1926 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1926 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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Nominee Alvan T. Fuller William A. Gaston
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote595,006407,389
Percentage58.76%40.25%
1926 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
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Fuller:     40-50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90-100%
Gaston:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Tie:     50%
Governor before election

Alvan T. Fuller
Republican

Elected Governor

Alvan T. Fuller
Republican

The 1926 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1926.

Contents

Incumbent Republican Governor Alvan T. Fuller was elected over Democrat William A. Gaston. This was Gaston's third and final unsuccessful bid for governor.

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates

Results

Governor Fuller was unopposed for renomination.

1926 Republican Gubernatorial primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alvan T. Fuller (incumbent) 237,979 100.00%
Write-in All others60.00%
Total votes237,985 100.00%

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

Results

Allen was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

1926 Republican Lt. Gubernatorial primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank G. Allen 223,253 100.00%
Write-in All others20.00%
Total votes223,255 100.00%

Democratic primary

Governor

Candidates

Withdrew

Results

Gaston was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

1926 Democratic gubernatorial primary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William A. Gaston 125,931 99.97%
Write-in All others350.03%
Total votes125,966 100.00%

Lt. Governor

Candidates

  • Joseph B. Ely, former District Attorney for the Western District of Massachusetts and candidate for governor in 1922
Withdrew
  • Harry J. Dooley (name remained on primary ballot)

Campaign

Harry J. Dooley and Joseph B. Ely competed for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor. Ely, an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1922, was tapped by the party leadership so that the party could present an ethnically diverse and geographically balanced ticket. [5] On August 28, Dooley dropped out of the race and endorsed Ely in order to unite the party. As Dooley did not exit the race before the August 13 deadline for withdrawals, his name remained on the ballot. [6] Nevertheless, Dooley ended up winning the primary with the support of Irish Americans. Dooley refused the nomination as did Ely, who believed the means to be an embarrassment (but officially cited his mother's illness as his reason for declining). [5]

Dooley was replaced on the general election ballot by Fall River Mayor Edmond P. Talbot. Party leadership hoped that the popular French-Canadian politician would help the ticket attract votes from the state's 75,000 to 80,000 French-speaking residents, 75% of which were believed to be Republican supporters. [7]

Results

1926 Democratic Lt. gubernatorial primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harry J. Dooley (withdrew) 51,327 52.86%
Democratic Joseph B. Ely 45,76547.14%
Total votes97,092 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

1926 Massachusetts gubernatorial election [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Alvan T. Fuller (incumbent) 595,006 58.76% Increase2.svg2.76
Democratic William A. Gaston 407,38940.25%Decrease2.svg1.94
Socialist Walter S. Hutchins4,7500.47%Decrease2.svg0.07
WorkersLewis Marks3,0060.30%Decrease2.svg0.62
Socialist Labor Samuel Leger2,0100.20%Decrease2.svg0.22
Write-inAll others50.00%Steady2.svg
Total votes1,012,166 100.00%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Election Statistics 1926, p. 5.
  2. ↑ Election Statistics 1926, p. 8.
  3. ↑ "Cummings Takes Name Off Ballot". The Boston Daily Globe. August 14, 1926.
  4. ↑ Election Statistics 1926, p. 78.
  5. 1 2 Huthmacher, J. Joseph (1959). Massachusetts People and Politics, 1919-1933. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press. p. 123. OCLC   460668046.
  6. ↑ "Dooley Quits Race, Will Support Ely". The Boston Daily Globe. August 29, 1926.
  7. ↑ "Mayor Talbot To Run With Gaston". The Boston Daily Globe. September 22, 1926.
  8. ↑ Election Statistics 1926, p. 82.
  9. ↑ "MA Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  10. ↑ Election Statistics 1926, p. 140.

Bibliography

Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1926). Election Statistics, 1926. Boston, MA.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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