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1924 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts 1908 presidential No 1922 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1922 1926 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1926 1924 11 4 x150px Alvan Tufts Fuller circa 1920.jpg Alvan T. Fuller Republican Party (United States) 650,817 56.03% James Michael Curley in 1922.png James Michael Curley Democratic Party (United States) 490,010 42.19% 300px County results 300px Municipality results Fuller: #FFB2B2 40-50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90%Curley: #A5B0FF 40-50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Channing H. Cox Republican Party (United States) Alvan T. Fuller Republican Party (United States)
The 1924 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1924.
Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Alvan T. Fuller was elected over Boston mayor James Michael Curley.
Republican primary
Governor
Candidates
Alvan T. Fuller, incumbent lieutenant governor
James Jackson, treasurer and receiver-general of Massachusetts
Results
1924 Republican gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1924 57
Republican Party (United States)
Alvan T. Fuller
193,282
57.14%
Republican Party (United States)
James Jackson
144,960
42.86%
Write-in
All others
4
0.00%
338,246
100.00%
Lt. governor
Candidates
Declared
Frank G. Allen, state senator from Norwood
Results
Allen was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
1924 Republican lt. gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1924 60
Republican Party (United States)
Frank G. Allen
296,008
100.00%
Write-in
All others
5
0.00%
296,013
100.00%
Democratic primary
Governor
Candidates
James Michael Curley, mayor of Boston
Results
Curley was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
1924 Democratic gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1924 135
Democratic Party (United States)
James Michael Curley
125,931
99.97%
Write-in
All others
35
0.03%
125,966
100.00%
Lt. governor
Candidates
Thomas J. Boynton, former Massachusetts attorney general and mayor of Everett
John J. Cummings, former state representative and candidate for lieutenant governor in 1922
William A O'Hearn, state senator from North Adams
Results
1924 Democratic lt. gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1924 138
Democratic Party (United States)
John J. Cummings
57,614
50.29%
Democratic Party (United States)
William A. O'Hearn
36,435
31.80%
Democratic Party (United States)
Thomas J. Boynton
20,512
17.90%
Write-in
All others
5
0.00%
114,566
100.00%
General election
Candidates
John J. Ballam, Marxist activist and trade union organizer (Workers)
James Michael Curley, mayor of Boston (Democratic)
Alvan T. Fuller, lieutenant governor (Republican)
James Hayes, perennial candidate (Socialist Labor)
Walter S. Hutchins, perennial candidate (Socialist)
Results
1924 Massachusetts gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266563 MA Governor, 1924 Our Campaigns 21 August 2019Election Statistics 1924 298
Republican Party (United States)
Alvan T. Fuller
650,817
56.03%
3.79
Democratic Party (United States)
James Michael Curley
490,010
42.19%
3.23
Workers
John J. Ballam
9,506
0.82%
0.82
Socialist Party of America
Walter S. Hutchins
6,292
0.54%
0.49
Socialist Labor Party (United States)
Henry Hess
4,854
0.42%
0.11
Write-in
All others
31
0.00%
See also
1923–1924 Massachusetts legislature
References
Bibliography
Election Statistics, 1924 Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth 1924 Boston, MA https://archive.org/details/numberofassessed19231924mass Election Statistics 1924
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