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1934 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1934 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

James Michael Curley won the 1934 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. James Michael Curley received 736,463 popular votes (49.65%). The main challenger was Gaspar G. Bacon (42.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Curley and Bacon

Curley +7.4 pts · won by 109,050 votes
James Michael CurleyDemocraticWINNER49.65%
736,463 votes
Gaspar G. BaconRepublican42.3%
627,413 votes
Frank A. GoodwinIndependent6.35%
94,141 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.7% 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.