Election
1915 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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← 1914 | November 2, 1915 (1915-11-02) | 1916 → |
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| | | Nominee | Samuel W. McCall | David I. Walsh | | Party | Republican | Democratic | Popular vote | 235,863 | 229,550 | Percentage | 46.97% | 45.71% | |
County results McCall: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Walsh: 40–50% 50–60% |
Governor before election David I. Walsh Democratic | Elected Governor Samuel W. McCall Republican | |
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The 1915 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1915. The Republican nominee, Samuel W. McCall defeated the incumbent Democratic Governor David I. Walsh, with 46.97% of the vote.
Primary elections took place on September 21, 1915.
Democratic primary
Governor
Candidates
Results
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
Results
1915 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Edward P. Barry | 69,139 | 99.99% |
| Write-in | All others | 9 | 0.01% |
Total votes | 69,148 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
Governor
Candidates
Results
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
Results
1915 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary[5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Calvin Coolidge | 74,592 | 59.68% |
| Republican | Guy Andrews Ham | 50,401 | 40.32% |
| Write-in | All others | 4 | 0.00% |
Total votes | 124,997 | 100.00% |
Progressive primary
Governor
Candidates
Results
1915 Progressive gubernatorial primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Progressive | Nelson B. Clark | 1,298 | 99.39% |
| Write-in | All others | 8 | 0.61% |
Total votes | 1,306 | 100.00% |
General election
Candidates
Results
Governor
1915 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[8][9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Samuel W. McCall | 235,863 | 46.97% | 3.62 |
| Democratic | David I. Walsh (incumbent) | 229,550 | 45.71% | 0.22 |
| Prohibition | William Shaw | 19,567 | 3.90% | 2.75 |
| Socialist | Walter S. Hutchins | 8,740 | 1.74% | 0.34 |
| Progressive | Nelson B. Clark | 6,969 | 1.39% | 5.63 |
| Socialist Labor | Peter O'Rourke | 1,456 | 0.29% | 0.19 |
| Write-in | All others | 1 | 0.00% | |
Total votes | 502,146 | 100.00% | |
Lieutenant governor
1915 Massachusetts lieutenant gubernatorial election[11][12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Calvin Coolidge | 255,542 | 52.13% | 5.08 |
| Democratic | Edward P. Barry | 203,348 | 41.48% | 1.37 |
| Prohibition | Alfred H. Evans | 14,188 | 2.89% | 1.82 |
| Socialist | Samuel P. Levenberg | 9,034 | 1.84% | 0.43 |
| Progressive | Chester R. Lawrence | 4,905 | 1.00% | 5.25 |
| Socialist Labor | James Hayes | 3,194 | 0.65% | 0.13 |
| Write-in | All others | 2 | 0.00% | |
Total votes | 490,213 | 100.00% | |
See also
References
- ^ "MA Governor, 1915 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "MA Lt. Governor, 1915 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "MA Governor, 1915". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "1915 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Massachusetts". US Election Atlas. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "MA Lt Governor, 1915". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "1915 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Massachusetts". US Election Atlas. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
Bibliography
Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1916). Election Statistics, 1915. Boston, MA.{{cite book}}
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