1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Country:	Massachusetts
Flag Year:	1908
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	No
Previous Election:	1917 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1917
Next Election:	1919 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1919
Image1:	29 Calvin Coolidge 3x4.jpg
Nominee1:	Calvin Coolidge
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	214,863
Percentage1:	50.87%
Nominee2:	Richard H. Long
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	197,828
Percentage2:	46.84%
Map Size:	300px
Governor
Before Election:	Samuel W. McCall
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Calvin Coolidge
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

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^[1]

Declined

• Edwin U. Curtis, former Mayor of Boston
• Alvan T. Fuller, United States Representative

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)^[2]

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

Bibliography

• Book: Election Statistics, 1918 . Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth . 1919 . Boston, MA . .

Notes and References

1. News: Politics and Politicians . The Boston Sunday Globe . 14 July 1918. 81.
2. News: Mansfield Retires In Favor Of Gaston. The Boston Daily Globe. August 4, 1918.