1936 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Election
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Turnout | 42.88% (total pop.) | |||||||||||||||
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County results
Hurley : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Haigis : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% |
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The 1936 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936.
Democratic Governor James Michael Curley chose to run for United States Senate rather than seek a second term in office. Incumbent Democratic Treasurer Charles F. Hurley was elected Governor over former Republican State Treasurer John W. Haigis .
Democratic primary
Governor
Candidates
- Charles F. Hurley , Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
- William McMasters , publicity agent and whistleblower in the Charles Ponzi case [1]
Declined
- James Michael Curley , incumbent Governor (to run for U.S. Senate )
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles F. Hurley | 356,239 | 98.78% | |
Democratic | William McMasters | 2,809 | 0.78% | |
Write-in | All others | 1,596 | 0.44% | |
Total votes | 360,644 | 100.00% | ||
None | Blank votes | 92,879 | — | |
Turnout | 453,523 | 100.00% |
Following his loss in the Democratic primary, McMasters accepted the nomination of the Union Party .
Lt. Governor
Candidates
- Thomas F. Galvin, Lawrence City Alderman and Commissioner of Public Safety
- Francis E. Kelly , former member of the Boston City Council and candidate for Lt. Governor in 1932 and 1934
- Philip J. Philbin , special counsel for the United States Senate Committee on Education and Labor and ally of Senator David I. Walsh
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Francis E. Kelly | 171,045 | 45.20% | |
Democratic | Philip J. Philbin | 131,133 | 34.65% | |
Democratic | Thomas F. Galvin | 76,008 | 20.09% | |
Write-in | All others | 241 | 0.06% | |
Total votes | 378,427 | 100.00% | ||
None | Blank votes | 75,102 | — | |
Turnout | 453,529 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
Governor
Candidates
Results
Haigis was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John W. Haigis | 418,095 | 99.74% | |
Write-in | All others | 1,090 | 0.26% | |
Total votes | 419,185 | 100.00% | ||
None | Blank votes | 59,116 | — | |
Turnout | 478,301 | 100.00% |
Lt. Governor
Candidates
- Leverett Saltonstall , Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Results
Speaker Saltonstall was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Leverett Saltonstall | 410,660 | 99.98% | |
Write-in | All others | 68 | 0.02% | |
Total votes | 410,728 | 100.00% | ||
None | Blank votes | 67,573 | — | |
Turnout | 478,301 | 100.00% |
General election
Candidates
- John W. Haigis , former Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts (Republican)
- Horace I. Hillis, candidate for Lt. Governor in 1934 (Socialist Labor)
- Otis Archer Hood (Communist)
- Charles F. Hurley , Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts (Democratic)
- Alfred Baker Lewis , attorney, civil rights activist, and perennial candidate (Socialist)
- William McMasters , publicity agent and whistleblower in the Charles Ponzi case [1] (Union)
- Fred G. Bushold (Union- Coughlin - Townsend )
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Charles F. Hurley | 867,743 | 47.62% |
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Republican | John W. Haigis | 839,740 | 46.08% |
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Union | William McMasters | 68,467 | 3.76% |
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Townsend | Fred G. Bushold | 23,605 | 1.30% | N/A | |
Socialist | Alfred B. Lewis | 9,483 | 0.52% |
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Communist | Otis Archer Hood | 6,026 | 0.28% |
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Socialist Labor | Horace I. Hillis | 3,769 | 0.21% |
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Prohibition | Alfred H. Evans | 3,424 | 0.19% |
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Write-in | All others | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- 1 2 Zuckoff, Mitchell (Mar 8, 2005). Ponzi's Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend . Random House Publishing Group. p. 296 . ISBN 9781400060399 . Retrieved 29 September 2019 .
- ↑ Election Statistics 1936 , p. 135.
- ↑ Election Statistics 1936 , p. 141.
- ↑ Election Statistics 1936 , p. 242.
- ↑ Election Statistics 1936 , p. 245.
- ↑ "MA Governor, 1936" . Our Campaigns . Retrieved 29 September 2019 .
- ↑ Election Statistics 1936 , p. 349.
Bibliography
Frederic W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonwealth (1936). Election Statistics, 1935–36 . Boston, MA.
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