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1922 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts 1908 presidential No 1920 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1920 1924 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1924 1922 11 7 x150px Channing_H_Cox.png Channing H. Cox Republican Party (United States) 464,873 52.24% J.F. Fitzgerald LCCN2014714230 (3x4a).jpg John F. Fitzgerald Democratic Party (United States) 404,192 45.42% 300px County results 300px Municipality results Cox: #FFB2B2 40-50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90%Fitzgerald: #A5B0FF 40-50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Channing H. Cox Republican Party (United States) Channing H. Cox Republican Party (United States)
The 1922 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922.
Incumbent Governor Channing H. Cox was re-elected over U.S. Representative John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald for a second term in office.
This was the first gubernatorial election in which the governor's term was changed from one year to two years.
Republican primary
Governor
Candidates
J. Weston Allen, Massachusetts attorney general
Channing H. Cox, incumbent governor
Results
1922 Republican gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1922 6
Republican Party (United States)
Channing H. Cox (incumbent)
212,145
73.19%
Republican Party (United States)
J. Weston Allen
77,692
26.80%
Write-in
All others
11
0.00%
289,848
100.00%
Lt. governor
Candidates
Alvan T. Fuller, incumbent lieutenant governor
Joseph E. Warner, speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Results
Incumbent Lt. Governor Alvan Fuller defeated former Speaker of the State House Joseph Warner for the nomination in a rematch of their 1920 contest.
1922 Republican lt. gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1922 12
Republican Party (United States)
Alvan T. Fuller (incumbent)
176,159
63.35%
Republican Party (United States)
Joseph E. Warner
101,909
36.65%
Write-in
All others
0
0.00%
278,068
100.00%
Democratic primary
Governor
Candidates
Joseph B. Ely, former district attorney for the Western District of Massachusetts
John F. Fitzgerald, former mayor of Boston and U.S. representative
Eugene Foss, former governor
Peter F. Sullivan, mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts
Results
1922 Democratic gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1922 148
Democratic Party (United States)
John F. Fitzgerald
89,381
50.17%
Democratic Party (United States)
Peter F. Sullivan
53,679
30.13%
Democratic Party (United States)
Joseph B. Ely
21,523
12.08%
Democratic Party (United States)
Eugene Foss
13,576
7.62%
Write-in
All others
0
0.00%
178,159
100.00%
Lt. governor
Candidates
John J. Cummings, former state representative from Dorchester
John F. Doherty, former state representative from Fall RiverDemocratic Candidate for Lieutenant Governor Young and "Silver-Tongued," According to Martin Lomasney https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29956387/john_f_doherty_jr_running_for_lt_gov/ 23 August 2019 The Boston Globe 14 September 1922
Michael A. O'Leary, former chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic state committee
Results
1922 Democratic lt. gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1922 156
Democratic Party (United States)
John F. Doherty
62,386
40.56%
Democratic Party (United States)
Michael A. O'Leary
53,985
35.10%
Democratic Party (United States)
John J. Cummings
37,424
24.33%
Write-in
All others
0
0.00%
153,795
100.00%
General election
Candidates
Channing H. Cox, incumbent governor (Republican)
John F. Fitzgerald, former mayor of Boston and U.S. representative (Democratic)
Henry Hess (Socialist Labor)
Walter S. Hutchins, nominee for governor in 1920 (Socialist)
John B. Lewis (Prohibition)
Results
1922 Massachusetts gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266562 MA Governor, 1920 Our Campaigns 21 August 2019Election Statistics 1922 272
Republican Party (United States)
Channing H. Cox
464,873
52.24%
14.78
Democratic Party (United States)
John F. Fitzgerald
404,192
45.42%
15.20
Socialist Party of America
Walter S. Hutchins
9,205
1.03%
1.06
Prohibition Party (United States)
John B. Lewis
6,870
0.77%
0.77
Socialist Labor Party (United States)
Henry Hess
4,713
0.53%
0.13
Write-in
All others
10
0.00%
See also
1921–1922 Massachusetts legislature
References
Bibliography
Election Statistics, 1922 Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth 1922 Boston, MA Wright & Potter Printing Co. https://archive.org/stream/numberofassessed19211922mass Election Statistics 1922
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