1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Gubernatorial elections were held in Massachusetts on November 7, 1916.
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Republican primary
Declared
- Samuel W. McCall, incumbent Governor
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Samuel W. McCall | 115,242 | 100.00% | |
Write-in | All others | 2 | 0.00% | |
Total votes | 115,244 | 100.00% |
Declared
- Calvin Coolidge, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Results
Lieutenant Governor Coolidge was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Calvin Coolidge | 109,648 | 100.00% | |
Write-in | All others | 2 | 0.00% | |
Total votes | 109,650 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary
Declared
- Charles H. Cole, Adjutant General of Massachusetts and former Boston Police and Fire Commissioner
- Frederick Mansfield, former Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Frederick Mansfield | 45,415 | 56.03% | |
Democratic | Charles H. Cole | 35,637 | 43.97% | |
Write-in | All others | 0 | 0.00% | |
Total votes | 81,052 | 100.00% |
Declared
- 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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Thomas P. Riley | 66,178 | 100.00% | |
Write-in | All others | 0 | 0.00% | |
Total votes | 66,181 | 100.00% |
Independents and third parties
Prohibition Party
- Chester R. Lawrence, perennial candidate from Boston
Socialist Party
- Dan A. White, candidate for Governor in 1909 and 1910
Socialist Labor Party
- James Hayes, perennial candidate from Plymouth
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Samuel W. McCall | 276,123 | 52.45% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Frederick Mansfield | 229,883 | 43.67% | ![]() | |
Socialist | Dan A. White | 10,582 | 2.01% | ![]() | |
Prohibition | Chester Lawrence | 5,983 | 1.14% | ![]() | |
Socialist Labor | James Hayes | 3,893 | 0.73% | ![]() | |
Write-in | All others | 2 | 0.00% | ||
Total votes | 526,421 | 100.00% |
References
- Election Statistics 1916, p. 95.
- Election Statistics 1916, p. 100.
- Election Statistics 1916, p. 223.
- Murray, Damien (2018). Irish Nationalists in Boston: Catholicism and Conflict, 1900–1928. CUA Press. p. 79. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- Election Statistics 1916, p. 228.
- "MA Governor, 1917". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- Election Statistics 1917, p. 12.
Bibliography
Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1916). Election Statistics, 1916. Boston, MA.
See also
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