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1917 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1917 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Samuel W. McCall won the 1917 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Samuel W. McCall received 226,145 popular votes (58.29%). The main challenger was Frederick Mansfield (34.97%).

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

McCall +23.3 pts · won by 90,469 votes
Samuel W. McCallRepublicanWINNER58.29%
226,145 votes
Frederick MansfieldDemocratic34.97%
135,676 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 6.7% 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.