1920 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Summary

The 1920 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. This was the first election in which the governor was elected to a two-year term, following the adoption of amendments to the state constitution proposed by the state constitutional convention of 1917-18.

1920 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

← 1919 November 2, 1920 (1920-11-02) 1922 →
 
Nominee Channing H. Cox John Jackson Walsh
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 643,869 290,350
Percentage 67.02% 30.22%

County results
Cox:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election

Calvin Coolidge
Republican

Elected Governor

Channing H. Cox
Republican

Republican primary edit

Governor edit

Candidates edit

Declined edit

Lieutenant Governor Cox was unopposed for the nomination.

Results edit

Republican Gubernatorial primary, 1920[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Channing H. Cox 185,875 99.98%
Write-in All others 43 0.02%
Total votes 185,918 100.00%

Lieutenant governor edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

Congressman Alvan Fuller narrowly defeated Speaker of the State House Joseph Warner for the nomination.

Republican Lt. Gubernatorial primary, 1920[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alvan T. Fuller 58,556 28.31%
Republican Joseph E. Warner 57,704 27.90%
Republican Charles L. Burrill 52,039 25.16%
Republican Albert P. Langtry 38,214 18.47%
Write-in All others 347 0.17%
Total votes 206,860 100.00%

Democratic primary edit

Governor edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1920[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Jackson Walsh 39,762 52.23%
Democratic Richard H. Long 36,354 47.75%
Write-in All others 10 0.01%
Total votes 76,126 100.00%

General election edit

Results edit

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1920[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Channing H. Cox 643,869 67.02%  6.08
Democratic John Jackson Walsh 290,350 30.22%  6.73
Socialist Walter S. Hutchins 20,079 2.09%  0.74
Socialist Labor Patrick Mulligan 6,383 0.66%  0.21
Write-in All others 16 0.00%  

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Election Statistics 1920, p. 79.
  2. ^ Election Statistics 1920, p. 86.
  3. ^ Election Statistics 1920, p. 199.
  4. ^ "MA Governor, 1920". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  5. ^ Election Statistics 1920, p. 424.

Bibliography edit

Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1920). Election Statistics, 1920. Boston, MA.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)