1924 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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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
[edit]Governor
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Alvan T. Fuller, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
- James Jackson, Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Alvan T. Fuller | 193,282 | 57.14% | |
| Republican | James Jackson | 144,960 | 42.86% | |
| Write-in | All others | 4 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 338,246 | 100.00% | ||
Lieutenant governor
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Frank G. Allen, State Senator from Norwood
Results
[edit]Allen was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Frank G. Allen | 296,008 | 100.00% | |
| Write-in | All others | 5 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 296,013 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Governor
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Results
[edit]Curley was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | James Michael Curley | 125,931 | 99.97% | |
| Write-in | All others | 35 | 0.03% | |
| Total votes | 125,966 | 100.00% | ||
Lt. Governor
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Thomas J. Boynton, former Massachusetts Attorney General and Mayor of Everett
- John J. Cummings, candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1922
- William A O'Hearn, State Senator from North Adams
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John J. Cummings | 57,614 | 50.29% | |
| Democratic | William A. O'Hearn | 36,435 | 31.80% | |
| Democratic | Thomas J. Boynton | 20,512 | 17.90% | |
| Write-in | All others | 5 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 114,566 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- 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
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Alvan T. Fuller | 650,817 | 56.03% |  3.79
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| Democratic | James Michael Curley | 490,010 | 42.19% |  3.23
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| Workers | John J. Ballam | 9,506 | 0.82% | 0.82
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| Socialist | Walter S. Hutchins | 6,292 | 0.54% | 0.49
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| Socialist Labor | Henry Hess | 4,854 | 0.42% | 0.11
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| Write-in | All others | 31 | 0.00% | 
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Election Statistics 1924, p. 57.
- ^ Election Statistics 1924, p. 60.
- ^ Election Statistics 1924, p. 135.
- ^ Election Statistics 1924, p. 138.
- ^ "MA Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ Election Statistics 1924, p. 298.
Bibliography
[edit]Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1924). Election Statistics, 1924. Boston, MA.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)