1934 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

1934 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Turnout	34.90% (total pop.)
	County results; Curley: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%; Bacon: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Joseph B. Ely; Democratic	Elected Governor ; James Michael Curley; Democratic

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 primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Michael Curley	280,405	64.13%
	Democratic	Charles H. Cole	129,025	29.51%
	Democratic	Frank A. Goodwin	27,820	6.36%
	Write-in		2	0.00%
Total votes			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 primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph L. Hurley	234,357	59.51%
	Democratic	Francis E. Kelly	159,478	40.49%
	Write-in		2	0.00%
Total votes			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 primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gaspar G. Bacon	229,544	63.26%
	Republican	Frank A. Goodwin	133,260	36.73%
	Write-in		43	0.01%
Total votes			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 primary^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John W. Haigis	316,304	100.00%
	Write-in		12	0.00%
Total votes			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 election^[5]^[6]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	James Michael Curley	825,479	49.65%	3.11
Republican	Gaspar G. Bacon	704,576	42.30%	5.88
Equal Tax	Frank A. Goodwin	94,141	6.35%	N/A
Socialist	Alfred B. Lewis	12,282	0.83%	0.16
Socialist Labor	John W. Aiken	5,803	0.39%	0.15
Communist	Edward Rand Stevens	4,137	0.28%	0.11
Prohibition	Freeman W. Follett	2,990	0.20%	0.20
Write-in		36	0.00%	0.01
Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ Election Statistics 1934, p. 86.
^ Election Statistics 1934, p. 89.
^ Election Statistics 1934, p. 168.
^ Election Statistics 1934, p. 171.
^ "MA Governor, 1934". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
^ Election Statistics 1934, p. 245.

Bibliography

Frederic W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonwealth (1934). Election Statistics, 1933–34. Boston, MA.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[FOOTNOTEElection_Statistics193486-1] Election Statistics 1934, p. 86.

[FOOTNOTEElection_Statistics193489-2] Election Statistics 1934, p. 89.

[FOOTNOTEElection_Statistics1934168-3] Election Statistics 1934, p. 168.

[FOOTNOTEElection_Statistics1934171-4] Election Statistics 1934, p. 171.

[5] "MA Governor, 1934". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 29, 2019.

[FOOTNOTEElection_Statistics1934245-6] Election Statistics 1934, p. 245.

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Democratic primary

Governor

Candidates

Results

Lt. Governor

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates

Withdrew

Results

Lt. Governor

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

See also

References

Bibliography