1934 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1934 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts 1908 presidential No 1932 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1932 1936 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1936 1934 11 6 x150px 34.90% (total pop.) James Michael Curley.jpg James Michael Curley Democratic Party (United States) 736,463 49.65% Gaspar Griswold Bacon, Sr in his passport application.jpg Gaspar G. Bacon Republican Party (United States) 627,413 42.30% 3x4.svg Frank A. Goodwin Independent (politician) 94,141 6.35% 300px County results 300px| Municipality results 1 250px Curley: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Bacon: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90% Governor Joseph B. Ely Democratic Party (United States) James Michael Curley Democratic Party (United States) The 1934 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934. Democratic Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley was elected to his only term as governor of Massachusetts. Democratic primary Governor Candidates Charles H. Cole, former adjutant general of Massachusetts and nominee for governor in 1928 James Michael Curley, mayor of Boston and nominee for governor in 1924 Frank A. Goodwin, former registrar of motor vehicles (also running as a Republican) Results 1934 Democratic gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1934 86 Democratic Party (United States) James Michael Curley 280,405 64.13% Democratic Party (United States) Charles H. Cole 129,025 29.51% Democratic Party (United States) Frank A. Goodwin 27,820 6.36% 2 0.00% 437,252 100.00% Lt. governor Candidates Joseph L. Hurley, mayor of Fall River Francis E. Kelly, member of the Boston City Council and candidate for lt. governor in 1932 Results 1934 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1934 89 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph L. Hurley 234,357 59.51% Democratic Party (United States) Francis E. Kelly 159,478 40.49% 2 0.00% 393,837 100.00% Republican primary Governor Candidates Gaspar G. Bacon, lieutenant governor Frank A. Goodwin, former registrar of motor vehicles (also running as a Democrat) Withdrew Alvan T. Fuller, former governor of Massachusetts Results 1934 Republican gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1934 168 Republican Party (United States) Gaspar G. Bacon 229,544 63.26% Republican Party (United States) Frank A. Goodwin 133,260 36.73% 43 0.01% 362,847 100.00% Lt. governor Candidates John W. Haigis, former treasurer and receiver-general of Massachusetts Results Haigis was unopposed for the Republican nomination. 1934 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1934 171 Republican Party (United States) John W. Haigis 316,304 100.00% 12 0.00% 316,316 100.00% General election Candidates John W. Aiken, nominee for vice president of the United States in 1932 (Socialist Labor) Gaspar G. Bacon, lieutenant governor (Republican) James Michael Curley, mayor of Boston (Democratic) Freeman W. Follett, resident of Haverhill (Prohibition) Frank A. Goodwin, former registrar of motor vehicles (Equal Tax) Alfred Baker Lewis, attorney, civil rights activist, and perennial candidate (Socialist) Edward Rand Stevens, candidate for lieutenant governor in 1924 (Communist) After losing both the Democratic and Republican primaries, Goodwin entered the general election as an independent on the "Equal Tax" platform. Results 1934 Massachusetts gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262980 MA Governor, 1934 Our Campaigns 29 September 2019Election Statistics 1934 245 Democratic Party (United States) James Michael Curley 825,479 49.65% 3.11 Republican Party (United States) Gaspar G. Bacon 704,576 42.30% 5.88 Equal Tax Frank A. Goodwin 94,141 6.35% N/A Socialist Party of America Alfred B. Lewis 12,282 0.83% 0.16 Socialist Labor Party of America John W. Aiken 5,803 0.39% 0.15 Communist Party USA Edward Rand Stevens 4,137 0.28% 0.11 Prohibition Party (United States) Freeman W. Follett 2,990 0.20% 0.20 36 0.00% 0.01 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1933–1934 Massachusetts legislature References Bibliography Election Statistics, 1933–34 Frederic W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonwealth 1934 Boston, MA http://www.archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19331934mass Election Statistics 1934 Governor 1934 Massachusetts Category:November 1934 in the United States