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 County results Municipality resultsEly: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Allen: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1930 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930.
Incumbent Republican governor Frank G. Allen was defeated by DemocratJoseph B. Ely. This election marked the beginning of a new era for the Massachusetts Democratic Party, starting a string of eight consecutive years of Democratic governors, a streak later surpassed from 1974 until 1986.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank G. Allen (incumbent) | 311,025 | 92.56% | |
| Republican | John D. Devir | 24,972 | 7.43% | |
| Write-in | 22 | 0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 336,019 | 100.00% | ||
The Democratic primary featured a rematch of the 1922 primary between Joseph Ely and John Fitzgerald.This time, Ely won with 54.7% of the vote.
Fitzgerald was forced to withdraw late in the race due to illness, though his name remained on the ballot, andJames Michael Curley encouraged a vote for Fitzgerald against the "anti-Irish" Ely.[1] Ely had previously lost the nomination for lieutenant governor in 1926 to another Irish candidate who withdrew from the race, Harry Dooley.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph B. Ely | 117,548 | 54.68% | |
| Democratic | John F. Fitzgerald (withdrew) | 84,744 | 39.42% | |
| Democratic | John J. Cummings | 12,701 | 5.91% | |
| Total votes | 214,993 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph B. Ely | 606,902 | 49.54% |  0.73 | |
| Republican | Frank G. Allen (incumbent) | 590,238 | 48.18% |  1.88 | |
| Socialist Labor | John W. Aiken | 14,603 | 1.19% | 1.10 | |
| Socialist | Alfred B. Lewis | 8,222 | 0.67% | 0.18 | |
| Communist | Harry J. Canter | 5,051 | 0.41% | 0.12 | |
| Write-in | All others | 1 | 0.00% |  | |
| Total votes | 1,225,017 | 100.00% | |||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
