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1911 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts 1908 presidential No 1910 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1910 1912 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1912 1911 11 7 x150px Governor Foss.png Eugene Foss Democratic Party (United States) 214,897 48.84% Louis Adams Frothingham.png Louis A. Frothingham Republican Party (United States) 206,795 46.99% 300px County results 300px Municipality results Foss: #A5B0FF 40-50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Frothingham: #FFB2B2 40-50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90%Tie: #D2B1D9 40-50% Governor Eugene Foss Democratic Party (United States) Eugene Foss Democratic Party (United States)
The 1911 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1911. Incumbent Democratic Governor Eugene Foss defeated the Republican nominee, Louis A. Frothingham with 48.84% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on September 26, 1911. This was the first gubernatorial election where the nominees were chosen in primary elections.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Eugene Foss, incumbent governor
Thomas L. Hisgen, petroleum producer and the Massachusetts Independence League nominee for governor in 1907
Results
1911 Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial primaryRepublican Contest Won By Frothingham, Democratic Ticket Again Headed By Gov Foss The Boston Daily Globe September 27, 1911
Eugene Foss Democratic Party (United States) 60,006 91.66%
Thomas L. Hisgen Democratic Party (United States) 5,456 8.33%
Republican primary
Candidates
Louis A. Frothingham, lieutenant governor of Massachusetts
Joseph H. Walker, speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Norman H. White, state representative from Brookline
Results
1911 Massachusetts Republican gubernatorial primary
Louis A. Frothingham Republican Party (United States) 59,601 57.33%
Joseph H. Walker Republican Party (United States) 26,674 25.65%
Norman H. White Republican Party (United States) 17,677 17.00%
General election
Results
Governor
1911 Massachusetts gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266554 MA Governor, 1911 Our Campaigns 13 April 2020https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=25&year=1911&f=0&off=5 1911 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Massachusetts
US Election Atlas 13 April 2020Election Statistics 1912 6
Democratic Party (United States)
Eugene Foss (incumbent)
172,978
39.31%
Progressive Party (United States, 1912)
Eugene Foss (incumbent)
36,160
8.22%
Independent (politician)
Eugene Foss (incumbent)
5,759
1.31%
Total
Eugene Foss (incumbent)
214,897
48.84%
3.19
Republican Party (United States)
Louis A. Frothingham
206,785
46.99%
2.94
Socialist Party of America
James F. Carey
13,355
3.04%
0.45
Prohibition Party (United States)
Frank N. Rand
3,461
0.79%
0.05
Socialist Labor Party of America
Dennis McGoff
1,492
0.34%
0.25
Write-in
All others
20
0.00%
440,020
100.00%
Lieutenant governor
1911 Massachusetts lieutenant gubernatorial electionhttps://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=25&year=1911&f=0&off=6 1911 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Massachusetts
US Election Atlas 13 April 2020Election Statistics 1912 6
Republican Party (United States)
Robert Luce
204,469
47.72%
0.72
Democratic Party (United States)
David I. Walsh
200,318
46.75%
0.24
Socialist Party of America
Walter S. Hutchins
15,059
3.51%
0.81
Prohibition Party (United States)
William G. Merrill
5,534
1.29%
0.06
Socialist Labor Party of America
Patrick Mulligan
3,123
0.73%
0.39
Write-in
All others
6
0.00%
428,503
100.00%
See also
1911 Massachusetts legislature
References
Bibliography
Election Statistics, 1911 Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth 1912 Boston, MA Wright & Potter Printing Co., State Printers https://archive.org/details/numberofassessed1911mass Election Statistics 1912
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