1911 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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Nominee Eugene Foss Louis A. Frothingham Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 214,897 206,795 Percentage 48.84% 46.99%

County results Municipality results Foss:     40-50%     50–60%     60–70% Frothingham:     40-50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90-100% Tie:     40-50%

Governor before election Eugene Foss Democratic Elected Governor Eugene Foss Democratic

The 1911 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1911. Incumbent Democratic Governor Eugene Foss defeated the Republican nominee, Louis A. Frothingham with 48.84% of the vote.

Contents

• Democratic primary
• Candidates
• Results
• Republican primary
• Candidates 2
• Results 2
• General election
• Results 3
• See also
• References
• Bibliography

Primary elections were held on September 26, 1911. It was the first gubernatorial election where the nominees were chosen in primary elections.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Results

Governor

1911 Massachusetts gubernatorial election ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Eugene Foss (incumbent)	172,978	39.31%
	Progressive	Eugene Foss (incumbent)	36,160	8.22%
	Independent	Eugene Foss (incumbent)	5,759	1.31%
	Total	Eugene Foss (incumbent)	214,897	48.84%	3.19
	Republican	Louis A. Frothingham	206,785	46.99%	2.94
	Socialist	James F. Carey	13,355	3.04%	0.45
	Prohibition	Frank N. Rand	3,461	0.79%	0.05
	Socialist Labor	Dennis McGoff	1,492	0.34%	0.25
	Write-in	All others	20	0.00%
Total votes			440,020	100.00%

Lieutenant governor

1911 Massachusetts lieutenant gubernatorial election ^{[5] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Robert Luce	204,469	47.72%	0.72
	Democratic	David I. Walsh	200,318	46.75%	0.24
	Socialist	Walter S. Hutchins	15,059	3.51%	0.81
	Prohibition	William G. Merrill	5,534	1.29%	0.06
	Socialist Labor	Patrick Mulligan	3,123	0.73%	0.39
	Write-in	All others	6	0.00%
Total votes			428,503	100.00%

See also

• 1911 Massachusetts legislature

References

Bibliography

Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1912). Election Statistics, 1911. Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., State Printers.

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