1936 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1936 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts 1908 presidential No 1934 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1934 1938 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1938 1936 11 3 x150px 42.88% (total pop.) Charles F. Hurley official portrait photograph, 1937 (3x4).jpeg Charles F. Hurley Democratic Party (United States) 867,743 47.62% John W. Haigis.png John W. Haigis Republican Party (United States) 839,740 46.08% 300px County results 300px| Municipality results 1 250px Hurley: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Haigis: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90% Governor James Michael Curley Democratic Party (United States) Charles F. Hurley Democratic Party (United States) The 1936 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Democratic Governor James Michael Curley chose to run for United States Senate rather than seek a second term in office. Incumbent Democratic Treasurer Charles F. Hurley was elected governor over former Republican State Treasurer John W. Haigis. Democratic primary Governor Candidates Charles F. Hurley, treasurer and receiver-general of Massachusetts William McMasters, publicity agent and whistleblower in the Charles Ponzi caseZuckoff Mitchell Ponzi's Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend Mar 8, 2005 Random House Publishing Group 296 9781400060399 https://archive.org/details/ponzisschemetrue00zuck registration 29 September 2019 Declined James Michael Curley, incumbent governor (to run for U.S. Senate) Results 1936 Democratic gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1936 135 Democratic Party (United States) Charles F. Hurley 356,239 98.78% Democratic Party (United States) William McMasters 2,809 0.78% Write-in All others 1,596 0.44% 360,644 100.00% None Blank votes 92,879 — 453,523 100.00% Following his loss in the Democratic primary, McMasters accepted the nomination of the Union Party. Lt. governor Candidates Thomas F. Galvin, Lawrence city alderman and commissioner of public safety Francis E. Kelly, former member of the Boston City Council and candidate for lt. governor in 1932 and 1934 Philip J. Philbin, special counsel for the United States Senate Committee on Education and Labor and ally of Senator David I. Walsh Results 1936 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1936 141 Democratic Party (United States) Francis E. Kelly 171,045 45.20% Democratic Party (United States) Philip J. Philbin 131,133 34.65% Democratic Party (United States) Thomas F. Galvin 76,008 20.09% Write-in All others 241 0.06% 378,427 100.00% None Blank votes 75,102 — 453,529 100.00% Republican primary Governor Candidates John W. Haigis, former treasurer and receiver-general of Massachusetts Results Haigis was unopposed for the Republican nomination. 1936 Republican gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1936 242 Republican Party (United States) John W. Haigis 418,095 99.74% Write-in All others 1,090 0.26% 419,185 100.00% None Blank votes 59,116 — 478,301 100.00% Lt. governor Candidates Leverett Saltonstall, speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Results Speaker Saltonstall was unopposed for the Republican nomination. 1936 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1936 245 Republican Party (United States) Leverett Saltonstall 410,660 99.98% Write-in All others 68 0.02% 410,728 100.00% None Blank votes 67,573 — 478,301 100.00% General election Candidates Fred G. Bushold (Union-Coughlin-Townsend) John W. Haigis, former treasurer and receiver-general of Massachusetts (Republican) Horace I. Hillis, candidate for lt. governor in 1934 (Socialist Labor) Otis Archer Hood (Communist) Charles F. Hurley, treasurer and receiver-general of Massachusetts (Democratic) Alfred Baker Lewis, attorney, civil rights activist, and perennial candidate (Socialist) William McMasters, publicity agent and whistleblower in the Charles Ponzi case (Union) Results 1936 Massachusetts gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262981 MA Governor, 1936 Our Campaigns 29 September 2019Election Statistics 1936 349 Democratic Party (United States) Charles F. Hurley 867,743 47.62% 2.03 Republican Party (United States) John W. Haigis 839,740 46.08% 3.78 Union Party (United States) William McMasters 68,467 3.76% 3.76 Townsend Fred G. Bushold 23,605 1.30% N/A Socialist Party of America Alfred B. Lewis 9,483 0.52% 0.31 Communist Party USA Otis Archer Hood 6,026 0.28% 0.05 Socialist Labor Party of America Horace I. Hillis 3,769 0.21% 0.18 Prohibition Party (United States) Alfred H. Evans 3,424 0.19% 0.01 Write-in All others 0 0.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1935–1936 Massachusetts legislature References Bibliography Election Statistics, 1935–36 Frederic W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonwealth 1936 Boston, MA http://www.archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19351936mass Election Statistics 1936 Governor 1936 Massachusetts Category:November 1936 in the United States