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

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)

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
• 1918 Massachusetts Question 1

References

Bibliography