1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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Nominee Samuel W. McCall Frederick Mansfield
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 276,123 229,883
Percentage 52.45% 43.67%

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.

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates

Results

1916 Republican gubernatorial primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Samuel W. McCall (incumbent) 115,242 100.00%
Write-in All others 2 0.00%
Total votes 115,244 100.00%

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

Results

Lieutenant Governor Coolidge was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

1916 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Calvin Coolidge (incumbent) 109,648 100.00%
Write-in All others 2 0.00%
Total votes 109,650 100.00%

Democratic primary

Governor

Candidates

Results

1916 Democratic gubernatorial primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
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%

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]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas P. Riley 66,178 100.00%
Write-in All others 0 0.00%
Total votes 66,181 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Samuel W. McCall (incumbent) 276,123 52.45% Increase5.48
Democratic Frederick Mansfield 229,883 43.67% Decrease2.04
Socialist Dan A. White 10,582 2.01% Increase0.27
Prohibition Chester Lawrence 5,983 1.14% Decrease2.76
Socialist Labor James Hayes 3,893 0.73% Increase0.44
Write-in All others 2 0.00%
Total votes 526,421 100.00%

See also

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)