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  MA Governor
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Parents > United States > Massachusetts > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1938 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 08, 1938 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 08, 1938 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 04, 1939 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1941 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH December 24, 2023 09:10pm
Data SourcesMassachusetts Election Statistics, 1937-1938, p. 282
Congressional Quarterly Guide to U S Elections
American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Glashan
Description McMasters on the ballot with the "Townsend Recovery Plan" label"
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1936
NameCharles F. Hurley Votes867,743 (47.62%)
Term01/06/1937 - 01/04/1939 Margin28,003 (+1.54%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1940
NameLeverett Saltonstall Votes999,223 (49.74%)
Term01/03/1941 - 01/03/1943 Margin5,588 (+0.28%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 20, 1938 MA Governor - D Primary
James M. Curley
D 511,293

CANDIDATES
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Name Leverett Saltonstall Gov. James M. Curley William H. McMasters Jeffrey W. Campbell Henning A. Blomen Otis Archer Hood Roland S. Bruneau
PartyRepublican Democratic Townsend Socialist Socialist Labor Communist Independent
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Certified Votes 941,465 (53.32%) 793,884 (44.96%) 7,206 (0.41%) 5,691 (0.32%) 3,927 (0.22%) 3,488 (0.20%) 3,400 (0.19%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -147,581 (-8.36%) -934,259 (-52.91%) -935,774 (-52.99%) -937,538 (-53.09%) -937,977 (-53.12%) -938,065 (-53.12%)
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Name William A. Davenport George L. Thompson Charles L. Manser (W) Others  
PartyIndependent Tax Reform Prohibition Sound, Sensible, Government Other  
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Certified Votes 3,118 (0.18%) 2,046 (0.12%) 1,533 (0.09%) 111 (0.01%)  
Margin-938,347 (-53.14%) -939,419 (-53.20%) -939,932 (-53.23%) -941,354 (-53.31%)  
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