1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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

1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

← 1915 November 7, 1916 (1916-11-07) 1917 →
 
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

Republican primary

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Governor

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Candidates

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Results

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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

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Candidates

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Results

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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

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Governor

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Candidates

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Results

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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

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Candidates

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

Results

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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

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Candidates

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Results

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1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Samuel W. McCall (incumbent) 276,123 52.45%  5.48
Democratic Frederick Mansfield 229,883 43.67%  2.04
Socialist Dan A. White 10,582 2.01%  0.27
Prohibition Chester Lawrence 5,983 1.14%  2.76
Socialist Labor James Hayes 3,893 0.73%  0.44
Write-in All others 2 0.00%
Total votes 526,421 100.00%

See also

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References

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  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

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