1938 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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November 8, 1938 (1938-11-08) |
| Turnout | 41.55%(total pop.) |
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 County results Municipality resultsSaltonstall: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Curley: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% |
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The1938 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938.
Former governorJames Michael Curley defeated incumbent governorCharles F. Hurley in the Democratic primary, but Curley was defeated by formerSpeaker of the Massachusetts House of RepresentativesLeverett Saltonstall in the general election.
Saltonstall's victory returned control ofBeacon Hill to the Republicans after an unprecedented eight years of Democratic Governors.
- James Henry Brennan, former state senator and member of the Executive Council[2]
- Edward T. Collins, Member of the Executive Council
- Alexander F. Sullivan, former state representative
- Joseph C. White, state senator
- William P. Yoerg, Mayor ofHolyoke
Following his loss in the Republican primary, McMasters declared his campaign as an independent on the Townsend Recovery Act line.
- Henning A. Blomen, perennial candidate (Socialist Labor)
- Roland S. Bruneau of Cambridge (independent)
- Jeffrey Campbell, black Universalist Unitarian minister (Socialist)
- James Michael Curley, former governor, Mayor of Boston, and U.S. Representative (Democratic)
- William A. Davenport, former state representative (Independent Tax Reform)
- Otis Archer Hood, candidate for governor in 1936 (Communist)
- Charles L. Manser of Boston (Sound, Sensible Government)
- William McMasters, publicity agent and whistleblower in theCharles Ponzi case (Townsend Recovery Act)
- Leverett Saltonstall, formerSpeaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and nominee for Lt. Governor in 1936 (Republican)
- George L. Thompson, former Chairman of the New Hampshire Prohibition Party (Prohibition)
1938 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[9][10]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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| Republican | Leverett Saltonstall | 941,465 | 53.32% |  7.24 |
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| Democratic | James Michael Curley | 793,884 | 47.62% |  2.66 |
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| Townsend | William McMasters | 7,206 | 0.41% | N/A |
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| Socialist | Jeffrey W. Campbell | 5,691 | 0.32% | 0.20 |
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| Socialist Labor | Henning A. Blomen | 3,927 | 0.22% | 0.01 |
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| Communist | Otis Archer Hood | 3,488 | 0.20% | 0.08 |
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| Independent | Roland S. Bruneau | 3,400 | 0.19% | N/A |
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| Independent Tax Reform | William A. Davenport | 3,118 | 0.18% | N/A |
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| Prohibition | Alfred H. Evans | 2,046 | 0.12% | 0.07 |
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| Sound, Sensible Government | Charles L. Manser | 1,533 | 0.09% | N/A |
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| Write-in | All others | 111 | 0.01% | 0.01 |
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| Total votes | 1,765,869 | 100.00% |
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| None | Blank votes | 29,820 | — |
| Turnout | 1,795,689 | 100.00% |
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| Republicangain fromDemocratic | Swing | | |
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- ^Election Statistics 1939, p. 143.
- ^"Brennan Plans to Seek Office". The North Adams Transcript. April 26, 1938. RetrievedSeptember 29, 2019.
- ^Election Statistics 1939, p. 149.
- ^"Believes He Can Make an Impression". North Adams Transcript. August 11, 1938. RetrievedSeptember 29, 2019.
- ^"Familiar with Traditions of Bay State". The Acton-Concord Enterprise. August 10, 1938. RetrievedSeptember 29, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^Election Statistics 1939, p. 41.
- ^"Belmont". The Boston Globe. October 17, 1938. RetrievedSeptember 29, 2019.
- ^Election Statistics 1939, p. 47.
- ^"MA Governor, 1938". Our Campaigns. RetrievedSeptember 29, 2019.
- ^Election Statistics 1939, p. 282.
Frederic W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonwealth (1939).Election Statistics, 1937–39. Boston, MA.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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