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1920 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1920 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Channing H. Cox won the 1920 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Channing H. Cox received 643,869 popular votes (67.02%). The main challenger was John Jackson Walsh (30.22%).

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

Cox +36.8 pts · won by 353,519 votes
Channing H. CoxRepublicanWINNER67.02%
643,869 votes
John Jackson WalshDemocratic30.22%
290,350 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.8% 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.