Election Name: | 1911 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
Country: | Massachusetts |
Flag Year: | 1908 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | No |
Previous Election: | 1910 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1910 |
Next Election: | 1912 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1912 |
Image1: | Governor Foss.png |
Nominee1: | Eugene Foss |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 214,897 |
Percentage1: | 48.84% |
Nominee2: | Louis A. Frothingham |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 206,795 |
Percentage2: | 46.99% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Eugene Foss |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Eugene Foss |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1911 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1911. Incumbent Democratic Governor Eugene Foss defeated the Republican nominee, Louis A. Frothingham with 48.84% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on September 26, 1911. It was the first gubernatorial election where the nominees were chosen in primary elections.
Book: Election Statistics, 1911 . Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth . 1912 . Boston, MA . Wright & Potter Printing Co., State Printers . .