1920 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Gubernatorial elections were held in Massachusetts on November 2, 1920.

1920 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

November 2, 1920

Nominee Channing H. Cox John Jackson Walsh Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 643,869 290,350 Percentage 67.02% 30.22%

Governor before election Calvin Coolidge Republican Elected Governor Channing H. Cox Republican

Republican primary

Declared

• Channing H. Cox, incumbent Lieutenant Governor

Declined

• Calvin Coolidge, incumbent Governor (nominated for Vice President)

Lieutenant Governor Cox was unopposed for the nomination.

Results

Republican Gubernatorial primary, 1920[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Channing H. Cox	185,875	99.98%
	Write-in	All others	43	0.02%
Total votes			185,918	100.00%

Declared

• Charles L. Burrill, Treasurer and Receiver-General
• Alvan T. Fuller, United States Representative from Massachusetts's 9th congressional district
• Albert P. Langtry, Secretary of the Commonwealth
• Joseph E. Warner, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Results

Congressman Alvan Fuller narrowly defeated Speaker of the State House Joseph Warner for the nomination.

Republican Lt. Gubernatorial primary, 1920[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alvan T. Fuller	58,556	28.31%
	Republican	Joseph E. Warner	57,704	27.90%
	Republican	Charles L. Burrill	52,039	25.16%
	Republican	Albert P. Langtry	38,214	18.47%
	Write-in	All others	347	0.17%
Total votes			206,860	100.00%

Democratic primary

Declared

• Richard H. Long, nominee for Governor in 1918 and 1919
• John Jackson Walsh, State Senator

Results

Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1920[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Jackson Walsh	39,762	52.23%
	Democratic	Richard H. Long	36,354	47.75%
	Write-in	All others	10	0.01%
Total votes			76,126	100.00%

General election

Results

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1920[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Channing H. Cox	643,869	67.02%	6.08
	Democratic	John Jackson Walsh	290,350	30.22%	6.73
	Socialist	Walter S. Hutchins	20,079	2.09%	0.74
	Socialist Labor	Patrick Mulligan	6,383	0.66%	0.21
	Write-in	All others	16	0.00%

References

1. Election Statistics 1920, p. 79.
2. Election Statistics 1920, p. 86.
3. Election Statistics 1920, p. 199.
4. "MA Governor, 1920". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
5. Election Statistics 1920, p. 424.

Bibliography

Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1920). Election Statistics, 1920. Boston, MA.

See also