1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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The 1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916.
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November 7, 1916
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McCall: 40-50% 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% 80â90% >90% Mansfield: 40-50% 50â60% 60â70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
Governor
Candidates
- Samuel W. McCall, incumbent governor
Results
| 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
- Calvin Coolidge, incumbent lieutenant governor
Results
Lieutenant Governor Coolidge was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
| 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
- 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| 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
- James Hayes, perennial candidate from Plymouth (Socialist Labor)
- Chester R. Lawrence, perennial candidate from Boston (Prohibition)
- Frederick Mansfield, former Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts (Democratic)
- Samuel W. McCall, incumbent governor (Republican)
- Dan A. White, candidate for governor in 1909 and 1910 (Socialist)
Results
| 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% | |||