The 1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1918.
Republican primary
Governor
Candidates
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Calvin Coolidge, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
=Declined
=
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Samuel W. McCall, incumbent Governor (to run for
U.S. Senate
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The composition and pow ...
)
Lieutenant Governor Coolidge was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Results
Lieutenant Governor
Candidates
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Channing H. Cox,
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
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*Guy Andrews Ham, former
Governor's Councilor and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1915
=Declined
=
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Edwin U. Curtis, former
Mayor of Boston
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Alvan T. Fuller, United States Representative
Results
Democratic primary
Governor
Candidates
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Edward P. Barry, former Lieutenant Governor
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William A. Gaston
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, nominee for Governor in 1902 and 1903
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Richard H. Long,
Framingham
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businessman
=Withdrew
=
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Frederick Mansfield, former
Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
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The Treasurer oversees the Office of Abandoned Property, escheated accounts, the State Retirement ...
and nominee for Governor in 1916 and 1917 (endorsed Gaston)
Results
Lieutenant Governor
Candidates
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Joseph H. O'Neil
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Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, O'Neil moved with his parents to Boston in 1854.
He attended the common schools.
He graduated fr ...
, former United States Representative
O'Neil was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
General election
Candidates
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Calvin Coolidge, incumbent Lieutenant Governor (Republican)
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Richard H. Long, car dealer from
Framingham
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(Democratic)
*Sylvester McBride (Socialist)
*Ingvar Paulsen (Socialist Labor)
Results
See also
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1918 Massachusetts legislature
The 139th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1918 during the governorship of Samuel W. McCall. Henry Gordon Wells served as president of the Senate and Cha ...
References
Bibliography
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November 1918 events
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