1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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  1917 November 5, 1918 (1918-11-05) 1919  
  29 Calvin Coolidge 3x4.jpg Richard H. Long.jpg
Nominee Calvin Coolidge Richard H. Long
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote214,863197,828
Percentage50.87%46.84%

1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
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.

Contents

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates

Declined

Lieutenant Governor Coolidge was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Results

Republican Gubernatorial primary, 1918 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Calvin Coolidge 81,238 99.97%
Write-in All others220.03%
Total votes81,260 100.00%

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

Declined

Results

Republican Gubernatorial primary, 1918 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Channing H. Cox 58,481 68.45%
Republican Guy Andrews Ham26,95731.55%
Write-in All others10.00%
Total votes85,439 100.00%

Democratic primary

Governor

Candidates

Withdrew

Results

Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1918 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard H. Long 23,546 38.65%
Democratic William A. Gaston 20,96834.41%
Democratic Edward P. Barry 16,41126.94%
Write-in All others30.00%
Total votes60,928 100.00%

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

O'Neil was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1918 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joseph H. O'Neil 3,948 95.00%
Write-in All others2085.00%
Total votes4,156 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1918 [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Calvin Coolidge 214,863 50.87%
Democratic Richard H. Long 197,82846.84%
Socialist Sylvester J. McBride7,7571.84%
Socialist Labor Ingvar Paulsen1,9130.45%
Write-inAll others90.00%

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References

  1. Election Statistics 1918, p. 6.
  2. 1 2 3 "Politics and Politicians". The Boston Sunday Globe. July 14, 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 May 25, 2019.
  8. Election Statistics 1918, p. 245.

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