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The 1917 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1917.
Republican primary
Governor
Candidates
- Grafton D. Cushing, former lieutenant governor and former speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Samuel W. McCall, incumbent governor
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Samuel W. McCall (incumbent) | 82,641 | 77.34% | |
| Republican | Grafton D. Cushing | 24,212 | 22.66% | |
| Write-in | All others | 3 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 106,856 | 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) | 95,858 | 99.99% | |
| Write-in | All others | 9 | 0.01% | |
| Total votes | 95,867 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Governor
Candidates
- Frederick Mansfield, former treasurer and receiver-general of Massachusetts and nominee for governor in 1916
Results
Mansfield was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Frederick Mansfield | 44,155 | 99.94% | |
| Write-in | All others | 27 | 0.06% | |
| Total votes | 44,182 | 100.00% | ||
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
- Matthew Hale, national chairman of the Progressive Party, delegate-at-large to the 1917 Constitutional Convention,[4] and former publisher of the Boston Journal
Results
Hale was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. He also received the Progressive and Prohibition Party nominations.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Matthew Hale | 6,518 | 98.89% | |
| Write-in | All others | 73 | 1.11% | |
| Total votes | 6,591 | 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 (Democratic)
- Samuel W. McCall, incumbent governor (Republican)
- John McCarty, perennial candidate from Abington (Socialist)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Samuel W. McCall (incumbent) | 226,145 | 58.29% |  5.84 | |
| Democratic | Frederick Mansfield | 135,676 | 34.97% |  8.70 | |
| Socialist | John McCarty | 16,608 | 4.28% | 2.27 | |
| Socialist Labor | James Hayes | 5,243 | 1.35% | 0.61 | |
| Prohibition | Chester Lawrence | 4,265 | 1.10% | 0.03 | |
| Write-in | All others | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 387,937 | 100.00% | |||
See also
References
- ↑ Election Statistics 1917, p. 169.
- ↑ Election Statistics 1917, p. 174.
- ↑ Election Statistics 1917, p. 267.
- ↑ Election Statistics 1918, p. 4.
- ↑ Election Statistics 1918, p. 272.
- ↑ "MA Governor, 1917". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ↑ Election Statistics 1917, p. 12.
Bibliography
- Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1917). Election Statistics, 1917. Boston, MA.
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