1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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  1915 November 7, 1916 (1916-11-07) 1917  
  Samuel Walker McCall circa 1920 (cropped).jpg Frederick William Mansfield (1).png
Nominee Samuel W. McCall Frederick Mansfield
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote276,123229,883
Percentage52.45%43.67%

1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
McCall:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Mansfield:      50–60%

Governor before election

Samuel W. McCall
Republican

Elected Governor

Samuel W. McCall
Republican

The 1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916.

Contents

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates

Results

1916 Republican gubernatorial primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Samuel W. McCall (incumbent) 115,242 100.00%
Write-in All others20.00%
Total votes115,244 100.00%

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

Results

Lieutenant Governor Coolidge was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

1916 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Calvin Coolidge (incumbent) 109,648 100.00%
Write-in All others20.00%
Total votes109,650 100.00%

Democratic primary

Governor

Candidates

Results

1916 Democratic gubernatorial primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frederick Mansfield 45,415 56.03%
Democratic Charles H. Cole 35,63743.97%
Write-in All others00.00%
Total votes81,052 100.00%

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

  • Thomas P. Riley, former chairman of the State Democratic Committee and president of the Boston United Irish League of America [4]

Results

Riley was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

1916 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas P. Riley 66,178 100.00%
Write-in All others00.00%
Total votes66,181 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Samuel W. McCall (incumbent) 276,123 52.45% Increase2.svg5.48
Democratic Frederick Mansfield 229,88343.67%Decrease2.svg2.04
Socialist Dan A. White10,5822.01%Increase2.svg0.27
Prohibition Chester Lawrence5,9831.14%Decrease2.svg2.76
Socialist Labor James Hayes3,8930.73%Increase2.svg0.44
Write-inAll others20.00%
Total votes526,421 100.00%

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References

  1. Election Statistics 1916, p. 95.
  2. Election Statistics 1916, p. 100.
  3. Election Statistics 1916, p. 223.
  4. Murray, Damien (2018). Irish Nationalists in Boston: Catholicism and Conflict, 1900–1928. CUA Press. p. 79. ISBN   9780813230016 . Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  5. Election Statistics 1916, p. 228.
  6. "MA Governor, 1917". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  7. Election Statistics 1916, p. 12.

Bibliography

Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1916). Election Statistics, 1916. Boston, MA.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)