1920 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1920 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. This was the first election in which the governor was elected to a two-year term, following the adoption of amendments to the state constitution proposed by the state constitutional convention of 1917–18.
Republican primary
Governor
Candidates
- Channing H. Cox, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Declined
- Calvin Coolidge, incumbent Governor
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
- Charles L. Burrill, Treasurer and Receiver-General
- Alvan T. Fuller, United States Representative from Massachusetts's 9th congressional district
- Albert P. Langtry, Secretary of the Commonwealth
- Joseph E. Warner, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Results
Congressman Alvan Fuller narrowly defeated Speaker of the State House Joseph Warner for the nomination.Democratic primary
Governor
Candidates
- Richard H. Long, nominee for Governor in 1918 and 1919
- John Jackson Walsh, State Senator