Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1914

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Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1914
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  1913 November 3, 1914 (1914-11-03)1915 
Turnout 13.61% Decrease2.svg 0.8

  David Ignatius Walsh.jpg Samuel Walker McCall circa 1920.jpg
Nominee David I. Walsh Samuel W. McCall
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote210,442 198,627
Percentage45.93% 43.35%

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Nominee Joseph Walker
Party Progressive
Popular vote 32,145
Percentage 7.02%

Governor before election

David I. Walsh
Democratic

Elected Governor

David I. Walsh
Democratic

The Massachusetts gubernatorial election of 1914 took place on November 3, 1914. Democratic Governor David I. Walsh defeated the Republican, Samuel W. McCall, and the Progressive, Joseph Walker, and won reelection with 45.93% of the vote.

Governor of Massachusetts head of state and of government of the U.S. commonwealth of Massachusetts

The Governor of Massachusetts is the head of the executive branch of the Government of Massachusetts and serves as commander-in-chief of the Commonwealth's military forces. The current governor is Charlie Baker.

David I. Walsh U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, Democrat, 1919-1925, 1926-47

David Ignatius Walsh was a United States politician from Massachusetts. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 46th Governor of Massachusetts before serving several terms in the United States Senate.

Samuel W. McCall American governor of Massachusetts

Samuel Walker McCall was a Republican lawyer, politician, and writer from Massachusetts. He was for twenty years (1893–1913) a member of the United States House of Representatives, and the 47th Governor of Massachusetts, serving three one-year terms (1916–19). He was a moderately progressive Republican who sought to counteract the influence of money in politics.

Results

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1914 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David I. Walsh 210,44245.93%
Republican Samuel W. McCall 198,627 43.35%
Progressive Joseph Walker 32,145 7.02%
Socialist Samuel C. Roberts 9,520 2.08%
Prohibition Alfred H. Evans 5,264 1.15%
Socialist Labour Arthur Elmer Reimer 2,205 0.48%
Total votes458,203100%


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