1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1916 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916.
Republican primary
Governor
Candidates
- Samuel W. McCall, incumbent governor
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
- Calvin Coolidge, incumbent lieutenant governor
Results
Lieutenant Governor Coolidge was unopposed for the Republican nomination.Democratic primary
Governor
Candidates
- Charles H. Cole, Adjutant General of Massachusetts and former Boston Police and Fire Commissioner
- Frederick Mansfield, former Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
- Thomas P. Riley, former chairman of the State Democratic Committee and president of the Boston United Irish League of America
Results
Riley was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.General election
Candidates
- James Hayes, perennial candidate from Plymouth
- Chester R. Lawrence, perennial candidate from Boston
- Frederick Mansfield, former Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
- Samuel W. McCall, incumbent governor
- Dan A. White, candidate for governor in 1909 and 1910