The 1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1918.
Republican primary Governor Candidates Calvin Coolidge, incumbent lieutenant governor
Declined Samuel W. McCall, incumbent governor (to run for U.S. Senate)
Lieutenant Governor Coolidge was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Results
Lt. governor Candidates Channing H. Cox, speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Guy Andrews Ham, former governor's councilor and candidate for lieutenant governor in 1915
Declined Edwin U. Curtis, former mayor of Boston Alvan T. Fuller, U.S. representative
Results
Democratic primary Governor Candidates Edward P. Barry, former lieutenant governor William A. Gaston, nominee for governor in 1902 and 1903 Richard H. Long, Framingham businessman
Withdrew Frederick Mansfield, former treasurer and receiver-general of Massachusetts and nominee for governor in 1916 and 1917 (endorsed Gaston)
Results
Lt. governor Candidates Joseph H. O'Neil, former U.S.representative
O'Neil was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
General election Candidates Calvin Coolidge, incumbent lieutenant governor (Republican) Richard H. Long, car dealer from Framingham (Democratic) Sylvester McBride (Socialist) Ingvar Paulsen (Socialist Labor)
Results
See also 1918 Massachusetts legislature 1918 Massachusetts Question 1
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