1918. Boston, MA.

[FOOTNOTEElection_Statistics19186-1] Election Statistics 1918, p. 6.

[Globe-2] "Politics and Politicians". The Boston Sunday Globe. 14 July 1918. p. 81.

[FOOTNOTEElection_Statistics191812-3] Election Statistics 1918, p. 12.

[4] "Mansfield Retires In Favor Of Gaston". The Boston Daily Globe. August 4, 1918.

[FOOTNOTEElection_Statistics1918122-5] Election Statistics 1918, p. 122.

[FOOTNOTEElection_Statistics1918128-6] Election Statistics 1918, p. 128.

[7] "MA Governor, 1918". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

[FOOTNOTEElection_Statistics1918245-8] Election Statistics 1918, p. 245.

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1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Contents

Republican primary[]

Governor[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Declined[]

Results[]

Lieutenant Governor[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Declined[]

Results[]

Democratic primary[]

Governor[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Withdrew[]

Results[]

Lieutenant Governor[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

General election[]

Results[]

See also[]

References[]

Bibliography[]