1915 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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Nominee Samuel W. McCall David I. Walsh Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 235,863 229,550 Percentage 46.97% 45.71%

County results McCall:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Walsh:     40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election David I. Walsh Democratic ElectedGovernor Samuel W. McCall Republican

The1915 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1915. The Republican nominee,Samuel W. McCall defeated the incumbent DemocraticGovernorDavid I. Walsh, with 46.97% of the vote.

Primary elections took place on September 21, 1915.

• Frederick Simpson Deitrick, former U.S. Representative fromCambridge
• David I. Walsh, incumbentGovernor

• Edward P. Barry, formerLieutenant Governor

• Grafton D. Cushing, incumbentLieutenant Governor
• Eugene Foss, formerGovernor
• Samuel W. McCall, former U.S. Representative fromWinchester and nominee for Governor in 1914

• Calvin Coolidge, President of theMassachusetts Senate
• Guy Andrews Ham, formerGovernor's Councilor

• Nelson B. Clark, ofBeverly

• Nelson B. Clark (Progressive)
• Walter S. Hutchins, former candidate forMassachusetts's 1st congressional district (Socialist)
• Samuel W. McCall, former U.S. Representative fromWinchester (Republican)
• Peter O'Rourke, candidate forLieutenant Governor in 1913 (Socialist Labor)
• William Shaw (Prohibition)
• David I. Walsh, incumbent Governor (Democratic)

1915 Massachusetts gubernatorial election^[8][9][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Samuel W. McCall	235,863	46.97%	3.62
	Democratic	David I. Walsh (incumbent)	229,550	45.71%	0.22
	Prohibition	William Shaw	19,567	3.90%	2.75
	Socialist	Walter S. Hutchins	8,740	1.74%	0.34
	Progressive	Nelson B. Clark	6,969	1.39%	5.63
	Socialist Labor	Peter O'Rourke	1,456	0.29%	0.19
	Write-in	All others	1	0.00%
Total votes			502,146	100.00%

1915 Massachusetts lieutenant gubernatorial election^[11][12][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Calvin Coolidge	255,542	52.13%	5.08
	Democratic	Edward P. Barry	203,348	41.48%	1.37
	Prohibition	Alfred H. Evans	14,188	2.89%	1.82
	Socialist	Samuel P. Levenberg	9,034	1.84%	0.43
	Progressive	Chester R. Lawrence	4,905	1.00%	5.25
	Socialist Labor	James Hayes	3,194	0.65%	0.13
	Write-in	All others	2	0.00%
Total votes			490,213	100.00%

• 1915 Massachusetts legislature

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