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1936 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1936 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election?

Charles F. Hurley won the 1936 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election. Charles F. Hurley received 867,743 popular votes (47.62%). The main challenger was John W. Haigis (46.08%).

See the full head-to-head between Hurley and Haigis

Hurley +1.5 pts · won by 28,003 votes
Charles F. HurleyDemocraticWINNER47.62%
867,743 votes
John W. HaigisRepublican46.08%
839,740 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 6.3% 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.