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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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% |
Haigis was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John W. Haigis | 316,304 | 100.00% | |
Write-in | 12 | 0.00% | ||
Total votes | 316,316 | 100.00% |
After losing both the Democratic and Republican primaries, Goodwin entered the general election as an independent on the "Equal Tax" platform.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James Michael Curley | 825,479 | 49.65% | 3.11 | |
Republican | Gaspar G. Bacon | 704,576 | 42.30% | 5.88 | |
Equal Tax | Frank A. Goodwin | 94,141 | 6.35% | N/A | |
Socialist | Alfred B. Lewis | 12,282 | 0.83% | 0.16 | |
Socialist Labor | John W. Aiken | 5,803 | 0.39% | 0.15 | |
Communist | Edward Rand Stevens | 4,137 | 0.28% | 0.11 | |
Prohibition | Freeman W. Follett | 2,990 | 0.20% | 0.20 | |
Write-in | 36 | 0.00% | 0.01 | ||
Democratic hold | Swing |
Frederic W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonwealth (1934).
Election Statistics, 1933–34. Boston, MA.{{
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