1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

The 1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1918.

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

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

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

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

• Joseph H. O'Neil, former United States Representative

O'Neil was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

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

See also

• 1918 Massachusetts legislature

References

1. Election Statistics 1918, p. 6.
2. "Politics and Politicians". The Boston Sunday Globe. July 14, 1918. p. 81.
3. Election Statistics 1918, p. 12.
4. "Mansfield Retires In Favor Of Gaston". The Boston Daily Globe. August 4, 1918.
5. Election Statistics 1918, p. 122.
6. Election Statistics 1918, p. 128.
7. "MA Governor, 1918". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
8. Election Statistics 1918, p. 245.

Bibliography

• Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1919). Election Statistics, 1918. Boston, MA.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)