1911 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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.

1911 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

← 1910 November 7, 1911 (1911-11-07) 1912 →
 
Nominee Eugene Foss Louis A. Frothingham
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 214,897 206,795
Percentage 48.84% 46.99%

County results
Foss:      40–50%      60–70%
Frothingham:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Eugene Foss
Democratic

Elected Governor

Eugene Foss
Democratic

Primary elections were held on September 26, 1911. It was the first gubernatorial election where the nominees were chosen in primary elections.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1911 Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eugene Foss 60,006 91.66%
Democratic Thomas L. Hisgen 5,456 8.33%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1911 Massachusetts Republican gubernatorial primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Louis A. Frothingham 59,601 57.33%
Republican Joseph H. Walker 26,674 25.65%
Republican Norman H. White 17,677 17.00%

General election

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Results

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Governor

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1911 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Eugene Foss (incumbent) 172,978 39.31%
Progressive Eugene Foss (incumbent) 36,160 8.22%
Independent Eugene Foss (incumbent) 5,759 1.31%
Total Eugene Foss (incumbent) 214,897 48.84%  3.19
Republican Louis A. Frothingham 206,785 46.99%  2.94
Socialist James F. Carey 13,355 3.04%  0.45
Prohibition Frank N. Rand 3,461 0.79%  0.05
Socialist Labor Dennis McGoff 1,492 0.34%  0.25
Write-in All others 20 0.00%  
Total votes 440,020 100.00%

Lieutenant governor

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1911 Massachusetts lieutenant gubernatorial election[5][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robert Luce 204,469 47.72%  0.72
Democratic David I. Walsh 200,318 46.75%  0.24
Socialist Walter S. Hutchins 15,059 3.51%  0.81
Prohibition William G. Merrill 5,534 1.29%  0.06
Socialist Labor Patrick Mulligan 3,123 0.73%  0.39
Write-in All others 6 0.00%  
Total votes 428,503 100.00%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Republican Contest Won By Frothingham, Democratic Ticket Again Headed By Gov Foss". The Boston Daily Globe. September 27, 1911.
  2. ^ "MA Governor, 1911". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "1911 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Massachusetts". US Election Atlas. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Election Statistics 1912, p. 6.
  5. ^ "1911 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Massachusetts". US Election Atlas. Retrieved April 13, 2020.

Bibliography

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Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1912). Election Statistics, 1911. Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., State Printers.