1928 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1928 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts 1908 presidential No 1926 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1926 1930 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1930 1928 11 6 x150px Frank G Allen.png Frank G. Allen Republican Party (United States) 769,372 50.06% Charles Cole (cropped).jpg Charles H. Cole Democratic Party (United States) 750,137 48.81% 300px County results 300px Municipality results Allen: #FFB2B2 40-50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90%Cole: #A5B0FF 40-50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Alvan T. Fuller Republican Party (United States) Frank G. Allen Republican Party (United States) The 1928 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Frank G. Allen was elected to a two-year term, defeating Democrat Charles H. Cole. The 1928 election represents a major turning point in Massachusetts political history. Al Smith's victory in the state's presidential contest and the competitive gubernatorial election marked a departure from decades of Republican dominance. Republican primary Governor Candidates Frank G. Allen, lieutenant governor Frank A. Goodwin, registrar of motor vehicles Results Lieutenant Governor Frank Allen was nominated over Frank A. Goodwin. 1928 Republican gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1928 96 Republican Party (United States) Frank G. Allen 270,022 61.20% Republican Party (United States) Frank A. Goodwin 171,167 38.80% 6 0.00% 441,189 100.00% Lt. governor Candidates George A. Bacon, former chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party Charles L. Burrill, former treasurer and receiver-general of Massachusetts (1915–1920) Pehr G. Holmes, member of the Massachusetts Executive Council and former mayor of Worcester (1917–1920) John C. Hull, speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 1925 Robert M. Leach, former U.S. representative from Taunton (1924–1925) Wycliffe C. Marshall John H. Sherburne William S. Youngman, treasurer and receiver-general of Massachusetts since 1925 Results Treasurer William S. Youngman won the highly competitive primary election by 21,099 votes over Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives John C. Hull. 1928 Republican lt. gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1928 102 Republican Party (United States) William S. Youngman 113,805 26.68% Republican Party (United States) John C. Hull 92,706 21.73% Republican Party (United States) Robert M. Leach 66,544 15.60% Republican Party (United States) John H. Sherburne 64,822 15.20% Republican Party (United States) Pehr G. Holmes 32,945 7.72% Republican Party (United States) Charles L. Burrill 26,420 6.19% Republican Party (United States) George A. Bacon 24,798 5.81% Republican Party (United States) Wycliffe C. Marshall 4,524 1.06% 3 0.00% 426,569 100.00% Democratic primary Governor Candidates Brig. Gen. Charles H. Cole, former adjutant general of Massachusetts and commissioner of the Boston Fire and Police Departments John J. Cummings, former state representative and candidate for lieutenant governor in 1922 and 1924 Results Brigadier General Charles Cole easily defeated John J. Cummings for the Democratic nomination. 1928 Democratic gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1928 135 Democratic Party (United States) Charles H. Cole 165,174 80.63% Democratic Party (United States) John J. Cummings 39,643 19.35% 40 0.02% 204,857 100.00% Lt. governor Candidates John F. Malley, former collector of internal revenue Charles S. Murphy, resident of Worcester Results 1926 Democratic lt. gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1928 181 Democratic Party (United States) John F. Malley 115,912 61.02% Democratic Party (United States) Charles S. Murphy 74,013 38.97% 19 0.01% 189,944 100.00% General election Candidates Frank G. Allen, incumbent governor (Republican) Chester W. Bixby, founding member of the Communist Party of the United States of America (Workers) Brig. Gen. Charles H. Cole, former adjutant general of Massachusetts and commissioner of the Boston Fire and Police Departments (Democratic) Washington Cook, brother of Alonzo B. Cook and independent candidate for United States Senate in 1922 and 1926 (Vigorous Prohibition Enforcement) Mary Donovan Hapgood, secretary of the Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee (Socialist) Edith Hamilton MacFadden, author (Independent Citizen) Stephen Surridge (Socialist Labor) MacFadden was the first female candidate for governor in the history of Massachusetts. She ran on a platform of reducing tax exemptions. She stated that she found "no opposition to a woman aspiring to the executive position of Governor."Candidate Calls Tax Exemption Crying Evil https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=24929498&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjQzMTI0NzEyOCwiaWF0IjoxNTY2NzY0ODg2LCJleHAiOjE1NjY4NTEyODZ9.HarUc2s_QuOOwdyIXyE1mSe1kHmjqOOkXwbQsSyJTfo 25 August 2019 The Boston Globe 31 July 1928 She was the mother of actor Hamilton MacFadden. Results 1928 Massachusetts gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266565 MA Governor, 1928 Our Campaigns 21 August 2019Election Statistics 1928 341 Republican Party (United States) Frank G. Allen 769,372 50.06% 8.70 Democratic Party (United States) Charles H. Cole 750,137 48.81% 8.56 Socialist Party of America Mary Donovan Hapgood 7,486 0.49% 0.02 Workers Chester W. Bixby 4,495 0.29% 0.01 Prohibition Party (United States) Washington Cook 3,098 0.20% 0.20 Socialist Labor Party (United States) Stephen Surridge 1,374 0.09% 0.11 Independent (politician) Edith Hamilton MacFadden 928 0.06% N/A 9 0.00% 1,536,899 100.00% See also 1927–1928 Massachusetts legislature References Bibliography Election Statistics, 1928 Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth 1926 Boston, MA https://archive.org/details/numberofassessed19271928mass Election Statistics 1928 Governor 1928 Massachusetts Category:November 1928 in the United States