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1913 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1913 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

David I. Walsh won the 1913 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. David I. Walsh received 183,267 popular votes (39.77%). The main challenger was Charles Sumner Bird (27.72%).

See the full head-to-head between Walsh and Bird

Walsh +12.1 pts · won by 55,512 votes
David I. WalshDemocraticWINNER39.77%
183,267 votes
Charles Sumner BirdProgressive27.72%
127,755 votes
Augustus Peabody GardnerRepublican25.32%
116,705 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 7.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.