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      Home/Elections/1918/Governor/Massachusetts
      1918·Governor·Massachusetts

      Massachusetts Governor

      Winner
      REP
      Calvin Coolidge
      50.8%214,179 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Richard H. Long
      46.9%197,406 votes
      Margin
      R+4.0
      421,249 total votes
      3 candidates421,249 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Calvin CoolidgeREP✓
      		REP214,17950.8%
      Richard H. LongDEM
      		DEM197,40646.9%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH9,6642.3%

      Seat History

      Governor in Massachusetts

      2022
      Maura HealeyDEM
      D+29.2
      2018
      Charles D. BakerREP
      R+33.5
      2014
      Charles D. BakerREP
      R+1.9
      2010
      Deval PatrickDEM
      D+6.4
      2006
      Deval PatrickDEM
      D+20.3
      2002
      W. Mitt RomneyREP
      R+4.8
      1998
      Argeo Paul CellucciREP
      R+3.4
      1994
      William F. WeldREP
      R+43.0
      1990
      William F. WeldREP
      R+3.2
      1986
      Michael S DukakisDEM
      D+37.5
      1982
      Michael S DukakisDEM
      D+22.9
      1978
      Edward J. KingDEM
      D+5.3
      1974
      Michael S DukakisDEM
      D+11.2
      1970
      Francis W. SargentREP
      R+13.9
      1966
      John A. VolpeREP
      R+25.7
      View all Governor history for Massachusetts →

      Candidates

      Calvin CoolidgeREP
      Record2W-0L
      Avg MarginR+14.0
      Career1918-1919
      Governor
      Full profile →
      Richard H. LongDEM
      Record0W-2L
      Avg MarginR+14.0
      Career1918-1919
      Governor
      Full profile →

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