1930 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1930 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts 1908 presidential No 1928 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1928 1932 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1932 1930 11 4 x150px Joseph_Buell_Ely.jpg Joseph B. Ely Democratic Party (United States) 606,902 49.54% Frank_G_Allen.png Frank G. Allen Republican Party (United States) 590,238 48.18% 300px County results 300px| Municipality results 1 300px Ely: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Allen: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90% Governor Frank G. Allen Republican Party (United States) Joseph B. Ely Democratic Party (United States) The 1930 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930. Incumbent Republican governor Frank G. Allen was defeated by Democrat Joseph B. Ely. This election marked the beginning of a new era for the Massachusetts Democratic Party, starting a string of eight consecutive years of Democratic governors, a streak later surpassed from 1974 until 1986. Republican primary Candidates Frank G. Allen, incumbent governor John D. Devir, mayor of Malden Results 1930 Massachusetts Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Frank G. Allen (incumbent) 311,025 92.56% Republican Party (United States) John D. Devir 24,972 7.43% 22 0.00% 336,019 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates John J. Cummings, former representative and nominee for lieutenant governor in 1924 Joseph B. Ely, candidate for governor in 1922 John "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, former U.S. representative, mayor of Boston, and nominee for governor in 1922 Campaign The Democratic primary featured a rematch of the 1922 primary between Joseph Ely and John Fitzgerald. This time, Ely won with 54.7% of the vote. Fitzgerald was forced to withdraw late in the race due to illness, though his name remained on the ballot, and James Michael Curley encouraged a vote for Fitzgerald against the "anti-Irish" Ely.THE BAY STATE PRIMARY https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1930/09/18/102162403.html?pageNumber=26 26 18 Sep 1930 The New York Times 9 Jun 2022 Ely had previously lost the nomination for lieutenant governor in 1926 to another Irish candidate who withdrew from the race, Harry Dooley.Huthmacher J. Joseph Massachusetts People and Politics, 1919-1933 https://archive.org/details/massachusettspeo0000huth registration Belknap Press Cambridge, MA 1959 460668046 124 Results 1930 Massachusetts Democratic primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=546390 MA Governor, 1930 – D Primary Our Campaigns 24 May 2019 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph B. Ely 117,548 54.68% Democratic Party (United States) John F. Fitzgerald (withdrew) 84,744 39.42% Democratic Party (United States) John J. Cummings 12,701 5.91% 214,993 100.00% General election Candidates John W. Aiken, Chelsea furniture repairman (Socialist Labor) Frank G. Allen, incumbent governor since 1929 (Republican) Harry J. Canter (Communist) Joseph B. Ely, former district attorney for the Western District of Massachusetts and candidate for governor in 1922 (Democratic) Alfred B. Lewis, Socialist Party of Massachusetts secretary and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1926 and 1928 (Socialist) Results Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1930https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262978 MA Governor, 1930 Our Campaigns 24 May 2019 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph B. Ely 606,902 49.54% 0.73 Republican Party (United States) Frank G. Allen (incumbent) 590,238 48.18% 1.88 Socialist Labor Party of America John W. Aiken 14,603 1.19% 1.10 Socialist Party of America Alfred B. Lewis 8,222 0.67% 0.18 Communist Party USA Harry J. Canter 5,051 0.41% 0.12 Write-in All others 1 0.00% 1,225,017 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1929–1930 Massachusetts legislature References Governor 1930 Massachusetts Category:November 1930 in the United States