1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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The 1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1918.
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November 5, 1918
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Coolidge: 40-50% 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% 80â90% >90% Long: 40-50% 50â60% 60â70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
Governor
Candidates
- Calvin Coolidge, incumbent lieutenant governor
Declined
- Samuel W. McCall, incumbent governor (to run for U.S. Senate)
Lieutenant Governor Coolidge was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Calvin Coolidge | 81,238 | 99.97% | |
| Write-in | All others | 22 | 0.03% | |
| Total votes | 81,260 | 100.00% | ||
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
- Channing H. Cox, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Guy Andrews Ham, former Governor's Councilor and candidate for lieutenant governor in 1915[2]
Declined
- Edwin U. Curtis, former Mayor of Boston[2]
- Alvan T. Fuller, United States Representative[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Channing H. Cox | 58,481 | 68.45% | |
| Republican | Guy Andrews Ham | 26,957 | 31.55% | |
| Write-in | All others | 1 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 85,439 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Governor
Candidates
- Edward P. Barry, former lieutenant governor
- William A. Gaston, nominee for governor in 1902 and 1903
- Richard H. Long, Framingham businessman
Withdrew
- Frederick Mansfield, former Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts and nominee for governor in 1916 and 1917 (endorsed Gaston)[4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard H. Long | 23,546 | 38.65% | |
| Democratic | William A. Gaston | 20,968 | 34.41% | |
| Democratic | Edward P. Barry | 16,411 | 26.94% | |
| Write-in | All others | 3 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 60,928 | 100.00% | ||
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
- Joseph H. O'Neil, former United States Representative
O'Neil was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph H. O'Neil | 3,948 | 95.00% | |
| Write-in | All others | 208 | 5.00% | |
| Total votes | 4,156 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- Calvin Coolidge, incumbent lieutenant governor (Republican)
- Richard H. Long, car dealer from Framingham (Democratic)
- Sylvester McBride (Socialist)
- Ingvar Paulsen (Socialist Labor)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Calvin Coolidge | 214,863 | 50.87% | ||
| Democratic | Richard H. Long | 197,828 | 46.84% | ||
| Socialist | Sylvester J. McBride | 7,757 | 1.84% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Ingvar Paulsen | 1,913 | 0.45% | ||
| Write-in | All others | 9 | 0.00% | ||