The 1919 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1919. This was the last gubernatorial election before the governor's term was extended to two years and the first election following the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which granted women the right to vote.
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Governor Calvin Coolidge was re-elected over Framingham businessman Richard Long in a landslide. This was a rematch of the previous year's contest. Coolidge would be elected Vice President of the United States in 1920 and succeed President Warren Harding upon Harding's death.
Republican primary
editGovernor
editCandidates
edit- Calvin Coolidge, incumbent Governor
Governor Coolidge was unopposed for re-nomination.
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Calvin Coolidge (incumbent) | 129,145 | 99.98% | |
| Write-in | All others | 24 | 0.02% | |
| Total votes | 129,169 | 100.00% | ||
Lieutenant governor
editCandidates
edit- Channing H. Cox, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Lieutenant Governor Cox was unopposed for the re-nomination.
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Channing H. Cox | 126,805 | 100.00% | |
| Write-in | All others | 5 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 126,810 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
editGovernor
editCandidates
edit- Frederick Simpson Deitrick, former United States Representative
- Eugene Foss, former Governor
- Richard H. Long, nominee for Governor in 1918
- George F. Monahan, former State Senator
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Richard H. Long | 53,970 | 68.06% | |
| Democratic | Eugene Foss | 11,118 | 14.02% | |
| Democratic | George F. Monahan | 9,771 | 12.32% | |
| Democratic | Frederick S. Deitrick | 4,438 | 5.60% | |
| Write-in | All others | 10 | 0.01% | |
| Total votes | 79,297 | 100.00% | ||
Lieutenant governor
editCandidates
edit- Joseph F. J. Herbert, World War I veteran and former managing editor of the Worcester Evening Post
Herbert was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Joseph F. J. Herbert | 60,538 | 99.99% | |
| Write-in | All others | 5 | 0.01% | |
| Total votes | 60,543 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Calvin Coolidge (incumbent) | 317,774 | 60.94% |  10.07
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| Democratic | Richard H. Long | 192,673 | 36.95% |  9.89
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| Socialist | William A. King | 7,041 | 1.35% | 0.49
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| Socialist Labor | Ingvar Paulsen | 2,321 | 0.45% | 
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| Prohibition | Charles B. Ernst | 1,679 | 0.32% | N/A | |
| Write-in | All others | 9 | 0.00% |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Election Statistics 1919, p. 7.
- ^ Election Statistics 1919, p. 12.
- ^ Election Statistics 1919.
- ^ Election Statistics 1919, p. 125.
- ^ "MA Governor, 1919". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ Election Statistics 1919, p. 210.
Bibliography
editOffice of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1920). Election Statistics, 1919. Boston, MA.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)