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1914 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1914 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

David I. Walsh won the 1914 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. David I. Walsh received 210,442 popular votes (45.93%). The main challenger was Samuel W. McCall (43.35%).

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

Walsh +2.6 pts · won by 11,815 votes
David I. WalshDemocraticWINNER45.93%
210,442 votes
Samuel W. McCallRepublican43.35%
198,627 votes
Joseph H. WalkerProgressive7.02%
32,145 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.7% 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.