1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
	November 7, 1916
	County results; McCall: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Mansfield: 50–60%
Governor before election; Samuel W. McCall; Republican	Elected Governor ; Samuel W. McCall; Republican

The 1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916.

Republican primary

Candidates

Samuel W. McCall, incumbent Governor

Results

1916 Republican gubernatorial primary[1]
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%

Candidates

Calvin Coolidge, incumbent Lieutenant Governor

Results

Lieutenant Governor Coolidge was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

1916 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary[2]
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

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

1916 Democratic gubernatorial primary[3]
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%

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.

1916 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary[5]
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

1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[6][7]
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%

References

Election Statistics 1916, p. 95.
Election Statistics 1916, p. 100.
Election Statistics 1916, p. 223.
Murray, Damien (2018). Irish Nationalists in Boston: Catholicism and Conflict, 1900–1928. CUA Press. p. 79. ISBN 9780813230016. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
Election Statistics 1916, p. 228.
"MA Governor, 1917". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
Election Statistics 1916, p. 12.

Bibliography

Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1916). Election Statistics, 1916. Boston, MA.

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[FOOTNOTEElection_Statistics191695-1] Election Statistics 1916, p. 95.

[FOOTNOTEElection_Statistics1916100-2] Election Statistics 1916, p. 100.

[FOOTNOTEElection_Statistics1916223-3] Election Statistics 1916, p. 223.

[4] Murray, Damien (2018). Irish Nationalists in Boston: Catholicism and Conflict, 1900–1928. CUA Press. p. 79. ISBN 9780813230016. Retrieved 27 September 2019.

[FOOTNOTEElection_Statistics1916228-5] Election Statistics 1916, p. 228.

[6] "MA Governor, 1917". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

[FOOTNOTEElection_Statistics191612-7] Election Statistics 1916, p. 12.

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1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

See also

References

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