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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.
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.
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% |
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% |
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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Charles F. Hurley | 867,743 | 47.62% | 2.03 | |
Republican | John W. Haigis | 839,740 | 46.08% | 3.78 | |
Union | William McMasters | 68,467 | 3.76% | 3.76 | |
Townsend | Fred G. Bushold | 23,605 | 1.30% | N/A | |
Socialist | Alfred B. Lewis | 9,483 | 0.52% | 0.31 | |
Communist | Otis Archer Hood | 6,026 | 0.28% | 0.05 | |
Socialist Labor | Horace I. Hillis | 3,769 | 0.21% | 0.18 | |
Prohibition | Alfred H. Evans | 3,424 | 0.19% | 0.01 | |
Write-in | All others | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing |
Frederic W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonwealth (1936).
Election Statistics, 1935–36. Boston, MA.{{
cite book}}
: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link)
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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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Elections in Massachusetts |
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Massachusetts portal |
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.
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.
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% |
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% |
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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Charles F. Hurley | 867,743 | 47.62% | 2.03 | |
Republican | John W. Haigis | 839,740 | 46.08% | 3.78 | |
Union | William McMasters | 68,467 | 3.76% | 3.76 | |
Townsend | Fred G. Bushold | 23,605 | 1.30% | N/A | |
Socialist | Alfred B. Lewis | 9,483 | 0.52% | 0.31 | |
Communist | Otis Archer Hood | 6,026 | 0.28% | 0.05 | |
Socialist Labor | Horace I. Hillis | 3,769 | 0.21% | 0.18 | |
Prohibition | Alfred H. Evans | 3,424 | 0.19% | 0.01 | |
Write-in | All others | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing |
Frederic W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonwealth (1936).
Election Statistics, 1935–36. Boston, MA.{{
cite book}}
: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link)