1920 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
{{short description|none}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1920 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
| country = Massachusetts
| flag_year = 1908
| type = presidential
| ongoing = No
| previous_election = 1919 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1919
| next_election = 1922 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1922
| election_date = {{Start date|1920|11|2}}
| image_size = x150px
| image1 = Channing_H_Cox.png
| nominee1 = Channing H. Cox
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 643,869
| percentage1 = 67.02%
| image2 = John Jackson Walsh circa 1922.jpg
| nominee2 = John Jackson Walsh
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 290,350
| percentage2 = 30.22%
| map_image = 1920 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = County results
Cox: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}}
| title = Governor
| before_election = Calvin Coolidge
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Channing H. Cox
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsMA}}
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==
- Channing H. Cox, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
===Declined===
- Calvin Coolidge, incumbent Governor (nominated for Vice President)
Lieutenant Governor Cox was unopposed for the nomination.
==Results==
{{Election box begin no change
| title=Republican Gubernatorial primary, 1920{{Sfn|Election Statistics|1920|p=79}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Channing H. Cox
|votes = 185,875
|percentage = 99.98%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Write-in
|candidate = All others
|votes = 43
|percentage = 0.02%
|change =
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 185,918
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Lieutenant governor=
==Candidates==
==Results==
Congressman Alvan Fuller narrowly defeated Speaker of the State House Joseph Warner for the nomination.
{{Election box begin no change
| title=Republican Lt. Gubernatorial primary, 1920{{Sfn|Election Statistics|1920|p=86}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Alvan T. Fuller
|votes = 58,556
|percentage = 28.31%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Joseph E. Warner
|votes = 57,704
|percentage = 27.90%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Charles L. Burrill
|votes = 52,039
|percentage = 25.16%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Albert P. Langtry
|votes = 38,214
|percentage = 18.47%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Write-in
|candidate = All others
|votes = 347
|percentage = 0.17%
|change =
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 206,860
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
Democratic primary
=Governor=
==Candidates==
- Richard H. Long, nominee for Governor in 1918 and 1919
- John Jackson Walsh, State Senator
==Results==
{{Election box begin no change
| title=Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1920{{Sfn|Election Statistics|1920|p=199}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John Jackson Walsh
|votes = 39,762
|percentage = 52.23%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Richard H. Long
|votes = 36,354
|percentage = 47.75%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Write-in
|candidate = All others
|votes = 10
|percentage = 0.01%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 76,126
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election
=Results=
{{Election box begin
| title=Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1920{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266561 |title=MA Governor, 1920 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=30 May 2019}}{{Sfn|Election Statistics|1920|p=424}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Channing H. Cox
|votes = 643,869
|percentage = 67.02%
|change = {{increase}}6.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John Jackson Walsh
|votes = 290,350
|percentage = 30.22%
|change = {{decrease}}6.73
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Party of America
|candidate = Walter S. Hutchins
|votes = 20,079
|percentage = 2.09%
|change = {{increase}}0.74
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Labor Party of America
|candidate = Patrick Mulligan
|votes = 6,383
|percentage = 0.66%
|change = {{increase}}0.21
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Write-in
|candidate = All others
|votes = 16
|percentage = 0.00%
|change = {{nochange}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
Bibliography
{{cite book |title= Election Statistics, 1920 |author=Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth |year= 1920 |location=Boston, MA |url=https://archive.org/details/numberofassessed1920mass |ref={{SfnRef|Election Statistics|1920}}}}
{{Massachusetts elections}}
{{1920 United States elections}}