The 1920 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. This was the first election in which the governor was elected to a two-year term, following the adoption of amendments to the state constitution proposed by the state constitutional convention of 1917–18.
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Republican primary
editGovernor
editCandidates
edit- Channing H. Cox, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Declined
edit- Calvin Coolidge, incumbent Governor (nominated for Vice President)
Lieutenant Governor Cox was unopposed for the nomination.
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Channing H. Cox | 185,875 | 99.98% | |
| Write-in | All others | 43 | 0.02% | |
| Total votes | 185,918 | 100.00% | ||
Lieutenant governor
editCandidates
edit- Charles L. Burrill, Treasurer and Receiver-General
- Alvan T. Fuller, United States Representative from Massachusetts's 9th congressional district
- Albert P. Langtry, Secretary of the Commonwealth
- Joseph E. Warner, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Results
editCongressman Alvan Fuller narrowly defeated Speaker of the State House Joseph Warner for the nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Alvan T. Fuller | 58,556 | 28.31% | |
| Republican | Joseph E. Warner | 57,704 | 27.90% | |
| Republican | Charles L. Burrill | 52,039 | 25.16% | |
| Republican | Albert P. Langtry | 38,214 | 18.47% | |
| Write-in | All others | 347 | 0.17% | |
| Total votes | 206,860 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
editGovernor
editCandidates
edit- Richard H. Long, nominee for Governor in 1918 and 1919
- John Jackson Walsh, State Senator
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John Jackson Walsh | 39,762 | 52.23% | |
| Democratic | Richard H. Long | 36,354 | 47.75% | |
| Write-in | All others | 10 | 0.01% | |
| Total votes | 76,126 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Channing H. Cox | 643,869 | 67.02% |  6.08
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| Democratic | John Jackson Walsh | 290,350 | 30.22% |  6.73
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| Socialist | Walter S. Hutchins | 20,079 | 2.09% | 0.74
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| Socialist Labor | Patrick Mulligan | 6,383 | 0.66% | 0.21
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| Write-in | All others | 16 | 0.00% | 
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Election Statistics 1920, p. 79.
- ^ Election Statistics 1920, p. 86.
- ^ Election Statistics 1920, p. 199.
- ^ "MA Governor, 1920". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ Election Statistics 1920, p. 424.
Bibliography
editOffice of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1920). Election Statistics, 1920. Boston, MA.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)