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.

Candidates

 * Channing H. Cox, incumbent Lieutenant Governor

Declined

 * Calvin Coolidge, incumbent Governor (nominated for Vice President)

Lieutenant Governor Cox was unopposed for the nomination.

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.

Candidates

 * Richard H. Long, nominee for Governor in 1918 and 1919
 * John Jackson Walsh, State Senator