1922 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

The 1922 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922.

Incumbent Governor Channing H. Cox was re-elected over U.S. Representative John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald for a second term in office.

This was the first gubernatorial election in which the governor's term was changed from one year to two years.

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates

• J. Weston Allen, Massachusetts Attorney General
• Channing H. Cox, incumbent Governor

Results

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

• Alvan T. Fuller, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
• Joseph E. Warner, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Results

Incumbent Lt. Governor Alvan Fuller defeated former Speaker of the State House Joseph Warner for the nomination in a rematch of their 1920 contest.

Democratic primary

Governor

Candidates

• Joseph B. Ely, former District Attorney for the Western District of Massachusetts
• John F. Fitzgerald, former Mayor of Boston and U.S. Representative
• Eugene Foss, former Governor
• Peter F. Sullivan, Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts

Results

Lt. Governor

Candidates

• John J. Cummings, former state representative from Dorchester
• John F. Doherty, former state representative from Fall River
• Michael A. O'Leary, former chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic state committee

Results

General election

Candidates

• Channing H. Cox, incumbent Governor (Republican)
• John F. Fitzgerald, former Mayor of Boston and U.S. Representative (Democratic)
• Henry Hess (Socialist Labor)
• Walter S. Hutchins, nominee for Governor in 1920 (Socialist)
• John B. Lewis (Prohibition)

Results

See also

• 1921–1922 Massachusetts legislature

References

Bibliography