1911 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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The 1911 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1911. Incumbent Democratic Governor Eugene Foss defeated the Republican nominee, Louis A. Frothingham with 48.84% of the vote.
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November 7, 1911
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Foss: 40-50% 50â60% 60â70% Frothingham: 40-50% 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% 80â90% >90% Tie: 40-50% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections were held on September 26, 1911. It was the first gubernatorial election where the nominees were chosen in primary elections.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Eugene Foss, incumbent Governor.
- Thomas L. Hisgen, petroleum producer and the Massachusetts Independence League nominee for Governor in 1907.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eugene Foss | 60,006 | 91.66% | |
| Democratic | Thomas L. Hisgen | 5,456 | 8.33% | |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Louis A. Frothingham, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.
- Joseph H. Walker, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Norman H. White, State Representative from Brookline
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Louis A. Frothingham | 59,601 | 57.33% | |
| Republican | Joseph H. Walker | 26,674 | 25.65% | |
| Republican | Norman H. White | 17,677 | 17.00% | |
General election
Results
Governor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eugene Foss (incumbent) | 172,978 | 39.31% | ||
| Progressive | Eugene Foss (incumbent) | 36,160 | 8.22% | ||
| Independent | Eugene Foss (incumbent) | 5,759 | 1.31% | ||
| Total | Eugene Foss (incumbent) | 214,897 | 48.84% |  3.19 | |
| Republican | Louis A. Frothingham | 206,785 | 46.99% |  2.94 | |
| Socialist | James F. Carey | 13,355 | 3.04% | 0.45 | |
| Prohibition | Frank N. Rand | 3,461 | 0.79% | 0.05 | |
| Socialist Labor | Dennis McGoff | 1,492 | 0.34% | 0.25 | |
| Write-in | All others | 20 | 0.00% |  | |
| Total votes | 440,020 | 100.00% | |||
Lieutenant governor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Luce | 204,469 | 47.72% | 0.72 | |
| Democratic | David I. Walsh | 200,318 | 46.75% | 0.24 | |
| Socialist | Walter S. Hutchins | 15,059 | 3.51% | 0.81 | |
| Prohibition | William G. Merrill | 5,534 | 1.29% | 0.06 | |
| Socialist Labor | Patrick Mulligan | 3,123 | 0.73% | 0.39 | |
| Write-in | All others | 6 | 0.00% | | |
| Total votes | 428,503 | 100.00% | |||
