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The1919 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1919. This was the last gubernatorial election before the governor's term was extended to two years and the first election following the passage of theNineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which granted women the right to vote.
Governor Calvin Coolidge was re-elected over Framingham businessman Richard Long in a landslide. This was a rematch of the previous year's contest. Coolidge would be elected Vice President of the United States in1920 and succeed PresidentWarren Harding upon Harding's death.
Governor Coolidge was unopposed for re-nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Calvin Coolidge (incumbent) | 129,145 | 99.98% | |
| Write-in | All others | 24 | 0.02% | |
| Total votes | 129,169 | 100.00% | ||
Lieutenant Governor Cox was unopposed for the re-nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Channing H. Cox | 126,805 | 100.00% | |
| Write-in | All others | 5 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 126,810 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard H. Long | 53,970 | 68.06% | |
| Democratic | Eugene Foss | 11,118 | 14.02% | |
| Democratic | George F. Monahan | 9,771 | 12.32% | |
| Democratic | Frederick S. Deitrick | 4,438 | 5.60% | |
| Write-in | All others | 10 | 0.01% | |
| Total votes | 79,297 | 100.00% | ||
Herbert was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Joseph F. J. Herbert | 60,538 | 99.99% | |
| Write-in | All others | 5 | 0.01% | |
| Total votes | 60,543 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Calvin Coolidge (incumbent) | 317,774 | 60.94% |  10.07 | |
| Democratic | Richard H. Long | 192,673 | 36.95% |  9.89 | |
| Socialist | William A. King | 7,041 | 1.35% | 0.49 | |
| Socialist Labor | Ingvar Paulsen | 2,321 | 0.45% |  | |
| Prohibition | Charles B. Ernst | 1,679 | 0.32% | N/A | |
| Write-in | All others | 9 | 0.00% | | |
Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1920).Election Statistics, 1919. Boston, MA.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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