1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Gubernatorial elections were held in Massachusetts on November 4, 1918.

1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

November 5, 1918 (1918-11-05)
 
Nominee Calvin Coolidge Richard H. Long
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 214,863 197,828
Percentage 50.87% 46.84%

Governor before election

Samuel W. McCall
Republican

Elected Governor

Calvin Coolidge
Republican

Republican primary

Declared
Declined

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%
Declared
Declined

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

Declared
Withdrew

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%
Declared

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]
Party 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

  1. Election Statistics 1918, p. 6.
  2. "Politics and Politicians". The Boston Sunday Globe. 14 July 1918. p. 81.
  3. Election Statistics 1918, p. 12.
  4. "Mansfield Retires In Favor Of Gaston". The Boston Daily Globe. August 4, 1918.
  5. Election Statistics 1918, p. 122.
  6. Election Statistics 1918, p. 128.
  7. "MA Governor, 1918". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  8. Election Statistics 1918, p. 245.

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