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1916 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1916 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Samuel W. McCall won the 1916 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Samuel W. McCall received 276,123 popular votes (52.45%). The main challenger was Frederick Mansfield (43.67%).

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

McCall +8.8 pts · won by 46,240 votes
Samuel W. McCallRepublicanWINNER52.45%
276,123 votes
Frederick MansfieldDemocratic43.67%
229,883 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.9% 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.