The 1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916.

Republican primary Governor Candidates Samuel W. McCall, incumbent governor

Results

Lieutenant governor Candidates Calvin Coolidge, incumbent lieutenant governor

Results Lieutenant Governor Coolidge was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Democratic primary Governor Candidates Charles H. Cole, adjutant general of Massachusetts and former Boston Police and Fire commissioner Frederick Mansfield, former treasurer and receiver-general of Massachusetts

Results

Lieutenant governor Candidates Thomas P. Riley, former chairman of the State Democratic Committee and president of the Boston United Irish League of America

Results Riley was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

General election Candidates James Hayes, perennial candidate from Plymouth (Socialist Labor) Chester R. Lawrence, perennial candidate from Boston (Prohibition) Frederick Mansfield, former treasurer and receiver-general of Massachusetts (Democratic) Samuel W. McCall, incumbent governor (Republican) Dan A. White, candidate for governor in 1909 and 1910 (Socialist)

Results

See also 1916 Massachusetts legislature

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