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1928 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

Massachusetts · 2 candidates · See every 1928 Governor race

Who won the 1928 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Frank G. Allen won the 1928 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Frank G. Allen received 769,372 popular votes (50.06%). The main challenger was Charles H. Cole (48.81%).

See the full head-to-head between Allen and Cole

Allen +1.3 pts · won by 19,235 votes
Frank G. AllenRepublicanWINNER50.06%
769,372 votes
Charles H. ColeDemocratic48.81%
750,137 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.1% 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.