1922 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1922 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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Nominee Channing H. Cox John F. Fitzgerald
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote464,873404,192
Percentage52.24%45.42%
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Cox:     40-50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90-100%
Fitzgerald:     40-50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Governor before election

Channing H. Cox
Republican

Elected Governor

Channing H. Cox
Republican

The 1922 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922.

Contents

Incumbent Governor Channing H. Cox was re-elected over U.S. Representative John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald for a second term in office.

This was the first gubernatorial election in which the governor's term was changed from one year to two years.

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates

Results

1922 Republican Gubernatorial primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Channing H. Cox (incumbent) 212,145 73.19%
Republican J. Weston Allen 77,69226.80%
Write-in All others110.00%
Total votes289,848 100.00%

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

Results

Incumbent Lt. Governor Alvan Fuller defeated former Speaker of the State House Joseph Warner for the nomination in a rematch of their 1920 contest.

1922 Republican Lt. Gubernatorial primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alvan T. Fuller (incumbent) 176,159 63.35%
Republican Joseph E. Warner 101,90936.65%
Write-in All others00.00%
Total votes278,068 100.00%

Democratic primary

Governor

Candidates

Results

1922 Democratic gubernatorial primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John F. Fitzgerald 89,381 50.17%
Democratic Peter F. Sullivan 53,67930.13%
Democratic Joseph B. Ely 21,52312.08%
Democratic Eugene Foss 13,5767.62%
Write-in All others00.00%
Total votes178,159 100.00%

Lt. Governor

Candidates

Results

1922 Democratic Lt. gubernatorial primary [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John F. Doherty 62,386 40.56%
Democratic Michael A. O'Leary53,98535.10%
Democratic John J. Cummings 37,42424.33%
Write-in All others00.00%
Total votes153,795 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

1922 Massachusetts gubernatorial election [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Channing H. Cox 464,873 52.24% Decrease2.svg14.78
Democratic John F. Fitzgerald 404,19245.42%Increase2.svg15.20
Socialist Walter S. Hutchins9,2051.03%Decrease2.svg1.06
Prohibition John B. Lewis6,8700.77%Increase2.svg0.77
Socialist Labor Henry Hess4,7130.53%Decrease2.svg0.13
Write-inAll others100.00%Steady2.svg

See also

References

  1. ↑ Election Statistics 1922, p. 6.
  2. ↑ Election Statistics 1922, p. 12.
  3. ↑ Election Statistics 1922, p. 148.
  4. ↑ "Democratic Candidate for Lieutenant Governor Young and "Silver-Tongued," According to Martin Lomasney". The Boston Globe. September 14, 1922. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  5. ↑ Election Statistics 1922, p. 156.
  6. ↑ "MA Governor, 1920". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  7. ↑ Election Statistics 1922, p. 272.

Bibliography

Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1922). Election Statistics, 1922. Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co.

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