1917 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1917 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1917.
Republican primary
Governor
Candidates
- Grafton D. Cushing, former Lieutenant Governor and former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- 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
- Frederick Mansfield, former Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts and nominee for Governor in 1916
Results
Mansfield was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.Lieutenant governor
Candidates
- Matthew Hale, delegate-at-large to the 1917 Constitutional Convention and former publisher of the Boston Journal
Results
Hale 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
- Samuel W. McCall, incumbent Governor
- John McCarty, perennial candidate from Abington