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1930 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1930 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Joseph B. Ely won the 1930 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Joseph B. Ely received 606,902 popular votes (49.54%). The main challenger was Frank G. Allen (48.18%).

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

Ely +1.4 pts · won by 16,664 votes
Joseph B. ElyDemocraticWINNER49.54%
606,902 votes
Frank G. AllenRepublican48.18%
590,238 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.3% 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.