The 1920 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. This was the first election in which the governor was elected to a two-year term, following the adoption of amendments to the state constitution proposed by the state constitutional convention of 1917-18.
Republican primary
Governor
Candidates
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Channing H. Cox, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
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Calvin Coolidge
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, incumbent Governor (nominated for
Vice President
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Lieutenant Governor Cox was unopposed for the nomination.
Results
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
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Charles L. Burrill,
Treasurer and Receiver-General
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Alvan T. Fuller, United States Representative from
Massachusetts's 9th congressional district
Massachusetts's 9th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It is represented by Democrat William R. Keating. The 9th district is the least Democratic congressional district in Massachusetts, according to the PVI.
Redistric ...
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Albert P. Langtry
Albert Perkins Langtry (July 27, 1860 – August 28, 1939) was an American newspaper editor and publisher, politician, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, and a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party.
Biography ...
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Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Joseph E. Warner,
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
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Results
Congressman Alvan Fuller narrowly defeated Speaker of the State House Joseph Warner for the nomination.
Democratic primary
Governor
Candidates
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Richard H. Long, nominee for Governor in
1918
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Events
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1919
Events
January
* January 1
** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia.
** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the c ...
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John Jackson Walsh
John Jackson Walsh (born John Joseph Walsh) was an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts Senate and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Massachusetts in 1920.
Early life
Walsh was born on March 31, 1871, in Dubli ...
, State Senator
Results
General election
Results
See also
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1920 Massachusetts legislature
The 141st Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1920 during the governorship of Calvin Coolidge. Edwin T. McKnight served as president of the Senate and Josep ...
References
Bibliography
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Events January
* January 1
** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20.
** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...
November 1920 events in the United States