1912 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
{{short description|Gubernational election in Massachusetts, United States}}
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1912 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
| country = Massachusetts
| flag_year = 1908
| type = presidential
| election_date = {{Start date|1912|11|5}}
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1911 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1911
| next_election = 1913 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1913
| turnout =
| image_size = x160px
| image1 = Governor Foss.png
| nominee1 = Eugene Foss
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 193,184
| percentage1 = 40.31%
| image2 = Joseph H. Walker (Massachusetts speaker).png
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| nominee2 = Joseph H. Walker
| popular_vote2 = 143,597
| percentage2 = 29.96%
| image3 = Charles S. Bird.png
| party3 = Progressive
| colour3 = A2ED70
| nominee3 = Charles Sumner Bird
| popular_vote3 = 126,102
| percentage3 = 26.31%
| map_image = {{switcher
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|File:1912 Massachusetts Gubernatorial election by municipality.svg
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| map_size = 250px
| map_caption = Foss: {{legend0|#DFEEFF|20–30%}} {{legend0|#bdd3ff|30–40%}} {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674DE|60–70%}}
Walker: {{legend0|#ffc8cd|30–40%}} {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#D75D5D|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#A80000|>90%}}
Bird: {{legend0|#C7FFAF|30–40%}} {{legend0|#C6E9AF|40-50%}}{{legend0|#AADE87|50–60%}} {{legend0|#8DD35F|60–70%}}
| title = Governor
| before_election = Eugene Foss
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Eugene Foss
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Elections in Massachusetts sidebar}}
The 1912 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1912. Democratic Governor Eugene Foss defeated the Republican candidate Joseph H. Walker and Progressive candidate Charles S. Bird.
Democratic primary
=Candidates=
- Eugene Foss, incumbent Governor.
- Joseph C. Pelletier, District Attorney of Suffolk County
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1912 Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial primary{{cite news |title=Victors are Foss and Walker |work=The Boston Daily Globe |date=September 25, 1912}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Eugene Foss
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 58,878
| percentage = 63.26%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Joseph C. Pelletier
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 34,194
| percentage = 36.73%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 93,072
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
Republican primary
=Candidates=
- Joseph H. Walker, former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
- Everett Chamberlin Benton, businessman and former member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council.
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1912 Massachusetts Republican gubernatorial primary
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Joseph H. Walker
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 48,568
| percentage = 55.58%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Everett Chamberlin Benton
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 38,804
| percentage = 44.41%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 87,372
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election
=Candidates=
- Charles Sumner Bird, paper manufacturer (Progressive)
- Alfred H. Evans (Prohibition)
- Eugene Foss, incumbent Governor (Democratic)
- Arthur Elmer Reimer, 1912 nominee for President of the United States (Socialist Labor)
- Roland D. Sawyer, Congregationalist pastor (Socialist)
- Joseph H. Walker, former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (Republican)
=Results=
{{Election box begin
| title = 1912 Massachusetts gubernatorial election{{cite web|title=Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1912|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266555}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| candidate = Eugene Foss (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 193,184
| percentage = 40.31%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = Joseph H. Walker
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 143,597
| percentage = 29.96%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = Charles Sumner Bird
| party = Bull Moose Party|Progressive
| votes = 126,102
| percentage = 26.31%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = Roland D. Sawyer
| party = Socialist Party of America
| votes = 11,493
| percentage = 2.42%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = Alfred H. Evans
| party = Prohibition Party
| votes = 2,702
| percentage = 0.57%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = Arthur Elmer Reimer
| party = Socialist Labor Party of America
| votes = 2,212
| percentage = 0.47%
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 475,792
| percentage= 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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