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.
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 County results McCall: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Walsh: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections took place on September 21, 1915.
Democratic primary
editGovernor
editCandidates
edit- Frederick Simpson Deitrick, former U.S. Representative from Cambridge
- David I. Walsh, incumbent Governor
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | David I. Walsh (incumbent) | 74,442 | 95.81% | |
| Democratic | Frederick Simpson Deitrick | 3,255 | 4.19% | |
| Total votes | 77,697 | 100.00% | ||
Lieutenant governor
editCandidates
edit- Edward P. Barry, former Lieutenant Governor
Results
edit| 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
editGovernor
editCandidates
edit- Grafton D. Cushing, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
- Eugene Foss, former Governor
- Samuel W. McCall, former U.S. Representative from Winchester and nominee for Governor in 1914
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Samuel W. McCall | 65,942 | 48.66% | |
| Republican | Grafton D. Cushing | 59,799 | 44.13% | |
| Republican | Eugene Foss | 9,775 | 7.21% | |
| Write-in | All others | 5 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 135,521 | 100.00% | ||
Lieutenant governor
editCandidates
edit- Calvin Coolidge, President of the Massachusetts Senate
- Guy Andrews Ham, former Governor's Councilor
Results
edit| 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
editGovernor
editCandidates
edit- Nelson B. Clark, of Beverly
Results
edit| 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
editCandidates
edit- Nelson B. Clark (Progressive)
- Walter S. Hutchins, former candidate for Massachusetts's 1st congressional district (Socialist)
- Samuel W. McCall, former U.S. Representative from Winchester (Republican)
- Peter O'Rourke, candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1913 (Socialist Labor)
- William Shaw (Prohibition)
- David I. Walsh, incumbent Governor (Democratic)
Results
editGovernor
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Samuel W. McCall | 235,863 | 46.97% |  3.62
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| Democratic | David I. Walsh (incumbent) | 229,550 | 45.71% |  0.22
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| Prohibition | William Shaw | 19,567 | 3.90% | 2.75
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| Socialist | Walter S. Hutchins | 8,740 | 1.74% | 0.34
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| Progressive | Nelson B. Clark | 6,969 | 1.39% | 5.63
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| Socialist Labor | Peter O'Rourke | 1,456 | 0.29% | 0.19
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| Write-in | All others | 1 | 0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 502,146 | 100.00% | |||
Lieutenant governor
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Calvin Coolidge | 255,542 | 52.13% | 5.08
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| Democratic | Edward P. Barry | 203,348 | 41.48% | 1.37
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| Prohibition | Alfred H. Evans | 14,188 | 2.89% | 1.82
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| Socialist | Samuel P. Levenberg | 9,034 | 1.84% | 0.43
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| Progressive | Chester R. Lawrence | 4,905 | 1.00% | 5.25
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| Socialist Labor | James Hayes | 3,194 | 0.65% | 0.13
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| Write-in | All others | 2 | 0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 490,213 | 100.00% | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Election Statistics 1916, p. 115.
- ^ Election Statistics 1916, p. 120.
- ^ "MA Governor, 1915 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ Election Statistics 1916, p. 7.
- ^ "MA Lt. Governor, 1915 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ Election Statistics 1916, p. 12.
- ^ Election Statistics 1916, p. 207.
- ^ "MA Governor, 1915". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "1915 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Massachusetts". US Election Atlas. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ a b Election Statistics 1916, p. vi.
- ^ "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
editOffice of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1916). Election Statistics, 1915. Boston, MA.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)