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1924 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1924 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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Nominee Alvan T. Fuller James Michael Curley
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 650,817 490,010
Percentage 56.03% 42.19%

County results
Fuller:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Curley:      50–60%

Governor before election

Channing H. Cox
Republican

Elected Governor

Alvan T. Fuller
Republican

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

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Governor

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Candidates

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Results

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1924 Republican Gubernatorial primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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Candidates

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Declared
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Results

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Allen was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

1924 Republican Lt. Gubernatorial primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank G. Allen 296,008 100.00%
Write-in All others 5 0.00%
Total votes 296,013 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Governor

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Candidates

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Results

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Curley was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

1924 Democratic gubernatorial primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Michael Curley 125,931 99.97%
Write-in All others 35 0.03%
Total votes 125,966 100.00%

Lt. Governor

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Candidates

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Results

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1924 Democratic Lt. gubernatorial primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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Candidates

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Results

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1924 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Alvan T. Fuller 650,817 56.03% Increase3.79
Democratic James Michael Curley 490,010 42.19% Decrease3.23
Workers John J. Ballam 9,506 0.82% Increase0.82
Socialist Walter S. Hutchins 6,292 0.54% Decrease0.49
Socialist Labor Henry Hess 4,854 0.42% Decrease0.11
Write-in All others 31 0.00% Steady

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Election Statistics 1924, p. 57.
  2. ^ Election Statistics 1924, p. 60.
  3. ^ Election Statistics 1924, p. 135.
  4. ^ Election Statistics 1924, p. 138.
  5. ^ "MA Governor, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  6. ^ Election Statistics 1924, p. 298.

Bibliography

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Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1924). Election Statistics, 1924. Boston, MA.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)