1926 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1926 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts 1908 presidential No 1924 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1924 1928 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1928 1926 11 2 x150px Alvan Tufts Fuller circa 1920.jpg Alvan T. Fuller Republican Party (United States) 595,006 58.76% File:William A. Gaston (1859-1927) (3571724417) (1).jpg William A. Gaston Democratic Party (United States) 407,389 40.25% 300px County results 300px Municipality results Fuller: #FFB2B2 40-50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90%Gaston: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Tie: #ae8bb1 50% Governor Alvan T. Fuller Republican Party (United States) Alvan T. Fuller Republican Party (United States) The 1926 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Republican Governor Alvan T. Fuller was elected over Democrat William A. Gaston. This was Gaston's third and final unsuccessful bid for governor. Republican primary Governor Candidates Alvan T. Fuller, incumbent governor Results Governor Fuller was unopposed for renomination. 1926 Republican gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1926 5 Republican Party (United States) Alvan T. Fuller (incumbent) 237,979 100.00% Write-in All others 6 0.00% 237,985 100.00% Lt. governor Candidates Frank G. Allen, incumbent lieutenant governor Results Allen was unopposed for the Republican nomination. 1926 Republican lt. gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1926 8 Republican Party (United States) Frank G. Allen 223,253 100.00% Write-in All others 2 0.00% 223,255 100.00% Democratic primary Governor Candidates William A. Gaston, son of former governor William Gaston, nominee for governor in 1908 and 1909, and nominee for United States Senate in 1922 Withdrew John J. Cummings, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Democratic nominee for lt. governor in 1924Cummings Takes Name Off Ballot The Boston Daily Globe August 14, 1926 Results Gaston was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. 1926 Democratic gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1926 78 Democratic Party (United States) William A. Gaston 125,931 99.97% Write-in All others 35 0.03% 125,966 100.00% Lt. Governor Candidates Joseph B. Ely, former district attorney for the Western District of Massachusetts and candidate for governor in 1922 Withdrew Harry J. Dooley (name remained on primary ballot) Campaign Harry J. Dooley and Joseph B. Ely competed for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. Ely, an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1922, was tapped by the party leadership so that the party could present an ethnically diverse and geographically balanced ticket.Huthmacher J. Joseph Massachusetts People and Politics, 1919-1933 Belknap Press Cambridge, MA 1959 460668046 123 On August 28, Dooley dropped out of the race and endorsed Ely in order to unite the party. As Dooley did not exit the race before the August 13 deadline for withdrawals, his name remained on the ballot.Dooley Quits Race, Will Support Ely The Boston Daily Globe August 29, 1926 Nevertheless, Dooley ended up winning the primary with the support of Irish Americans. Dooley refused the nomination as did Ely, who believed the means to be an embarrassment (but officially cited his mother's illness as his reason for declining). Dooley was replaced on the general election ballot by Fall River Mayor Edmond P. Talbot. Party leadership hoped that the popular French-Canadian politician would help the ticket attract votes from the state's 75,000 to 80,000 French-speaking residents, 75% of whom were believed to be Republican supporters.Mayor Talbot To Run With Gaston The Boston Daily Globe September 22, 1926 Results 1926 Democratic lt. gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1926 82 Democratic Party (United States) Harry J. Dooley (withdrew) 51,327 52.86% Democratic Party (United States) Joseph B. Ely 45,765 47.14% 97,092 100.00% General election Candidates Alvan T. Fuller, incumbent governor (Republican) William A. Gaston, son of former governor William Gaston, nominee for governor in 1908 and 1909, and nominee for United States Senate in 1922 (Democratic) Walter S. Hutchins, perennial candidate (Socialist) Samuel Leger, nominee for secretary of the Commonwealth in 1924 (Socialist Labor) Lewis Marks (Workers) Results 1926 Massachusetts gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266564 MA Governor, 1926 Our Campaigns 21 August 2019Election Statistics 1926 140 Republican Party (United States) Alvan T. Fuller (incumbent) 595,006 58.76% 2.76 Democratic Party (United States) William A. Gaston 407,389 40.25% 1.94 Socialist Party of America Walter S. Hutchins 4,750 0.47% 0.07 Workers Lewis Marks 3,006 0.30% 0.62 Socialist Labor Party (United States) Samuel Leger 2,010 0.20% 0.22 Write-in All others 5 0.00% 1,012,166 100.00% See also 1925–1926 Massachusetts legislature References Bibliography Election Statistics, 1926 Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth 1926 Boston, MA https://archive.org/details/numberofassessed19251926mass Election Statistics 1926 Governor 1926 Massachusetts Category:November 1926 in the United States