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1913 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts 1908 presidential 1913 11 4 no 1912 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1912 1914 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1914 13.61% 0.64 x160px File:David I. Walsh (MA).jpg David I. Walsh Democratic Party (United States) 183,267 39.77% Charles S. Bird.png Progressive A2ED70 Charles Sumner Bird 127,755 27.72% File:Augustus Peabody Gardner (1865-1918).jpg Republican Party (United States) Augustus Peabody Gardner 116,705 25.32% 300px County results 300px| Municipality results 1 250px Walsh: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Bird: #AAE5AA 30–40% #87DE87 40–50% #5FD35F 50–60% #37C837 60–70% #2CA02C 70–80%Gardner: #FFC8CD 30–40% #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Gardner: #EFE7F5 20–30% #DECDE6 30–40% #D2B1D9 40–50% Governor Eugene Foss Democratic Party (United States) David I. Walsh Democratic Party (United States)
The 1913 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1913. Democratic Lieutenant Governor David I. Walsh defeated the Progressive, Republican and independent candidates Charles S. Bird, Representative Augustus Peabody Gardner and incumbent Governor Eugene Foss with 39.77% of the vote. Suffolk County was the only county to give more than 50% of its vote to a candidate, giving Walsh 53.98% of its vote.
Democratic primary
Candidates
David Walsh, lieutenant governor
Withdrew
Eugene Foss, incumbent governor (running as an independent)
Results
Following Governor Foss's exit from the Democratic Party, Lieutenant Governor Walsh was unopposed for the nomination.
1913 Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial primaryNumber of assessed polls, registered voters and persons who voted in each voting precinct in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the state, city and town elections 1913 https://archive.org/details/numberofassessed1913mass/page/8
David Walsh Democratic Party (United States) 70,050 99.98%
All others Write-in 17 0.02%
70,067 100%
Republican primary
Candidates
Everett Chamberlin Benton, candidate for governor in 1912
Augustus Peabody Gardner, U.S. representative from Hamilton
Failed to qualify
Eugene Foss, incumbent governor
Results
thumb|Republican primary results
1913 Massachusetts Republican gubernatorial primaryMassachusetts gubernatorial election, 1912 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266556
Augustus Peabody Gardner Republican Party (United States) 43,331 53.92%
Everett Chamberlin Benton Republican Party (United States) 36,934 45.96%
All others Write-in 100 0.12%
80,365 100%
Progressive primary
Candidates
Charles Sumner Bird, proprietor of Bird and Son Paper Company and nominee for governor in 1912
Declined
Eugene Foss, incumbent governor (running as an independent)
Results
Bird was unopposed for the nomination.
1913 Massachusetts Progressive gubernatorial primaryNumber of assessed polls, registered voters and persons who voted in each voting precinct in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the state, city and town elections 1913 https://archive.org/details/numberofassessed1913mass/page/8
Charles Sumner Bird Bull Moose Party Progressive 7,452 99.96%
All others Write-in 3 0.04%
7,455 100%
General election
Candidates
Charles Sumner Bird, proprietor of Bird and Son Paper Company and nominee for governor in 1912 (Progressive)
Alfred H. Evans (Prohibition)
Eugene Foss, incumbent governor of Massachusetts (Independent)
Augustus Peabody Gardner, U.S. representative from Hamilton (Republican)
Arthur Reimer, candidate for president of the United States in 1912 (Socialist Labor)
David Walsh, lieutenant governor (Democratic)
George H. Wrenn (Socialist)
Results
Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1913Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1913 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266556
David I. Walsh Democratic Party (United States) 183,267 39.77% 0.54
Charles Sumner Bird Bull Moose Party Progressive 127,755 27.72% 1.42
Augustus Peabody Gardner Republican Party (United States) 116,705 25.32% 4.64
Eugene Foss (incumbent) Independent (politician) 20,171 4.38% N/A
George H. Wrenn Socialist Party of America 9,025 1.96% 0.46
Alfred H. Evans Prohibition Party 2,015 0.44% 0.13
Arthur Elmer Reimer Socialist Labor Party of America 1,932 0.42% 0.05
345,890 100%
Results by county
County Walsh Votes Bird Votes Gardner Votes Foss Votes Others VotesBarnstable19.09%84034.29%1,50934.31%1,51010.59%4661.73%76Berkshire37.98%5,76925.59%3,88727.25%4,1394.71%7154.48%681Bristol34.88%12,25325.86%9,08230.55%10,7325.23%1,8383.47%1,219Dukes17.02%13729.94%24140.25%32411.93%960.87%7Essex32.39%20,69424.63%15,73236.79%23,5012.55%1,6273.64%2,328Franklin27.45%1,79926.85%1,76035.20%2,3075.77%3784.73%310Hampden42.32%11,82822.63%6,32523.40%6,5407.22%2,0184.43%1,237Hampshire36.75%3,25217.73%1,56932.16%2,8468.62%7634.73%419Middlesex37.66%37,37633.02%32,77323.17%23,9853.49%3,4611.66%1,652Nantucket27.27%14721.34%11534.14%18414.29%772.97%16Norfolk32.77%9,32533.57%9,55227.29%7,7654.25%1,2082.13%605Plymouth31.39%6,97838.57%8,60921.05%4,6794.41%9804.41%981Suffolk53.98%49,77523.71%21,86316.21%14,9463.90%3,5992.20%2,024Worcester41.69%23,09426.60%14,73823.91%13,2475.32%2,9452.49%1,377
See also
1913 Massachusetts legislature
References
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