1924 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
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The United States Senate election of 1924 in Massachusetts was held on November 4, 1924. Incumbent Democratic Senator David I. Walsh, first elected in 1918, ran for a second term in office but was defeated by the Republican nominee incumbent Speaker of the U.S. House Frederick H. Gillett. Despite winning 13 out of 14 counties in the state, Gillett was only able to win a narrow margin of 1.7%, which was largely due to Walsh's strong performance in Suffolk County, home to the state capitol of Boston, likely being carried over by fellow Republican Calvin Coolidge's strong performance in the 1924 United States presidential election.
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County results Gillett: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Walsh: 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Walsh would later go on to win a special Senate election in 1926 to the Class I seat, and served until his final defeat in 1946.