The 1920 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. This was the first election in which the governor was elected to a two-year term, following the adoption of amendments to the state constitution proposed by the state constitutional convention of 1917–18.
Republican primary Governor Candidates Channing H. Cox, incumbent lieutenant governor
Declined Calvin Coolidge, incumbent governor (nominated for vice president)
Lieutenant Governor Cox was unopposed for the nomination.
Results
Lt. governor Candidates Charles L. Burrill, treasurer and receiver-general Alvan T. Fuller, U.S. representative from Massachusetts's 9th congressional district Albert P. Langtry, secretary of the commonwealth Joseph E. Warner, speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Results Congressman Alvan Fuller narrowly defeated Speaker of the State House Joseph Warner for the nomination.
Democratic primary Governor Candidates Richard H. Long, nominee for governor in 1918 and 1919 John Jackson Walsh, state senator
Results
General election Results
See also 1920 Massachusetts legislature
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