1920 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Nominee
Channing H. Cox
John Jackson Walsh
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
643,869
290,350
Percentage
67.02%
30.22%
County resultsCox : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Governor before election
Calvin Coolidge
Republican
Elected Governor
Channing H. Cox
Republican
The 1920 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. This was the first election in which the governor was elected to a two-year term, following the adoption of amendments to the state constitution proposed by the state constitutional convention of 1917-18.
Republican primary [ ]
Governor [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
Channing H. Cox , incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Declined [ ]
Calvin Coolidge , incumbent Governor (nominated for Vice President )
Lieutenant Governor Cox was unopposed for the nomination.
Results [ ]
Lieutenant Governor [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
Results [ ]
Congressman Alvan Fuller narrowly defeated Speaker of the State House Joseph Warner for the nomination.
Democratic primary [ ]
Governor [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
Richard H. Long , nominee for Governor in 1918 and 1919
John Jackson Walsh , State Senator
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
1920 Massachusetts legislature
References [ ]
Bibliography [ ]
Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1920). Election Statistics, 1920 . Boston, MA.
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