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1934 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1934 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

← 1932 November 6, 1934 (1934-11-06) 1936 →
Turnout34.90% (total pop.)Decrease
 
Nominee James Michael Curley Gaspar G. Bacon Frank A. Goodwin
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Popular vote 736,463 627,413 94,141
Percentage 49.65% 42.30% 6.35%

County results
Curley:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Bacon:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Joseph B. Ely
Democratic

Elected Governor

James Michael Curley
Democratic

The 1934 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934.

Democratic Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley was elected to his only term as Governor of Massachusetts.

Democratic primary

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Governor

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Candidates

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Results

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1934 Democratic gubernatorial primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Michael Curley 280,405 64.13%
Democratic Charles H. Cole 129,025 29.51%
Democratic Frank A. Goodwin 27,820 6.36%
Write-in 2 0.00%
Total votes 437,252 100.00%

Lt. Governor

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Candidates

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Results

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1934 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph L. Hurley 234,357 59.51%
Democratic Francis E. Kelly 159,478 40.49%
Write-in 2 0.00%
Total votes 393,837 100.00%

Republican primary

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Governor

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Withdrew

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Results

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1934 Republican gubernatorial primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gaspar G. Bacon 229,544 63.26%
Republican Frank A. Goodwin 133,260 36.73%
Write-in 43 0.01%
Total votes 362,847 100.00%

Lt. Governor

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Candidates

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Haigis was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

1934 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John W. Haigis 316,304 100.00%
Write-in 12 0.00%
Total votes 316,316 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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After losing both the Democratic and Republican primaries, Goodwin entered the general election as an independent on the "Equal Tax" platform.

Results

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1934 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James Michael Curley 825,479 49.65% Decrease3.11
Republican Gaspar G. Bacon 704,576 42.30% Decrease5.88
Equal Tax Frank A. Goodwin 94,141 6.35% N/A
Socialist Alfred B. Lewis 12,282 0.83% Increase0.16
Socialist Labor John W. Aiken 5,803 0.39% Increase0.15
Communist Edward Rand Stevens 4,137 0.28% Decrease0.11
Prohibition Freeman W. Follett 2,990 0.20% Increase0.20
Write-in 36 0.00% Decrease0.01
Democratic hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Election Statistics 1934, p. 86.
  2. ^ Election Statistics 1934, p. 89.
  3. ^ Election Statistics 1934, p. 168.
  4. ^ Election Statistics 1934, p. 171.
  5. ^ "MA Governor, 1934". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  6. ^ Election Statistics 1934, p. 245.

Bibliography

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Frederic W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonwealth (1934). Election Statistics, 1933–34. Boston, MA.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)